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Tom, The WRg2's will be much better on ice and snow than the MXV4+ ever were. My WRs (aggressive tread on both edges, so a little better in snow...
I had the "squeak" (my dear wife complained about it first) and went to the dealer (long out of warranty) and asked for a $39 "Brake inspection"...
Not a bad description. The only thing I would add is that theses days cars have TPMS sensors and they sometimes are part of the valve stem. A...
My experience with MXV4+ "Energy Saving" Michelins (185/65HR15) was that they were good tires. They went 55k miles (versus 44.5k for the GY...
You should not worry about the batteries in general, just drive your Prius. The Traction battery (200v, 6.5 AH) is maintained between 40% and...
Or you can get a battery for a lower price from: http://www.elearnaid.com/12vobaforpr2.html Or for the newer Prius Model: 12 Volt (12v) Toyota...
Richard, 12.6 seems a little optimistic for our little 12v batteries (maybe when using a meter directly at the battery?). Mine has run at about...
Your problem is that a Prius must warm up before it can get good MPG (especially in cold weather). All cars get poor MPG in the winter, but it is...
Coot, There was a period of poor quality in some Optima models causing Optima to discontinue those models for a while. I believe that the...
You should try to get Low Rolling Resistance (LRR) tires or your MPG will suffer The smaller tires will make your speedo, odo and MPG readings all...
The Nokian WRg2's are indeed fine tires. I have the older (and a little more aggressive so better in snow but a little noisier) WR's. They do...
Dominic, Don't go over the sidewall MAX cold rating! This is a safety issue. I run my tires at 42/40 PSI even though the Nokian WRs have a 51...
Yes Bob you are confused. Yes, but there is a DC-DC converter that maintains the charge of the 12v battery that can safely deliver about 100 amps...
Listen to the good doctor. The 12v battery takes a while to charge back up using the "constant voltage" charging method in your Prius so just...
The Nokian WRg2's are great tires (The older WRs are even better on snow, but a bit noisier). They actually will get better MPG than the Goodyear...
The first link (priups) does tie into the 200 volt NiMh Traction battery. He found a commercial UPS that internally used a 200 volt battery and...
First, for a full discussion of the limits of using the traction battery directly see: PriUPS-getting electricity FROM your hybrid vehicle You...
I also had a Ford (1991 Probe) and the 3EAT auto tranny failed. I looked into the history and this transmission often failed at 60 to 75 thousand...
They don't seem to care if your tranny fails after 100,000 miles but you (and I) do. This is one that Toyota seems to miss as they only mention...
Yes, all of these items are bogus (I also use a full synthetic oils each 5,000 miles). You need to consider changing out the ATF (Toyota Type WS...
