Category: Toyota Prius & Prius+ Forum

Hi, I asked today for a Prius test drive. Anyway, was there to pick up my car. The gentleman from the workshop acceptance was still very open, that would of course not be a problem, and pointed me out to the sellers. Since one was asked already no more readily. It seemed to me at least as if the thing with the handing out of the business card should be done. Test drives are possible, but only after appointment agreement, which is clear. I should call again, then one would be able to look after an appointment. But why I should call again and the appointment was not made the same, no idea. The PC was on. Anyway, my impression is the one I expected. Under 20 and with student budget one has lost nothing in a car house. If I now stay on it, call and push for an appointment, I would probably also get it. That I think already big buying interests would have occurred to me already. That the seller only after a memorial customer answered to the question of the test drive, I would not be able to write anything else, but I would not be able to do anything else.

S 400 Hybrid, S 500 Hybrid, S 300 Bluetec are on the move (some spyshots have been made on Autobild.de) Do you think you will be able to compete against the Lexus/Toyota Hybrid experience – on the international market? In Germany they will naturally hit like a bomb, because they are German vehicles Here you can imagine it so bad to drive a car from a Japanese (“Show me your garage and I tell you who you are”)

… whether he really has the right interior equipment. I ordered a Sol-Travel with a beige interior equipment. Unfortunately, one was delivered with the mouse grey. That might be a shock! I don’t want to long lament the employee for whom this Sol was intended, accepted the mouse grey interior equipment with teeth crunches, because in a rejection the consequences were unpredictable. What to pay attention to. In the purchase contract was written very small and very unobtrusively positioned (especially not under the list of the usual parameters)- Interior: “standard” PRESENT! Don’t make the mistake like me to overlook this hidden designation when subscribing to faxed documents. When the signature is on it, nothing helps anymore. I’m still pissed off. There is sufficient correspondence that this car should be delivered in beige equipment, but unfortunately all the contract was wrongly filled by the car house. Since I bought our first Prius there, I am now at the third customer consultant. The two others have left the car house. One can assume that the wrong order is impossible, and that the car dealer could not pay for it.

Hello together, I play with the idea of buying a Prius II. Currently I drive a Ford Focus BJ 2003 1.6, which actually runs great. However, since I am on the highway every day a total of 130 km and on average so 7.2l Super consumption I think about buying something more economical. Now the question: My “travel speed” is always about 130-140 kmh. As mentioned above I am there with the Focus at ~7,5l. What could I achieve with the same speed with the Prius? Does someone know up to which speed the electric motor works? Since the 1.5l engine is quite small, I have doubts if I would be more favorable with a Prius. Does anyone have any experience there? PS: A diesel is generally not possible for me. And unfortunately also not the Prius III (max 700€ budget). Thanks already and greeting, Mick

Hi together. After you have decided in Cologne also a driving ban and we live in the Cologne environmental zone, we consider ourselves from vehicles from the VW group to turn away and buy a Toyota hybrid, because I stumbled while researching about many positive experiences and facts. Since we have 3 children (11, 7, and 5) should have the new car for 2 child seats and some space in the trunk. Background is that besides the children, who always want to take something with me, I am still volunteer child football coach and always take materials also with us and it can also be that we drive with the car also times on vacation. Currently we have a VW touran where some things fit in. I am aware that the Prius and the Auris Touring can not keep there completely, because of the other construction and the luggage room form, but it does not have to be exactly so much space. Have I often seen a bit also oriented towards the vehicle lengths: Touran: approx. 4,40m Auris Touring: approx. 4,60m a Prius are about to spend a few of the alternatives, but the good ones 50.

Hello, Since my motion profile has changed, I am looking for a suitable vehicle. Before 20 to 30 minutes on the road, it is now only 5 km which in a good 7-10 minutes. I do not know if it is advisable to expect this to be my thick diesel. Now I have found a PRIUS 3 in full equipment at a Toyota dealer. I like the car. It is from 06/2010, has not yet 40 000 km down and is very well maintained. Except a few scratches the car seems to be good in shot. Price should be 12000 EUR. My questions: Prius 2010 full equipment from 2010 with 40 000 km with 1 year warranty – Is the 12 000 Eur worth ? Does the Prius take such short distances ? The car does not have many km , but nevertheless a certain age . Do you have to think about it ? Do you see at the battery test if the battery has been discharged deep times ? Is it, if a hybrid is suitable, not more advisable to buy a slightly younger one for the 20 000 Eur ? Thanks for constructive posts GH

The throttle valve stop in older Prius2 can be adjusted beyond 100000km. Cause of slightly increased idle speed due to increased leakage air via the throttle valve shaft. Remove air filter box. Unlock throttle valve stop magnifying screw 8er nut, turn out until throttle valve closes tightly. Plug air filter box roughly on. Drive system up to parking, press gas briefly until engine starts and wait until it runs out again. Appears error throttle valve hangs, delete error memory e.g. with AUTO Dia SX40. Not without diagnostic device perfekt, because engine sets itself on dead, and calls after the workshop. Stepwise magnifying screw 1/2 to 3/4 revolution turn in and repeat until error no longer appears. Thus, the engine is set up at every take away from the gas below 65km/h again. Stop the throttle valve is set at me to approx. 750U/min, in order to switch off again under 990U/min, over again the engine runs empty. Diagnosis device the first time, if throttle flap is set as an enormous number of light.

By 2006 150000km engine of the Prius runs permanently in the stand despite full HV battery, air conditioning, heating and light. Fan HV battery cleaned, was hardly dirty. All 28 batteries measured normal values. throttle flap wiped off really wide fat edge, clogged the air gap, the electronics regulated the dirt out. With fabric flap and spirit removed the noticeable fat edge. After that at next crossing error throttle flap hangs open, only electrically 5km reversed spring stop somewhat adjusted gap about, 0.6mm with actuator, learned anew. Now the motor goes out far too often?

Hello together, someone here already has experience with the Prius Plug In?, I have now for three almost three months and am actually quite satisfied with it, my consumption is depending on the reloading possibility at 0.8 to 3.9 ltr. what I find absolutely ok, but what I do not really like is the Accu, which I have never been able to charge so fully that I could tell the ad that it is enough for 25km. At first it was times 22,8km but that is now becoming increasingly less, at the moment it is just 20,3km where the display after several hours of loading shows, I also have the feeling that the Accu gets empty faster and also charges itself less when rolling off the mountain, it was at the beginning still almost 3km where he has charged down my house mountain so now it is not 2km anymore, has the problem already someone with a Prius Plug In?, in my workshop they also do not know any advice, a mechanic meant it could be at the outside temperature, the best would be around 20°C, and that we have now approx.

Good morning, we thought for a long time which vehicle will be our next family car. I keep my diesel driver and my dear wife is supposed to exchange her little flicker for something bigger. What was important to us automatic and low consumption therefore we came to the Toyota hybrid family. I guess the driving profile is not so great for a hybrid, it is about 20,000km a year to drive and about 15,000km of it on highways. The speed on the highway is usually not higher than 120km/h. Now we ask whether you can access this driving profile super to the hybrid or whether the consumption is too high, I guess the Prius is then better suited by the two candidates for the highway?