If you are currious about what Prius owners are thinking and saying, check out the Prius Forum. I did.
http://priuschat.com/
http://www.priusonline.com/
If you are currious about what Prius owners are thinking and saying, check out the Prius Forum. I did.
http://priuschat.com/
http://www.priusonline.com/
Last edited by guspech750; 03-09-2010 at 09:07 PM.
If you want a hybrid, buy a Fusion or Milan. The Prius sucks, even when it's working "correctly".
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no hybrid around here, give me a deisel Volkswagen for a car, or a Duramax for a truck.
Tempting to become a member to stir up the pot MUHAHAHAHA
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Cobra short block / ProCharger F1-A / Cog drive upgrade / Manley valves / Brian Tooley Racing valve springs / 80# inj. / -8 fuel line / -6 return / Aeromotive 340 pumps and regulator / 2012 GT500 TR6060 six speed / twin disc clutch / Driveshaft Shop GT500 upgraded CV joint shaft / BA5000 blow thru MAF/ 4.10's / Ford Racing 31 spline set up and Girdle / Metco D.S. safety loop / Stainless Works headers, cats, and everything else out back / ClassGlass hood / Bob's hood strut mod / Hurst line lock / Metco control arms / Addco front and rear sway bars / Monroe severe duty shocks all around / Race concepts rotors / Badgeless grille / 35% tint / FBM's interior LED kit and ambient lighting kit / Pioneer FB700 deck / kenwood speaker 4 Ch. / Rockford Fosgate 10" sub and amp / Kicker 6 X 8's all around / back up cam / bluetooth / Pioneer Xm / 704 RWHP 603 RWTQ tuned by Mo's Speedshop.
Maybe if I ever lose my man-parts in a tragic accident and have nothing else to live for, I will log onto a Prius forum.
~But, it makes it a lot easier when he is manscaped.~ Haggis
~Cool, I can have one of those strangulation orgasms without the strangle.
WIN WIN!~ Zack
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I don't know if they still are, but my understanding is that Ford was buying their hybrid system from Toyota. The first year hybrid Escape had Toyota hardware with Ford software. The Ford software was supposedly not very good so they began buying the entire system including software from Toyota. At this point I do not know if Ford ever developed their own system or continue to buy it from Toyota.
If they are still buying it, how long until we see runaway Fusions?
2018 F-250 6.7L Crew Cab 4x4
2013 Dodge Charge R/T Daily Driver/Beater - All original 208K miles and counting
Sold - 04 Marauder, Silver, Dark Interior, Factory Sunroof.
Z-Tune, JLT CAI, Z&M Control Arms, KYB Shocks, BC4E Dead Pedal, Pro Guard, Sparta Watts links, R1 Slotted Front Rotors, Braided SS Brake Lines, Automatic Traction Control "Turner-Offer".
4.10 FRPP gears awaiting install (on extended hold).
Hahahaha runaway Fusions, I don't think Ford would be dumb enough to use EVERYTHING from Toyota to develop a hybrid system.
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Other toys:
-2015 Dodge Charger RT Plus, Phantom black pearl, prl/blk lthr, 5.7 MDS Hemi, on order/D1, build date 6/20/15
-1996 Chevy impala SS, very fast car, DCM w/moonroof
-2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT, White Diamond Pearl
-1999 Cadillac Seville STS, Sterling Silver (Sold)
-2010 Dodge Charger Pursuit, Hemi, marked patrol take home
I thought I read somewhere the part that is failing on the Toyotas is indeed the same exact part, from the same exact supplier on the Fords over seas that is also having issues, although not nearly as bad. I also heard that part is manufactured in the US, but doesn't mean the specs for it weren't generated from china.
SOLD 12/31/2021
Cobra short block / ProCharger F1-A / Cog drive upgrade / Manley valves / Brian Tooley Racing valve springs / 80# inj. / -8 fuel line / -6 return / Aeromotive 340 pumps and regulator / 2012 GT500 TR6060 six speed / twin disc clutch / Driveshaft Shop GT500 upgraded CV joint shaft / BA5000 blow thru MAF/ 4.10's / Ford Racing 31 spline set up and Girdle / Metco D.S. safety loop / Stainless Works headers, cats, and everything else out back / ClassGlass hood / Bob's hood strut mod / Hurst line lock / Metco control arms / Addco front and rear sway bars / Monroe severe duty shocks all around / Race concepts rotors / Badgeless grille / 35% tint / FBM's interior LED kit and ambient lighting kit / Pioneer FB700 deck / kenwood speaker 4 Ch. / Rockford Fosgate 10" sub and amp / Kicker 6 X 8's all around / back up cam / bluetooth / Pioneer Xm / 704 RWHP 603 RWTQ tuned by Mo's Speedshop.
2003 MERCURY MARAUDER 300A
Build Date
5/31/02
Sequence#
#363 of 7839 Black Marauders
Dyno tested power
450 RWHP & 405 RWTQ on 93 octane
Best 1/4 mile time to date
12.456@109mph
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from everything I've read, it isn't the hardware failure part that's making the Toyotas go nuts, it's the poor coding on the software end that interprets the failure of the hardware and makes the car go nuts. Consequently, I've heard that the American manufacturers built in a better failsafe on the drive-by-wire system so that if the hardware sensors fail, the car will not go hard acceleration.
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