Posted by Peter Granzeau on December 29, 2009, 4:54 am
>>> The manual is incomprehensible. For the start, it doesn't explain how
>>> to open the hatch. After lots of trying, I found the button under the
>>> hatch, found the stick which should keep it opened, and found the hole
>>> for this stick (this part was the hardest, it is well hiddened).
>>
>> On a Prius? There is no "stick that keeps it opened".
>>
>On my Gen 2, there is a stick that can prop the panel above the battery in
>the raised position. I had not noticed for a very long time, and just
>removed the whole floor panel for access.
>What year is your Prius? I have seen 2004-2009 referred to as Gen 3 in the
>far east and Gen 2 in N. America.
As I underestand, Toyota built a Prius which was sold only in the Far
East back in the '90s. The next version was sold both there and in the
US--hence the Gen 2.Gen 3 confusion.
Better to use the year.
Posted by Daniel who wants to know on January 1, 2010, 10:24 pm
>>
>>What year is your Prius? I have seen 2004-2009 referred to as Gen 3 in
>>the
>>far east and Gen 2 in N. America.
> As I underestand, Toyota built a Prius which was sold only in the Far
> East back in the '90s. The next version was sold both there and in the
> US--hence the Gen 2.Gen 3 confusion.
> Better to use the year.
Better still to use the model number.
97-00 Japan only is NHW10
01-03 is NHW11
04-09 is NHW20
10-?? is ZVW30
Posted by Al Falfa on January 1, 2010, 10:50 pm
>>
>>>
>>>What year is your Prius? I have seen 2004-2009 referred to as Gen 3 in
>>>the
>>>far east and Gen 2 in N. America.
>>
>> As I underestand, Toyota built a Prius which was sold only in the Far
>> East back in the '90s. The next version was sold both there and in the
>> US--hence the Gen 2.Gen 3 confusion.
>>
>> Better to use the year.
> Better still to use the model number.
> 97-00 Japan only is NHW10
> 01-03 is NHW11
> 04-09 is NHW20
> 10-?? is ZVW30
So, then, the 2010 is generation 30.
Wow, a lot of generations don't make it market!
Posted by Peter Granzeau on January 6, 2010, 12:38 am
wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>What year is your Prius? I have seen 2004-2009 referred to as Gen 3 in
>>>>the
>>>>far east and Gen 2 in N. America.
>>>
>>> As I underestand, Toyota built a Prius which was sold only in the Far
>>> East back in the '90s. The next version was sold both there and in the
>>> US--hence the Gen 2.Gen 3 confusion.
>>>
>>> Better to use the year.
>>
>> Better still to use the model number.
>> 97-00 Japan only is NHW10
>> 01-03 is NHW11
>> 04-09 is NHW20
>> 10-?? is ZVW30
>So, then, the 2010 is generation 30.
>Wow, a lot of generations don't make it market!
>
I think the decimal doesn't make it into the model number. Thus, ZVW30
is version 3.0, right?
Posted by Al Falfa on January 6, 2010, 2:15 am
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>What year is your Prius? I have seen 2004-2009 referred to as Gen 3 in
>>>>>the
>>>>>far east and Gen 2 in N. America.
>>>>
>>>> As I underestand, Toyota built a Prius which was sold only in the Far
>>>> East back in the '90s. The next version was sold both there and in the
>>>> US--hence the Gen 2.Gen 3 confusion.
>>>>
>>>> Better to use the year.
>>>
>>> Better still to use the model number.
>>> 97-00 Japan only is NHW10
>>> 01-03 is NHW11
>>> 04-09 is NHW20
>>> 10-?? is ZVW30
>>So, then, the 2010 is generation 30.
>>
>>Wow, a lot of generations don't make it market!
>>
> I think the decimal doesn't make it into the model number. Thus, ZVW30
> is version 3.0, right?
Perhaps, but then what about generation 1.1?
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>>> to open the hatch. After lots of trying, I found the button under the
>>> hatch, found the stick which should keep it opened, and found the hole
>>> for this stick (this part was the hardest, it is well hiddened).
>>
>> On a Prius? There is no "stick that keeps it opened".
>>
>On my Gen 2, there is a stick that can prop the panel above the battery in
>the raised position. I had not noticed for a very long time, and just
>removed the whole floor panel for access.
>What year is your Prius? I have seen 2004-2009 referred to as Gen 3 in the
>far east and Gen 2 in N. America.