Posted by =?iso-8859-1?Q?mark=5Fdigital= on July 4, 2006, 9:31 am
>>
>>> When I filled the tank today, I had 526 miles since the last fillup,
>>> according to the consumption screen. It also read 46.9 miles per
>>> gallon. That computes to 11.2 gallons consumed. The fill-up took
>>> 11.625 gallons.
>>>
>>> I believe that the tank holds 11.9 gallons.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush.
>>
>> Fill your tank fast and don't diddle-daddle topping it off. Don't even
>> bother rounding up to the nearest nickel. Do this a few times and see if
>> the actual fuel consumed matches your graphic amount more closely.
>> mark_
> In order to get an accurate series of manual computations you must fill it
> to the last drop each time, otherwise the calculation will be affected by
> how far the nozzle was inserted, how sensitive the pump shut-off is and
> how relaxed the bladder is. That series will yield the delta value
> between actual and computed mileage. Once you have the delta value it is
> pointless to continue gathering data manually.
OK, if you want to waste time, money and keep the filler cap off longer
than necessary, go for it. Fast filling until it clicks off expands the
bladder. Slow fills and rocking the car doesn't do anything other than make
one look stupid and cheap.
Posted by Mike Rosenberg on July 4, 2006, 1:06 pm
> OK, if you want to waste time, money and keep the filler cap off longer
> than necessary, go for it. Fast filling until it clicks off expands the
> bladder. Slow fills and rocking the car doesn't do anything other than
> make one look stupid and cheap.
I found when I first got my Prius in September '04 that slow fills give
me more consistent results than fast ones.
--
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Posted by Michael Pardee on July 4, 2006, 2:24 pm
> Slow fills and rocking the car doesn't do anything other than make one
> look stupid and cheap.
And I thought all those people were just gawking at my tinfoil hat!
Mike
Posted by =?iso-8859-1?Q?mark=5Fdigital= on July 5, 2006, 8:20 am
>> Slow fills and rocking the car doesn't do anything other than make one
>> look stupid and cheap.
> And I thought all those people were just gawking at my tinfoil hat!
> Mike
If you fill up at Wal-Mart it would take more than a tinfoil hat to stand
out from the crowd. Much more.
Posted by Michael Pardee on July 5, 2006, 12:22 pm
>>> Slow fills and rocking the car doesn't do anything other than make one
>>> look stupid and cheap.
>> And I thought all those people were just gawking at my tinfoil hat!
>>
>> Mike
>>
> If you fill up at Wal-Mart it would take more than a tinfoil hat to stand
> out from the crowd. Much more.
I'm not showing them my tinfoil underwear - I have standards, ya know.
Mike
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>>> When I filled the tank today, I had 526 miles since the last fillup,
>>> according to the consumption screen. It also read 46.9 miles per
>>> gallon. That computes to 11.2 gallons consumed. The fill-up took
>>> 11.625 gallons.
>>>
>>> I believe that the tank holds 11.9 gallons.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush.
>>
>> Fill your tank fast and don't diddle-daddle topping it off. Don't even
>> bother rounding up to the nearest nickel. Do this a few times and see if
>> the actual fuel consumed matches your graphic amount more closely.
>> mark_
> In order to get an accurate series of manual computations you must fill it
> to the last drop each time, otherwise the calculation will be affected by
> how far the nozzle was inserted, how sensitive the pump shut-off is and
> how relaxed the bladder is. That series will yield the delta value
> between actual and computed mileage. Once you have the delta value it is
> pointless to continue gathering data manually.