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I'm sorry to admit this one is a no-brainer.  When you fill up, park your car so the fuel door is on the highest corner of the car, not the lowest (you may have to circle around and stop in the opposite direction) to let air escape instead of getting trapped in a high corner of the tank. I find that there's often a little dropoff on the concrete that lets me lower the front of the car slightly -- even a little bit can make a big difference. Eyeball the ground to see which way it slopes, and put the driver on the high side. Next, set the pump handle on the slowest 'locked' setting. When it shuts off, pull the nozzle out to let any compressed air escape. (The rubber seal between the filler hole and the pump nozzle seems pretty airtight.) Resume pumping slowly. I can always put a few more dollars in -- gradually. I stop the pump at $xx.52, since I was born in 1952. When I look at my VISA bill, I can pick out fuel purchases in an instant (since they all end in .52).  Expect the bladder to be stiffer during cold winter weather, so it will be far less forgiving. You're more likely to get a pint of gas splashed on your hand if you pull the nozzle out quickly, so, barely pull it out and let the air escape gradually. Unfortunately, this means I spend more time outside pumping fuel in cold weather. I put my hands in my pockets while I wait. The bladder is part of the system that practically eliminates fuel escaping to the atmosphere, so I don't have a problem with that.  Be gentle, use your head, take your time. My mileage runs from 50-52 in warm weather and around 40-45 in the winter (I drive conservatively, watch ahead for red lights and slow for them). Part of that loss is winter-blend fuel, some is slipping on the snow, running the engine to pump heat into the cabin, and the emissions system trying to keep the engine warm. As far as the fuel gauge showing 'full' longer than it should, that's a 'feature' found on all cars. The gauge can either be 'most accurate' when the tank is full, or when it's nearly empty. It's more important to know how much fuel you have when the tank is nearly empty than when it's full. Again, use your head and determine if you have driven too many miles to make it to the next station by using the 'trip meter' on the center display (if you reset it, you're on your own). If you've traveled 300 miles, and it's 300 to the next town, maybe you should fill up here . . . If you don't know how far it is to the next town, next time get the Navigation System and it will tell you. 
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Replying to: snowboarder4 (Jun 17, 2008 7:31 pm) I completely love the Prius. Toyota way to go! I order the package 5 and can't get enough of the blue tooth, stereo, and nav/fuel info screen. Driving has never been so fun and affordable. I gotta wear shades. I remember that video when I was a kid. Peace to Prius owners. I waited two months here in Michigan to get mine, payed a about 1500.00 too much for it but I don't care.....I'll make that up in the first year with these gas prices.
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Replying to: gfr1 (Jun 18, 2008 8:19 pm) |
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Replying to: michigan4obama (Jun 19, 2008 6:32 pm) |
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Car Talk with Ben and Jerry in last Sunday's paper had a response to a woman who had her computer-controlled steering fail in her Prius. She stated that if she had been driving at a high speed it could have had serious consequencies. There had been a recall but it was on different models. Since her car was out of warranty the cost was $2000, ouch. The Toyota representative basically said "tough luck". I have not seen anything in the blogs about this problem  . Prius owners should keep this in the back of their minds when driving.
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My daughter was in a collision this week. She was behind an Escalade moving through an intersection when the driver slammed on her brakes. My daughter was unable to stop in time and slammed into the back of the Escalade. Her hood was smashed back on itself, the winshield cracked, drivers door wouldn't open, and the engine was damaged. No airbags deployed at all, none!!! According to Toyota Corp. the bumper must be hit full on in order for the airbags to deploy. Since the bumper was lower than the SUV bumper it was not impacted. Everyone had their safety belts on, and yet she still hit the steeering wheel and sustained a chest and neck injury, The safety belt did not lock! Just want all of you out there to know about this issue.
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Replying to: oldsarg (Jun 21, 2008 6:58 am)
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Replying to: jenniferl (Jun 21, 2008 9:24 am) Good point to bring up. |
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Replying to: oldsarg (Jun 21, 2008 6:58 am) Railroadjames |
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of a single driver over 200,000 miles on the Gen2, there may be others. 4 yrs 5+ months and still chugging along at 47-50 mpg. It's not hard to like that performance. Post #6. http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f19f11b/5 |
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