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Its been a whole year for my Prius C-3

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by Carrollights, Mar 14, 2013.

  1. Carrollights

    Carrollights Member

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    I've driven 34,000 miles,

    I'm averaging 54 mpg

    I had the car in the shop for oil changes/tire rotations only, no actual repairs

    I replaced all 4 tires at 32k miles for all-season radials, the car rides much quieter now

    The only "issue" is Being in the North East when I fill my so-called gas tank, actually its a bladder
    my gas gauge won't show all bars when full if its been below freezing temps for a few days
    but when it warms up, all bars are back. The dealer said it's a Prius Thing and its normal, and he preceded to tell me "not" to fill the tank when you have more than 3/4's full, to actually run the tank down to 1/4 then fill, not a problem with me I drive almost 140 miles a day

    the only thing I added to the car was a dashboard camera.
    I removed one of the rear headrests so I can see out the back window

    After the Entune update they system works well....for me...sorta
    I don't use the dashboard GPS any more, I use the waze app on my phone
    not a fan of open table (never used it) same with Movie Tickets and iHeartRadio is a waste

    I wish there was a way to configure for custom apps on Entune, I would love to see TuneIn instead of ifartradio, Pandora is okay if you want the cookie cutter versions of songs

    and the car still looks like new

    Am I happy after a year..... Yes
     
    #1 Carrollights, Mar 14, 2013
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    what phone holder do you use? i've been using the built-in navigation but i hate the display/colors/fonts it uses. i much prefer the maps on my iphone.
     
    #2 novasquid, Mar 14, 2013
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    nice update, thanks!
     
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  4. ztanos

    ztanos All-around Geek!

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    ... the prius c doesn't have a bladder...
     
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  5. JMD

    JMD 2012 Prius 4 Solar Roof

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    Nice write up. Curious what dash board camera you using and if you like it?
     
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  6. Carrollights

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    I'm just going with what the dealer said
     
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    #8 Carrollights, Mar 15, 2013
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    Fair enough, but in this case the dealer was wrong - the c does not have a bladder in the fuel tank.
     
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  10. ztanos

    ztanos All-around Geek!

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    Might want to look for a new dealer... I'm just kidding. Usually car salesmen only retain enough information to be dangerous to their customers. The gen 2 Prius had a bladder, but Toyota realized this wasn't a consistent design on the gas gauge and the customers were having issues figuring out how much gas they actually had. So with the Gen 3 they changed it back to a bladderless gas tank. The C and the V followed suit.
     
    #10 ztanos, Mar 16, 2013
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    After trying several holders and mounts, this is by far the best phone mount i have found; great product and great service. It's made by ProClip.
     

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    A question to the poster of this thread - Carrollights. Forgive me if I am getting too personal, but I was wondering what sort of job or social activity created 34,000 miles on your Prius C in just one year. I am a retired USAF pilot and have only 1,350 miles on my car for 9 months of driving. I appreciate your posting. It tells all us Prius C owners what a great car the Prius C is. That a lot of trouble free miles in a short period of time!
     
    #12 Phil 29 Palms CA, Jun 18, 2013
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    ufourya has 32,500 miles in 1 year 2 months: Stub (Toyota Prius C) | Fuelly
    The car is used as a delivery vehicle, and most of those miles are in the city.
     
    #13 minkus, Jun 19, 2013
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    What is the purpose of a dash cam? In case someone dings you and leaves?
     
    #14 PriusC-illa, Jun 19, 2013
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