... Brake job cost a few hundred dollars, engine rebuild costs thousands, so why put the extra wear on the engine? I always shifted down for steep hills until...
Water damage to a brand new prius..... this is worse then selling a used car as new. I believe Toyota owes you a new prius in pristine condition. Or a extreem...
... Because the wear on the engine is no worse than that caused by using it to drive the car forward. I.e using engine braking downhill, isn't going to cause...
... Can you demonstrate that using compression braking causes extra wear on the engine? ... So what? In order for his "patronizing smile" to mean anything, he ...
... Coasting in neutral is contra-indicated for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the Prius doesn't really have a "neutral" in the same sense...
Just a few more point on neutral vs. B B) On a long downhill, when the battery is full or is going to fill up anyway, use B. That's it. N) Neutral does not...
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... <snip> Neutral does not cause any damage, but it's usually useless, dangerous, and/or wastes fuel. Except in the case below: The only way you can damage...
... Yes, Park your Prius and the engine will never wear out. Every revolution of and ICE produces wear on the moving parts. It is not the compression that...
This tells me he is indeed using only the electric motor. ... From: Peter Granzeau <pgranzeau@...> Subject: Re: [Prius-2G] Re: my 09 Prius - Over driving...
Hold on. If you say that it's not the compression but the rpms that causes wear, and the Prius has no true neutral, so the engine is spinning whether it's in...
... I believe this is true. The electric motor is being used to both propel the car and spin the engine under these conditions. The engine is not producing...
OK, take a look at http://eahart.com/prius/psd/ Then read on..... The Prius usually limits MG1 to 6500rpm electronically, which is 42 mph if engine RPM=0....
... I said "extra" wear. In other words, it will cause the engine to fail prematurely costing thousands of dollars. That was the "trucker's" claim. ... Again,...
A modern engine just "spinning" and not generating power would create so little wear that I doubt it would be measurable over 2 or 3 car life times. No heavy...
... The justification for using engine braking is that drum brakes used to fade in heavy use, eventually losing their ability to stop a vehicle. This is...
... Which do not do more than about 10% of the decelleration of a Prius. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jim Saklad...
... I think I am going to have to go with this one... Even if the engine was at zero rpm while in neutral, and even if there were no lubrication concerns about...
I have just returned from my first trip with our new Prius and I was not impressed with the cruise control. The terrain in Michigan's UP and Northen Wisconsin...
... I don't use the CC in hilly terrain. It's too much of a leadfoot uphill. I find it better to just hold the throttle steady and let the car accelerate...
Like all cruise controls, its control loop tries to maintain a constant speed, and is very successful at doing this. I'd personally like to see a user...
Don, You said "new Prius". Is it a 2010 or a 2009? I ask because my next question was about the laser cruise, which is only available on the 2010, and even...
... I don't see the value of that. That would be like just fixing the throttle control in one position. The idea of cruise control is some sort of intelligence...
I agree. I'd insist on a different car. Water damage is enough to rate a "Salvage" title on a car. =Gary Novosielski [Non-text portions of this message have...
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