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    Only 3 more months until the Detroit Auto Show

    I agree that Toyota is dropping the ball here. I'm getting ready to replace my Gen II. I don't like what they did to the interior of the Gen III...
    Post by: plantz, Nov 12, 2014 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Broken serpantine belt?

    Has anyone ever had a serpentine belt break? My 2005 Prius has 132,000 miles on the original belt, so I thought it's probably due for...
    Thread by: plantz, Sep 6, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Need Warning Light assessment

    A couple of years ago I had a whole bunch of warning lights come on when I was stopped at a stop light. The brake pedal became firm. It was clear...
    Post by: plantz, Sep 6, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    water pump leak (not the recalled one, but the engine one)

    According to both my Toyota dealer and an independent garage, the Toyota service manual says that a little leakage is acceptable. Neither one gave...
    Post by: plantz, Mar 15, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Brake, ABS, VSC, traction control lights came on

    2005 with 110K miles. Had oil change about 2K miles ago, tires rotated about 1K miles ago. I was at a stop light when I felt a little movement in...
    Thread by: plantz, Jan 27, 2013, 1 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Prius C Release date?

    I'm reminded of a line I read in a car magazine many years ago: "GM is in the transportation business -- transporting money from your wallet to...
    Post by: plantz, Mar 6, 2012 in forum: Prius c Main Forum
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    Tires - again

    The time has come for me to buy my second set of replacement tires. I have a 2005. I replaced the OEM tires with Michelin Primacy MXV4 at...
    Thread by: plantz, Aug 10, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Radiator flush or not??

    Thank you for your very quick reply, Patrick. Another reason to hate the dealers. They basically screwed me out of a couple of coolant flushes. I...
    Post by: plantz, Jul 19, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Radiator flush or not??

    This is a little unclear to me. I let my dealer "flush" the coolant at 30,000 miles. (It's a long story. In summary, I (stupidly) let them sell...
    Post by: plantz, Jul 19, 2008 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Sam's Club $60 Michelin Sale 8/24 - 9/30

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Garlic Capital @ Aug 30 2007, 02:41 PM) 504522</div> I was once given a ride around Infineon (when it was called...
    Post by: plantz, Sep 1, 2007 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    195/60 vs 185/65 tires

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(patsparks @ Aug 31 2007, 05:58 AM) 504830</div> They are not quite the same circumference. The sidewall of a 185/65...
    Post by: plantz, Aug 31, 2007 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    195/60 vs 185/65 tires

    Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rudiger @ Aug 30 2007, 09:31 AM) 504338</div> $112.99 for...
    Post by: plantz, Aug 30, 2007 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum