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186 messages,  Last post on Jan 09, 2013 at 7:39 PM

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#181 of 186 2012 Toyota Prius Two by tommyterrific

Oct 11, 2012 (1:51 pm)

Hello Everybody,
 
We just purchased this car 2 days ago, and were given the "HARD sell" to purchase an extended warranty. What does anybody have for an opinion on this matter?
 
Thanks,
TT

#182 of 186 Re: 2012 Toyota Prius Two [tommyterrific] by skycaptain

Oct 11, 2012 (2:04 pm)

Replying to: tommyterrific (Oct 11, 2012 1:51 pm)
Tommy, depending on how long you plan to keep the car, I would recommend you contact your credit union or Bank an see if they offer extended warranty protection contracts. I got a 48k mile 4 year extended warrant form my Credit union 3 thousand miles before my factory warranty expired. It cost me $1073 and was issued by Travelers insurance. The Toyota dealer policy was $2300 and he wanted to add it now at point of sale, 3 years before I needed it. It is a big mark up profit item for the dealer. Skip it and buy one later.

#183 of 186 Re: 2012 Toyota Prius Two [skycaptain] by tommyterrific

Oct 17, 2012 (11:05 am)

Replying to: skycaptain (Oct 11, 2012 2:04 pm)
Hello Skycaptain,
Can I still go to my bank if I paid cash for the car? Can I go to your bank too?
Tommy

#184 of 186 INVERTER VOLTAGE FLUCTUATING by abot

Oct 28, 2012 (8:45 am)

My 2007 HH has fluctuating dc voltage since April 2011 when there was 120488 miles on it. The dealer had below statement:
"INVERTER VOLTAGE FLUCTUATING AT AMD WIREFROM DC/DC CONVERTER. ~|~120488 INVERTER VOLTAGE FLUCT UATING AT AMDWIRE FROM DC/DC CON VERTER. 150 INVERTERNEEDS REPLA CEMENT."
They gave me an expensive estimate to repair it. Back then I didn't like the fact to pay such money for a part that still working. I thought I will repair it whenever it dies.
It is more than a year and half and I put more than 15000 miles on my car and the inverter is still working as before.
Anybody has the same problem? Does anyone know if my car really needs an inverter or it might be something simpler than that?
I would appreciate any thought.

#185 of 186 Re: INVERTER VOLTAGE FLUCTUATING [abot] by brewerguy

Dec 03, 2012 (12:22 pm)

Replying to: abot (Oct 28, 2012 8:45 am)
Not sure about that specific problem but one you might see is the generator failing and not charging the battery. The problem is that the generator is located within the drive system and the dealer cost to replace it is around $5,000 including labor. It's a 12-hour job. Good luck!

#186 of 186 Re: Prius Solar Panel Failure [skycaptain] by crazedcommuter

Jan 09, 2013 (7:39 pm)

Replying to: skycaptain (Oct 11, 2012 11:23 am)
Thanks for posting this solar roof concern. I have been browsing around for 2012 leftover Prius lll models and I've looked at several with that roof. I will be rethinking cars with that option. Did you get the roof replaced?

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