After a week of sitting in the garage, we got into our 2006 Prius and found
there was no power--everything was dark and dead.  After finding and
uncovering the 12 volt battery, I checked the voltage and found it to be 2.5
volts -- definitely discharged.

Not an owner, but considering a Prius and have test driven one.  My
understanding is that the gasoline engine is not running at idle, but
this morning (a humid) morning, I pulled up besides a Prius at a stop
light and exhaust gases were obviously pouring out of the tail pipe.

It is time for our 60,000 mile service. Is there anything Prius-
specific about this that we couldn't do at a local non-dealer shop?
I'm sure they can do the standard oil changes and filter changes just
fine, but is there any reason we should go to the dealer and pay the

Hello I'm considering purchasing a used prius (2004+) and was
wondering how often do heavy commuters (40+ mile) fill it up. I have
to fill my current car every 5 to 6 days and was wondering if I could
achieve something like filling a Prius every two weeks or every week

Has anybody experience with the Garmin VIB11 use in a Prius?
Thibaud

Have you dealt with Coastal Electronics
<http://www.coastaletech.com/xm_radio_in_prius.htm> by any chance? The
portable XM radio in my Prius was stolen and I'm interested in
Coastal's offering--but they don't answer the phone or respond to