liner33 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 No its basic white . no way I was going to get a metallic on her car ! The 370z is a pearl and its a pain to touch up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 No its basic white . no way I was going to get a metallic on her car ! The 370z is a pearl and its a pain to touch up Ahh ok, prob a wise decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Well in deed...... He know his wife well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Well its one year on already Its just been for its first service , it would have been £160 but we got 3 years maintenance thrown in when we bought. Thats oil and filter and a hybrid system check ie plugged into a machine oh and a wash Wife still loves it , she and I have done 9400 miles this year , low for us but reflective of the fact my wife is now working in the US two out of four weeks most of the time Nothing has gone wrong , no issues at all , its still doing low 50's to the gallon even this time of year so far so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Sounds good Have you changed your driving style or still treating it like a normal petrol? I have been reading so much about driving hybrids and the lengths people go to just to squeeze a few more mpg out of it! What's the best mpg you've got to a tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Every time I've driven the Prius it does suck you into the game of trying hard not to let the engine fire up - so frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Sounds good Have you changed your driving style or still treating it like a normal petrol? I have been reading so much about driving hybrids and the lengths people go to just to squeeze a few more mpg out of it! What's the best mpg you've got to a tank? We just drive it , dont really worry about the consumption that was never the draw of the car for the wife really , i think the best is about 58mpg but its does 50% of its time on the motorway at 70-80mph , not ideal for economy We have had trip readings into the 70's a few times , how accurate they are i dont know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 It was very much overdue to a good clean, last polished shortly after we got it in Mar 2015 and last waxed then as well , although I have been using Envy's FA for a few months and that does help keep it nice Needed a polish due to the scratches from the bushes as they wife drives home down country lanes , cleans up ok though , the best thing about detailing a Prius is how easy the wheels are to clean thanks to regen braking Should earn me some brownie points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looks good I know what you mean about scratches from country lanes, the Accord has loads and on black that's not a good look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looks new which is on par for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Every time I've driven the Prius it does suck you into the game of trying hard not to let the engine fire up - so frustrating! . . . . . and (on the standard hybrid) pretty much a waste of effort, because you almost always have to burn petrol to re-charge the battery. Just drive it in normal, economic style and the computer will do an excellent job of reducing waste energy. If you have the plug-in version and are doing journeys that are shorter than the battery range, it's a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Well the Prius broke down, the 12v battery failed totally , never seen anything like it , managed to jump start it and get it running , switch it off and the battery dropped down from 14.8v to 4v within 30 seconds or so Had to get it recovered to Toyota for £100 for the battery to be replaced under warranty and the carbon canister to be replaced under recall Toyota only give you 1 years breakdown cover unlike many manufactures. SWMBO is very put out by the whole experience and the total lack of support from Toyota , thinking they have missed out as we were thinking of replacing it at the end of this year with a new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Oh dear that's not good.... I didn't think you could jump the lithium battery anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 no the little 12v one in the boot , basically operates all the conventional stuff , whilst I think the main battery actually starts the car , the car wont start without this little one either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Well if the big battery is done under warranty that's a result but it doesn't install much confidence for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Wow, I've not really heard of them failing just going flat when parked for a long time. How did you jump start it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 There is a port under the bonnet for the + lead and you connect the - to the engine block , its in the handbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 There is a port under the bonnet for the + lead and you connect the - to the engine block , its in the handbook Thanks, I didn't get a handbook! I have downloaded it though so need to print those pages off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 The fuse box behind the battery has a little flap that you flick over to reveal the positive point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Well its three years over ownership , we have done around 26,000 miles and its been ok apart from the battery which was done under warranty in the end and we got some goodwill out of them to cover the recovery Battery went flat again recent but that was out fault we left the interior light on So the PCP was at an end and the balloon payment is £9800 i think so we are going to keep it , I get the feeling that this March has been a bad one for car sales so there might be some really good deals in the summer but either way there is no downside to keeping it for another year or two Front tyres have about 4 mm left so I'll change them in 4-5k I think so that will be 31000-32000 miles out of a set of fronts , the rears are barely worn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Seems like a keeper to me and given the build is reletivally new it has been problem free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Wow, what tyres do you have fitted to get that many miles? I might have to try them on the Lexus! What mpg have you been getting? We're averaging 48mpg since we got the car but aren't exactly careful about how we drive it so I've been really impressed with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Wow, what tyres do you have fitted to get that many miles? I might have to try them on the Lexus! What mpg have you been getting? We're averaging 48mpg since we got the car but aren't exactly careful about how we drive it so I've been really impressed with that. We get 54-55mpg on average but like you we arent careful we just drive it , I think the stock tyres are Bridgestones eco something but I'll take a look at some point , it has the 17" option wheels which cost a bit of economy apparently I did a trip to Manchester last year and we got 68.7mpg according to the computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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