Hello- I have a 2002 Prius that I have had for about 8 months. About 3 months ago, when starting the car to make the trip home from the hospital with our...
whitty_toast
whitty_toast@...
May 7, 2003 9:39 pm
1280
I only drive about 3 miles to work amd mot once has this happened in over a year of owning the car. ... From: whitty_toast [mailto:whitty_toast@...] ...
"They said the battery is not throwing an error code, and they've tested it thoroughly, so they're suggesting that we try starting it up and leaving it running...
Regarding short-trip usage of the Prius and 12-V battery discharge: Let's run some numbers. According to http://www.lrz-muenchen.de/~u7224ac/www/measure.htm ...
Here's another solution: Just go buy one of those Sears mid-priced battery chargers and plug your car in once-in-awhile to keep the battery charged and...
Good idea, Fred. But what's "once in a while?" Do you wait until the battery discharges? If you use a 2A trickle-charger, you'll need to charge it 6 hours/wk ...
John, I must agree with you. Last year I bought a 1.5 watt solar charger. It sets on the rear window shelf, not blocking the vents, and its wired to the...
12 volt battery that dies is a problem well documented on the mane Prius archives toyota-prius@... It is caused by the dealer allowing the battery to go...
Gina L Nye
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May 9, 2003 3:27 am
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Just a reminder of the beautiful work that Julian has done on this topic which includes very informative graphs archived in the file section. nathan 2002...
NIGERIAN MONEY SCAM! DO NOT REPLY FROM YAHOO! There, that had to be said as there are still those who don't know what these things are. I've been chasing...
Seeking owners and drivers in Connecticut to join a new e-mail listserv group, AltFuelVehicles-CT. To join, send an email to ...
David Bedell
dbedellgreen@...
May 22, 2003 5:20 am
1294
Hey, Been busy. (Bad busy, not bi-zay.) '04 Prius: My son calls it "Honey I Shrunk The Aztec". I'm thinking Matrix, Focus, and a few other hatch-backers. Hype...
Speaking of photovoltaics, Radio Shack has their "Solar Panel Battery Trickle Charger" (Catalog #: 277-1202) on sale in June for ~$20 (regularly ~$30). It...
Has anyone tried these wheels from Ronal? http://www.ronalusa.com/cars/toyota_prius.html...
docaaron1
docaaron1@...
Jun 2, 2003 11:57 am
1301
I was driving down the freeway and the panel with the car split in two came on and we went to the toyota dealer and he said there was something wrong with our...
lcstm
lcstm@...
Jun 2, 2003 5:05 pm
1302
What year is the car? Our 2001 had to have a component replaced on the accelerator as it was giving us errors frequently. I had it replaced at 22000 miles...
Toyota should repair this no charge since they have had problems in the computer. If the dealer does not pursue it for you, contact Toyota Regional customer...
Apologies, data is daily. ... William =20 But using same Tables for Dec 22:=20 =20 3...
Chris de Freitas
c.defreitas@...
Jun 5, 2003 4:13 pm
1307
... Interesting.. we just had the same thing happend at about 41,000. It was all covered by warrantee, including the towing. -- ... Troy Benjegerdes...
Troy Benjegerdes
hozer@...
Jun 8, 2003 2:47 am
1309
Anybody know how to hack the Nav sytem so that you don't have to see the legal "Nag" screen???...
I am wondering if there are any manufacturers of "ground effects" kits or other aftermarket body modifications, or anything like that? Just wandering... Bill...
On the subject of ground effects, has anybody tested the effects of ground effects on fuel consumption? Ie, would a front air dam reduce enough drag at freeway...
I bought my new 2003 Prius about a month ago; my wife bought one about a year ago. Right now I'm getting about 51mpg (last 500 miles), and she's getting...
Welcome aboard, matey! *stops with the pirate accent* I'd definately be interested in the details of your mods (posting pics of the trim, perchance?). I do...
Hi Dick! I would think the real show-stopper for the fold-down seats would be the bar between the C-columns where the latches for tightening the seats upright...
... <rscheff@c...> wrote: Hi Richard- I knew the crossbar and the latches were spot-welded, but I am confident of being able to design something to do their...
Has anyone considered (or done) and LPG (liquid petroleum gas) conversion on their Prius so that you get the added benefit of really cheap stored fuel with its...
