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My average in my 2001 Focus was 38mpg (imperial), but winters averaged around 35mpg while summers were more like 40. In the Prius, so far (and I...
The thing that is very obviously missing is the emissions data. The fact is that cars can run on much leaner mixes of air and fuel - i.e. much...
Phillips #0 works for me* - there's a 'bit' in my multi-bit set (screwdriver body with replaceable heads). Cost £4 ten years ago - was discounted...
The (2004-2009) Prius detects the driver's pedal activity as follows: Accelerator: detected solely by Hall-effect (magnetic field) sensors....
It looks like those are the standardized pressures for 'Standard Load' tyres. See TireRack.com's Tire Tech Information - Load Range/Ply Rating...
There are 26 distinct specifications of E-Class (model W211), but the new E-Class (W212) isn't yet on the UK government database. Nor is the new...
Side indicator repeaters are mandatory in UN ECE lighting regulations, but there is no requirement for them to be in the mirror housings - that...
UK is currently 12 months/10,000 miles, Europe is 12 months/15,000km. This is fairly competitive with other cars. I don't think there's any...
Per the New Car Features manual, traction control responsibility has moved from the HV ECU to the Skid Control ECU. "If the driver presses the...
For UK users, see techdoc.toyota-europe.com. €16 (+VAT) for one day's access. ZVW30 NCF and repair manual are available. If Prius Team are...
The rear pad is for some reason 10mm thick when new; again the minimum is 1mm. The rear discs are solid, not ventilated, so are only 9.5mm thick...
Uh, flash memory chips generally only need the same supply voltage whether being programmed or not, and their supply voltage is generally 5V or...
Lower first. The inverter uses the bottom third of the radiator, which is behind the air conditioning's condenser - A/C gets first crack at cool...
Since Ken hasn't filled in that part of his profile, it's worth adding that his car is a 2001. The battery reliability is reportedly greatly...
That would be a criminal thing to remove from Prius I, but I bet it would save some money...
If it is a short-term period of unemployment, the jobs bank is advantageous to the company, as the cost of making someone redundant and then...
Bob Wilson is our point man on this issue. He calls it the 'Bell the Hybrid' legislation. The existing thread is here. I thought I'd seen Bob...
Standard new pad thickness on front brakes is 11mm. The US service manual says the minimum thickness is 1.0mm. The disc's standard thickness is...
No, I mean a knock sensor. It's basically an acoustic pickup - a microphone - that listens to the engine. Any unexpected detonations get spotted...
Specifically the 15" wheel is reported as 3.9L/100km fuel consumption, the 17" as 4.0L/100km, 2.5% more. Those figures are not yet final. The fuel...
