100,000 Mile Club

[anti-gas]

480+ miles on my 2008 prius and had it only 9 days!

Sorry, just had to add that in for humor.


Does this count for any brownie points?

1977 Chevy Malibu Classic 190K miles, 9MPG Wastefull Auto (Car was a bomb! My first car in 1984)
1982 Nissan 200SX 590K miles, 37MPG 5sp. (Fun Car) Died in a Buss Accident
1984 Nissan 200SX 489K miles, 35MPG 5sp. (Fun Car+) Was Side swiped in a parking lot by a drunk driver who backed out into me PARKED
1988 Mazda RX7 359K miles, 15MPG City/22MPG Hwy. (FUN CAR++) Survived the South Florida Roads w/o incident
1997 Toyota 4 Runner 144K, 13MPG City/19MPG Hwy. and thats if I drove it like a Prius. (Great Road Trip Car) it had a big appetite for gas. Stolen in Miami only 2 months after I bought it, tracked down by me and recovered in 2.5 hrs. just before it was going to leave on a boat to Columbia. Thank god for Bumber Beepers! Later, Died in an accident with a Ford Explorer, was brought back to life on the table and healed well. Drove for 5 more wonderful years before I passed the torch onto someone else.

Now 2008 Silver PKG 5 Prius. PKG5 with NAV/Bluetooth the works. 49.38MPG first 1/3 of a tank, calculated just last week the old fashioned way. Keeping my fingers crossed that it has no mishaps.

Is there any award for someone who personally drove over 1.7 million miles in just under 23 years? Hmmmm. I didn't think so.

Well my Prius is a keeper, it will be here with us till the bottom falls out, gets wrecked or until there is an even greater fuel economic car out there. My goal is unlimited MPG. I'm going to convert my Prius to an electric Prius that can plug in to my Solar Rooftop of my home and put a solar panel on the top of the Prius to supplement when its not being used.

I am for 100% energy independance.

That's my goal and I'm more than 1/2 way there!

I really enjoy these forums. I plan to contribute to them to the best of my abilities as my experience with my Prius expands.

[bwilson4web]

My NHW11, 2003 Prius passed 100,000 miles last night:

• bought used with 49,700 miles, $17,300
• 2 years, 5 months ownership, Oct 5, 2005 -> March 7, 2008
• 50,000 miles at 52.3 MPG
• replaced tires, windshield wipers, changed lubricants
• installed 1 kw modified sine-wave inverter

A satisfied Prius owner who would do it again.

Bob Wilson

ps. Do I have to post again when I've driven 100,000 Prius miles???

[ravenmaniac]

2005 Prius (Purchased May, 2005):

110,690 miles right now
0 unscheduled maintenance stops (just the usual fluid changes)
Replaced tires once with Hydroedges at 39k
Replaced cracked fog light lenses once for annual inspection
Lifetime MPG - estimated @ 52MPG (90% highway)

Would I buy another Prius....Absolutely!!!
Ugly on the outside, but very cool on the inside. Many gadgets and items to discover.

One complaint - gas mileage in the winter stinks at 48 MPG.

[krousdb]

122,000+ on my 04. Never been to the dealership since I bought it 49 months ago.

[edvalencia]

236000 Miles on recently deceased '01 Prius.

Replaced the front brakes for the first time at 230000 miles. Original rear brakes.
Original batteries (both 12V and Hybrid)
Only taken to the dealer for service once. This was for a noisy rack&pinion joint.

The Hybrid batteries and ECU finally kicked the bucket at 236K miles.

420 Miles on new Prius.

[ChapmanF]

I can't take credit for the miles, but I've just acquired an '01 at 125,000.

(This is a trade up in several ways from my '84 Bronco II at either 275,000 or 375,000 - cant be quite sure because only 5-digit odometer. Rarely let me down and I'll kind of miss it, but not the fuel expense.)

Under the prior ownership, the Prius had both the crank sensor and battery sealing SSCs done. It has an ECM with a number ending in 54. The windshield says Pilkerton instead of Toyota so I'm guessing that's been replaced. All the fluids I checked were clean, everything appears to work perfectly, and it easily topped 50 mpg on the highway home from where I bought it. The brake pads are thick (haven't looked at the shoes yet) but probably a bit glazed and the rotors are lightly scored; the brakes will probably be quieter after a little hand sanding (probably not even lathe turning). I haven't done that yet. The tires are Potenzas with probably 30% remaining. The ICE and cabin air filters are clean.

The hood has attracted its share of stones and I should probably get a quote on repairing the hood finish rather than trying to do that myself - mechanical work is more where my own confidence lies.

Service I have had to perform since buying:

- replace passenger side map light bulb
- replace one license light bulb
- repair one windshield chip incurred last Friday
- find the trim push-clips down in the spare tire well and use them to reattach the aux battery cover trim
- find rear cupholder under passenger seat and pop back into console



-Chap

[ibiwisi]

Originally Posted by clintd555

I'm shocked at how few people have reached 100k miles. $200 plus for a 12v battery seems a bit high to me. Are there any alternatives?

I replaced my battery with a standard battery from Auto zone or sears for $65.00. Just had to cut the hold down juttings off the bottom. 146k miles. ED

[miscrms]

Originally Posted by ibiwisi

I replaced my battery with a standard battery from Auto zone or sears for $65.00. Just had to cut the hold down juttings off the bottom. 146k miles. ED

OT for the thread, but just make sure you use a sealed battery. A regular wet battery in the passenger compartment is usually considered a big no-no. There is a decent possibility of it venting Hydrogen gas into the passenger compartment, and in an accident splashing sulfuric acid around the inside of the car. Sealed AGM type batteries are designed to greatly reduce the chances of either of these things happening.

Rob

[ibiwisi]

146,000 mi. 2003. Bought used from a convent Connecticut and in Ohio now. Main Battery pack replaced in 2004 on possible leakage recall. Now Owned by 68 year old retired mechanic (NOT Tech, thats why I retired) and driven approx 5000 mi a year inter city. My first one and am learning. 45 - 49 mph. What I hate is the day time running lights which I think they did away with. Seems they run at about 75% capacity of head lights instead of 20 to 30% like GM. Am going to try to tap into low beam wires and install a dash switch to turn them off. Should be good for maybe 1 more mpg as will not deplete aux battery as fast. Other wise, so far so good. ED

[ibiwisi]

Originally Posted by miscrms

OT for the thread, but just make sure you use a sealed battery. A regular wet battery in the passenger compartment is usually considered a big no-no. There is a decent possibility of it venting Hydrogen gas into the passenger compartment, and in an accident splashing sulfuric acid around the inside of the car. Sealed AGM type batteries are designed to greatly reduce the chances of either of these things happening.

Rob

Forgot to mention Rob, I have a 2003 (146K mi) with the battery in the trunk. The battery I bought is a wet battery but has the required vent tube that fits thru the inside of the trunk wall to the outside. Thanks, ED