... My contacts at Toyota have always said that the 1G was the version released in Japan from 1997 - 1999, 2G was the 2000 - 2003 that was made available here...
... Never had the opportunity to try a Gen1. However, I feel that the straight-back and bumper-level view out of my 2004 Prius is far better than on my 2001...
... Did you use the jumpstart points in the fuse box under the hood, or did you directly connect to the 12v battery? And what lights did you leave open or door...
I had a strange thing happen yesterday. My friend had gone into a store to do some shopping while I waited in the car. It was hot so I left the car in...
... There's a company that sells a backup sensor system that are on some vans. It beeps as you get closer, becoming a constant tone when you're very close....
... and several people have commented that it can be difficult to close the rear hatch without slamming it (build up of air pressure inside the car, usually),...
Did you use the jump points under the hood as described in the manual? Or did you just jump it like any other car. I wonder if the jump point has circuit...
I think we should clarify on versions vs. generations. For example, 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 should be considered 3 versions but 2 generations. ... Not ... really...
This horror story reminds me of some cars that ground the positive terminal. It would be very easy to mistaken the grounded terminal as the positive if you...
Mine turns off when I close the hatchback. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
Let's see. The Prius base price is $20000 and the electronics are $8000. Which means the non-electronics parts are really cheap. I bet it probably cost...
... been ... My priorities are similar to yours, although I reverse your first two. I'm looking hard at Nokian tires, and the NRHi seems like a good match....
... When you're buying something that costs $20-30,000, why on earth can't the dealers show you a set of BIG sample panels with the actual car paint and finish...
I belong to the 2nd group. Actually the A-frames next to the windshield are too wide. They bother me more than the spoiler bar at the rear. ... bar....
The Prius gas-electric hybrid mid-size sedan posted best-ever June sales of 9,622, an increase of 119.3 percent. The 2006 RX 400h, launched in April as the...
I've heard of a few Insight-ers reverse jump starting their cars, but as I recall it was simply a matter of replacing a few fuses. I would have to concure with...
... My previous car, the Acura Integra, had a rear window that was roughly equivalent to the upper pane of the Prius. That is, if you blocked off the bottom...
Each car dealer should maintain a stack of curved metal chips that are painted exactlly like the cars. They don't need to remake the stack for each model each...
... PLEASE TELL US how you happened to make this mistake. (Don't be bashful--if you made this mistake, lots of other people will make it, too. Was there...
My wife used to drive an Acura Integra. From my experience, I think without the lower window, the rear view of the Prius would be a little worse than the...
... That's true. I ended up doing a search of Prii of each of the colors. I managed to see all except Salsa Red. I contacted the president of the San Diego...
... You're absolutely right. I was oversimplifying. The Acura was simply terrifying trying to back up. And on our street there are little kids riding tricycles...
... You mean they don't do this? Toyota dealers in the UK do. Even so, it's still hard to judge on a couple of square inches of isolated paint. Kevin...
Yeah, I requested the book purchase through the arapahoe library district (metro denver) and they wrote back saying it's not available. Is this suppose to be...
You're using a bad premise. If you build a car from replacement parts it will cost you 5~10 times as much and buying it new. Consider the replacement parts ...
