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    Totaled my car. Should I keep the hybrid battery in storage?

    I'm in the bay area. Hybrid battery is 6 years old. Insurance doesn't cover it because I bought it for only $4k, didn't seem worth it to me.
    Post by: swamprt5000, Apr 4, 2022 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Totaled my car. Should I keep the hybrid battery in storage?

    Unfortunately I can't really part it out. I am traveling all over the place, currently subletting in the SF bay area, I am switching to a sublet...
    Post by: swamprt5000, Apr 4, 2022 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Totaled my car. Should I keep the hybrid battery in storage?

    Hi. I damaged the engine to my car, it has frame damage and is leaking coolant and unfortunately isn't safe to drive anymore. :/ I was thinking of...
    Thread by: swamprt5000, Apr 4, 2022, 13 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Crashed my car, 200 miles later, red triangle pops up with U0129 and U0293

    Hi. Just a quick update. This thing ended up lasting another 3 years! I crashed it again, and now it's dead. :( But man, what a great car. I don't...
    Post by: swamprt5000, Apr 4, 2022 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Crashed my car, 200 miles later, red triangle pops up with U0129 and U0293

    Basically I'm wondering if it's safe to drive this thing another 200 miles back to my parent's place. The car runs just fine for now, and drove...
    Thread by: swamprt5000, Sep 22, 2019, 4 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Hybrid mechanic In Sacramento CA area?

    Bump, I would like to know this too.
    Post by: swamprt5000, Aug 9, 2017 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Looking to buy a Prius, am I being too picky?

    So, I am looking at the Sacramento craigslist and the Reno craigslist. Mostly the Sacramento one because the Reno one is dead. I am looking to...
    Thread by: swamprt5000, Aug 6, 2017, 6 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Trying to get back into the Prius Family

    $2k? Jesus. I need to get out to Texas. It's a struggle in northern California...
    Post by: swamprt5000, Jul 30, 2017 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    How fast will they go?

    You realize you just bumped a 9 year old thread right
    Post by: swamprt5000, Jul 28, 2017 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius Battery Replacement (GenII) Like you've never seen - NEW Cylindrical Cells

    A few questions. 1. How long is install time? 2. Is it really just take out the old battery, take out the old cells, put your new ones in, and...
    Post by: swamprt5000, Jul 26, 2017 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Have $8k in savings, is buying/living in a used gen2 reasonable?

    Yeah.... that's the thing that annoys me about the Reno craigslist. Very few in general, all overpriced, most of them are salvage and none of them...
    Post by: swamprt5000, Jun 30, 2017 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum
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    Have $8k in savings, is buying/living in a used gen2 reasonable?

    Patrick Wong is correct. Also, I have lived on the street (1 month) and in a garage without A/C (1 year) so the Prius should be more than fine....
    Post by: swamprt5000, Jun 29, 2017 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Main Forum