HI, First of all, jackrabbit starts are preferable with the Prius. It is better to accelerate quickly to the desired speed, and hold it steady. I like to use...
... of stop ... take a big hit ... It just dawned on me as I read that the A/C probably compounds the effect of short trips by working full time trying to cool...
... John, When does this actually go into effect? I could have sworn that this was supposed to happen already but I have seen no mention of it (other then BP...
... The OEM post connectors (clamps) are changed in TSB EL014-03. The procedure for the change was the reason for including the TSB in my site. Several...
My lifetime average consumption on my 2002 is slightly over 38 mpg. This is caused mostly by short trips and heavy A/C use here in the Texas heat & humidity....
I drove my Prius up to DC the other day on 95. The trip plan in the navigation system was terrible. It routed me to 395 and when I got on the HOV lane it...
Topic: Poor Results in the Wash D.C. area. Whenever you try to work the GPS system in a metropolitan area, with lots of tall buildings, you can overwhelm the...
Hello, I'm a reporter with the Wall Street Journal. I'm working on a story about government incentives to buy hybrid vehicles (ie: tax breaks, driving in the...
This weekend when I washed my car at the do-it-yourself car wash, I decided to try washing the driver's floor mat there as well (as someone had suggested). I...
Yes, the D.C. area gives my Nav lady the hardest time so far. Virginia section of the Beltway exit numbers are wrong, a traffic circle exit number was wrong,...
Larry, have you tried to actually wash the floormats in your washer? I have done this a couple of times and found it to work great. I also saw a sign at my...
<snip> First thing to realize is that the beep is NOT audible outside the car like a truck would be. After nearly backing over a neighbor who walked around the...
George, Do what I plan on doing. Send away to get a HOV sticker, then keep it in your drawer at home. Makes for a little more than passive resistance to what...
... The low-sulfur mandate for gasoline is suppose to be Jan. 1, 2006. But with all the politics, who know if everyone will truly be in compliance by then....
Chuck - well put. The incentive in handing out these stickers is to hopefully get American car manufactures off their lazy behinds to make cars that run as...
Hi - wondering if anyone else has experienced this: our '02 Prius has developed an intermittent creaky-squeak coming from the steering mechanism. Happens...
The Prius came with Low Rolling Resistance tires (Bridgestone Potenza XL--extra load). Changing to ordinary tires will reduce the mileage at least 2-3 MPG....
... I agree, it sounds like something physical in that one door. Might be something major, or something as minor as a little lubrication. If you get in and...
I have the same thing in my 2002 Prius. I was thinking of taking it to the dealer, but possibly that isn't worth the trip. It still steers fine, but it is...
... Jeez, at least flag it with an OFF TOPIC flag, will ya? Ford! Ptui! -- =Gary '05 Millennium Silver; BI + Wheel Locks, Fog lights, Auto-dimming mirror,...
... The closest you can come is to turn OFF the energy display restoring feature completely. Then you would press the button a second time to return to the...
... Actually, in urban canyons (or rural ones for that matter) you're really UNDERwhelming the GPS sensor (antenna), since it can't get an unobstructed view of...
... First, we would have to find out if the code was actually caused by the sulfur content of the fuel. P0420 is not a forgiving code; the parameters are...
I certainly wouldn't classify it as worrisome, but it could be darned annoying! Probably a plastic-on-plastic thing, which is why lubrication has only a ...
... has ... takes ... I'd like to think they also checked the rack mounting, especially since the sound appears with a little wiggle of the wheel. If the bolts...
... build ... nationwide ... time. ... by the sulfur content ... usually pretty tight for a ... permanently or ... root cause of this ... Good points. My...
I had the same thing happen in my 01. The technician checked it out and said 1) everything checked out ok and 2) turn up the radio and I would not hear it. The...
Hi David ... I like that technician, stick with him/her David. A lesser technician says quite different things... I had back pain, and I went to the doctor....
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