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Buying US Prius III Help wanted

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by peter0310, Oct 15, 2010.

  1. peter0310

    peter0310 New Member

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    Hi i am Peter from Germany, i have a great offer for a prius III, but it is an US Version, so i don`t know the difference between EU and US Version, can someone tell me.

    regards
    Peter
     
    #1 peter0310, Oct 15, 2010
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    thx for the overview, but there are still some probs, i heared that the front disks are different, even the rear brakes, there is a bubble in the tank in us and a boiler in the cooling system, so i ask me if an eu exhaust would fitt if ever need one

    does anybody know if it is possible to switch between km/h and mph
     
    #3 peter0310, Oct 16, 2010
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    I can't speak to EU Priuses at all, but starting with the 2010 (3rd gen), even the US got 4 wheel disc brakes. On the 2nd gen (04-09), we only got rear drums. The bladder fuel tank that was on the 2nd gen is gone on the 3rd gen.

    I don't know what you mean by "boiler in the cooling system".

    There should be a button to switch between km/h and mph. However, I don't think any of the other indicators will change to metric. (That was that way it was on the 2nd gen.)
     
    #4 cwerdna, Oct 16, 2010
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    The basic European model does not have a mile / klm switch button.
     
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    AFAIK the US model doesn't have the HUD
     
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  7. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    The US version does not have side marker lights on the fender and the FM radio will receive half of the frequencies. Only the speedometer can be changed to kph.
     
    #7 JimN, Oct 18, 2010
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    The US model can switch between miles to kilometers.
     
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    As JimN said above, only on the speedometer.

    It's frustrating because my wife is Japanese and she is constantly b1tching about not seeing any of the measurements in metric, only the speed on the speedo.
     
    #9 docsnavely, Oct 18, 2010
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