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Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by サイバーパンク, Oct 27, 2010.

  1. サイバーパンク

    サイバーパンク New Member

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    Hi all,

    Just became the proud owner of a brand new (6 miles!) 2010 Prius IV w/solar/nav in Winter Gray Metallic. Since I'm unabashedly nerdy, I simply can't stop pushing the display buttons non-stop to watch the little pseudo 3D holo light show on the dash.

    Now would probably be a good time to start searching threads for button replacement. Oy.

    -Eric
     
    #1 サイバーパンク, Oct 27, 2010
  2. usbseawolf2000

    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    Welcome and congrats! Do you mind telling us why you picked instead of other choices?
     
    #2 usbseawolf2000, Oct 27, 2010
  3. サイバーパンク

    サイバーパンク New Member

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    I won't lie, the 0% APR 0% down promo for a year-end model certainly helped. As far as other hybrid choices, I didn't think any others come close to the Prius. Plus, it'll be a long time before we get sexy-but-not-zillion-dollar-sporty-hybrids. I'm an mpg first, tech second, green third type person.

    I also believe that buying a Toyota after major drama is a good thing, kinda like flying after a plane crash. All eyes on deck.
     
    #3 サイバーパンク, Oct 27, 2010
  4. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Hi Cyberpunk and :welcome: to PriusChat!

    lol... well touching it lightly has the same effect.. so you don't wear out the button ;)
     
    #4 Tideland Prius, Oct 28, 2010
  5. Rae Vynn

    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    Ain't Google wonderful ;)
     
    #5 Rae Vynn, Oct 29, 2010
  6. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    lol.. actually I used this cheat sheet that my friend sent to me. It has all the Japanese katakana characters and sounds =). That's how I translated toyota.jp to give you guys the Prius Features & Specs for Japan (although I realise most of you will probably just see rectangles cause you don't have an asian language support installed in Windows or Mac)
     
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  7. KK6PD

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    Welcome to the group!!!
     
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    Solar? In Camas, Washington? Let us know how that works out.
     
    #8 Cactuscoug, Oct 29, 2010
  9. don_chuwish

    don_chuwish Well Seasoned Member

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    Portland, OR area actually does pretty well. Saw a presentation a while back that showed only the farthest NW area of OR (Astoria) as significantly hindered for solar gain.

    - D
     
    #9 don_chuwish, Oct 29, 2010
  10. サイバーパンク

    サイバーパンク New Member

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    We're no Seattle! :D
     
    #10 サイバーパンク, Oct 31, 2010
  11. macmaster05

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    So サイバーパンク, are you going to be are liaison for everything from Japan?
     
    #11 macmaster05, Oct 31, 2010
  12. fuzzy1

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    Even Seattle gets better insolation than Germany, which is far ahead of us in actually applying solar power.
     
    #12 fuzzy1, Oct 31, 2010
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