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    2 weeks in airport parking?

    I know. I will likely do that before a 3000 mile trip I plan to take this summer. I've always been lucky with batteries and I live in a cold...
    Post by: HardCase, May 10, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    2 weeks in airport parking?

    I have an '08 and it has the original 12V battery. There are times, primarily in the winter, when I garage the car and do not drive it for...
    Post by: HardCase, May 7, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Keep or Trade? 2005 Prius 62,800 miles

    I have an '08 Prius with only 35K. I generally like to drive a fairly "new" car for reliability reasons. The warranty on mine expired and I...
    Post by: HardCase, Mar 24, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Bridgestone Ecopia EP422

    I just bought a set of Ecopias at Costco today, $386 installed on my '08 Prius. The car only has 35K on the odo, and about 30K of that was on the...
    Post by: HardCase, Mar 24, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy
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    299,999+ Mile Club

    I agree, would do the initial oil change earlier, between 2K and 4K miles. The dealership will do it for you (or mine did with my truck) even if...
    Post by: HardCase, Feb 10, 2012 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    What I paid for My Prius!

    I was in the dealership the other day getting my Tundra serviced and noticed a new '12 in the 'v' configuration, looked pretty tricked out, and...
    Post by: HardCase, Dec 21, 2011 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Embarrassed to own a diesel truck

    I've had asshats do that to me (occasionally, it's not a frequent occurrence) for years, decades, long before I ever owned a Prius. While I...
    Post by: HardCase, Dec 13, 2011 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    At a crossroads with my Prius at 90k miles.

    I think your decision is sound. The real differences between a nice new '12 and a spruced up '07 are not going to be that great. Instead, as...
    Post by: HardCase, Dec 2, 2011 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    What would you do if you found this note on your Pri

    That's a great comeback, I like it a lot. Unfortunately, it seems to me in all of this that the OP does not know which of his co-managers...
    Post by: HardCase, Dec 2, 2011 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Low gas caused engine failure P0A0F & P3190??

    Interesting thread. Two knuckle-dragger comments. I agree with David Beale, don't let the tank get even close to empty. As my late father said...
    Post by: HardCase, Nov 14, 2011 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Road trip to Minneapolis and back. All is well.

    Glad the trip went well for you. I call my '08 Prius the Minneapolis Shuttle-craft sometimes. I bought it in December of '07 because, at the...
    Post by: HardCase, Nov 4, 2011 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    How many of you have paid off your home?

    I guess I am late to this and the poll is closed. I paid off my house in September of '08, just before the economy fell off of a cliff. I also...
    Post by: HardCase, Nov 1, 2011 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    Prius is a dangerous vehicle in snow

    I bought my '08 Prius in December of '07 and have made multiple winter trips to Minneapolis, a 1350 mile one-way trip through almost all of...
    Post by: HardCase, Jan 13, 2011 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Nra Sticker on my Prius, anyone else?

    Did anybody put a "Drill, Baby, Drill" bumper sticker on their Prius???
    Post by: HardCase, Dec 10, 2010 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes