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orange4boy · 10-22-2009, 04:47 PM

The Honey and I have been keeping our eyes open for a cheap, fun fuel efficient second car to use instead of the Golden Egg for Bowen Island commuting and long highway trips. We looked at the classic Insight, CRX, Metro, Civic etc. but hadn't been able to find something affordable or suitable.

So We were browsing Craigslist the other day and saw a Prius for $2500. The only major problem was it was throwing a dreaded P3120 HV Transaxle failure code. We did a bunch of research and found a couple of people who had done the swap themselves so we decided to buy it.

The listing had started higher and dropped to $1500 by the time we got to see it. It's an ex Co-operative auto network car so we feel like we rescued it from it's servitude.

Now we have to get it home. Luckily one of the benefits of membership in VEVA, The Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association, is use of the VEVA car trailer. So along with Dave, the member who sold me Robotrak, the Remote controlled Elec Trak, we will pick her up later this week.

Then the "fun" starts.

Thanks to bwilson4web for your help!

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orange4boy Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wet Coast, Kanuckistan. Posts: 1,275 The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX 90 day: 31.91 mpg (US) Chewie - '03 Toyota Prius 90 day: 57 mpg (US) The Spaceship - '00 Honda Insight Thanks: 100 Thanked 306 Times in 178 Posts	Orange4boy's Rescue and Revival of a 2003 Prius The Honey and I have been keeping our eyes open for a cheap, fun fuel efficient second car to use instead of the Golden Egg for Bowen Island commuting and long highway trips. We looked at the classic Insight, CRX, Metro, Civic etc. but hadn't been able to find something affordable or suitable. So We were browsing Craigslist the other day and saw a Prius for $2500. The only major problem was it was throwing a dreaded P3120 HV Transaxle failure code. We did a bunch of research and found a couple of people who had done the swap themselves so we decided to buy it. The listing had started higher and dropped to $1500 by the time we got to see it. It's an ex Co-operative auto network car so we feel like we rescued it from it's servitude. Now we have to get it home. Luckily one of the benefits of membership in VEVA, The Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association, is use of the VEVA car trailer. So along with Dave, the member who sold me Robotrak, the Remote controlled Elec Trak, we will pick her up later this week. Then the "fun" starts. Thanks to bwilson4web for your help! __________________ Vortex generators are old tech. My new and improved vortex alternators are unstoppable. "It’s easy to explain how rockets work but explaining the aerodynamics of a wing takes a rocket scientist. Last edited by orange4boy; 10-22-2009 at 04:54 PM..