Ford Drops Focus on Hybrids, Shifts to Biofuels By Kevin Krolicki Reuters Friday 30 June 2006 Detroit - In a sharp shift of strategy, Ford Motor Co. plans to...
Hi all. I'm in the process of ordering my Prius (hurray!) and I'm being told by the dealer that buying the front sonar is not a very good idea. He claims the...
FINALLY!!!! I've ordered my Prius, it should be in Portugal 20th August, can't wait! Thanks for all the help, friendly advice and teaching from these groups. ...
Hi all If you are Europe based and you own one of the many Pocket PC's with Bluetooth capability (I have an HP Ipaq) you might consider purchasing the TomTom...
I intend to buy a Prius, however in Belgium (where I live) there are 2 versions : Luna (26000 euro) and Sol (27500 euro). The Luna has no cruise control. I am...
Yes. It cost me 219 euros for parts and labour and VAT by a Toyota dealer for a 2004 base model Prius. Well worth it! Trevor Dublin Ireland ... From:...
... are 2 ... Not sure if you had seen my usenet post... Well, one option is to buy the Prius from a different country than your own. I've heard of at least...
Hi all High-tech cars mean high-priced repairs http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveonaCar/HighTechCarRepairs.aspx Also interesting is the...
This week I did a short visit to Lake Como in Italy from Geneva. For the trip down, I crossed the Saint Bernard Pass, 2500m high, and on the way back through...
Hi Paul ... Yes, I have now been in Scotland, the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Sierra Nevada with my Prius and it has never put a foot wrong, or even started to ...
As it now is quite clear that the european car manufactures will not accomplish their voluntairy goal of meeting fleet emissions of less than 140 g/km CO2 in...
HI Richard ... Thanks for that. I would add that if your PC is set to disable javascript, remember to enable it for this site, as extra questions pop up.. ...
... I am afraid I have a very cynical view about this issue. EU manufacturers do everything they can to hinder development of cleaner technologies. They ...
Hi Jerry, Sure, copy it to all forums and boards where EU citizens are likely to excercise their democratic rights and vote (although this is not exactly a ...
Well, the EC does hand out huge lumps of money to do Hydrogen Research... Seems to be a copy of the scheme the US manufacturers played with their federal...
http://www.itv.com/news/entertainment_5aa004bdd13a9ab09b460553fc7470cd.html Regards Jerry 1,362 prius owners on the Frapper map! Why not everyone?? ...
... http://miarroba.com/foros/ver.php?foroid=730079&temaid=4152800 ... seem ... lights 3 ... Finally .. Found the Debug Service menu. (prius2004) It includes: ...
Have you tested the Flight Recoder, and any hints on what EEPROM this is about (Display, NAV, Body)? If it's NAV or Body, that might be a way to disable the...
Hi all, just came across http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9067-2198106,00.html obvious questions: - anyone has done it? - How? - warranty issues? ...
For anyone who might be interested, Amberjac Projects (based in Grantham) have advised me that they intend to produce the first ten commercial plug-in Prius...
... Certainly not me, I wouldn't dare. The car's computing power is complex and scary enough without reprogramming. The warranty issue is as usual: Toyota...
The front sensors are a great aid. they only work when is necessary. Tpa800 include the eight sensors (frontal and rear) and cannot be installed the frontal...
Hello all, I just got home and something came to my mind... Following the latest posts on driving and/or coasting in neutral, and being used to drive a manual...
Hello all, I just got home and something came to my mind... Following the latest posts on driving and/or coasting in neutral, and being used to drive a manual...
João , Will you be racing the car? :-) It's not a race car and it doesn't really inspire active driving but here is my take: If you need the power it is...
Hi Joao ... The Prius is no Lotus, but it handles OK. No worse than any other medium hatchback. The absence of a gearbox doesn't seem to affect things much,...
