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My '04 Prius turned 200,000 miles on 6/12/08. I bought it on 1/15/04. Has anyone else out there got that many miles on one? I am self employed and use the car for both business and personal use. I do not baby it for mileage, but estimate that over the life (so far) of the car I have averaged around 47-48 true mpg. I have kept a record of every mile driven and every ounce of gas that I have used, and will, when I have time, post a "lifetime" average. I am in and out of it around 30 times a day, leaving it in"ready" mode all day some days. Here is a quick summary of everything that I have ever fixed or replaced on the car. The upholstery is holding up very well, even though I wear jeans most of the time, which are kind of an abrasive material. I have worn a hole through the floor mat and into the carpet where my right foot sits. The "damper" on the top clamshell glove box gave up long ago, because I open that around 30-40 times a day too. The plastic cover over the accessory power outlet has broken off. All of the above can be expected in a car that has seen the heavy use that mine has. Now for the FEW things I have replaced. 12volt battery---130,000 miles. serpentine belt/plugs/water pump---155,000 miles. The plugs were still plugging, the belt was still belting, though frayed, and the pump was still pumping, but "weeping". I just replaced it because the belt was off. Just bought my fourth set of replacement tires. Still the ORIGINAL BRAKES. Replaced one key fob battery. I am in the car at least 8 hours a day, sometimes 6 days a week. It is very comfortable. I can make a U turn on a residential street. Parking is a breeze. Plenty of storage nooks for my "office supplies". I use the nav system all day. The key never leaves my pocket for those 30+ times I get in and out of the car. Bottom line: I don't know how Toyota knew how to make the perfect car for me and what I do, but they did. Even putting aside the great mileage and the "feel good" aspect of doing the right thing for the planet, it would still be the best car I have ever owned, by far. |
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Replying to: carbot (Jun 16, 2008 8:01 pm) Are you going to get a new one or go for 300k miles? Keep us posted. You may convince me...
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Replying to: carbot (Jun 16, 2008 8:01 pm) Keep up the good work, and I hope you get 200K more miles on that puppy !!
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Replying to: larsb (Jun 17, 2008 7:13 am) leading by example |
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 16, 2008 9:18 pm)
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Replying to: carbot (Jun 17, 2008 3:09 pm)  PS I don't think I have put 200k miles behind the wheel in the last 20 years. |
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Replying to: carbot (Jun 17, 2008 3:09 pm)
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Replying to: carbot (Jun 17, 2008 8:35 pm) I hear so many people object the thought of purchasing a Hybrid because they don't trust the technology - they still think they'll be stuck replacing the batteries early into ownership. they're just no well informed unfortunately
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Replying to: aspesisteve (Jun 20, 2008 7:54 am)
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Replying to: akoller (Jun 27, 2008 12:08 pm) |
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