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Old 06-09-2014, 01:03 PM   #1
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.....including the elephant in the room --- replacing the hybrid battery. A lady called into the nationally syndicated Car Pro radio show this last weekend wondering if she should trade in her Prius. Jerry said that dealers, when looking at the value of a Prius trade in, peg the life of the hybrid battery at about 150,000-160,000 miles in most climates (shaving a bit off that range if the car has 'lived' in extreme heat or extreme cold). He said that the replacement cost has been coming down, but that the current replacement cost is about $4,000 (sometimes a bit less).
Anyone with decent skill can rebuild the HV battery at the cost ranging $50-500. This is less than having a major service at stealership on a regular car.

Yes, if you know nothing about cars and electricity and ask a stealership to do it, the sticker shock will be predictable. Same as any major failure in any regular car.

But, I'm wasting my time here as this is obviously Yaris boy fan club and personally having both yaris and prius makes me too objective to participate in hybrid hate.
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Old 06-09-2014, 02:37 PM   #2
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Anyone with decent skill can rebuild the HV battery at the cost ranging $50-500. This is less than having a major service at stealership on a regular car.

Yes, if you know nothing about cars and electricity and ask a stealership to do it, the sticker shock will be predictable. Same as any major failure in any regular car.

But, I'm wasting my time here as this is obviously Yaris boy fan club and personally having both yaris and prius makes me too objective to participate in hybrid hate.
No Hybrid hate here, in fact no hate at all! I just believe that the Prius is not cleaner than a Yaris. And I find it funny when I hear a smug Prius owners, claiming they are helping the planet by driving a Prius, when it just the opposite.

I find these people to be ignorant emotional consumers, thats all, no hate.
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Old 06-09-2014, 08:15 PM   #3
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Anyone with decent skill can rebuild the HV battery at the cost ranging $50-500. This is less than having a major service at stealership on a regular car.

Yes, if you know nothing about cars and electricity and ask a stealership to do it, the sticker shock will be predictable. Same as any major failure in any regular car.
How many Prius owners both have these skills and are willing to set aside the time to do the rebuild? I'm guessing, not many.
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