3 months and 5000 miles , I feel BAD about putting so many miles on my New Prius....

[LulzChicken]

Bought in late July, only a little over 1,000 miles.

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by PriusGirlyGirl

Does anyone know how long the Prius batter lasts for?? Also what is the normal maintenance for the 2010 Prius? I used to have a camry - so oil changes, timing belts (I know the Prius doesn't have a belt), and tire rotation, change battery every year or so etc...

I'd love to know what is needed, how often and how much?! If anyone could help - I'd really appreciate it!

Whatever you did to your Camry, you do to the Prius. Except the brake pads will last a lot longer so that don't have to changed and I'm surprised your battery is going out every year. They usually last 5 years before you have to replace the battery (12V that is)

[LeadingEdgeBoomer]

Oh, come on, it's a vehicle, not a piece of sculpture. I had a couple of long road trips planned for this fall. But since I'm still waiting for my car, one might get cancelled because of no time before the second one, which is fixed in time.

[Jasonsprite]

Ya we decided not to rent a so we will be take the Prius on the road trip. we put about 1000 miles on the last trip and will put about the same on this one. This car is really comfortable on the long road trips and fun to drive. I will take it in for the first service next week.

[32kcolors]

It'd be 5000 miles in 3 months in any other car so just be glad you're saving money on gas in a Prius.

[Jasonsprite]

Originally Posted by marshac

3 months, and I have nearly 13k on mine. I watched 12k click by and said to myself "so-long bumper to bumper..."

It's not that I feel bad about putting so many miles on the car, it's just that I feel...I dunno.... I would like to get the reverse beep 'fixed', but now i'm pretty sure they would charge me money to do so.... It hasn't annoyed me for 3mo, but that's because the majority of my miles have been forward. It's only now that the annoyance is building.

Wow 13k in 3 months, you must be a busy man. ya the beeps are kinda annoying, but i think ill keep it , it lets me know when im in reverse without haveing to look at the display.or maybe 13k down the road ill get fed up of it too.....

[Holmesman]

When I traded my 2005 BMW in for the new Prius, it had 31,000 miles on it. That's just under 8,000 miles per year.

I've had the Prius for about a month and I've already got 1,500 miles on it. At this rate I'll have 18,000 miles in the first year!

Can't explain it, but I love driving this thing. My wife and I go out every weekend for a "Mystery Drive". We just point the car in a random direction and see where it takes us. I'm rediscovering Florida and having a great time.

[morpheusx]

April 1, 2007 - Sept 15, 2010 (almost 30 months)
63,000 miles (my lease is up at the end of March, don't worry I had 100% made up my mind that I was purchasing at the end of the lease a month after we got it)

[raidbuck]

I bought mine July 22, so in 7 weeks, 7200 miles, 50K per year. In two years I'll have no warranty at all. I only get 49-50 MPG because I have trouble going slow enough and do a lot of highway driving (100 commute each day). Do I feel bad? No, I bought a Prius because I have to drive a lot.

Rich N.

[Salsawonder]

I love driving my car! I started planning for at least one day trip every month (that way I don't have to board the dog). I have just under 4,000 in 2 months and I am definitely planning to add more. Sometimes I even go to the Target or whatever that is farther from my house!