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orange4boy · 10-29-2009, 04:47 PM

Baby is home.

With lots of help from Dave and Julie.

The Prius was sitting in the parking lot of a repair shop. We didn't have a lot of time to get it loaded and catch the ferry. When we got there with the trailer, one of the guys said the mechanics would help push the car out of it's spot and get it lined up with the trailer since the transaxle was kaput the electric motor were cogging a lot and it was an uphill push. Dave and I waited for the mechanics to show up for a while but they were taking their sweet time so we decided to try pushing it ourselves.

We couldn't get it moving so Dave called Julie to help too. She came over and had just put her hands on the hood when we heard a commotion and six guys came running over, "Whoa! Whoa! We'll do that! We'll do that.", and within 10 seconds it was all ready to be winched up. Julie joked later that she was glad to have helped by being the passenger so Dave could take the HOV lane to get there on time as well as being the expediter of pushing.

No, Dave's not Amish. He's amiable though.

Rare chance to get a plan view.

10-29-2009, 04:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
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	Baby is home. With lots of help from Dave and Julie. The Prius was sitting in the parking lot of a repair shop. We didn't have a lot of time to get it loaded and catch the ferry. When we got there with the trailer, one of the guys said the mechanics would help push the car out of it's spot and get it lined up with the trailer since the transaxle was kaput the electric motor were cogging a lot and it was an uphill push. Dave and I waited for the mechanics to show up for a while but they were taking their sweet time so we decided to try pushing it ourselves. We couldn't get it moving so Dave called Julie to help too. She came over and had just put her hands on the hood when we heard a commotion and six guys came running over, "Whoa! Whoa! We'll do that! We'll do that.", and within 10 seconds it was all ready to be winched up. Julie joked later that she was glad to have helped by being the passenger so Dave could take the HOV lane to get there on time as well as being the expediter of pushing. No, Dave's not Amish. He's amiable though. Rare chance to get a plan view. __________________ 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.