I think we need a Prius expert

[jamarimutt]

Several members of this forum are very knowledgeable and are a great asset for the rest of us, but even they sometimes guess on some issues concerning our unusual car. Since this forum greatly benefits Toyota, could the forum's administrators contact Toyota about the possibility of having one of their engineers connect to the forum regularly and help with the more difficult questions? The person does not need to participate frequently; it would be enough to jump in when it's clear that no one knows the answer to a question or when misleading statements are made.

[V8Cobrakid]

We already have moderators.. and admins.. so on.. we should be able to vote to get a small group of people who know a lot.. and give them a prius expert title or something. They can talk about stuff when someone doesn't know it.. i'm sure one of them knows.. or.. they can look it up pretty quickly. I would say a half a dozen people or so.. if we can find that many people who would want the title and want to be part of an the expert group. They would be more noticable to us too. These guys would be some of the people currently creating mods.. doing little test. People who actualy know the prius from an electrical standpoint.

[Frank Hudon]

you know the definition of "expert" don't you

X the unknown in an equation
and a spurt is just a drip under pressure.

[V8Cobrakid]

If you can find a real expert that will agree to come to the forms and help with questions ( with a small group of our best priuschat members could do) then congrats... but.. i would find it more likely that if we do have a group of "experts" then it would most likely be them contactacing the real experts for questions.. which they already do

So basically.. it's a way of organizing the board. Advice always flows in that direction.. we might as well put it in order by making an advanced group.

[hdrygas]

Toyota may or may not monitor this board. I would imagine they do, but they would not acknowledge that just on legal grounds. If they are smart they are around to pick up on problems.

[john1701a]

Originally posted by jamarimutt
... having one of their engineers connect to the forum regularly...

4 years ago, we had exactly that!

Both the person ultimately in charge of US rollout and the head engineer answered questions for us.

They ended up stepping down when we became informed enough to run the show ourselves. It also relieved them of any liability. They had trade secrets they were unsure whether or not they could share... yet. Obviously, much of that has since been "declassified" due to the hybrid market changing. They also couldn't answer any of the questions we wanted to know the most about: modifications & aftermarket upgrades.

In short, don't plan on it.

The combined knowledge we have here is your greatest resource.

[V8Cobrakid]

exactly.. which is why i say we should have our own group of experianced people. These would be the people who we ask question anyways.. but they would have the privilage of a given rank i guess... maybe i'm explaining it bad

[efusco]

Originally posted by Frank Hudon
you know the definition of \"expert\" don't you

X the unknown in an equation
and a spurt is just a drip under pressure.

The defininition of "Expert" that I like most is:

Someone from more than 50 miles away...with slides!!!

[jfschultz]

Originally posted by Frank Hudon
you know the definition of \"expert\" don't you

X the unknown in an equation
and a spurt is just a drip under pressure.

No not X, it is ex as in has been. A has ben drip under pressure.

[hdrygas]

Originally posted by efusco+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco)</div>

The defininition of "Expert" that I like most is:

Someone from more than 50 miles away...with slides!!![/b]

Yo Dude everyone knows it is 60 miles, and every one in the audience falls asleep 5 min. after the lecture starts! How long have you been doing CME anyway?