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ChapmanF replied to the thread Who said Prius looks awful?.
I liked the look of the original gen 1 sedan right away. I didn't like the gen 2 right away, and said it looked like a speed bump. It...
May 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread No immobilizer chip in FOB.
Yeah, the "standard" and "professional diagnostic" subscriptions are offered to all comers whose money is green, but the "security...
May 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread No immobilizer chip in FOB.
I always thought those little immobilizer chips were managed the same way as original TPMS transmitters: you don't 'burn' anything into...
May 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread The New Repair For Toyota Prius Hybrid Batteries May Be Lithium-Ion.
Post #16 looks like the kind with just enough ersatz conversation/just-asking energy to sneak in a link to a commercial site. I'll make...
May 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
Plus, it'll never be more than half a dollar, unless you round like IRS.
May 10, 2026 at 5:50 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Low voltage under backseat connected any way to HV system?.
Also, which code would give us more to go on than "throwing a code".
May 9, 2026 at 10:47 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Rotate ICE by hand - no tools, hypothetically.
I have a lot more faith in the laws of physics than I have in everybody who 'splains them to me.
May 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread First engine light on my 2015 Prius V.
Always better to tell us the actual code rather than a description. Easy to look up the right code and get the details. Harder working...
May 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread 2008 Red triangle.
P0A0D can also be about cover interlocks on the inverter, possibly disturbed for access to the HEV fuse mentioned in the OP. At least,...
May 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Rotate ICE by hand - no tools, hypothetically.
MG1 gives it a pretty powerful crank though.
May 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Hmm. I wonder if Putin "was extremely strong and powerful in his denial" such that there was no choice but to believe him....
May 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Rotate ICE by hand - no tools, hypothetically.
With the chain in place, it feels like a sewing machine when you're sewing something.
May 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
So, a pressure-treated 4✕4 or the like?
May 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
My 2023 federal tax return requested a refund ending in 84 cents. I got a check for the next lower whole dollar. My 2024 return...
May 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Just need to vent....
What kind of post, and what made it sway?
May 9, 2026 at 9:29 AM