elec motor life

[Flying White Dutchman]

Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.
so i make a new post

people are talking about the HV bat.

what about the elec motor?
normally a elec weard done its windings from turning around...

maybe the HV bat go's +200k what about the elec motor?

anyone?

[DaveinOlyWA]

no.... the windings never physically touch anything. there have been documented cases of electric motors running MILLIONS OF HOURS without failure

[qbee42]

No, the whole concept of your post is wrong, not to put too sharp of a point on it. The windings in an electric motor don't wear down from use. You can burn them up from an overload, but not wear them down. Perhaps you are thinking of the mechanical commutator used on old DC and universal motors. These have brushes which wear down, and the friction from the brushes eventually wears out the commutator. The motors on the Prius are brushless.

Tom

[Flying White Dutchman]

ok thx guys

i just found a 110.000 miles 2e hand prius
and will get 12 monts warranty on it
so i think thats ok!!
just wondering if i have to wurry about the elec motor .. i gues not

btw

its a standard ed. (so no nav or anything ) black
for about 19250 dollars

[donee]

Hi lIon,

Wow, $19250! The base price for the Prius is just a little under $21 K now. This car only cost about $23K when new. With 110K miles, there are sorts of standard car parts that could be wearing out. Wheel bearings, tie-rod ends, ball-joints, CV-joints are all wear items beyond 100 K miles that might go. Also, the 2004's and 5's have issues with the electronics manufacturing of the MFD, which can be expensive to replace, unless you are good with SMD electronics repair.

Based on these issues, I would think $15K would be more in-line with the service life left in the car, and the repair bills you will probably see. What is the book value of the car ?

[DaveinOlyWA]

that is spendy for a car with that kind of mileage...BUT

if you are in a hurry, it might not be as bad as it seems. several areas have used Priuses with 25-40,000 miles on them going for new car prices.

with a wait of 6-12 weeks for a new one (oil touched $100 a barrel, so that wait will probably double within a month) some people choose not to...

so before we tell him he is making a mistake, maybe we need more facts first

[dkenglish7]

If it's in California with the no-longer-available HOV stickers, that price might be a bargain - there are reports here of buyers paying a $5k premium just for a set of those.

[Flying White Dutchman]

Originally Posted by donee

Hi lIon,

Wow, $19250! The base price for the Prius is just a little under $21 K now. This car only cost about $23K when new. With 110K miles, there are sorts of standard car parts that could be wearing out. Wheel bearings, tie-rod ends, ball-joints, CV-joints are all wear items beyond 100 K miles that might go. Also, the 2004's and 5's have issues with the electronics manufacturing of the MFD, which can be expensive to replace, unless you are good with SMD electronics repair.

Based on these issues, I would think $15K would be more in-line with the service life left in the car, and the repair bills you will probably see. What is the book value of the car ?

ok
in reply to all above

i life in europe and this prius cost new almost 40k dollars...( current euro to dollar )

so maybe a bargain!

but no more warrantu on the hybrid part!
i dont think that is going to be a problem

i am only wurried about the thing written above
the barings etc etc?

what do you guys think about the things i maybe need to be replacing?
i stil do get 12 monts warranry from the 2e hand salesman.

[bwilson4web]

Originally Posted by lIon

. . .
i life in europe and this prius cost new almost 40k dollars...( current euro to dollar )
. . .

You may want to seek advice from the YahooGroup, "Prius-Europe." Which country?

Bob Wilson

[Flying White Dutchman]

advice about what?
i now what the cars cost here
there is a officielprice list on the toyota website so now way dealers try to ask more!