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#109 of 198 long term owner by gwmort May 06, 2008 (10:00 am)
5-1/2 years and 98,000 miles, no mechanical issues or complaints, but I am on my 4th set of tires.   I find if I go too fast they fail, so I never push the rated speed anymore. I have always loved it and knew from early on with the Prius that my next car would be a Prius.   (Hoping for a PHEV model soon, will keep mine a few more years if need be to wait) Replies to this message: bubkis (May 08, 2008 7:22 am) gagrice (May 08, 2008 7:54 pm) grandtotal (May 09, 2008 1:52 am) gagrice (May 10, 2008 6:10 am)
#110 of 198 Re: long term owner [gwmort] by bubkis May 08, 2008 (7:22 am)
Replying to: gwmort (May 06, 2008 10:00 am) Dear gwmort, Can you expand on your tire wear experience. I am awaiting my Touring Prius and have heard some issues with Tire wear. The tires seem to have a "V" speed rating which seems to indicate a higher speed tire. Are you running "V" rated tires? What do you mean by "I never push the rated speed anymore"?? Can you expand on this some more?   Also, can anyone out there suggest a good 3 season tire for when my first set wears out? Good meaning: >=50K miles on a set, good 3 season traction, low rolling resistance and lower noise?   Thx
#111 of 198 Good tires to buy by rick294 May 08, 2008 (9:02 am)
Go with a set of Michelin HydroEdge tires. 800 rated for treadwear, 90,000 mile tread wear out warranty. We got ours at Costco, which is cheaper than WalMart. HyroEdge is Michelin's lowest rolling resistance tire, by the way. They are wonderful where it rains a lot or for slushy surfaces. Combine those attributes with your traction and stability control, your ABS, and you've got a winning combination!
#112 of 198 Re: long term owner [gwmort] by gagrice May 08, 2008 (7:54 pm)
Replying to: gwmort (May 06, 2008 10:00 am) So you have the older model. The first model sold in the USA? Replies to this message: grandtotal (May 09, 2008 1:52 am) gagrice (May 10, 2008 6:10 am)
#113 of 198 Re: long term owner [gagrice] by grandtotal May 09, 2008 (1:52 am)
Replying to: gagrice (May 08, 2008 7:54 pm) Unless gwmort was exaggerating slightly regarding the age of his/her car, it must be the older (NHW11) model. Replies to this message: gagrice (May 10, 2008 6:10 am)
#114 of 198 Re: long term owner [grandtotal] by gagrice May 10, 2008 (6:10 am)
Replying to: grandtotal (May 09, 2008 1:52 am) The reason I asked is the tires on the first model were a real expensive oddball. I know a friend that wore out two sets before he found a good alternative. He had to special order the OEMs from the Firestone store. He ran on his spare for two weeks when one of the OEMS failed. The new Prius seems to do much better on tires.
#115 of 198 Won't be getting 50,000 miles by ginnyerns Jun 03, 2008 (10:25 am)
My 2007 Prius stopped running at 5000 miles....Toyota won't fix under warranty. Say I jump started it wrong.....so I get to foot the minimum $4800 bill. This does not make me as happy as I was the day I bought it. Had mechanic walk me thru the jump....and I know difference between red and black. So why did the car die in the first place....at less than 1 yr old. How could one do $4800 worth of damage anyway on a jump start. Anyone have any ideas of how to get Toyota to fix my sick car under warranty.
#116 of 198 More data needed - Prius stops running by scottc3 Jun 03, 2008 (11:02 am)
We all feel sorry for you. So, under what conditons did the Prius stop running? You came out in the morning, and it did not start? The gas engine did not some on? What happened when you pushed the start button? What error messages did you get? Why did you have to Jump the car? Did you jump the 12V battery - I assume? Was it dead? (zero volts) - I would guess you have a bad cell in the ELECTRIC battery - or more than 1 bad cell. Clearly that voltage was not up to par.. but I don't think you would try to jump start that battery.. you can't get enough voltage. What damage is the dealer saying was done? Is the battery now 'reversed polarity' from being discharged to low? Was there any warning signs before this happened? Even if you lost 1 cell in the Electric battery, I would think the car would still run under the remaining power.. but perhaps poorly.   I'm sure we would all like to get as much info as possible on this failure.   sc
#117 of 198 Re: How do you keep the display screen clean? [rick294] by peakoil Jun 12, 2008 (10:49 am)
Replying to: rick294 (Apr 21, 2008 1:29 pm) I bought a little (4" high) bottle of eyeglasses cleaner spray, and keep that and a minipak of Kleenex in the glove box. The wipes someone mentioned are probably a bit simpler to use.
#118 of 198 Used Prius Models by ricko Jun 21, 2008 (9:08 am)
I am looking to buy a used Prius and needed to know if there are any model years that I need to stay away from due to problems. Thanks for you help. ricklo Replies to this message: dstarinieri (Jun 21, 2008 9:34 am) railroadjames (Jun 21, 2008 9:58 am) rick294 (Jun 24, 2008 2:24 pm)

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