FOR SALE - 07 Toyota Prius 800 miles

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cfmx @ Jul 31 2007, 03:53 PM) [snapback]488250[/snapback]</div>

Because I'm nosey, why do you need to get rid of it. I mostly ask because this is the second time this week I have seen an 07 prius for sale by an owner with less than 1000 miles on it.

 

Please don't take this the wrong way, but I think your uncle is an alarmist that knows NOTHING about the Prius.

Your kids are more likely to get cancer from the tailpipe emissions of the SUV you are probably going to replace the Prius with.

I would suggest you read THIS THREAD in its entirety.

Then if you're not convinced, sell your Prius...and your cell phone, TV, microwave oven, TIVO, VCR, laptop/computer, etc. Get rid of that iPod (please, send it to me) and sorry, no iPhone for you! Stay away from that photocopier at work. You see where I'm going with this?

Uncle is full of it. I'd suggest he put another layer of tin foil on his beanie.

EMF in the workplace.

 

Sorry the prius isn't going to work for you... have you considered sheilding the car seat, or the entire rear passenger area? A thin piece if steel (tin/aluminum/lead is not effective, it must be ferrous metal) sheetmetal is all it takes to block magenetic fields.

I share the OPs paranoia regarding EMF ... but I suggest further research.

The type of electricity, and if AC, it's frequency would have an effect on the type of field. Isn't the Prius running on DC? It is my understanding that DC does not have a buzz like AC, and thusly screws less with your nervious system. I could be wrong on this. Anyone?

Still, my one year old who is not allowed to watch ANY television sits in the center of the back seat, right over the battery.

I appreciate the posters concern for the health of his child, and I appreciate that he has weighed the mainstream sience against his gut. However... there are greater concerns. Check out your television, if it's a tube type TV, the cathode ray tube's electron gun is still aimed directly at the viewer, shielded or not, it's quite harmful... try upgrading to an LCD or Plasma for a more healthy alternative.

A larger concern for somomone concerned for the health of thier childern is this: organochlorides ... google it up... they are major bad news (science agrees on this) and they are EVERYWHERE. THey are generated by chlorine in tap water, in bleached paper products (diapers, anyone) and in massively high levels in swiming pools, and anywhere chlorine bleach has been used.

 

I agree with everyone else, what about everytime you walk in to a store and pass through the electronic frequency detector, or go in to almost every public building including most schools, restaurants, and recreation centers that are all wifi hot spots. I remember back in the 80's when I was a kid about hearing about how it was dangerous to be anywhere near a microwave while it was operating, in fact they used to put signs up in some stores and restaurants that said "microwave in use in this facility", 25 years later I have never ever heard of anyone actually having health side effects from the radiation.

I would be more concerned with the battery exploding from being overcharged and overheated then EMF and the fact is the Prius doesn't ever charge the battery to full capacity so the chances of that are probably about the same as your gas tank exploding in any everyday car. Which is far less then the fact that according to statistics over 50 % of americans will be involved in at least 1 severe car accident either as a driver or passenger in their lifetime.

I hope it works out for you though and some lucky new owner.

By the way it has also been proven that by breathing in fumes at the gas station while pumping your gas can be linked to causing brain cancer so make sure you hold your breath as you may need to pump a little more often.

 

Now, given the concern over the health of their children I have to wonder why the original poster didn't consult Uncle and Kid Dr. before purchasing a Prius. It's not like no one knew about the batteries or the motor in the car.

I'm afraid the more I read the lower my esteem for the OP goes.

Didn't read my link. Didn't do any homework.

So I'm downgrading to either Troll or really.......let's be polite and say ......grossly uninformed and easily swayed by the totally uninformed and hysterical anti-hybrid crowd (which would include Uncle and Dr. Baby.)

cfmx:
You're entitled to your opinion. Go ahead and sell your car. But don't try to convince any of us here about the evils of EMF and how the Prius is all going to give us (or our kids) cancer. Because we know what we're talking about. You obviously don't. You have formed your opinion. But we are informed of the facts.

 

Not to throw accusations around, but the broken English of the poster makes me suspicious that this might be a scam.

"Everyone is entitled to there option."
"Most likely we are just being over concern."
"We tented the windows"

I wouldn't be surprised if the "seller" were either a Nigerian who wants a check or personal information without selling anything, or someone peddling stolen/defective goods.

I only say this because I used to work for an e-commerce company and we had to watch out for this kind of fraud.

Quick overview of "advance fee" or 419 fraud:
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

 

I think you're being a bit paranoid! It's just some batteries. There are so many frequencies floating in the air now between WiFi, Cell Phone, Satellites, Microwaves, etc, it's no wonder everyone doesn't have brain cancer. The reason is, it's because it doesn't cause cancer.

I'd do some real research before you get rid of a car which gets 50MPG and cuts greenhouse gases by 50%, on throw $4-5K away! (yes, I average 50mpg with the AC on). Maybe call up NASA and the Jet Propolsion Labaratory for advice.

I have a 3 1/2 year old and a 18 month old. They don't drive in my car since I use it for work and my wife drives a van, the kids rid in it, but I wouldn't hesitate transporting my little ones in my car.

No one has gotten brain cancer from Cell Phones and they've been around since the mid 70's!

 

Whoever is concerned about EMF should be very very concerned about their hair dryers,
though you use it only briefly.
They emit much EMF and when they do, they are so close to your heads!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Boulder Bum @ Jul 31 2007, 11:43 PM) [snapback]488497[/snapback]</div>

custome seat covers?

Ridding in it?

"And since the Prius measured high where the car seats are he would say the same about the car." Since when? Where's the proof?

More likely Romania.

She knows the Prii in Sweden are shielded and didn't bother to do any research before buying this Prius in July? You'd think anyone that concerned would have done a little homework before such an expensive purchase. Total clueless before purchase, now an expert less than a month and 800 miles later?

And there was a recent poster that was offered a low mileage Prius for under $5,000. That turned out to be a scam. Wonder if the original scammer found us and decided to "sell" their Prius here.

BTW my favorite 419 site is Scam-o-Rama. Very amusing reading.

 

I would be happy to buy the used Prius, but since it is one of the high EMF models, I can only offer $18,000. Also, after tenting the windows, did that completely take care of the termite problems?

You might want to consider replacing it with a Hummer. They have Very Low EMF, and will last 2.5 times longer than a Prius as well.

Sorry, I guess I am still shook up today, because some of my friends and I were chatting about my Prius today at work, and they were asking me about the gas mileage. I said I had got 60 MPG one day, but my average was closer to 52 to 55. Then one of the other engineers popped out of his office to inform me that it was a well established fact that Prius cost more to operate than a Hummer when you consider the cost of all the materials, cost of labor, yada, yada , yada, so I told him that that report was proven found to be full of unsupported facts, but he would not accept it. Instead, he just kept saying, no, it is true, I red it in a magazine. Oh well.

 

Well, along with selling your Prius, I sincerly hope that you've only breastfed your babies, and that you NEVER give them any dairy products at all.
Also, that you are limiting their exposure to pesticide and herbicide residues (very carcigenic) by only feeding them certified organic produce and meat (if you allow meat. Meat is acidic, and cancer thrives in an acidic environment.)
Oh, and make sure that they are eating enough organic blueberries, every day.
No soda pop, ever. Between HFCS and artificial sweeteners, any pop is setting you up for metabolic disorder, a much higher incidence of diabetes, and possible colon cancer.
Are they getting enough vitamin D?