Need a Prius faultfinder

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mdav056

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#280862 15-Jan-2021 21:53

I'm looking for a recommendation for an Auckland garage, preferably East AKL, that you have found to be good at faultfinding an intermittent fault in a Prius Gen 3. The annoyance is: Sometimes it won't "start" (ie go to Ready) when "started" -- but will do so after a number of goes. Annoys SO (and hence me) a lot!

I don't want to go to the main dealers because I had a problem with them a few years ago -- their diagnosis was a new traction battery ($$$$) but we got it fixed for little more than $0.10!

Thanks, anyone

gml

ANglEAUT

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#2636317 16-Jan-2021 00:31

Order any Uber / rideshare. Cancel until you get a driver of a Prius & ask him?

Scanning the Facebook Uber group previously, Otahuhu seemed like the closest to East AKL.

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#2636319 16-Jan-2021 01:02

Maybe @RUKI can help?

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gzt

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#2636521 16-Jan-2021 13:35

This UK forum is active btw:

https://priuschat.com/forum/

mdav056

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#2637077 17-Jan-2021 22:15

ANglEAUT:

Order any Uber / rideshare. Cancel until you get a driver of a Prius & ask him?

Scanning the Facebook Uber group previously, Otahuhu seemed like the closest to East AKL.

Thanks for this, good idea -- I joined the NZ Uber facebook group, posted by request there, and have an excellent possibility already--a Toyota trained tech.

gml