I hope/expect my Prius will last X miles.

[etyler88]

Just wondering what people think the long term durability will be. I think it will be very high. Hybrids really necessitate an engine hours run time gauge like on a boat.

[KMO]

I do fairly low mileage, and I reckon it'll be all the ancillary stuff that starts going first. A/C system, radiator leakage, MFD problems, CD changer, body corrosion...

[Springtime]

Originally posted by etyler88@Feb 6 2006, 10:34 AM
Just wondering what people think the long term durability will be.  I think it will be very high.  Hybrids really necessitate an engine hours run time gauge like on a boat.

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I got 12 years and 70K miles on my 94 Tercel before I bought my Prius. I could not bring myself to trade in the Tercel for only $1500 - it still has a lot of useful life in it as a second car for my brother. I have no doubt during those same 12 years I could have put on 200K on this little car with few problems.

I expect to get 12 - 15 yrs out of my Prius which equates to about 150K during that time frame based upon my current yearly mileage. I could no doubt get more mileage out of the Prius, but, as a car gets past 10 yrs I think time does more to the car than miles driven.

If I had not bought a Prius I would have driven the Tercel into the ground before I replaced it with a new Corolla. Unless Toyota comes out (again) with truely unique technology in 12 - 15 yrs - I will drive the Prius into the ground (if I don't get hit by a deer first).

Springtime

[Emma]

There's a "for sale" sign in the window of my 1994 Honda Civic EX (61,000 miles) and my '06 Barcelona Red Metallic Prius is on the dealer's lot awaiting my arrival.

Since I put low miles on a car, I go by years... and I plan to drive my Prius for the next 10-15 years.

[tumbleweed]

I really hope it will last a long time, 200K to 300K. Then the second owner will get a lot of good out of it. I will most likely sell it when it has a 100K or so providing there is something better out by then. I think I have provided quite a few people with good used cars, I take good care of them and sell them before they are even half worn out.

[keydiver]

All of my Japanese-made cars have gone 200,000 without much trouble at all, and I don't expect anything less from the Prius. I maintain my cars well, and they take care of me.

[DeadPhish]

At 40000+ mi/yr, I'm expecting 5 yrs and looking for 6-7 yrs. As one poster mentioned above about ancillary parts, those are the least of my concerns if this is like my 4 other Camry's. After 150K there was nothing wrong except normal wear-outs.. a pump here, belts, hoses, etc.

My only concern with the Prius is the stability of all the software. But after 16 yrs of trouble free driving Toyota has earned my confidence. If they say 'life of the vehicle' I'll go along with that.

[Matty G]

At least 200K miles.

But what I really hope is that by the time I have that many miles, non-gasoline powered vehicles will be so advanced that it will be in my economic interest to buy a new car rather than keep the prius (which by today's standards of course has excellent mileage).

[Salsawonder]

I would love to keep this one for the long run (ie; battery death) but my daughter and her husband may try to guilt me into selling to them and buying another...leather would be nice!

[Frank Hudon]

not sure but this will probably be my last car. Unless my life span is non-typical for my family. That could well be 12 /14 years. Which will probably be battery death as well.