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    Comfort issues

    I am wondering if there are things that I can do to the Prius to make it more comfortable? To start, I have an '04 with 195k. Needless to say, the...
    Thread by: THF, Jul 26, 2014, 7 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    When did your battery fail?

    Producing batteries of any sort generally causes environmental damage. The Nickel in the EV and hybrid batteries has to be mined, and then...
    Post by: THF, Apr 16, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    When did your battery fail?

    Here is an interesting article concerning batteries and hybrid cars. HowStuffWorks "Does hybrid car production waste offset hybrid...
    Post by: THF, Apr 15, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    When did your battery fail?

    I would tend to agree with you, however economics and environmentalism are the only things that sell the Prius. (I do not consider the fancy...
    Post by: THF, Apr 12, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    When did your battery fail?

    Double post.
    Post by: THF, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    When did your battery fail?

    How are you doing this? I would be interested in that. I appreciate your skepticism, however one can assume that a goodly percentage of the...
    Post by: THF, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    When did your battery fail?

    My HV / traction battery just failed, unfortunately, at 192xxx miles. I am wondering what other folks here on Priuschat have experienced....
    Thread by: THF, Apr 11, 2014, 33 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Potentially dead HV battery?

    The dealership called me today; they said the car was throwing a PA080 code - which, from reading around on this site, is definitely the dead...
    Post by: THF, Apr 11, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Potentially dead HV battery?

    I was hoping to at least join the the 200k club, by alas, not the battery. I have no clue what they did to the battery, only that it was partially...
    Post by: THF, Apr 10, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Potentially dead HV battery?

    I thought about that, and I told them to check on that. It has more than 193k, which really isn't that great if the battery fails.
    Post by: THF, Apr 9, 2014 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Potentially dead HV battery?

    Today I hopped in my 04 prius just like normal, but when I turned it on, the big master warning light came on. The check engine light and...
    Thread by: THF, Apr 9, 2014, 9 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Bad combination meter - DIY worthy?

    Ok... So my next concern is picking a meter with the same or close to mileage as my car. Does anyone know if they can be factory set? Because that...
    Post by: THF, Dec 26, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting