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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Flying White Dutchman, Dec 29, 2007.

  1. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    Hello

    i just made a account on priuschat
    because i want to buy a prius in 2008
    and the main goal is to make it more fuel efficient.

    things like adding a bat. pack and turbo

    so i am looking for a 2004-5 prius now
    also thinking about importing one from the us because of the low dollar to euro for us europeans.
    i am wondering if anyone now if the mpg/mph can be changed to km/l and kmh
     
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    Yes, you can change the Mph to Km/h no problem. Flick of a switch. Same with the MFD.

    Interesting thought. If you got a Prius for 18k, that would run you around 12k in Euro's..... Freight.... I would guess, around 2k.... Might be a winning proposition.

    Not sure how easy it is to register a vehicle in Europe under these circumstances. I don't know where you live, but I imagine that the country you're from is going to want to get some tax benefit out of it....
     
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  3. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    flick off a switch?

    i am looking al over internet for this info and can not find it?

    what must i do to switch this?
    some hidden menu you can tell me about?
     
    #3 Flying White Dutchman, Dec 29, 2007
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    The Tramp Italian Prius Expert

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    This will be a "mission Impossible". The US car is not homologuated for European use.

    You will have to change lights, add fog-lights, change the speedo (EU cars must have a 5% optimism) and pass all the tests.

    There are EU companies that will do all the hastle for you, but the service will cost over 5000 €.

    Think: the Camry Hybrid is 24.000 $, in germany you can have one for 37.000 €.
     
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  5. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    ok buth this is not because of the changes needing to be made.

    there are a lot of tax reasons wy cars in europe are lot more exp.
     
    #5 Flying White Dutchman, Dec 29, 2007
  6. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    That's only on the US/Canadian cars. The European ones have a rheostat in lieu of our km/h-mph button.
     
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    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    ok
    most importend
    when i import a prius from us or canada there is a switch to put in from mph to kmh?

    and when you import e prius from europe to usa then you have a problem

    in my case from us to eu .. there is no problem?

    anyone a picture of this switch?
     
    #7 Flying White Dutchman, Dec 29, 2007
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Yeah we have the switch, so it's not a problem. It's just that small button next to the hazard light button next to the clock. (or in other words, next to the ODO/Trip ODO button on your European-spec car).
     
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  9. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    ok
    thx
    only will this also make the mph go to kmh? on the spedo?

    looked it up on internet
    funny that i looked over this.

    US
    version
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    #9 Flying White Dutchman, Dec 29, 2007
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    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    eu version

    [​IMG]
     
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    Yes, speedo only. The odometer will read in the units it came in for that country (miles for US, kilometres for Canada).
     
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    Also the fuel economy will stay in mpg, it doesn't switch to l/100km or even km/l (Japanese style I think). So a Canadian Prius would probably be better than a U.S. one. There are some used Prius in Europe, I would think it would be easier to find one there. I haven't heard of a turbo option for the Prius. Extended battery packs (for PHEV) are still experimental, not available for consumers in the U.S. yet, but I think there's a place in England that might be doing that.
     
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