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It's easy to fix the battery if you have common sense.
$3k for a new battery is not a bad deal.
In Germany Priis keep a good resale price even after years. I bought mine, a 3rd Gen Prius 2009 Model with 100,000km on it and so far ran 37,000km on it without problems. Toyota is offering an annual Hybrid System check for around 30EUR and when it passes, the warranty for the hybrid system and battery is extended another year. I'm not sure on how american drivers treat their cars, but we in Europe rarely see issues with Toyota Hybrid cars.
Another point I'd like to mention. You keep saying about regenerative braking and good mileage in city driving. That is only half of the whole thing. The other half is that thanks to the Atkinson engine and the electric motor & transmission, it'll shift engine operation point into it's optimum and keep it there. I'm seeing fuel use of 4.7L/100km on German Autobahn at 130-140kph. The Prius is just as efficient as a Diesel car outtown, yet it doesn't pollute like that.
Last but not least, most every car you can buy nowadays have all kind of stuff in the engine bay and thus repairs are getting expensive.
I typically love your content but this is the most alarmist thing you've ever posted, by far.
Step 1: cut the power before wrenching on anything or removing any shielding.
Step 2: do all the rest of that.
I guess it should be expressly said that you NEED to cut the power. But saying this should only be done by a professional is like saying only a trained electrician should change out a light switch or wall plug because the DIYer might be stupid enough to forget to kill the power at the breaker and then test for live voltage before working.
I've done two Prius batteries and I haven't so much as change a tire, brakes, or even oil IN MY LIFE. You neither need all this special equipment to replace a hybrid battery nor have I seen any trained technicians wear any such equipment.
All it takes is going onto priuschat forums to see hundreds to thousands of people do this with no major electrical knowledge. Just be careful and don't be stupid. I mean, changing a tire can kill me in a wreck if I don't know what I'm doing. But you wouldn't recommend a person. It learn to do that. Right? Just silly.
Hello Scotty. I have a 1993 Chrysler Lebaron Automatic with a 3L V6 in it that is having an issue that I cant seem to fix. The engine cuts out while I drive at a constant speed and runs rough when I apply the breaks. Sometimes the engine dies too. I've replaced the vaccum lines, spark plugs, fuel filter, and distributor cap. I also ran some Techron cleaner through the gas. Any advice you could give me would be great!
THANK YOU SCOTTY.
Now i dont know who to believe
In the UK these cars are bought used by Taxi companies and go on and on with very few problems. They never buy new ones. They do not spend money on them either as they are very reliable. I would buy one .
I have a long commute, and I'm not a liberal or an environmentalist. Bought an '01 in 2006 with 100,000 miles (that's gen. 1, which you hardly see). Lasted until 2014, 285,000 miles. I had no running problems except, I did have to replace the battery pack, bought a used one from a junk yard, and Toyota installed it, about $1400. total, and I resold the used pack for $200. Had to drop the car because the catalytic converter would not pass state inspection (totally absurd).
Bought my second Prius, a 2008, in 2012 with 93,000 miles. Still running now at 293,000, never had a running problem. Have done significant body work though. It cannot take a punch. Great perk is I can use the HOV lane on the Long Island Expressway. I'm very satisfied, but will not be buying another as I'm nearing retirement, and will no longer have a long commute. Really, I don't know why anyone would buy one, who doesn't drive a lot of miles. Looks like hell, the shame and humiliation is unbearable (he, he).
You must cringe at what Rich Rebuilds does. 😉
Glad I don't have to worry about some garbage transmission going out on my RAV4 hybrid. Replacing some electrical components… par for the course. I guess savings in fuel may be a wash in the rare even something goes out in my hybrid before 300k miles. Also worth mentioning Scotty, the Corrolla hybrid gets close to the same MPG highway as it does city (1 MPG difference that didn't occur in actual daily driving for the rating)… just food for thought. Hybrids aren't just excelling in city traffic anymore… highway driving too. My Corolla hybrid I traded for my RAV4 hybrid was averaging about 58MPG and that was about 70% highway and 30% city for my daily commute. Great car, no issues with a clunky auto shifting through gears… Toyota hybrid is a smooth as butter. Break pads… ugh, never needed to change those 😛
Years ago my boss owned a Prius and ironically a Toyota FJ like you snowed in the video.. god that FJ did have the worst blind spots I’ve ever seen.
I have a 2000 Honda Insight. I replaced the battery pack myself four years ago. The hardest part was lifting and moving the 80lb pack into place by myself. I cannot speak for Toyota but the Honda battery pack has several safety mechanisms in place. The most important is that you cannot open the battery compartment without switching the main battery pack switch to OFF which then provides clearance to remove one of the retaining screws. While some energy is temporarily retained in capacitors external to the battery pack, they bleed off in less time than it takes to open the battery compartment. Of course you could turn the switch back on and energize the system, but that is on you. In addition to replacing the pack, I also installed a grid charger harness two years later.
My friend used a crashed one as tartarget practice