jerrymildred

Sounds like a good find. I'd treat it like any other used car purchase, but with the added check of the battery. See if you can get a car fax, check the VIN on toyota.com/owners to see if it was serviced by Toyota. If it's your first Prius, it'll make strange noises, so you might want an experienced Prius owner with you so you. know what's normal.

Thank you, Jerry

When we first moved back to the US in 2014, we bought two Prii. I Got one to help keep them running longer.it's a gamble. Will the charger extend the life of two batteries long enough to pay for itself? Normally, it would be likely, but there's always the chance of some failure other than the modules getting out of balance. We took the chance, but I don't really have a way to know if we came out ahead.

Not that I know if. Given the date, I'd guess yours is late 2017 and has the spin on filter. But you'd have to look to be sure.

Honestly, I think this is the first time I've heard of that one. I have an old Prolong charger.

PS, asking people one at a time will take a long time - probably forever. Far better to post a thread to the whole forum.

Still got Senior Member listed.

I think there have been several with those kinds of miles. I'd suggest you get in touch with Jeff at Hybrid Automotive for answers to whether the device would help with your code.

Here's an article that might be helpful from one of the really good Prius shops. https://lusciousgarage.com/blog/gen_1_prius_battery_failure/

Look for threads in the Gen 3 forums about knocking. Probably a clogged egr circuit. If so, you need to clean that before you blow the head gasket. You'll also get more information by posting questions on the forum so hundreds of brains can provide their experience.

I saw your Facebook pictures. She really looked happy. I still love my Prius, too. Amazing cars.

Good to know. Thank you. I will call them a week or two out. I wish I could do my own oil changes, but I don't own any of the ramps/jacks, pans, etc that I would need, and I'm afraid that there is a "learning curve" that I should have completed on a '96 Chevy or the likes many years ago, but never did.

No worries. It's pretty easy. If you're close to New Port Richey, maybe you could bring yours over for the next oil change and I'll show you how or else talk you through it. Can't do that now because I'm getting ready for a three week trip to Africa and leave next Friday.

Thanks. I may take you up on that offer one of these days. I am in the Trinity area a few times per week, so it may just work out. Have a good trip, and be safe over there.

Good stuff, assuming you have Prii with NiMh batteries. When we came back from Honduras, we bought two Gen 2's from Todd at Tampa Hybrids. He actually recommended I get one since we had two batteries to maintain. It impressed me that he would suggest that since it would potentially cost him repair income down the road.
I'll send more by message.