mcm dah slow je forum LYN ni...how about this group ?
http://www.facebook.com/groups/priusmy/

same also .. even the FB My Hybrid all seem to be getting less post ..

^^ I think slow as all PC owner have family and busy with work and family as well.

Hope to see you all this coming weekend ya. ^^

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Added on October 25, 2012, 8:39 amFinal Confirmation before I'm going on holiday and be back by Sat morning gathering ^^

No LYN ID Confirmation
1 vey99 Yes
2 engah Yes
3 verotex Yes
4 tkn Yes
5 conqu3ror Late - 10.30am
6 aragongon Maybe
7 cheesyken Late - 10.30am
8 timeonce Yes


This post has been edited by timeonce: Oct 25 2012, 08:39 AM

To those who are interested to know how HSD works, this site shows a very good animation: http://www.eahart.com/prius/psd/

This helps to understand what's going on inside our Prius when we drive

Last few days saw quite a number of PC on the road. That a good sign. So to say the volume is increasing day by day. Toyota should form a club for prius family. Just like they did it for Unser last time. I still miss my lovely Unser. They send a key chain to us as a member and had many events as well.

Like to have your opinions on the PC color. Which 2 colors would you choice for your PC?

1) Lime White Pearl
2) Silver Metallic
3) Black Mica
4) Citrus Orange Mica Metallic
5) Super Red V
6) Aqua Mica Metallic
7) Blue Metallic


For me, I would like to go for 1) Lime White Pearl and 2) Silver Metallic.


But I think Lime White Pearl and Black Mica looks cool

I had a hard time choosing between the two but I chose silver metallic in the end, family car color xD

Thanks for the link ya

AQUA MICA METALLIC! Really love the colour, chose that. Car looks bigger, and the colour matches the interior's greeninsh-bluish lining, and the colour of the speedometer too

Going to ask a stupid question:-


Lime White Pearl, Black Mica and Super Red V are not Metallic paint, right?

Both are metallic

Hi Guys.
Out of 8 bars of battery power, I noticed that the max I could achieve with charging by engine is 6 bars. Then there was a few occasions it got from 8 to 9 bars when I applied on the brake. I have never achieve max of 8 bars of battery power. I checked with my SA, who is driving a prius 1.8, and he told me that he has only seen 80-90% battery charged so far for normal use (he will double check for me though)...
The Q:
The maximum power that the engine can charge the battery is up to 6 bars, and the final 2 bars can only be achieve with regenerative brake (e.g. coming down from Genting)? Or is it just that my particular car battery has problem?

ya the engine only charge untill 6 bar downhill can get untill full .. 80% is the max can get without the downhill charging .. i once achieved untill 7 bar on heavy drive full throttle and hard breaking ..20% the lowest before engine kick in and 80 % the highest ..

like to share my experience in taman shamelin cheras service center. I have posted in the forum before that after i did my 2nd service there, my fc dropped significantly from 889km full tank to 730km. on that service, i also asked them to replace my wiper because the wiper always make a stain on my wind screen that blocking my screen.

on that day, a manager (edward) and engineer (Ah boy) is handle my service, the service just a normal service, but i notice they adjusted my brake, i thot that is normal so i just drive back. after 2 weeks of used, i realise my fc dropped so i drive back to sc. the manager edward told me ah boy is no longer working there and he will allocate another engineer for me to test my car. that engineer seems dont know anything about prius c and he plug in his device and start reading, we went out for test drive and he seems no idea on those running figure. and when stop, he just tell me, everything is normal.... (wtf...!) i asked him what is normal, which is the international figure that should prove "ok". he dont know how to answer my question and he told me he not sure what had been done on the car by the last engineer. (WTFx2!) i asked them it should be a standard service and why u all adjust my handbrake, and he tell me the brake also get adjusted... and he asked me to press the brake pedal lighter... (wtfx3!) i asked him to call the ah boy to explain,and he tell me he already resigned.... (wtfx4!!!) i asked him to adjust back everything, and he give me so many excuse and seems he dont know how to fix hybrid car...

what the hell all these about? the sc engineer only know how to change motor oil? contribute x10 more expensive on the workmanship just to get reply on they dont know how to fix back that they spoilted?! his reason is totally not acceptable!

after that i talk to their manager edward again and he said he will raise a case to hq and assign the so called "malaysia hybrid expert team" to diagnose my car. but the team only got 1 in malaysia. and the waiting time is "unknown". i asked him about the wiper issue, he straighaway tell me wiper no warranty, i tell him the wiper is a defect unit and it blocking my view because it will mark a rubber stan after each swap. he said he will put a polish on my windscreen but it have to take me whole day.. im thinking here, why polish my wind screen need a whole day?! it should be very straight forward by just wipe with a span right? it only take him 5 minutes to complete the job, i can guess he trying to make me trouble and want to give up the complaint. but nvm, i do have time, i said i will come tomorrow to do that. (i did come to fix it on tomorrow and he ask me to test for some days.)

after a weeks, i realises the situation doesn't get any better. i drive back after a month, i asked them to view on my car, the sc just reply me again "no warranty". this time i have no patient anymore, i straight away shout on the sc. i tell them u all asked me to come so many time and ask me to test it and return back when problem reoccured. now the problem happend and u just so easy to reply "no warranty?!" i also asked them how about the FC issue? why no people followup? the manager "Lim" just reply, it should be a driver behavior on fc issue... (i really going mad now). i asked them dont threat me like a dumb, i said i will report it to the toyota customer service center and put in the forum how is this sc threat their customer. that manager just reply me "it is your choice" (wtf...!) i asked him so what is should do now? he said he will help me personally to report to the HQ about my concern and will return a call to me after 1 week. thursday, i called them my self (after 12days passed), and the guy said will return call me asap. but.... until now still no call from anyone.

i think this is enough... i posted here and hope u all can see it. avoid TAMAN SHAMELIN CHERAS TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER!!!!!!!!!!
(owned by Wing Hin Motor Sdn Bhd)
reason?
1. they will spoils your prius.
2. they dont know how to fix your prius after they spoilt it.
3. they will threat u like dumb
4. the engineer in that SC only know how to change motor oil.
5. when u want to make complaint? they said they area okay, because toyota need them more than customer.

i do found few complain on the same service center, eg

http://www.nccc.org.my/v2/index.php/home/1...ntre?format=pdf


you should able to see how pro are them.

Is Prius C suitable for highway travel ie. KL and Seremban on daily basis?

no problem bro, is a nice car, so far ok for me

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Added on October 27, 2012, 4:28 pmyday i did full charge when down from genting highland, and my top speed up to 167 km per hour in kesas highway.
feel that can up to 170, wish no kena saman ><

This post has been edited by TheVillages: Oct 27 2012, 04:28 PM

Sorry to hear about your bad experience, I know Toyota always put customer on priority, my SA told me they will kena warning letter if any complain happen. Probably the SC staff not planing to work there anymore, so they don't care about your complain.

Anyway honestly, my car FC also drop abit after my 2nd service. I heard my friend said all due to the new engine oil, somehow maybe the engine oil haven't smooth enough/adapt to it & affect the power of the engine. Guess after another KMs drive should back to normal/optimum.

Please made a call & email to Toyota customer service, hope they will able help you.

Good Luck

This post has been edited by conqu3ror: Oct 27 2012, 05:48 PM

sbsoo,

U said they adjusted your brake, as u noticed something. Is it the hand brake level? If it is the lever level, simply ask the SC to loosen it back a little. The lever only connects to the rear drum brakes. The shoes are brought closer to the drum when the lever is adjusted, and perhaps it was too close and caused too much friction, hence the increased in fuel consumption. Any mechanic shop can readjust the drum brakes if SC plays dumbo.

All cars with drum brakes will noticed that the lever will be able to pull further away as they driver over the years. This happens when the shoes wears and gets further away from the drum. Hope this helps you to envision what could have happened to your P.C. n rest easy that SC is not the only way, but of course, do NOT tell SC that u had visited an outside workshop.

This post has been edited by RM1: Oct 27 2012, 06:29 PM

^^ Hi all,

Thanks for all who come esp verotex, conqu3ror , engah and aragongon,

Here is some picture for the 1st gathering. Hope to gather more member and hope we can get all colour spectrum for our PC Fan Club ^^ .

I notice alot is busy and outstation during this time so we be holding the next one in normal weekend.

Enjoy and hope you enjoy the picture.

I will edit more and post online when I'm back home ^^ .

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Added on October 27, 2012, 6:39 pmto sbsoo111,

Same here too. After 2nd service fc drop. Did the technician reset ur ECU ?

Best wait till 5k setting and then have a look at it.

And maybe can bring to different service centre,

Segambut and Kepong is not bad as i normally service there and no complaint.

This post has been edited by timeonce: Oct 27 2012, 06:39 PM

Damn nice seeing a lot of PC together hehe...if only I was there, my car will pop 'like a sore thumb' coz mine is orange =P. Looking forward to the next gath, hope i'll be able to join then.