One more newbie question. There's this rubber-band-like piece sticking out from under the read seat. See pics below. What is this? Can I just pull it off? Or is supposed to be tucked under or connected to something? (I just got the car last week, and nobody has even sat in the back seat.)
good point. I've never seen it before. You can try lifting the seat and taking a look. I believe the seat bottom is held by two (strong) buttons.
Mine had that when it was new. It is similar to a rubber band. I must have pulled it off, it isn't there any more. Or maybe one of the dogs chewed it off. :madgrin:
It's true, the seats just pull up. At a Prius get-together someone - who will remain nameless - decided to use my car to show someone how easily the back seat comes out.
These cars as well as most other Toyotas have plastice seat covers when they arrive at the dealer and are held on by large rubber bands. When the tech did the pdi at took the seat cover off the band apparently broke and he missed it. Just pull it out.
Haha, thanks guys. I'm still at that "new owner every potential flaw is a big deal" stage. I'll just yank the noodle/motor mount off. And about those squirrels...how many more horsepower do they add?
Hamsters can generate about 0.00054 horsepower each. If we scale that by the relative weights of each animal, then a squirrel could generate about 0.0034 horsepower. Source for hamster power -- Otherpower.com's Hamster-Powered Night Light200 milliamps at 2 volts = 0.4 watts = 0.00054 horsepower Average weight of a hamster -- 90 grams = 0.198 pounds Average weight of a gray squirrel -- 20 ounces = 1.25 pounds BJJB
Now this is good information -- and it is backed up by facts and raw data. Well done! Just the kind of post PC needs more of.
