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Welcome to PriusChat. There's a lot to these crazy hybrids, and you'll learn as you go along, but to get you started: The "battery" is the...
I just drive one front tire up onto the sidewalk curb. That gives me enough room underneath for oil changes. Might be enough room for your drain...
I think the short length of trip is the largest factor. If the trip doesn't take much longer than 5 minutes, 25 mpg is pretty typical for the...
If they are touchy at any speed, I believe that's just how they are calibrated through the brake controller. I don't think messing with the...
Are the brakes overly touchy above or below 7 mph? Above 7 mph, the braking action should be mostly or entirely regenerative braking, which...
The engine water pump is located on the passenger side of the engine, near the bottom. It has a large, black pulley. The pulley is driven by the...
haha--I like it!
Driving techniques and habits factors greatly for city driving. City mpg can be very high or very low. Try keeping the climate control off...
That 2010 might be a good bet but that's getting pretty close to the price of a new Prius C. Have you seen the "C"? Do you like it? I think if...
All signs point towards the car needing a different high voltage (traction) battery pack. The P0a80 code pertains directly to this. There are...
I drive a low mileage (but not quite that low) 2007 I've had since new. It's a great car, no question, and I'm not too worried about the HV pack...
One more with an "everything fine" vote. That happens commonly in the mountains. The HV pack reaches minimum charge (~40%), and the electric...
Your "airplane sound" was probably the HV cooling fan running at high speed. The OP's sound is likely from a different source. The talk about...
Good catch! I didn't see the data table at the bottom at first either. I guess I didn't need to make my own table.
Is the airplane noise dependent on vehicle speed or engine speed? When the car stops rolling, does it stop? I was originally thinking, exhaust...
With the small hills on the highway, you can do a little driving-with-load (DWL), allowing speed to bleed off near the apex and then picking it...
Congrats, and enjoy the '04! While it's true that there have been quite a number of HV batt failures (enough for businesses to cater to them),...
It's pretty difficult to predict which HV battery would last the longest. It could go either way. Often, the life of the pack is better measured...
I would just have them do the oil and filter change, if you don't want to do it yourself. That's one of the few good values at the service...
It's true--the service department usually won't touch the transaxle fluid. I bet most owners don't change transaxle fluid but it is a popular...
