New owner of '05 with only 200 miles

I'm not sure why the original owner bought 2 brand new identical cars and let it sit. They are not collector cars

 

Maybe he thought they would be someday.

 

That would explain buying 1. This is also not first generation or first year of new generation. No real collector value

 

Def. odd

 

Honestly, none of it makes sense to me but, I try to trust people until they prove otherwise. Trust but verify is a great statement and I think we tried to verify on this one but got shot down with the ole' "I don't have a camera and you can find out all kinds of info about the original owner if you have the VIN" statements. Quite honestly, I don't buy either statement but, I don't have any evidence to back up my doubts either.

One thing I did notice about this whole story is, he doesn't have the ability to take a digital picture because he lives in the past but, he's well up on how to find info on the computer and how your VIN can supposedly be used to find info about you. Hell, I don't even know how to do that and I'm not sure if it can be done but, I do own a smartphone with a digital camera and I don't know how any tech savvy person couldn't???

 

People do stuff on a whim all the time. It makes it alot easier to rush out and buy a new car you don't need if you're flush on cash and not thinking about money.

 

Yes, but I think that there may be some kind of genetic predisposition in the family to doing exactly this.

 

Hi 2005. If you're constantly up around 7 to 8 bars, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does indicate that you could probably get better fuel efficiency by learning to use the electric propulsion a little more effectively.

My wife is the same, she gets green bars (7 and 8) up on the display a lot more often when she drives compared to when I do (drive the same car). The difference is that she has the engine running a lot higher percentage of the time compared to myself, so it's generating a lot more, but also operating somewhat less efficiently.

It's perfectly ok to drive the Prius exactly the same as you would any normal car and it will work just fine. However if you learn to back off and then feather the gas pedal when the power demand is low, for example on gentle/moderate downhills at any speed and level ground at low speed (sub 42 MPH), then you'll find that you do actually have a surprising amount of control over when exactly the gasoline engine does and does not run.

As such you can really start to control how much electric propulsion is used and start making real use of that excess (7 and 8 bar) electrical energy. Once you learn this technique then fuel mileage figures in excess of 60 MPG become a definite possibility.

 

I'm amazed that these vehicles, which according to the OP have been stored for years in heated warehouses, aren't rodent infested or at the minimum haven't suffered some rodent damage.

 

Maybe they have pest control measures in place.

 

That not true In any of the fifty states check with your local dmv..that why its a title not a registration

 

In many states, for recreational vehicles like boats, ATVs, small motorcycles, etc., the registration is the title. (IMHO, it's a very bad system that invites fraud... but that's another discussion altogether.)

I agree though that I've never heard of a state that handles cars/trucks in the same fashion.

 

But that's not the reason you gave earlier. It seems like you have an aversion to any request for evidence (which makes me doubt the whole story). In the online world, that's a red flag.

 

I think you're all being played.....
story didn't make sense from the second post..
ignore it and it will go away..

 

2005,
If you are unable to snap a quick pic, are you willing to provide the last 8 digits of the VIN?

 

Some First graders own IPhones in this day and age! Lol.

If not a camera equipped smartphone then not even a flip phone with a camera OP?? Nor do you know anyone that owns a camera? How are you posting on this thread? At a free library?

If we are being played this is a pretty intricate prank. Very involved posts yet remaining vague and obviously able to keep us posting up with replies

 

I agree with your post 100 percent

 

I will buy this car, sight unseen for 5k. I have the ability to get a spare battery and install it.

 

why would he/she do it? it's not April yet.

edit, i guess this could be a coal roller redneck fishing for gullible prius owners and having a laugh on some kind of diesel pickup forum:

My usual vehicles are diesel powered and much larger, I'm more than capable of working on large trucks but I have no experience with a hybrid.