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anyone have any comments on the 7.1 upgrade? good or bad price etc. are they available? approx how old are the 5.1 nav in the 2006 prius"s ? is everyone going to upgrade? just curious, 
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Replying to: seeko (Nov 28, 2007 5:27 pm)
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Replying to: stevegold (Nov 29, 2007 8:13 pm) They did away with the "wait until you agree" screen. That is, the screen goes away after a few seconds. Just like the Garmin units. No user input required. At least that's what other owners have reported. I have a Garmin Nuvi. |
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Replying to: ltnunes (Jan 20, 2007 11:42 am) I have exactly same chirping noise issue. This started just a month ago so I decided to search the forum if anyone else has this issue. My Prius makes the chirping noise whenever I press the brake pedal. This chirp is definitely new - I know that there are lot of other standard click and clack that goes on when we start or stop the car. I see that some of the Prius owners have similar chirping noise, and I am interested in knowing if this is an issue and if there is any solution. Why was this noise not there when it was new? |
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Has anyone here used synthetic oil on thei Prius? I just started to use Penzoil 5W20 synhetic oil on my 2007 Prius with 20K miles. My car is at 24,600 miles and was wondering of I could go 10K between oil changes. I checked my oil today and it looks great(dark amber color). Before this, I have been using regular oil with 5K change interval. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Replying to: vu2000 (Jan 08, 2008 3:40 pm) Synthetic is fine in the car. I use Mobil 1 5W30 in mine. You won't see a mileage improvement in the Prius due to the synthetic, like you can with other cars. It may be there, but too small to notice. If you do decide to extend the oil change interval, do change the filter at the standard interval and top up the oil afterward. |
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Thanks for the reply pathstar1. I do see the mileage improvement 2mpg better using the synthetic 5W20(my 05 Accord required 5W20 and this is all I bought) rather than the dino 5W20 oil. When you said wait until the warrantee is up, do you mean the 3yr 36000 miles bumper to bumper or the 5yr 60000 miles powertrain warrantee.
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Replying to: vu2000 (Jan 09, 2008 5:11 pm) |
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They point to sales numbers to try to prove their point that more people buy the Prius than the Civic, Altima or Camry Hynrids because they want to attract the attention the weird styling brings. "Look at me saving the planet!!!" I think more buy the Prius because the others aren't a practical alternative to the Prius. All the sedan hybrids have tiny trunks and the Prius gets better mileage than the others. I wish there was a Prius alternative with "normal" styling, but also normal cargo capacity and similar mileage to the Prius. Another vehicle that did everything the Prius does, but was good-looking would blow away the sales numbers of the Prius. I wonder if they have any idea how many sales they are losing from people who were close to buying a Prius, but won't go through with it because they absolutely hate the styling and won't buy a Camry Hybrid either because they don't want to deal with the impractically small trunk?
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Jan 13, 2008 4:03 pm)  But I bought the car for (in order of importance to me): 1. Very efficient body design re interior room and adaptability yet small size outside. 2. Toyota reliability record, especially with the Prius. 3. Better mileage and use of space than any other hybrid. 4. The technology. Styling didn't enter into it. It isn't ugly, just modern. |
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