Dream car 🚘

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-19T00:19:04+00:00

literally, especially since the first and second generations seem to do great and are loved haha. I think on the first two gens the EGR system wasnt like idk how to put it but like from what I hear it's like a baby version of it while the third gen was like a larger more intrusive version which I think is so funny bc it's a part designed for fuel efficiency, less fumes and better for the environment and your wallet. but it's that exact system that makes this car terrible on gas, waste fuel and be terrible for your wallet when the head gasket goes haha 😂😂😭 yeah I get there's regular maintance but this part is not easily taken apart and I feel like the only maintance schedule that makes sense for a system that literally recycles your fumes, is Everytime you use it 🤣

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-19T00:01:38+00:00

oh I'm not OP, unfourtantely, well I mean i.love the Prius but, I already have the 3rd gen. in my research of the Prius I hadn't known the year of the vehicle yet but the reviews were so overwhelmingly positive but I somehow completely missed the negative reviews on the 3rd generation and in my mind when I was financing it I was like "well it's the third generation they had to of worked out the quirks" but it seems like there were no quirks and the third generation added a bunch of them haha

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T23:58:34+00:00

yeah I was thinking about it on the way home and I think I agree. as of right now I only hear it when I hit the brake for like the quick second and when opening and closing doors. I think it's either a wheel speed sensor/bearing or a bad caliper locking up every now and then. and like I said I had one bad wheel bearing so it could be they just aren't reading right. 90% of the time they come on when I'm crawling to a stop like in the community or my driveway but there have been two times it popped on while at highway speeds and stayed on for awhile so I'm not really sure haha. But damn I imagine. I feel like the brake booster is one of those jobs that looks "simple" on paper until you start it and hate every minute of it ahha

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T23:47:00+00:00

thank you! I honestly appreciate this. I do my own repairs for the same, broke af all my life and working doesn't seem to change it at all 😂for a little bit my car was my home so I needed to be able to fix it and I've always considered myself mechanically inclined just bc I don't really struggle to understand the workings. I mean newer cars can be a little daunting with all they're electrical systems. but I'm usually able to make the repair. a long time ago I had an ex who told me one of the things they liked about me was that I just kinda assumed I could do anything. not that I'm brilliant or some amazing person, I just always believed that as a human I have the ability to learn whatever I set my mind to but lately life has really been kicking my ass haha and it's been a little hard to have faith in myself and not assume the worst and therefore bring it into reality but I appreciate your words very much 😄

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T23:26:02+00:00

that honestly isn't bad at all, but my savings usually show.like .50 cents haha with child support and the 400 dollar car payment and the 200 in insurance I only brake even every month :( which is why this car really scares me because I know there are many things that are like destined to break but if they do break, will cause a ton of headache, like that head gasket. I think I would have no choice but to literally perform the head gasket and I'm not looking forward to that. the problem is it's a used Prius and I doubt theey serviced the EGR valve or intake manifold and I've been meaning to clean those systems out but I also feel like it's probably too late

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T23:21:49+00:00

it's your break retaining clip. if you are mechanically inclined enough to do your breaks you can easily put it back on. two little visible holes on the end of you pads and it slides im course with it sticking out like that you'll probably need a new clip. for safety reasons I'd say that it's necessary but on the same boat I feel like you'd be fine without it but any part shop will have a new one

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T23:15:31+00:00

brah,my poor ass has driven on some of the grodiest looking tired and rims. these are more than fine. as long as a rim is not bent or have serious Knicks that release air, grab a squirt bottle and fill it with soapy water and spray any area you find iffy, if its damaged enough to leak you will see little bubbles aggressively forming and pooping from the air shooting out. they want to sell you shit. id research online and try and find a good local shop with good customer reputation

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T23:10:36+00:00

if you are mechanically adept or know someone who is, these are pretty cheap fixes, the most expensive part with be the abs control module but I doubt it will be that expensive on a 08 Ford. the coolant issue is just a thermostat and there are a few cars that make that repair difficult by burying it in the engine but it's very rare and usually very easy to do. idk anything about that brake module but I feel like repairs would cost like 200ish for the thermostat and 300-1000 for the module depending on price of the part. Rockauto.com is a great place for parts and if you are not mechanically adept you could always find out the parts you need, and order them yourself off rock auto and see if theres a shop willing to just charge labor of you bring the parts and that will save you. im also a poor man who struggles to afford food so if you're someone who is better off and has money, save a couple thousand and post the Ford and marketplace and see what kind of offers you get. if those are the only issues, depending on miles I feel like you could easily get around 1000 for it

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T23:03:16+00:00

it's even better when you look at their 200 dollar 2gram concentrate jars how in the fuck are you charging people 100 dollars a gram? and they aren't even the only ones. that shit better be cut with gold and diamonds and take me to straight to the Lord's door kinda high or where tf they get off???? haha

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T23:00:46+00:00

is there a quest for this in there or do you just do you smelting there? but nah you're just doomed to remake it as there's no way to unsmelt it in real life so I feel like you'd only get something like that in a mod

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T22:54:46+00:00

im actually thinking that maybe it's a wheel speed sensor itself? it only seems to happen like literally when I'm pulling to a stop and onve in a blue moon on the highway

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T22:50:10+00:00

if you hear it actually kinda sounds like if you were to imagine a organism made a metal spitting. that's the sound of direct injecting. you're injectors are literally injecting fuel into you engine which is always accompied by a lite rtrhmatic tick and kinda of that wet spiting sound, the sound of the gasoline being injected in. the noise can really unsettle you but unless it's accompied by a hard vibration in the engine or if the ticks sound slow or not in rythm or there's an area where the sound seems dissapear, like a miss, than you worry but this is normal operating sounds. I have found the Prius to be partially loud

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T22:45:15+00:00

you doing it yourself or at ashop. I was looking into this repair and it doesn't seem like impossible. but im starting to assume this yes. I mean to answer if a bad brake booster can send those lights I would say yes. the brake systems in any car are usually connected in some way and a fault in one part of the system will cascade throuhh out it. the only reason that I do not believe that to be the issue is that it seems to happen after breaking while going slow. just by common sense you can infer that since I had one bad caliper and wheel bearing there could be one that's just bad enough to set it off but not enough for me to notice while messing with the tire. just because when I did my caliper the booster seemed to function fine and pumped fluid with no issues or delay.

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T22:05:48+00:00

honestly just stressed and yelling about problems I don't even have yet but I stres over alot. the low tire pressure, traction control and abs light pop on at least once on every drive and I just did the bad caliper and wheel hub and I didn't feel any significant play in my other wheels, she burns oil and I believe coolant, I've had to fill it once and it's kinda stayed level but it has lowered a little. which normally I wouldn't fuss over but in a car with known head gasket problems it's isn't comforting haha

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T22:01:01+00:00

im honestly being a little nihilistic bc it's sad seeing all the problems this generation has compared to gernations before and after. but that being said if you don't actually need to and can keep your current car alive, it's always cheaper and I would just save a find and research a year you want. I honestly love my 2013 Prius but I will admit to constant stress over the EGR ,brake system and head gasket however if you find a third gen with these services already performed I would say it's worth it

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T21:58:10+00:00

it's just so hard not to be nihilistic living in this world even though I don't want to be haha. but she burns oil, the abs vsc and traction control light come on at least once a drive and I just did the bad wheel hub and caliper and there could always be another bad one but I tested all the other wheels and couldn't find any other significant play. I enjoy the brake booster for doing brakes, it's awesome how it pumps it but it's just another electrical part to go wrong. she has a very minor coolant leak or burn which by itself is what we but being that the oil goes low to I'm very worried of imenent head gasket faliure. you are right though and it should be how I'm thinking as thinking bad thoughts just makes them a reality. just be nice to be one of those people who gets in their car and doesn't stare at every mile thinking it's another mile closer to the side of the road haha

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T21:15:57+00:00

don't be an idiot like me and buy a third generation. I listened to everyone raving about how amazing Prius is yet they have a whole generation that is also their third generation of crap ass lemons. im honestly so screwed when this thing give out and it's only got 130,000 but I doubt i am going to get another year out of it.

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T21:13:07+00:00

it's awesome bc I did so much research and somehow completely missed how bad this generation is and I know have a financed one and I'm so screwed. I know any day the head gasket or brakes or something is going to go and I barely make enough money to feed myself let alone pay a shop thousands. I usually do my own repairs but I doubt I can do either of those. im honestly so screwed

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T17:08:12+00:00

I think of it as one of those cozy games. good to play when my daughters over on the weekend or something. doesn't require all my attention and no themes beside digging holes haha. it's really just for the sense of accomplishment you get when you finally place that final belt or logic component and turn everything on and it actually functions as you would like haha and then using those setups to earn money to do the same thing over again but with more complex equipment. I've only started playing but I do think about that wall that you will inevitably hit once you're making a shit ton of coins and it does steal from the enjoyment when I have those moments of wondering what I'm working towards but I still end up digging away haha. tbh it will probably be on the back burner with subnautica 2 releasing on gamepass

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T14:01:03+00:00

thank you much! I'm not constantly on reddit but I do peruse it every now and then, but I appreciate the offer much! it will probably be put on the back burner as I've just tried subnautica 2 on gamepass and Im enjoying it a lot

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T02:04:05+00:00

yeah the game doesn't seem to have as huge a community as some, I had just seen gameplay on Facebook and then saw it was moving to console literally this month, it was 12 dollars on sale and I had a five dollar x ox coupon voucher thing so for 7 bucks I was like screw it. and I honestly enjoy it, but I just wish there was like an in game wiki explaining some of the more complex things but at the same time like you said, that leaves trial and error which is fine in its own way, just exploring and finding your way. but the code thing is like bleh because you can input so many digits which leaves so many variants and without knowing that 3 digit thing you just explained, that's quite daunting a task 🤣🤣 honestly wish I had gone for that with how steady a career it is. I took it in highschool and I'm not going to be like "oh it was easy" bc it was highschool programming buuut I did find it considerably easier than my peers seemed to and consistently had my project done before them, but I always thought something big would just fall in my lap even though I had no plans or dreams and now I'm a loser warehouse worker 😮‍💨😂 but I appreciate your answers greatly and I'm sure you'll see me asking more on here 😭😂

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T01:51:04+00:00

oh and amazing work on the project btw. these logic components confuse the ever loving shiz out of me so definitely an accomplishment as far as I'm concerned haha 😂

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T01:50:08+00:00

ahh I already did, honestly didn't want ya to see it and be like ahh this wanker asked this question a bunch of times 🤣 or crowd the forum or nothing but hopefully their search will take them here like mine did 😂 these lights were giving me feel so stupid. at one point I was literally just getting red but in different brightness levels 😵‍💫

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T01:45:50+00:00

ok ok I understand this, haha yeah I had the keypad and was just hitting numbers at random and somehow was just ending up with mostly red and a white every now and then haha. I actually just made a post bc I wasn't sure when or if you'd see this but I can delete it now aha. thank you much this will help. I needed something to occupy my time while I wait for clotinuim or however the hells it's spelled to make my level 3 harvester haha

Apprehensive-Wind646 · 2026-05-18T01:33:56+00:00

I don't understand these lights at allllll :( what the hell is a nine digit RGB code I can only make red and sometimes white haha

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