The Original PIPs

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by El Dobro, Jan 12, 2013.

  1. El Dobro

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    What happened to the pre-production PIP's?
     
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    I believe all 5 that came to Portugal are still on the road (April 2010 plates). But I was told they were supposed to be shipped back to JP after lease term.
     
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    they were actually sold in Japan, right?
    I saw some Japanese website actually selling that part of the mudguard.
     
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    They're all sitting lined up in rows in a parking lot at Toyota HQ in Torrance, Ca. I saw them last time I was out there last year... Lemme try and find a pic.
     
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    Here's a picture I took of Linda Weideman, another "Prius Expert" standing in the aisle full of em'.

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    And there's another area with all the original RAV4 EV's as well:


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  6. El Dobro

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    Interesting, I wonder if Toyota's ever going to do anything with them.
     
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    seems a waste...(n)
     
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    If they sold them all "as is" they'd take care of 3 problems, storage, maintenance and a return of capital.
     
    #8 Andyprius # 1, Jan 13, 2013
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    I think there are federal regulations which prevent them from doing squat with them. Take up complaints with our wonderful government in the pc political forum lol.
     
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    That is a shame.
     
    #10 Andyprius # 1, Jan 13, 2013
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    we live in a litigious country. that's a large part of it.
     
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    At one point, Zipcar in San Francisco had a bunch of them in their fleet.
     
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  13. El Dobro

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    Maybe they'll be joining the EV1's.
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