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AUSTRALIAS FIRST PRIUS - 11 years 300,000km Lives Again!


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In 2001 my family proudly "launched" the first Prius in Australia in Sydney. Toyota flew them to Sydney - they got a media conference, a trophie (we still have) some "Astro Boy" Prius model cars (we still have) and of course - our Prius.

In 2007 I wrote an article on how great the car was.

In 2012 I reported the car "dead" on this forum (battery)

My Prius is alive again after a "grey" market secondhand battery transplant (thank you toyota dealer - never to be mentioned by name) - for helping me out.

After nearly sending it to the wreckers (and reporting it "dead" on this forum) its very much "Alive". A battery from a wreckers - and some help from a dealer - bingo, a new heart for the old thing.

Ive attached an updated article on the first 300,000km / 11 years of my Prius.

kindly

Arnold

Toyota Prius the first 11 years.pdf

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That's great news. However, I demand to see photos! :D

If I'm lucky I'll be helping to refurbish a NVW11 Prius early next year. I suspect that we'll be enhancing it somehow.

  • 4 months later...
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Thread cleaned - Braddles if you feel compelled to post up your complaint letter then please do so in your own thread, not hijacking another one. However I do suggest you think long and hard about doing so, given the reaction you got in here.

  • 2 weeks later...
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that was an epic read, good to see its still going and to have the claimas to the 1st aus delivered private prius


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