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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. Toyota has a 10-year program to change all hybrid battery packs if they need servicing.

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Used Car of the Day: 2004 Toyota MR2 Spyder

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It's a 2004 Toyota MR2 Spyder. The factory speakers have been replaced with new ones, and there are new LED headlights and LED front side-marker lights. Today, in the dead of winter, we present to you a convertible. This one has a five-speed manual and has 78,600 miles on the odometer. The front rotors have also been replaced.

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EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s

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For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. Characteristics of light-duty vehicles for four select model years. mpg, or 9%, since 2004.

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Toyota announces voluntary safety recalls of approx. 670K Prius vehicles in US

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Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft.

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Junkyard Find: 1995 Subaru Legacy L Wagon with 366,223 miles

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When it comes to junkyard cars with impressively high final odometer numbers, Toyotas , Hondas , Volvos and Mercedes-Benzes seem to be the most likely to have driven better than 400,000 miles during their lives. How about Subaru? Well, today's Junkyard Find is the highest-mile discarded Fuji Heavy Industries product I've ever found.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. The final MY 2013 adjusted, real world CO 2 emissions rate for all light-duty gasoline and diesel-fueled vehicles is 369 g/m—a 7 g/mi decrease relative to MY 2012. l/100 km)—a 0.5 Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. Fuel economy. mpg, which is 0.5

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2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

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Light duty vehicle characteristics for seven model years. Conventional gasoline vehicles continue to account for more than 95% of all light-duty vehicles. Light-duty diesel are seen dropping share slightly to 0.6% From MY 2004 to MY 2010, CO 2 emissions decreased by 67 g/mi (15%), and fuel economy increased by 3.3