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Old thread resurrection to add a piece of info. If you do not connect a battery tender to the 12 volt battery, you can follow this recipe every...
My Auris HSD (same as 3rd gen prius) in Greece has the 17" wheels just like the prius, see photo below. I am long overdue to replace the...
I haven't changed oil yet :cautious: I am actually considering what to use, I have been using 0w20 which is the recommended weight per the car's...
The maintainer I use for my 12v is rated at 0.8 A. Considering the battery lasted 7 years I'd say 0.8 Indeed my 7 year old 12v battery would...
I read about stabilizers from the article Johnny posted, it seems that most old gas problems may have to do with the ethanol in the gas. So if...
Gas stations Greece dispense 100% petrol. Blending with any ethanol is considered fraud, and there is no Ethanol label on the pump like there is...
You can be gentle by paying attention to the Hybrid System Indicator (HSI) and trying to stay within the ECO area, most of the time. I'm not...
I'd like to add that I have found the CTEK XS 0.8 ( XS 0.8 ) to work well. Eventually, after 7 years, my OEM 12v battery became too weak to...
I don't know what happens at 200,000km but my first-hand experience tells me the NiMH HV battery is very very very robust. At 16 months of...
I considered it but I have no experience with stabilizers. Do they work?
I bought it used in 2014 with about 25,000km, and it's now at 42,000km.
I have a 2010 Toyota Auris Hybrid as my vacation vehicle in Greece, which is the exact same platform as the 3rd gen Prius. The car sits for long...
My German market Auris hybrid came from the factory with Michelin Primacy HP 215 45R17 87W 6 years and 41k km later, they look pretty darn good....
I used 10mm and 12mm wrenches and had the 12v battery out in under 5 minutes. It took me an additional 15 minutes to figure out how to open the...
I'm going to leave my Auris (same as 3rd gen Prius) in Europe parked for 3-5 months, and unfortunately there is no plug nearby for my ctek battery...
I bought Mobil 1 0w20 and had the dealer use that during my 35k km service. They advised against it saying 0w30 is what Toyota Greece recommends....
[ATTACH] I'm happy to report that this little 12v 0.8A charger worked beautifully to maintain my Auris' 12v battery for the 11 months the car...
Photovoltaic paint already exists, at some point we will see it on cars :) maybe sooner than we think! Just like regen braking, it will contribute...
Simpler: just monitor the HSI and whenever it's below midpoint, avoid running the ICE by either gliding or using electricity. This gives me...
Duh, if I am in Europe, my cars in the USA better not be driven regularly!
