Price of a new Prius $30,000 roughly.


From the web:

I bought my brand new Prius from a dealership in Waterford, MI in the
fall of 2005. It is the only car I have ever kept until the loan was
paid off, and even then I was in no hurry to sell or replace it. Then
the hybrid battery died.

We put over 100,000 miles on the car over the past eight years, and
the only maintenance we ever really had to do were oil changes,
brakes, and tires.

We took the car to an auto repair shop nearby that we trust. The
mechanics there are friendly, honest, and good at what they do. A
$120 diagnostic fee and five hours later, we got the news that they
identified the dreaded P08A0 error code: Replace Hybrid Battery
Pack.

The cost to install a new hybrid battery pack? $4,033! According to
Kelley Blue Book the car is only worth about $7500 on the street, and
our mechanic wanted us to pay more than half of that just to keep it
running.

The hybrid battery pack in 2004 and later Prius models is warranted
for only eight years or 100,000 miles (10 years or 150,000 miles in
states that have adopted the stricter California emissions control
standards), which means there are hundreds of thousands of Prii on
the street that are out of warranty and will need the hybrid battery
pack replaced.


Deprecation almost $3,000 a year.

Gas cost for conventional car  at 25 MPG 12,000 miles and $3.50 a
gallon is $1680 per year.
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There are many other sources than the dealer.  Google or see
http://www.dormanhybrid.com/ Street price is about half the figure
quoted.

Sam Chitwood

Moral: Buy a used Prius?

Fred Osbourn



No....the moral of the story is to buy a Mazda 3 for about $22,000
and get 41 mpg. Your cost per mile will be about half of the Prius
after its all said and done.

Bob Mears


Heck I bought a 2001 Hyundai ELANTRA. $350! About $400 in repairs and
I have put 100K on it at 30 mpg. Used is always more economical.

Bill Jepson



It's worth checking with a Toyota dealer.  They should be able to determine if only one cell and not the whole battery is dead.

For anything with batteries, I recommend leasing so that you don't take the hit on the batteries.  And in 3-4 years the battery technology is enough improved that it is worth while getting the newer tech.
jd


Your dreaming John or wishful thinking.
Chemistry is chemistry. It is not a lead acid but lead acid has not
gotten any better in 100 years.

Paul Lamar

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