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user-inactivated  ·  3856 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, what are your Irrational Fears?

    (can you hotwire a Prius?)

Woah! Hmm. I would guess not, because of the fob's RFID. That's a neat question.





lil  ·  3856 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I found a discussion page on this question: http://priuschat.com/threads/hot-wiring-a-prius.3353/

    In a nutshell - the only way this car is leaving without you is if it's towed or if someone steals your key (or if a dealer/mechanic secretly programs an additional key while working on yours).
user-inactivated  ·  3856 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Prii are cool but I can't stand to drive them really and the 2006 model had terrible noise canceling on the highway. Took one around Yellowstone Nat'l Park where there aren't many gas stations and it was incredibly helpful, though.

I'd like to try a new one sometime.