Has anybody figured out a way to play MP3s on the standard 2005 single CD
stereo?  I'd love to be able to take several CDs, rip them onto one and keep
that in my car.  Unfortunatelty, the standard player doesnt do MP3s (unless
I'm missing something).

I have been lurking around this post for quite some time. Admittedly I have
not read everything. But I would like to share something that I got in my
inbox this evening. In hopes that it would give us all something to compare.
(please see the letter below). Am I crazy or are ...

I live in Jacksonville, Fl, and got my 2004 Prius in mid-September.
Here in northeast Florida the temperature occasionally dips below
freezing at this time of year and the Prius's low temperature indicator
comes on to tell me it's 37 degrees or lower.  My question is, so what?

Has anybody tried using the Prius's LCD-screen with an external video-input
(like laptop, DVDplayer or something)? I don't think it's possible, but I'd
just like to make sure..
Thanks!

Back in November I read in a newspaper that Toyota had an upcoming
recall of several vehicle models, including the Prius, for those built
between 1-99 and 8-04. This was for defective parts including problem
brake lights and defective fuel pumps.

This from the Secretary of  Defense for a single nation that spends more on
defense than all the rest of the countries in the world combined:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6676765/
He forget to tell the troops that we have already lost the war in Iraq.

Does anyone have experience about Prius in cold weather?
Do the batteries survive freezing temps? Can you start
the engine when it is 10F or even 0F? Do you need an extra
battery charger or other devices? Or is Prius a car only for

is it still a waiting list everywhere,
or are there some california dealers with low-end packages (1,2,3?) in
stock?