Pretty common question from someone who doesn't routinely do mountain driving in the Prius. You had 'enough' power for the steep mountain, but once you've...
... Ahh. if only i had seen this tidbit last weekend. Had my car for about a week now, and on saturday i decided to put the navigation system to the test....
... [snip] Well, over 8 months I've learned a bit about how my Prius 2G tank fills. I'm not saying yours would behave the same, but maybe my experience will...
Regulators Probe Hybrid Prius Amid Reports of Stalled Engines By SHOLNN FREEMAN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL June 1, 2005 9:55 a.m. The U.S....
I've done the I-70 Eisenhower trip many times. I can keep it at (or above) 60 the whole way up (both directions). I just set the cruise control and let it...
One more comment: The engine reving up is quite normal. I think that people are afraid to floor it and let the engine rev up, because on manual cars you can...
Whenever I push the button for "Auto" climate control it automatically turns on the A/C too. So nine months a year I then need to push the A/C button to turn...
That's interesting! My co-workers (who I get the honor of transporting to lunch once in a while) comment how the car "still smells new" (after more than 18...
... the ... so ... so I ... the ... maintain ... couple ... tried ... happened ... up ... little ... terrain ... I too had the same experience, same route and...
85 octane is pretty much standard in Colorado, supposedly due to altitude. I'm guessing that Tom would have had to fill up in Colorado by that point in his...
Hi Everybody, My wife and I are planning on taking a driving trip with our Prius into Mexico and points south. I was wondering if anyone knew whether Toyouta ...
There was a recall SSC 40J around the end of 2004 which is good till end of 2005. Since you bought yours used, your dealer was just too lazy to apply the...
Going east from Dillon, you climb less than 2500 ft in about 8 miles On the long 7% grade, the Prius can go 60 (the speed limit) for the last few miles after...
... I'm using low octane fuel. Perhaps I should take that up a notch? The altitude wasn't more than 3000 feet but the climb was sort of steep. I think the...
Those people jeopardize everyone's safety to act as a moving road block. Nature has its own way to clean up the human gene pool. Since they are the focus of...
see in the files / Manuals folder this file multi5.pdf your dealer can change the default operation to stop the AC being auto on with the AC button "See,...
Actually the label "A/C" is a bad label. It really just means auto control, not air conditioning. So if "A/C" is on in the middle of winter when it is 10...
Hi all, I bought my '05 in april, base package only (unless I wanted to wait 3 more months, which was not possible). Places I have seen offering Toyota nav...
I just received some bad news! As of 4/1/05, the state of Tennessee now requires emissions testing on my '04 Prius. Anybody who's gone through emissions...
I purchased the warranty this past month. My car is about two years old. When I got the warranty information it did not spell out that it is a Plantinum...
Man is this misinfo. Your right about the prius being limited low (I thought it was 4500rpms though). BUT, all modern cars and almost all non-modern cars have...
... it ... expiration ... not ... warranty ... yes, the warranty is from the in-service date/mileage of the vehicle, so for a 7 year warranty it is until the...
... now requires emissions testing on my '04 Prius. Anybody who's gone through emissions testing, how is it done on our cars? Depends on what county you're in...
I think you should be alright... As far as I'm aware the only difference between the Ca Prii and other Prii, giving the Ca an AT-PZEV rating, is the extra ...
The Prius does not run the ICE all the time. So the vacuum would be an unreliable source to power the brake. An electric bump is used on the Prius. The same...
