What's your worse MPG....

22 MPG at 100 mph.

Bob Wilson

 

Roflmao, good one.

 

You mean over a course of a tank or a trip or what?

 

44 mpg. My tires needed air.

 

42mpg over the course of a tank. My first tank used. Not sure what caused such low mpg. That is calculated also.

 

22 MPG at 100 mph

I prefer bi-directional, 10 mile segments when plotting MPG vs mph to take out wind and elevation effects. Unfortunately, there was no 'turn around' so this one data point is not enough to add to my chart:

However, the data point does appear to be within the expected range.

Bob Wilson

 

I'mno where near. 70mpg at 45mph. I wish....

 

51mpg. Lots of hot outside temps, and my tires were at 35psi.

 

Actually my worst mileage was the time I forgot to turn off the car when I got to work and came out several hours later. It did not cover 10 miles but I'm pretty sure it was 0 MPG.

Bob Wilson

 

You live on a down hill leaving and coming home? I have to fight for 51 mpg!

 

I live at the top of a hill actually. =) My daily route usually takes me to the beach before work. That's a 13mile stretch where usually avg in the mid 60s for the trip. I'm guessing that's what helps my mpg stay higher.

 

• prep the car - tires max sidewall; transmission oil changed, twice, and; ordinary engine oil changes
• warm-up - first 1-1.5 miles, speed of 25 mph by cutting through neighborhood or let engine run to auto shutoff on first start
• speed - use cruise control and follow, not tailgate, slowest traffic
• route - take shorter, slower route over longer, faster route . . . the Prius is resistant to stopping costs
• +5 miles to everywhere - work is 10 miles away and better grocery stores and shopping are 5 miles away
  • shop near home on the way back from work or other errands

Bob Wilson

 

Coming home from vacation and ran one tank with the cruise set at 85, mpg in low 40's.

 

Doesn't driving farther to the same place kinda negate a little higher mpg?

 

Not when the quality and price of the distant stores exceeds that of everything in between:

• Costco - 6 miles, best prices for bulk goods and gasoline
• Star Market - 6 miles, fully staffed, meat market (i.e., bone-in, ribeye, $9/lb)
• Propst Drug Store - across street from Star Market, lowest prices, best service since 1985
• work - 10 miles
• late night bars (1:30 AM last call) - 5.5 miles downtown

Spending a little more (thanks to Prius, very little more) for better quality and lower cost . . . in the total scheme of things, life is better.

Bob Wilson

 

36 mpg during winter in Little Rock. I drive up and down a lot of hills and there's stop signs too. temperature did not get above 55 all day. My average is from the 300 miles when I'm filling up. I have a gen 2 battery in a 2001 prius! so normally i get 44 mpg and once in awhile when I'm driving sensibly I get up to 50 mpg.

 

Not really what I meant but ok lol

 

35.4 MPG snowed in at Christmas, so long warmups to see out, drove on snow and ice for 12 hours through mountains

 

Oh, worst tank or fill-up? In the 2003 Prius one the day I picked it up:

• 10/08/2005 - 39 MPG, 251 miles, 6.4 gallons

This was the first fill-up on first drive from dealer at Ft. Worth Tx to Shreveport LA on I-20 driving at Texas traffic speeds, ~75 mph.

• 10/09/2005 - 39.1 MPG, 82 miles, 2.1 gallons

Confirmed 39 MPG at 75 mph.

Lowest 2010 Prius fill-up:

• 1/14/2011 - 42.8 MPG, 372 miles, 8.69 gallons

A trip to Nashville and back.

Bob Wilson