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Thanks, guys. I appreciate your confirming my guesses. Perhaps a new gizmo is worthy of invention, one that allows the driver to monitor the...
I gather that the design of adaptive cruise control is intended to light up the brake lights under some conditions, but not others. Is there any...
Yeah. I'd never heard of it, either. It also might explain why, years ago, a simple motorcycle battery charger got my my old 2006 Prius out of a...
Thank you all for your most cogent advice and suggestions. I have learned a few things from y'all. Here are my responses to some:...
Thanks, jerrymildred. While connected via the red terminal under the hood, the charger was putting out over 12V, according to its built-in...
I left a rear door ajar for several days, so the auxiliary battery went flat on my 2016 Plug-In. Couldn't open the trunk. No lights on the...
On my 2006 Prius, warm engine water was pumped into a thermos tank right after shutdown. Then, on restart, the water was replaced into the engine...
Thanks for the magnet idea, but the cupholder stays closed just fine. I'm looking for a way to fortify the attachment of the cupholder to the...
Excellent points, Aaron. I had not thought of 12V converters causing a problem with the car. You make me glad I asked. Thanks for the Google...
My back seat cupholder pops off occasionally. Not often enough to actually cause a problem (yet), but enough to make me nervous with a large...
That happened with my EV1. The tow driver actually soaped the garage floor and a bit of the street's tarmac to pull it out backwards.
My apologies for not having posted a fix, but I'm not sure what it was. Shortly after my last post, on another trip back from Palm Springs in...
Avi was great. A bit overbooked, in the sense that he has a large number of cars awaiting his attention, but he took time out to look at mine....
Oh, now that's some good information! Thanks, vertex! --Gil
It started. Of course. I went by the Toyota dealer this morning and asked to visit my car. The service manager and the chief tech accompanied...
Thanks, Seilerts. I've written to Avi via email and I plan to call him today. Somehow I can't imagine a car repair shop owner sitting at his...
Actually, Avi's is real near by, so I'll be talking with him today.
Can anyone recommend an independent shop that specializes in repairing Toyotas in the Los Angeles/Glendale/Pasadena area? I need a good Prius...
I have begun to realize that there's a place for Toyota dealer repair shops and a place for independent shops, depending on what you need. They...
I am going to post this on a separate thread: Can anyone recommend an independent shop that specialize in repairing Toyotas in the Los...