Prius in Italy

I own the Prius since last Sept. 19, just drove 1200 km and feel very well and satisfied.
As you told, the only complain is the Cruise Control, not present in Italy.
With the internet chat help I also succeeded in transferring the telepone directory from my Motorola A1000 and this is very usefll too.
Now I am waiting for the possible recall from Toyota (they say that more tha 160000 Prius will be recalled around the world) to correct a software bug and a connector problem.: did you hear about it?

 

Ciao Claudio,
congratulazioni,sei uno dei pochissimi Italiani che ha una Prius!!
Figurati che un mio carissimo amico ne ha cercata una a Roma,nessuna concessionaria Toyota l'aveva in stock!!!!
Speriamo che il petrolio finisca presto.....
Io ho la T4;
Dai un'occhiata a questo sito,ho creato una gamma di prodotti contro gli SUVs,ed alcuni per pubblicizzare le macchina ibride;
Mandalo a tutti i tuoi amici;grazie
Pasquale

Sito:www.cafepress.com/venanzio
fammi sapere cosa ne pensi....
ciao

 

Sì, che zagor ha detto.

DAS (Aiutato da babelfish)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bladerun @ Oct 17 2005, 10:12 AM) [snapback]142113[/snapback]</div>

I know of at least one owner from Italy that went to France to buy the Prius just to get the cruise control...

But since then the parts list for the NHW20R cruise control have been posted, so you can add it if you really miss it. See the files section of http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-Europe/

But you'll meet more Italian owners here: http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/prius/

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bladerun @ Oct 17 2005, 09:12 AM) [snapback]142113[/snapback]</div>

WHERE in Italy? Why confine yourself to opinions of other Italians?

 

Unfortunately the it.groups.prius does not exist anymore....

But the good news is that there is a new forum for Italian owners which can be found at www.hybrid-synergy.eu and any Italian speaking member is welcome!

 

Your link at www.hybrid-synergy.eu is not working.

 

This one is not so bad.
You can find all Toyota models including a special Hybrid car section, that means PRIUS!

http://www.toyotaclubitalia.it/forum/index.php

 

Tell me - how is the Prius to drive on the Autopista or Autoroute. I like to drive 140-150. Is it noisy? is it sluggish?

Many thanks for any insight before i buy my first Prius.

 

That is strange. I tried and it works fine.

 

In Italy it is autostrade.

The Prius is nor noisy nor sluggish. In can happily keep a speed of 150-160 km/h at roughly 3300 rpm and deliver an astonoshing 5,9 l*100 km after 800 km at that pace.

That is better than the diesel I had before!

 

An old thread, but I found it so thought I'd add to it instead of making my own. I own a 2008 prius, and recently took it with me when I moved to Italy (Napoli). Since as far as I've seen in 5 months I'm the ONLY Prius driver on the road here, I'm worried that I won't be able to find a mechanic who won't look at me cross-eyed when I need maintenance or (hopefully not) repair. Any advice on finding a qualified mechanic it Italy, preferably in Naples?

 

No worries: Toyota Motor Italia/Rete

Napoli Di MauroVia Antiniana, 36 - 80078 - Pozzuoli (NA)
Telefono: 081/7624414 Fax: 081/2303551Mappa
Percorso
Sito InternetDi MauroVia Repubbliche Marinare 61/65 - 80147 - Napoli (NA)
Telefono: 081-7528895 Fax: 081/5599136Mappa
Percorso
Sito InternetDi MauroPiazza Nazionale, 95 F/G/H - 80143 - Napoli (NA)
Telefono: 081/5634624 Fax: 081/5630115Mappa
Percorso
Sito InternetDi MauroPiazza Piedigrotta, 1 - 80122 - Napoli (NA)
Telefono: 081/7618944 Fax: 081/666448Mappa
Percorso
Sito InternetEuropa MotoriCorso Europa, 50 - 80029 - Sant'Antimo (NA)
Telefono: 081/8331411 Fax: 081/5056082Mappa
Percorso
Sito InternetPerretta CarsVia Saviano, 232 - 80035 - Nola (NA)
Telefono: 081/5110335 Fax: 081/5110334Mappa
Percorso
Sito InternetProfessionnel AutoVia Vicinale Micca, 31 - 80125 - Agnano (NA)
Telefono: 081/7628754 Fax: 081/7624094Mappa
Percorso
Sito Internet

 

Thank you for the great links! I hope I won't need them, but better safe than sorry.

 

When doing maintenance, ask for Full-Synth 5W40, They usually give 10W40 Semisynth. Then do maintenance every 10.000 miles, cause that oil is GOOD.

 

hello. i've got my usa bought 2007 prius in genova port ready to deliver to my new home in trieste. next step is to acquire the technical specification document that states (in italian) that the usa model conforms to eu specifications. any help towards getting such document will be very appreciated!