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New to Prius, 2011 owner

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by thesatanicmechanic, Nov 28, 2016.

  1. thesatanicmechanic

    thesatanicmechanic New Member

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    Hello forum. My family is new to the Prius game, have a garnet '11 in pretty low spec, but we are enjoying it immensely. The seats are uncomfortable, the interior is a bit buzzy, but my wife & I enjoy the fuel economy. Purchased it second hand from a reputable specialist in our town.

    I'm a mechanic specializing in ancient german autos myself. Always told customers that complained about Teutonic idiosyncrasies to buy a Toyota. Well, the Mrs. complained enough about feeding the last BMW premium fuel and buying expensive tires that I just went and bought the Prius.

    Currently waiting for an oil analysis from Blackstone Laboratories to see if I can safely stretch the oci beyond the extremely conservative 5Kmile interval. Using Eneos 0W20 synthetic & genuine oil filter. Will report my results in the appropriate forum.
     
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  2. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    Hope you like it! We do. and welcome to the Satanic Mechanic
     
  3. Prodigyplace

    Prodigyplace Senior Member

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    Welcome to PriusChat.