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    Purchasing a Used GenII - At what point should I let miles be a primary concern?

    That totally helps, thanks! These Gen II's move like hotcakes when they're in good shape. Two of the three I was going to look at this morning...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 25, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Purchasing a Used GenII - At what point should I let miles be a primary concern?

    Ah Hah! Thanks for the input. The 245k vehicle is probably out then. (I'm not sad about that) I'll be looking at a 2006 base model with 137k on...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 24, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Purchasing a Used GenII - At what point should I let miles be a primary concern?

    One is an 04 with 245k, new battery (1 year warranty -- I assume it's a rebuilt) Should this be setting off alarm bells?
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 24, 2015 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Purchasing a Used GenII - At what point should I let miles be a primary concern?

    Repairing my Gen 1 would cost half of the price of buying a used Gen II with higher mileage. So here I am. I have a few options right now -- all...
    Thread by: bryanv, Jun 24, 2015, 9 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    So the car had a bad power steering unit, a master cylinder acting up, and an unknown problem in the HV system. Power Steering unit: I've been...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 24, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    It's a different page from what you're quoting in my manual, but it's really close. Looks like I'll need a megger to fish this out? *sigh*...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 24, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    30 minutes... no extra lights on the dash... Is it bad I was kinda hoping it would be the internal battery corrosion thing? Started the engine...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    Well, that makes a lot more sense. :-) Ok, running that test now... All DTC's cleared, Key is 'ON', engine not 'Ready', charger in the trunk.
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    What's the battery charger for? Are you suggesting putting a charger on the aux battery during the test?
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    Avi, thank you for the input. I've read nearly every post from luscious on the HV system over the last nine months. That's always been my biggest...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    The service history from Toyota said they did, but that it was intermittent and couldn't be reproduced. I took it to a dealership right after I...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    MVCI Cable arrived this afternoon. I'm sitting in the car as I type this up. DTC codes present... Hybrid Control: (Current & Historical)...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    Absolutely. I don't want to give the impression that I'm ungrateful here. There's 53k of these that were sold in the states, and in the last year...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 22, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion
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    It finally happened. Red Triangle of Death.

    I'm going to voice some general frustration here, because I feel like there's a tribal knowledge that just isn't well documented for newbs to the...
    Post by: bryanv, Jun 22, 2015 in forum: Generation 1 Prius Discussion