Toyota Prius Hybrid.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by philcophan

While you're in the neighborhood and if you have the tools to test... I'd recommend load testing each and every battery and kicking out those that don't pass muster. It's been quite a while since I played with the boss's beloved Prius... a vile car to work on for sure... seems you need three wrists and two elbows to get at most things... wait till you must replace the HID lamp or power supply... a real day at the beach...!!! Since I retired, he bought another one... guess I wasn't there to fix the thing. Somewhere around here I have a service manual I downloaded from the bit torrents or one of the newsgroups... hunt it down and download it as it is quite the manual!!! Good luck!!

Jim

PS: BTW, he went to Spain from December to March and the car sat in the garage and the battery came up to 100% within 30 to 45 minutes of driving!!!... not even close to my expectations.

Mine has the regular halogen, incandescent type lamps. It was still fun. You had to use a mirror, because it's so tight in there.
There was some kind of a coolant valve, that was leaking. $434.00 later, the check engine light was still on.
I always address any leaks, as my cats have access to the garage.
More later, Gentlemen.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Mine has the regular halogen, incandescent type lamps. It was still fun. You had to use a mirror, because it's so tight in there.
There was some kind of a coolant valve, that was leaking. $434.00 later, the check engine light was still on.
I always address any leaks, as my cats have access to the garage.
More later, Gentlemen.

I just have the battery loose and ready to lift out. My younger neighbor wasn't around to help me lift the heavy beast out. I'm excited to see how the repairs work out.
After tearing this thing apart, it's easy to see why cars are so expensive today. There is a lot of electrical wiring and components, present. It's little wonder why some people would rather have a car that's 30, 40 years old.
In this area, if we want a older model car, we have to get it from a non-rust belt state. The tin-worm is always busy around here.

[Eric H]

Great news!

We've only had one or two Prius batteries fail in the fleet I work for, they were covered by warranty so I didn't get to experiment.

We had a couple Hybrid Escapes that sat so long (eight months) they wouldn't start because the traction battery had discharged too much. Ford included a hidden switch that you press and it recharges the traction battery enough from the 12 volt battery to start the engine, it only takes about eight minutes.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Eric H

Great news!

We've only had one or two Prius batteries fail in the fleet I work for, they were covered by warranty so I didn't get to experiment.

We had a couple Hybrid Escapes that sat so long (eight months) they wouldn't start because the traction battery had discharged too much. Ford included a hidden switch that you press and it recharges the traction battery enough from the 12 volt battery to start the engine, it only takes about eight minutes.

Now, I was greeted with a buzzing left front wheel bearing. The right one, was changed about 40 K miles ago.
It seems, all cars are created equal. Get a few miles on them and it's nickel and dime time.
I still shouldn't complain. I still a great daily-driver.

[Eric H]

This is veering dangerously close to politics so lets steer it back on topic.

[oldtvsandtoy]

Originally Posted by Eric H

This is veering dangerously close to politics so lets steer it back on topic.

Sorry dont see it as politics just what I see as facts

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by oldtvsandtoy

Sorry dont see it as politics just what I see as facts

It's time that your forum name is removed from this group. We don't need your kind here. As your name implies, you are nothing but a junk peddler, looking for some free advice, how much you can get for some of the scrap, you're picking up and trying to resell.
You're the one who started this foolishness. Get a life and get a job!

[oldtvsandtoy]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

It's time that your forum name is removed from this group. We don't need your kind here. As your name implies, you are nothing but a junk peddler, looking for some free advice, how much you can get for some of the scrap, you're picking up and trying to resell.
You're the one who started this foolishness. Get a life and get a job!

I do have a job, I am a Industrial Electrician for the big 3.
And as my name implies I collect old toys and tvs

[Electronic M]

My folks used to buy American cars till mom's ~1989 Chevy Beretta....That thing was a total lemon and spent more time in the shop before it even hit 60K (gaskets failing and injectors plugging well before then, and costing a lot to fix) than it did out of the shop......At that same time my uncle had a similar age Honda, which he drove 100K without ANY maintenance....He never even changed the oil!...And it was STILL going strong when he sold it at 100K miles.

Next car the folks bought after the Chevy was a Honda and the folks never looked back....They have been good cars. of the 4 we've had the first got returned at the end of the lease, the second totaled by an idiot that did not stop with highway traffic, and the current 2 are still going strong and have been FAR more reliable than the last American car the folks bought.

I personally am coming to really dislike modern cars sold in the USA....There is way too much electronics in them, and they are not so much drivers cars anymore as they are nanny-mobiles designed to prevent you from having problems texting and driving on the highway (which should be obsolete with modern voice command capable phones that are saturating the market)...Most of the controls are not even mechanically linked and have to go through a computer to take the fun out...That and all the stupid warnings that never used to be there and pointless tech for tech's sake....It makes me really like that the last owner of my 78 Lincoln unplugged the warning buzzers.