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petesimac · 09-28-2007, 02:22 PM

Okay, so I had my first instance of premature bar droppage; I usually get about 46 miles per bar, not including the first one which varies from 68-75 miles, and the second one which sometimes gets me 50+ miles, so when my bar dropped 20 miles short of this, I was disappointed. It happened while idling in a bank teller line; I would normally have turned my engine off, but there was only one car ahead of me and it looked like she was done. So as I'm waiting, whoosh, the bar drops, and I grumble. Once it's my turn, I pull up and turn the car off. After my business, I turn the car back on, but the bar is still down. I head off down the road, I'm coasting down a hill and "pop" the bar comes back :) So, how often has this happened to any of you, and why does it happen? Any thoughts?

09-28-2007, 02:22 PM	#11
petesimac Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 89	Okay, so I had my first instance of premature bar droppage; I usually get about 46 miles per bar, not including the first one which varies from 68-75 miles, and the second one which sometimes gets me 50+ miles, so when my bar dropped 20 miles short of this, I was disappointed. It happened while idling in a bank teller line; I would normally have turned my engine off, but there was only one car ahead of me and it looked like she was done. So as I'm waiting, whoosh, the bar drops, and I grumble. Once it's my turn, I pull up and turn the car off. After my business, I turn the car back on, but the bar is still down. I head off down the road, I'm coasting down a hill and "pop" the bar comes back :) So, how often has this happened to any of you, and why does it happen? Any thoughts?