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Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by MidnightSun, Mar 18, 2015.

  1. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Junior Member

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    Hi everyone,

    Been lurking for a while and reading up on lots of good information. Bought my 2006 from my brother back in November 2012 with 163k miles. Currently at 210k miles. He was the original owner and took excellent care of it. Some mods he did are in-dash Navigation, leather seat covers, iPod connector, EV switch and window deflectors. I’m sure there are small stuffs he did that I’m forgetting.


    I drove it from New York back to San Francisco in 3 days. Most reliable and least required maintenance car I’ve ever owned. I put 47k miles on it in 2.5 years that I’ve had it. Car is still on original motor, battery pack, CV boots and brake pads.


    I sold my 2002 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab Prerunner shortly after I acquired the Prius. I need to tow my motorcycles to the tracks so I installed tow hitch and rear spring helper. Rear is still too soft even with the spring helper.


    Here are some pictures…….

    -Tim

    Prius.jpg 2015-01-19 19.41.13.jpg Kendon.jpg
     
    #1 MidnightSun, Mar 18, 2015
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  2. Sfcyclist

    Sfcyclist Senior Member

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    Welcome! You are really putting that Prius to the test. 250k+ miles now and towing! nice.. Looks like it's squatting pretty good. I bet you're pretty close to class III limit?

    YSR! cool.. I had a few of those when I was younger.

    When did the come out with NSR decals for that? or did they come out with a new model?
     
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  3. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Junior Member

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    Thanks for the welcome. It currently has 210k miles. Sorry about the confusing post. Hitch is 1-1/4 Class I. Yes, rear is squatting too much even with Sumo spring helper. I should've looked into airbag suspension before I bought Sumo.

    The mini bike is grey market Honda NSR50. Same size as YSR50 but with water-cooled engine and 6 speed gearbox.
     
    #3 MidnightSun, Mar 18, 2015
  4. Sfcyclist

    Sfcyclist Senior Member

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    nice.. they were fun.. Just saw one advertired on CL's..
     
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  5. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    love the trailer, all the best!(y)
     
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  6. hill

    hill High Fiber Member

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    Nice mods! That's a good load for prius trailering. You may want to check out any of several data monitoring tools.

    [​IMG]

    The search engine can be your friend
    :)
    This is an example of gen II monitoring hardware - but it's available for the Gen III as well. Pulling a large load - especially on a grade on warm/hot days can quickly overheat your inverter. It's good to see how warm your temps might be.
    Welcome to your new, "non-lurker" status
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