Posted by Bert Hyman on April 25, 2010, 3:48 pm
When picking up my Budget rental at the Ft. Myers airport (RSW), I
allowed myself to be talked into taking a 2009 Prius (no extra charge)
instead of the unknown "compact" that I'd asked for.
It had a backup camera which displayed in the large info LCD screen in
the console, and whenever the car was put in reverse it emitted a
constant "beep beep" (audible only inside the car, I hope) like a piece
of construction equipment.
Do they all come with the camera, and do they all beep in reverse, or is
that something Budget added on?
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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com
Posted by Al Falfa on April 25, 2010, 4:17 pm
> When picking up my Budget rental at the Ft. Myers airport (RSW), I
> allowed myself to be talked into taking a 2009 Prius (no extra charge)
> instead of the unknown "compact" that I'd asked for.
> It had a backup camera which displayed in the large info LCD screen in
> the console, and whenever the car was put in reverse it emitted a
> constant "beep beep" (audible only inside the car, I hope) like a piece
> of construction equipment.
> Do they all come with the camera, and do they all beep in reverse, or is
> that something Budget added on?
> --
> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com
The backup beep is standard and can be disabled. The camera camera comes as
part of a package of options.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on April 25, 2010, 6:03 pm
> When picking up my Budget rental at the Ft. Myers airport (RSW), I
> allowed myself to be talked into taking a 2009 Prius (no extra charge)
> instead of the unknown "compact" that I'd asked for.
>
> It had a backup camera which displayed in the large info LCD screen in
> the console, and whenever the car was put in reverse it emitted a
> constant "beep beep" (audible only inside the car, I hope) like a piece
> of construction equipment.
>
> Do they all come with the camera, and do they all beep in reverse, or is
> that something Budget added on?
They do not all come with a backup camera.
They do all come with an inside beeper that by default beeps when you
have the car in reverse. That is straight from the factory on 100% of
the Prius cars out there.
An owner (or a shrewd knowledgeable driver) can turn off that beep.
Posted by greenpjs on April 25, 2010, 8:24 pm
On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:03:34 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
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>They do all come with an inside beeper that by default beeps when you
>have the car in reverse. That is straight from the factory on 100% of
>the Prius cars out there.
>An owner (or a shrewd knowledgeable driver) can turn off that beep.
How shrewd? I disabled it myself on my 2004, but had to have the
dealer do it on my 2010. Could I have done it myself?
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> allowed myself to be talked into taking a 2009 Prius (no extra charge)
> instead of the unknown "compact" that I'd asked for.
> It had a backup camera which displayed in the large info LCD screen in
> the console, and whenever the car was put in reverse it emitted a
> constant "beep beep" (audible only inside the car, I hope) like a piece
> of construction equipment.
> Do they all come with the camera, and do they all beep in reverse, or is
> that something Budget added on?
> --
> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com