toyota-prius at Yahoo! Groups

Wow! Somebody finally gets it right!

Bruce Colman — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:24:55 GMT

Is it more energy-efficient to buy a gas-guzzling used car than a brand-new hybrid? The Prius is thus the clear winner in this matchup-and, please, no angry

Re: solar power Prius? not....

Paul Lawler — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:38:12 GMT

... This story is about why solar panels can't power a car. The misleading title of the article is "Toyota Prius puts solar power idea to rest." It has nothing

solar power Prius? not....

Peter Blackford — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:50:29 GMT

Toyota puts rumor to rest: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080708/FREE/651084488/1528/newsletter01

Re: mountains and battery life

Levi Smith — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:31:40 GMT

Of course that's not to say that you'll get the best mileage that way... But really, on hills that big I don't know that you can make much of a difference...

Re: mountains and battery life

Gary Novosielski — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:26:04 GMT

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 8:49 PM, *Don Bergman* ... Duh. If you're not going fast enough, but you're not pushing the accelerator, whose

Re: FW: [toyota-prius] Toyota to add solar panel as option for next

Michael Pardee — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:01:36 GMT

... Hmm... my math and spelling are better in the afternoon; make that about 120 square feet (unless there are 3 square feet in 1 square fooot)

Re: mountains and battery life

stefcia67@... — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:47:11 GMT

The first long distance trip for my 2005 was to Denver from CA. On the way in we went through Las Vegas, New Mexico. The way back we went a different

Re: Toyota to add solar panel as option for next gen prius

Shirley Jacobson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:43:51 GMT

I've tried the solar window fans. What I found is that the sun has to directly hit the fan - so when the sun is overhead or coming from an angle that doesn't

Re: Replaced your struts\shocks?

Patrick Wong — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:46:30 GMT

Hi Brad, I also did the strut/shock replacement on my 2001 at ~60K miles. One front strut was definitely bad as, when compressed, it took a *very* long time

Re: Replaced your struts\shocks?

Levi Smith — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:10:34 GMT

Interesting. Are they really misbehaving? Or you're just doing it as preventative maintenance? My 2003 has almost that many MILES(what's that, 50% more

Re: FW: [toyota-prius] Toyota to add solar panel as option for next

Michael Pardee — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:51:31 GMT

... by infinite ... a great way ... the high-end ... hybrid car ... used for the ... Nikkei said. ... sounds like Toyota is watching the up-starts like Aptera

Replaced your struts\shocks?

bwattersems — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:48:25 GMT

I am replacing front struts and rear shock absorbers on my 2001 prius. Before I take it apart are there any other parts such as the dust boots and bumpers that

Re: 2006 Prius owner and maintenance required light

Gary Novosielski — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:54:31 GMT

On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Maia Savorghetti ... It's not a malfunction of the light, it's a malfunction of the operator. The

Re: FW: [toyota-prius] Toyota to add solar panel as option for next

mart_h_shearer — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:28:37 GMT

... On ... Leaving work to enter an air conditioned car will be nice! It sounds like Toyota is watching the up-starts like Aptera and Th!nk.

Re: mountains and battery life

Don Bergman — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:49:33 GMT

Alan, What road were you on? What speed were you able to maintain? When we were east on I-70 we encountered a snow squall at Vail pass (10,666 feet). The