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I have a question about hybrids... since the engine isn't running all the time, how do you know when to change the oil? 8000KM could mean 4000 on the engine alone... Based on my route and driving style, the duty cycle would be about 75% to 80% engine, 25% to 20% Battery. I use "Amsoil 10W-30 S...

Diesel Hybrid The Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID has a 80 liters diesel tank Its 204 horsepower four-cylinder diesel engine, combined with a 27 horsepower electric motor, accelerates the sedan from a standing start to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.1 seconds. Gets 61 MPG. http://www.hybridcars.com/61-mp...

Ahhhh, ok. Good point. Also my figures are with premium. The figures are impressive compared to other cars but the point is moot due to the price disparity between premium and super. Men can be getting 450 per tank and just fill up twice to get the 900+ I get on a tank and still come out cheaper th...

Yeah, I agree to let this die a natural death, but let me just point out. Prius battery can be thought of as an Engine in some aspects. In non-hybrid car, when you stomp on the pedal to get going at a green light, the engine takes a real beating. Hence an aggressive driver will shorten the lifespan ...

I never targeted the Prius. Appreciate the correction My answer is still "no" for the same reasons I gave in the article. 3-4 yrs is fine. Your car was ~4 to 4.5 yrs when you bought it, so that is not extreme. Actually it was 5.2 years old, ( Manufactured in Jan 2008, I bought it in March...

Doesn't bunny ears jetta have some impressive mileage as well? Where him? Can't remember but I think was 950km per fill up and I was trying to beat it but didn't wanna risk shutting down for fuel Remember if you are comparing distance per fill up, you have to consider the size of the tank is a impo...

Do you import brakes pad yourself or through TTTL? Never had to change the brakes yet. In fact when you step on the brake pedal in a Prius, the computer first uses the "Motor" to stop the car. If you step hard on the brake, then the pads will be used to stop the car. This is why you can g...

I wouldn't say Duane's comment was dead wrong, but I will say his response was more of a "text book" answer where, "In Theory", you'd expect things to be as he described. But as PariaMan set out to show, real-world analysis, so far is proving the Prius is living up to its promise...

Allergic2BunnyEars wrote:Prius uses premium or super officially.

Super gas, the Engine is a 1490cc 1NZ-FXE, almost the same as in the Axio and Feilder.
Using premium gas in this car is a waste of money. Its cost me Approx $115 for a tank and I can go approx. 1,100 KM with that.

Ok cool. Not bad. I noticed yours on the road recently and was thinking if bought new it makes no sense based on cash flow tables I saw. At 100k it's a good deal once you don't have to do battery change. Many of the negative comments I read here about "prius dead battery" can be summarize...

http://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/prius/2008/b5er/253009 :lol: You bought a 2008 Prius in early 2013. That's around 4 to 4.5 years old at the time of purchase? How has the maintenance been so far? Excellent so far, no different from any other f/used. I did purely topical or "common sence repair...

http://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/prius/2008/b5er/253009

j.o.e wrote:I would really like if you would quote properly so as not to attribute other people's comments to me. Thanks

My apologies: edited.

I am waiting to see all those who bought a Prius, especially the foreign used ones with the "low mileage" wake up to the shocking reality of parts and service costs..... While this is good technology no doubt, we are in no way ready to aptly service or maintain these vehicles in a way tha...

fungshwai wrote:any one have or know where i can get a repair / service manual for a 2003 NISSAN E25 CARAVAN? needed asap.
either the boo or a site to download it from will be great.

yeah, I have a copy, what u willing to pay?

what do you mean by messed up? what do you try to open the file with? I use winrar and have no problems. I just tested it, and it's still valid / working. False alarm, I eventually got it. The problem was the link kept dropping off, so I couldn't get the entire file to start with. I eventually used...

Nissan Fast 2010 found installed, and working. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12903894/Fast2010%20Discs.7z . (1.xGb) expand with winrar etc to (5.xGb) It does have the recent models. example quashqai. even has. http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/9160/lookwho.jpg http://www.trinituner.com/v3/forums/downloa...

The Nissan E25 Caravan has a ZD30 Engine same as the Patrol. Nissan put out a bulletin for the ZD30 engine http://www.penriteoil.com.au/tech_pdfs/ ... _SPECS.pdf or here First Published: 30th September 2004 Bulletin No: MA04-001 Recommended circulation PRODUCT INFORMATION Re: Revised Engine Oil Spe...