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    Buying Gen 5 coming from 17' Prius Prime

    I'm a few days shy of having my 2017 Prime for 7 years. I am in Delaware that doesn't get long stretches of bitterly cold (sub 10 F) weather, but...
    Post by: Tom_06, Dec 22, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Mirror proximity warning light issue

    Especially with the example of the other owner that had the problem and that person's dealer just went ahead and fixed it.
    Post by: Tom_06, Dec 16, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Mirror proximity warning light issue

    Has happened to others. Was a thread on this some time back. See: Blind spot warning LED "fell off" back of mirror | PriusChat
    Post by: Tom_06, Dec 15, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    First Oil Change at less than 1000 miles

    You have to watch how many miles are with the engine running. My 2017 Prime had its first service at 6 months with just over 2,000 miles on the...
    Post by: Tom_06, Dec 3, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Why is apparently no one buying a Prius/Prius Prime on the East Coast?

    Same in Delaware. My sales guy said the last allocation had three Primes for over 130 dealerships in our region.
    Post by: Tom_06, Nov 1, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Driving in the first snow storm in CO

    Amazon has them right now. A lot are 10 to 30% off right now when I checked. When the local store doesn't have it is a good time to look online.
    Post by: Tom_06, Oct 16, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    I am looking to come back to the fold, is cat theft worth passing Prius by?

    Occasionally there is Karma: Woman kills apparent catalytic converter thief by backing her SUV over the man in Palmdale (foxla.com) Later...
    Post by: Tom_06, Oct 9, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Shifter (re)training

    [ATTACH] The worst one was the Edsel "Tele-Touch" in the middle of the steering wheel. It was supposed to lock out a change from drive or...
    Post by: Tom_06, Sep 3, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    3 prong AC for main cabin

    I expect your solution with the cheater-adaptor will give you exactly the same situation as the hatch area 3 prong outlet. Try the mains tester...
    Post by: Tom_06, Aug 24, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    3 prong AC for main cabin

    I have an old Statpower 12V to 120 AC inverter that I used to use from the early 1990's to charge my laptop while I was traveling (gave it up when...
    Post by: Tom_06, Aug 24, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    3 prong AC for main cabin

    Don't loosen seat mounting bolts unless you have a torque wrench and the specs to properly retighten them. Seat mounting bolt tightness is part...
    Post by: Tom_06, Aug 22, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    How to set seat preferences?

    According to the 2023 Prime manual (p. 231) recalling a position requires you to hold the button until you hear the buzzer/beep: ■ Recall...
    Post by: Tom_06, Jul 5, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Is Gen 5 Prius really better-looking than Gen 4 Prius Prime?

    A lot of threads wander away from the topic. This one gets the award for going the farthest and fastest.
    Post by: Tom_06, Jun 4, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    Delivered with one key FOB

    I can just imagine a maritime accident where the ship full of FOBs sinks and you are delayed another year.
    Post by: Tom_06, May 14, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum
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    First Gen 5 2023 Toyota Prius cars show up at the dealers!

    Wouldn't narrower be the width? 2023 is 1" wider. My garage is rather narrow, so I pay attention to that measurement. 1" wider won't be any...
    Post by: Tom_06, May 9, 2023 in forum: Gen 5 Prius Main Forum