Less refined gen 2 Prius Pruck

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  1. JC91006

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    I saw this at one of my customer's lots. Everything is sealed off, not sure how they will service batteries or shocks 20180705_125626.jpeg 20180705_125619.jpeg 20180705_125612.jpeg
     
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    Why did they even keep the rear doors and power windows?! Lol


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    This thing looks really weird in person. Yeah the rear windows work LOL
     
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    Seems like space wasted between the bed sides and the doors/windows


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    This was probably done on the cheap, if they removed the doors and windows, it would be very costly to make it look appealing
     
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    Agreed. Although the drip rail seems to be a good place to cut the roof front to rear


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    looks like a loam or mulch hauler.
     
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    Wow, does it float on water too :)
     
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    You're thinking like a designer, not a DIY fabricator. KISS is usually part of the DIY bible.
     
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    They did put the required elevated rear brake light on;).

    I can only imagine what the battery temp gets to:eek:.

    Function over form(y).
     
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    Transporting tall plants when moving or for friends has been a part of my whole life and trucks have usually filled this niche reason but do you need one 24/7/350 (subtracted 5 days for those events) for this? NO!!!

    Liftbacks partially solve it but one has to lay them down on their sides with dirt spilling out as the result sucks. YES, hybrid trucks will sell!
     
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    I thought the same thing.:LOL:
     
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    LOL. Having just spent a couple of hours getting two cars inspected this weekend, I did see a camry fail for an inoperative 3rd brake light.
     
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    I bet you the owner is on here. He must be. Show up and post sir!
     
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