Strange Fillup?

Totally normal, have fun driving your new Prius.

 

Yes it is odd, but I agree with sloflier it is also normal. You may also notice that it takes a little while for your consumption figures (mpg and miles) to reset.

 

I was going to post a new one but it will fit in right here:

Last night I found a cheap $2.67 Arco/AMPM station to fill up at. I was at 1 bar but it wasn't flashing. I had 446 miles on the tank. I had no cash so I used my debit card (charged me an extra $0.45 doah!). The pump kept clicking off and after a few minutes of messing with it I tried another pump (this time using some quarters I had so as not to get another 45 cent hit). And the other pump wouldn't work either. I tried different angles and making sure it had a good seal. So I only pumped about 3 gallons and decided to go somewhere else. When I went to the counter to get my money back they told me there must be a problem with my car. I told them I don't have a problem at Mobil and I bet this happens to every Prius that goes to that station. They didn't care of course. Sure enough, down the road, less than a mile was a Mobil and I filled the rest of the way with no problem.

The ultra strange part was that between the 2 stations my gauge told me the tank was full when I knew I only had a few gallons in there. Then after leaving Mobil with a full tank the gauge showed 1 bar below full for a few miles and then added the last bar. Strange.

 

Fill ups are a problem and it gets worse the colder it is out. I had been sticking to one pump at one station where I got consistent fills and someone "adjusted" it and now it won't fill the tank. The whole bladder thing is strange and takes getting use to. If you are keeping track of milage and such a short fill will tip you off. If it is too good to be true, it's too good to be true.