HI Bisco. So because I'm busy and a super planner. IF the day comes in the next 2 years where my GEN 2 gets totalled and I need a car in a hurry and cant get a BEV I might have to get a PIP. what is the last year of the Gen 3? 2013? I know Gen 4 it became a Prius Prime. and instead of spending 26K on that I'd rather spent 36K and buy a Bolt. So If I do buy a quick PIP with a 19K budget what would you buy?
gen 3 is 2010-2015, but pip is 2012 - 2015. then i think there was another delay, and prime came out after gen4. i would buy the lowest mile pip i could find, because they have the same egr/head gasket, inverter and brake actuator issues as all gen 3's. if you can find a late 14 or 15, the pistons and rings were updated, which is a help.
no. I thought I recalled somewhere that you might have ordered one. My memory must be fuzzy. No worries. I'm stilll researching federal and state tax credits for the 2022 and 2023 years. Some states offer more perks then others.
Hi bisco! Do you have any suggestions for an inexpensive cat converter brand for my gen 2? Ours was stolen, as you saw on my thread about it all. I've tried the search engine here, but some product links no longer work, and some cat's had bad reviews on Amazon or Ebay (they don't work after a few months, etc.). We're in VA, so no restrictions like CA has. Thanks for any help! Roger
Our 2004 Prius is exempt from emissions requirements. The safety inspection does not have a bar to meet for converters either. Our 2008 Prius just went through safety and passed w/ an aftermarket converter (idk what brand it is).
Update - I'm getting the Yita Motor cat, recommended by TMR-JWAP, who apparently has put a number of them in. I'm sure I sound silly, but I am very excited to have found one that I can be confident will do the job! Thank you for your help and for listening; it's been a big PITA for me, with having to get up to speed on the whole issue. Cheers, Roger
@bisco I scanned a Prius a d it came up with c1203 code. What do you think could be the issue. The abs light is on. The break is very had to depress and the brake is not working well. Hope to hear from you soon
Hi Bisco, You had given some answers previously regarding the engine failure on a 2012 Prius V in the Seattle area. The car had the cold soak rattle a handful of times from 1/17 to 9/19 when the engine finally threw a rod. The head gasket leak wasn't diagnosed until late in 2018. I watched the videos from Gasket Masters on the cold soak rattle. Do you have an idea why the symptoms might be so infrequent.
the cold soak rattle is kind of generic. it can happen on startup in cars with a good head gasket. but it can also be a symptom of a headgasket beginning to deteriorate. you have to do immediate diagnosis to prevent possible damage
Hi bisco i just bought a 06 with 90k miles, do you know if the hybrid battery is still under warrnenty..Im new..sorry Thank You..For your help.Kevin.
that is my open EVSE project kit. back in the day, there was a guy selling parts and instructions for $400. which was considered cheap at the time.
Hi Bisco, do you know how i can get the title of the thread for the prius as a camper in blue like most of the other thread titles?
Hi! Someone mentioned that you were the downhill expert. Is there any place to figure out what the maximum coasting speed for a Prius (2006) would be at different hill grades? Specifically, at a 4% grade (moderately steep) and 6% grade (pretty steep). Thanks for anything you can give me-- even if to say that there isn't any such beast (place to find this info).
it looks like the rio will arrive in nj around the end of march. then i figger another 2 weeks to get to the bernardi in framingham. i was doing okay until i started seeing everyone getting theirs. all the best!
