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I look forward to hearing about your battery-repair experience. A Prius will likely be my next car (if I can fit in one OK on longer trips; I am 6 feet 4 and have only taken short trips in a friend's Prius). Used ones are available for less than $10,000 these days.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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