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pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Most of us would have preferred that when the the US "did something" that it was well planned, well executed, well coordinated with our...
Jun 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
There is a joke to be found in there somewhere about rational vs. irrational but I'm just not seeing it at the moment. My wife just...
Jun 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Actual MPG vs. car's estimate, informative?.
Rolling back odometers for a sale would typically be a big jump, like claiming a car with 280k is only 120k. The accuracy of the...
Jun 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Actual MPG vs. car's estimate, informative?.
Illegal to tamper with one. 49 USC Ch. 327: ODOMETERS Read that though and you will not find a numeric value for how accurate the...
Jun 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Since very little in each is "common" no matter where you go on the planet. The "sense" part is slightly more global because the laws...
Jun 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Prices near me were down about $0.40. Perhaps related to the recent "peace deal" (AKA "peace memorandum" AKA "peace memo" with Iran...
Jun 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Actual MPG vs. car's estimate, informative?.
Agreed on all of that. I was mostly wondering if the two values could be used to detect a problem. I'm going to make up an example...
Jun 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM -
pasadena_commut posted a new thread.
Actual MPG vs. car's estimate, informative?
It is well established that the car's cumulative MPG display is optimistic. (Car mpg displays tend to be pretty uniformly optimistic,...
Forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Jun 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gen 2 Prius: Water in trunk -> U0293 code. Radiator fans run at max speed, ICE starts for 15s.
Or installing replacements plugs which are flat on the inside but resemble the drain outlets that Honda uses, or at least used to use,...
Jun 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Gen 2 Prius: Water in trunk -> U0293 code. Radiator fans run at max speed, ICE starts for 15s.
Why was the trunk flooded? Did it rain heavily or was the car at least partially submerged? In the former case it is probably the...
Jun 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread 2004 Prius Check engine light on. EVAP P0446.
Right now (expiring 6/22) Toyota has 20% off parts. The list price for 90910-12274 (I think this part) is $141.87 but at Puente Hills...
Jun 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Lots of lights.
Regarding the pack, what, exactly, is the manufacturer's description of the battery and how much did it cost? Regarding the ticking,...
Jun 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Lots of lights.
My bad, didn't read the entire first post to the point where the OP mentioned the oil warning light. The light wasn't in any of the...
Jun 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Lots of lights.
That could be a pack problem, but as others have pointed out, you need to read the codes to be sure, and that must be done with an OBD2...
Jun 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
That and the oil companies frequently take refineries off line "for unscheduled repairs" (several of them, at the same time), which...
Jun 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM