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Follow up on low mileage 2008 Prius purchased in 2/16

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by radiodoctordan, Sep 29, 2016.

  1. radiodoctordan

    radiodoctordan Junior Member

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    Hello All, I thought I might give you follow up after seeking advice in Feb about my Prius purchase. This was a car with only 14,000 miles, always garaged, but infrequently driven for the previous year. I bought it privately from a family I am friendly with.
    Well it has been a good car. I have 28,000 miles on it and am averaging 47 mpg recently. I replaced the tires a few weeks after purchasing it with General all season radials. The only repair for me has been to have the TPM sensors replaced recently as one failed. I also put a new Kenwood Bluetooth radio in.
    In summary, despite some concerns about traction battery health that were expressed on this forum, so far so good for me. I hope that this may reassure others about buying low mileage older Prius vehicles.



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  2. fotomoto

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  3. Eastside

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    Congratulations on buying the 2008 when it had 14k miles. Keep up with the scheduled maintenance and you'll be joining the 300,000 mile club someday.
     
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    all the best!(y)