Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
5/12/23 3:55 p.m.

Hi, my name is Indy and I have a problem.  A Prius problem: I bought my fourth Prius last night:

 

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
5/12/23 4:04 p.m.

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
5/12/23 6:39 p.m.

So, I don't think that tan house is your house.  Does that mean the person you bought this Prius from also had a blue Prius in their driveway when you arrived in your black Prius to buy their gray Prius?

Stampie
Stampie MegaDork
5/12/23 7:12 p.m.

You have a Spec Prius racing team now.

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
5/12/23 9:35 p.m.
John Welsh said:

So, I don't think that tan house is your house.  Does that mean the person you bought this Prius from also had a blue Prius in their driveway when you arrived in your black Prius to buy their gray Prius?

Yes.  I snapped that picture at  the seller's house while he was signing the title. The blue car is his daily.  He sold me his "parts car." & Yes, that's Indy-wife in the black car aka "the Tribble"

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
5/12/23 9:36 p.m.
Stampie said:

You have a Spec Prius racing team now.

3 out of the 4 are Challenge eligible, and at the moment, they're all drivable.

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
9/9/23 6:19 p.m.

The red shirt is officially dead.  Not because of a natural death, but I killed it for parts.

 

Cut off the factory cat.

Disassembled the dash....

And the high voltage battery donated some cells to build a refreshed "super pack " for my daily driver.

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
9/9/23 6:21 p.m.

Foreshadowing: #5 Prius was delivered Thursday surprise

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
9/9/23 6:21 p.m.

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
9/9/23 6:22 p.m.

Yes.  I have a problem.

Stampie
Stampie MegaDork
9/9/23 8:59 p.m.

I really really want to see the spec Prius racing.

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
9/10/23 8:06 a.m.
Indy - Guy said:

Yes.  I have a problem.

I fail to see the problem.

90BuickCentury
90BuickCentury Reader
9/10/23 10:23 p.m.
Indy - Guy said:

Yes.  I have a problem.

You're still in single digits of one model, so no problem yet. Glad to see the Trible still running along. Is that where the factory cat from #4 is going?

yupididit
yupididit UltimaDork
9/10/23 10:32 p.m.

Yall let me get one for under challenge price

Stampie
Stampie MegaDork
9/10/23 10:49 p.m.
90BuickCentury said:
Indy - Guy said:

Yes.  I have a problem.

You're still in single digits of one model, so no problem yet. Glad to see the Trible still running along. Is that where the factory cat from #4 is going?

Counterpoint ... he has more Prius than I have NA Miata.  I have way too many NA Miata.

90BuickCentury
90BuickCentury Reader
9/10/23 11:11 p.m.
Stampie said:
90BuickCentury said:
Indy - Guy said:

Yes.  I have a problem.

You're still in single digits of one model, so no problem yet. Glad to see the Trible still running along. Is that where the factory cat from #4 is going?

Counterpoint ... he has more Prius than I have NA Miata.  I have way too many NA Miata.

Too many Miata? Is that even possible? I have not enough Miata.

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
9/11/23 8:46 a.m.
90BuickCentury said:
Indy - Guy said:

Yes.  I have a problem.

You're still in single digits of one model, so no problem yet. Glad to see the Trible still running along. Is that where the factory cat from #4 is going?

No.  The cat is going on eBay to recoup most of the cost of the Red Shirt.  California is a large consumer of OEM Cats because their state law requires that only OEM goes back on the car.  The Tribble received an Amazon cheapy replacement that was less than $100 to purchase and is functioning just fine.

 

I must admit a small bit of remorse busting this one up, because I drove it home from the seller, and actually drove it (under it's own power) to this parking spot:  It's final resting place. 

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
9/11/23 8:50 a.m.
yupididit said:

Yall let me get one for under challenge price

Keep an eye out.  I'll get you one eventually.

Placemotorsports
Placemotorsports GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/16/23 7:32 a.m.

Indy which aftermarket cat did you go with?  Picked up an '06 to go along with the '05 we already have for parts but thinking I may just get it back on the road.  Previous owner took off the cat when they gave up on the hybrid battery,  

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
5/18/24 11:42 a.m.

Sent this one to the crusher today:

 

$212.50. That's more than I was expecting 😲 

yes

jfryjfry
jfryjfry UltraDork
5/19/24 9:16 a.m.

Aaaahhhh!!!   There is a piece I need that I imagine went with that poor soul. 
 

if you can keep an eye out for the plastic housing for the center screen on the dash, I'd sure appreciate it!   Mine broke and my fix worked but has stressed the plastic and it is cracking in a different spot.  
 

because everyone loves a pic:

 

Spearfishin
Spearfishin Reader
5/19/24 9:38 a.m.

Unrelated to Prii, but related to the sentiment above: I seem to be rolling through E46's in a similar manner (down to 3, peak was 5) and when the two that I'd picked as clean as wanted went to the scrapyard I cringed both times. There weren't parts ​​​​wanted left on the chassis, but surely there were parts someone wanted that were just getting totally wasted.

Most recent I sent to the crusher was 3 weeks ago and sans engine, rear subframe, fuel tank and a few other odds and ends, a convertible 330i shell fetched ~$150. 

 

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