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I guess I got my answer to the SIMPLE question of whether any of our longterm Prius owners have experienced unintended acceleration. To date, I'm marking that down as a NO. Let's move on to another aspect of long term ownership of the Prius and get away from the discussion of validity of websites... Have any of you long term, higher mileage Prius owners run into any issues or concerns with your traction battery yet? Since the Prius went on sale in Japan in 1997 and worldwide in 2001, we're getting closer to that time when battery lifetime/replacement COULD start to be an issue. I'm not asking this to prove anything one way or the other about the Prius, so please don't jump in trying to defend or attack the Prius or hybrids. Just interested to hear from owners and their thoughts. If you've got 100,000 miles on your Prius and the battery is showing no signs of petering out on you anytime soon, let's hear that. If the thought has entered the back of your head and you've started to ask around about costs or recognition signs, post that too. Again, let's not turn this into a debate over the practicality of hybrids. Thanks!
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Sep 28, 2007 9:32 am)
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Replying to: railroadjames (Sep 28, 2007 2:41 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Sep 28, 2007 3:23 pm) |
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That rear window buffeting is pretty much an issue in every car I've been in for the last 25 years. I have the feeling it's because cars are generally more aerodynamic now than they used to be, and the airflow across the rear doors is relatively smooth. Sort of like blowing across the top of a soda bottle to create a tone. Only in the case of the car, the tone is a VERY low frequency and you feel it more than hear it. 
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Replying to: gagrice (Sep 27, 2007 7:16 pm) The Prius has a high profile and Toyota has deep pockets. Those are like chum to attorneys |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Sep 28, 2007 9:32 am) Of the 300 or so that I've sold.. ..One couple has had 4. ..One friend has had two, his first Gen 1 he put 38K on it in one year, sold it and bought a Gen 2 in Jan '04. Now at 45 months he's just turned over 166,000 miles with no issues at all. He can't wait for the Gen 3. ..Several have bought one and then come back to buy another right away. Consider how hard it is to being driving for 2-3 yrs getting about 48-50 mpg then having to 'go back' to driving an outdated vehicle that only gets 30 mpg. ..Not one buyer has come back with anything other than good comments, if not raves. ..One has the perfect driving cycle. He's posted his best tank at 85+ mpg, 1025 mi on 11.9 gal. 'Unintended Acceleration' is wishful thinking by the CA crowd IMO.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Oct 01, 2007 1:42 pm) Now I see who is using up all our limited supply of fossil fuel. It is the hybrid owners. I have not accumulated 166k miles on nine new vehicles over the last 20 years. I find it interesting how people embrace entities like CR that tout hybrids, and poo poo the ones like CA & CNW that point out the negative aspects of the hybrids. I do believe and have said before, if you are commuting long distances every day a hybrid may be a good choice. By contrast if you only put a few miles per year and want to keep a vehicle for 10+ years the hybrid will probably be a bad choice.
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Replying to: gagrice (Oct 02, 2007 5:28 am) You must not own one. There's a lot to like, and if the ONLY reason to buy were to reduce emissions (which is not even MENTIONED here), that would be reason enough to consider a hybrid. But that isn't why I like my Prius; it's because of the quiet, elegant, smooth ride; the great looks; the excellent mileage; and the chance to support a newly developing alternative fuel technology (storage batteries) that will be used in almost every area of consumer electronics in the future. Good enough for me! |
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Replying to: gagrice (Oct 02, 2007 5:28 am)
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