Vehicle Owner

Member ID: rpiereck

Location: San Jose, CA

Vehicle Info

2008 Toyota Prius

Bought: Apr, 2008

Sold: Jul, 2008

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile17 sec @ 81 mph
  • 0-609.8sec
  • Top Speed105mph
  • HP110
  • Weight2932lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.
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Last updated: Dec 26, 2008

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Renato’s Toyota Prius
“Blueberry”

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6 guestbook comments

This is my ride, a 2008 Toyota Prius Touring with package 6 in Spectra Blue Mica color, the rarest (and most gorgous) Prius color. The car is fully loaded with HID headlights, fog lights, dark gray leather, navigation system and bluetooth integration. I have tinted the windows with 35% tint on the rear and 70% on the front. The stock wheel covers have been removed and stock Corolla axle caps have been installed. I lso installed a "Touring" badge off a 2004 Toyota Avalon on the rear trunk lid. I plan on installing Coastal Tech's Ultimate Lockpick 3 to allow me to use the nav system and bletooth while driving, plus I will install blue led footwell lighting. Initially I wanted to get the car in Magnetic Gray, but when I saw the Spectra Blue Mica at the dealership I fell in love, the deep blue is gorgeous, and the tinted windows really compliment the car. The car's nickname is "Blueberry".

Blueberry from the front quarter, showing the dark wheels without the covers, and the Corolla axle caps.
rpiereck's 2008 Toyota Prius

From the rear quarter, showing how the dark tints compliment the car.
rpiereck's 2008 Toyota Prius

A picture of the rear, showing the Touring badge off a 2004 Toyota Avalon.
rpiereck's 2008 Toyota Prius

Can your car do this? 30 minutes of continuous driving at 100 mpg? Nevermind the 47 mpg, that's highway mpg, look at the green graph instead.
rpiereck's 2008 Toyota Prius

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vtsubaru  

Posted by: vtsubaru

09/07/2008 10:04AM

Hey! Great looking prius, we talked some in the past, but I finally got my Prius up on the site. Page still needs some work, but check it out. Let me know what you think! thanks

rpiereck  

Posted by: rpiereck

05/16/2008 09:51PM

I had driven for over 200 miles with an average of 41 mpg before, then I did 10-15 miles in 1/2 hour doing over 100 mpg (driving very slowly). The mileage increased to 47 mpg in 235 miles, and that's what you see there. In increased my overall mileage for 235 miles by 5 mpg just by driving slowly, avoiding the ICE on (internal combustion engine), relying 98% on the electric motor and hybrid driving techniques (pulse and glide, stealth) to recharge and maximize battery power. The picture you see there is not photoshopped, 100+ mpg for 1/2 hour, 47.2 mpg for 235 miles.

Abrannan19  

Posted by: Abrannan19

05/16/2008 08:53PM

there is no way in hell you drove for 30 mins at 100mpg and your average is only 47..no freaking way..it would be in the mid 60's or higher

rpiereck  

Posted by: rpiereck

04/26/2008 04:09PM

I'm not bragging about the 47 mpg, that is the highway mileage. The Prius does 60 mpg on the city, more if you try to make it more. I am showing 30 minutes of continuous operation at 100 mpg, look at the green bars, time vs mpg. Can you do that on your CRX? I'm not downing your ride, but today it would be impossible to sell a car as light as the CRX on the US market as people want more and more technology every day. A car just like the CRX would not sell today. By the way, I love CRXs.

MartinIsaac  

Posted by: MartinIsaac

04/25/2008 03:59PM

that's my boy blue! looking good!

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Member ID: rpiereck

Location: San Jose, CA