Newbie to Forum

[tntna]

Your forum, welcome.

We bought a new 05 tonight! Salsa Red. ops: Six hours away from us. Closed tomorrow. :cry: Have to work Monday. :x Have to work on Tuesday :cussing: Vacation on Weds!! :mrgreen: Greyhound bus trip at 4:30am. :guns:

I've read a lot of the messages on the forum. Some of you are plain crazy. I'll likely fit in. Now I just have to get an EV button. 8)

[Tideland Prius]

Congrats! :multi:

[tntna]

Thanks it's great to be here. (I just wanted to check the sig line)

[efusco]

Uh Oh, looks like Mybrid's got a challenger for the "Emoticon Abuser" title!!

Welcome Thomas

[tntna]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco\";p=\"51835)</div>

Uh Oh, looks like Mybrid's got a challenger for the \"Emoticon Abuser\" title!!

Welcome Thomas
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Thanks! I'm not an emoticon abuser... got caught up in the moment and all those smiley thingys described how I felt just right like. :wink:

[Charles Suitt]

CONGRATS...!!! What joys lie ahead for you..!!!

I'm a little afraid of the EV button and plan to avoid that modification for fear I could damage the traction (High Voltage) battery.

[BobA]

tntna, CONGRATS... welcome to the owners side... don't worry it'll be worth the wait...take it from all of us, who have gone thru that process..

here are 10 points to get you on your way... have a wonderful bus trip...

Bob Andersen

[hdrygas]

I know your pain. :cry: I got my car 600 miles away and had to wait 2 weeks until I had enough time to go to Helena MT and drive back. I also spent some time with my son who goes to school there and did some fishing on the mighty MO. The wait was hell. :evil2: :evil2: but I survived and grew. :multi: You will get through this. Cold showers help. Long exhausting runs. Wine is good, Scotch is better. Down load the owners manual from the Toyota Tech site and commit it to memory. One last word of advice turn off the display on your drive home I almost lost it in McDonald pass looking at the display and not the road. The proverbial cliff on one side and a drop on the other. So turn it off and live. Congratulations :P

[tntna]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hdrygas\";p=\"51851)</div>

I know your pain. :cry: I got my car 600 miles away and had to wait 2 weeks until I had enough time to go to Helena MT and drive back.  I also spent some time with my son who goes to school there and did some fishing on the mighty MO.  The wait was hell.  :evil2:    :evil2: but I survived and grew.  :multi:   You will get through this. Cold showers help.  Long exhausting runs. Wine is good, Scotch is better. Down load the owners manual from the Toyota Tech site and commit it to memory.  One last word of advice turn off the display on your drive home I almost lost it in McDonald pass looking at the display and not the road.  The proverbial cliff on one side and a drop on the other.  So turn it off and live.  Congratulations  :P
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I'm going to use Nyquil to sleep at night. I almost bought from WA and had it transported but I got a little concerned about if the car arrived damaged who would accept liability. The dealer could always blame the transport co and they could blame the dealer. In any case, 12 hours on the road Weds will be the fun part. We already have one Prius so I'm used to the display. However, the 2001 doesn't have navigation... I'm going blind and trusting the nav computer to get me home. Might take weeks.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Charles Suitt\";p=\"51842)</div>

CONGRATS...!!!  What joys lie ahead for you..!!!

I'm a little afraid of the EV button and plan to avoid that modification for fear I could damage the traction (High Voltage) battery.
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Not to turn this into an unintentional EV Button thread, but I haven't read anyone having problems with the installation. Maybe I'll look around a little more to see if I can find horror stories, but I'll likely not get around to that little button for a year or so.

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here are 10 points to get you on your way... have a wonderful bus trip...
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THANKS! as long as the bus driver doesn't have a heart attack all should be ok.

[efusco]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tntna\";p=\"51856)</div>

Not to turn this into an unintentional EV Button thread, but I haven't read anyone having problems with the installation. Maybe I'll look around a little more to see if I can find horror stories, but I'll likely not get around to that little button for a year or so.
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I've heard all the problems with getting it installed and working properly, but no problems with the vehicle after install at all.

I'll bet you 200 points you can't wait a full year to put your button in if you're already intigued.