Comments on: But I did get some cool pictures out of it. http://www.ayearinacar.com/http:/www.ayearinacar.com/but-i-did-get-some-cool-pictures-out-of-it/ Because Adventure Needs No Justification. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:10:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jessica http://www.ayearinacar.com/http:/www.ayearinacar.com/but-i-did-get-some-cool-pictures-out-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7073 Jessica Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:47:20 +0000 http://www.ayearinacar.com/?p=185#comment-7073 Hi Jack, Exactly. Caused a bit of embarrassment, but no harm and I do really love that third picture. Might have gotten some more except the guy pulled up right as the sun was setting and I took that one. Wish he'd taken about ten more minutes. Hi Jack,

Exactly. Caused a bit of embarrassment, but no harm and I do really love that third picture. Might have gotten some more except the guy pulled up right as the sun was setting and I took that one. Wish he’d taken about ten more minutes.

]]> By: jack http://www.ayearinacar.com/http:/www.ayearinacar.com/but-i-did-get-some-cool-pictures-out-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7072 jack Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:54:04 +0000 http://www.ayearinacar.com/?p=185#comment-7072 All beautiful. Maybe you were meant to run out of gas...we are now enjoying your pics and now you know something new about the prius! Take care, http://adventuresinvoluntarysimplicity.blogspot.com/ All beautiful. Maybe you were meant to run out of gas…we are now enjoying your pics and now you know something new about the prius!

Take care,

http://adventuresinvoluntarysimplicity.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Jessica http://www.ayearinacar.com/http:/www.ayearinacar.com/but-i-did-get-some-cool-pictures-out-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7069 Jessica Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:11:25 +0000 http://www.ayearinacar.com/?p=185#comment-7069 Molly, It's a 12 gallon tank (technically 11.9) and I'd been getting an average of slightly better than 46 mpg, so I should have been able to make it 550 on the tank, but it died on me when I was at 464 miles. It beeped at me about 5-10 minutes before I ran out, but in the past when it's done that I've gone and filled up and only been able to put a bit more than 9 gallons into it, meaning that I should have another 3 gallons and at least 120 miles. So when the car beeped at me I sort of yelled at her saying I didn't believe her anymore and then she died on me. It occurred to me today that they sell a lower octane gas up in Montana and Idaho but if that was the problem the average mpg it was showing should have been lower. I may get myself a gas canister and let myself run out of gas a couple more times so I know when to actually expect it to happen. I suppose it's possible that it's just a poorly designed tank and I can't actually get to those last two gallons, but it seems like Toyota would have thought of that. EconProf, The temperature was hot though not into triple digits. Are you suggesting I lost gas to evaporation? Seems like rather a lot to lose. The upside of it all is that AAA did pay for $22 worth of gas that since this was a free trial of the special "plus" membership I never had to pay extra to them for. This trail membership expires on the 27th, so the timing actually worked out perfectly. Molly, It’s a 12 gallon tank (technically 11.9) and I’d been getting an average of slightly better than 46 mpg, so I should have been able to make it 550 on the tank, but it died on me when I was at 464 miles. It beeped at me about 5-10 minutes before I ran out, but in the past when it’s done that I’ve gone and filled up and only been able to put a bit more than 9 gallons into it, meaning that I should have another 3 gallons and at least 120 miles.

So when the car beeped at me I sort of yelled at her saying I didn’t believe her anymore and then she died on me.

It occurred to me today that they sell a lower octane gas up in Montana and Idaho but if that was the problem the average mpg it was showing should have been lower.

I may get myself a gas canister and let myself run out of gas a couple more times so I know when to actually expect it to happen. I suppose it’s possible that it’s just a poorly designed tank and I can’t actually get to those last two gallons, but it seems like Toyota would have thought of that.

EconProf, The temperature was hot though not into triple digits. Are you suggesting I lost gas to evaporation? Seems like rather a lot to lose.

The upside of it all is that AAA did pay for $22 worth of gas that since this was a free trial of the special “plus” membership I never had to pay extra to them for. This trail membership expires on the 27th, so the timing actually worked out perfectly.

]]> By: EconProf http://www.ayearinacar.com/http:/www.ayearinacar.com/but-i-did-get-some-cool-pictures-out-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7061 EconProf Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:57:43 +0000 http://www.ayearinacar.com/?p=185#comment-7061 What was the temperature? What was the temperature?

]]> By: Craig http://www.ayearinacar.com/http:/www.ayearinacar.com/but-i-did-get-some-cool-pictures-out-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7053 Craig Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:07:54 +0000 http://www.ayearinacar.com/?p=185#comment-7053 I'd love to be at the expo! Make sure you take some notes for me :P I’d love to be at the expo! Make sure you take some notes for me :P

]]> By: Molly http://www.ayearinacar.com/http:/www.ayearinacar.com/but-i-did-get-some-cool-pictures-out-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7045 Molly Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:28:23 +0000 http://www.ayearinacar.com/?p=185#comment-7045 Oh yeah, and those pictures are beautiful. :-) Oh yeah, and those pictures are beautiful. :-)

]]> By: Molly http://www.ayearinacar.com/http:/www.ayearinacar.com/but-i-did-get-some-cool-pictures-out-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7044 Molly Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:28:04 +0000 http://www.ayearinacar.com/?p=185#comment-7044 Ben and I always tried to have at least a half tank of gas whenever we were driving through that type of scenery. 'Cause you never know when you want to wander off the beaten path at a moment's notice and running out of gas sucks. How big is your tank? I regularly get 400 mi on a tank and usually more like 450 mi if I let the gas light go on. I don't think I've ever gotten 500 mi (but at least once it's been close then I chickened out and bought gas). Ben and I always tried to have at least a half tank of gas whenever we were driving through that type of scenery. ‘Cause you never know when you want to wander off the beaten path at a moment’s notice and running out of gas sucks.

How big is your tank? I regularly get 400 mi on a tank and usually more like 450 mi if I let the gas light go on. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten 500 mi (but at least once it’s been close then I chickened out and bought gas).

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