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  1. Sergio180sx

    Sergio180sx Junior Member

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    Hey guys I'm new to the Prius scene and never thought I would ever buy one but here I am haha. I've got to say that I'm really happy and impressed with my 2nd gen. Picked it up for $3,500 with 143,000 miles, brought it home and claybared, buffed, and steam cleaned the engine bay today.
     

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  2. JC91006

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    Clean title? Looks sharp. Steam cleaning a hybrid might be a bit risky
     
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  3. Sergio180sx

    Sergio180sx Junior Member

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    Unfortunately salvaged, but thankyou! thought about it after but everything worked out great. Car drives amazing and did the reverse beeping mod already lol
     
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    JC91006 is right though. Mixing steam with HV electric circuitry is tempting Providence IMHO. :eek:
     
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  5. WilDavis

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    Welcome to PriusChat! You will find all you are ever likely to need to know about your Prius here in PriusChat, but as I always tell newbies, take care! …PriusChat can be habit-forming! From your pics, your Prius looks in great shape! Looks like you got a good deal! (…I love the colour, BTW! (…cries of "No shit! Sherlock?"))
     
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  6. Sergio180sx

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    I appreciate the feedback and now know not to ever steam clean a hybrid. I'm shopping for rims now and it's so hard because I'm used to running supper lower offsets and wide wheels and with our Priuses I'm stuck in the higher offsets, maybe a 8.5 width and I believe that pushing it right?
     
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  7. Aaron Vitolins

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    Steam cleaning a prius is fine, just as long as you're not running the garden hose under the hood full blast. Seriously guys! Telling him not to steam clean a prius sounds like something one of us would have said back in the early 2000s not really knowing about these cars.
     
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    Aaron Vitolins Senior Member

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    Congratulations on your new ride! It looks great, you did an awesome job cleaning it up! Looks new
     
    #8 Aaron Vitolins, Mar 5, 2018
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    Thanks Aaron!
     
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  11. Sergio180sx

    Sergio180sx Junior Member

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    New old school wheels guys going to send them out to powdercoat gloss black this week.
    Advan RCll's
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