Peoples experiences with oem replacement battery from toyota?

The 2007 (the car that had the engine block hole) is alive and well and off to the holiday valley ski slopes this afternoon
I have two gen2 batteries in the basement and a third good pack in a spare 2004 Prius sitting at work.
I picked up one of them from a local seller for $200 and that included 1 year old prius12 volt and the gentleman that sold me the 2004 for $1000 included an extra questionable battery.

 

The factory warranty stays with the car. I can't think of any reason they wouldn't have gotten it replaced under warranty unless they damaged it by some sort of abuse or they were incredibly ignorant. <need a head scratching emoticon here>

 

Thanks Kljash. Yeah that's what I was wondering, why the early replacement without warranty.

It might have come from a non CARB state with 8 year warranty. For a 2006 model that would put the expiry some time in 2014, perhaps the OEM battery went out late 2014 just out of the warranty period.

Also thanks for providing another data point which shows that reconditioned batteries aren't worth very much.

 

I would love to make a Utah road trip to ski.....I mean swap batteries.... but my wife would never approve
If I ever make it out to your beautiful state to ski I will be traveling by plane.

 

You can ski or snowboard here in the summer sun.

Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre

 

Once you ski in the Rockies or Alps, the US East coast "hills" don't really do anything for you.

On the mountain I usually go to, one of the runs is 3.5miles long with a 3200ft elevation drop from 12,400ft.

Went up this weekend.



And some powder from a previous trip:



One of the benefits of ski country! This is where the Prius gets driven the most. Loaded down with ski equipment and people driving into snow storms for skiing.

 

Oh, man! You're making me homesick!! Thanks for the pix.

 

You are almost making me want to go skiing, but then I look out me windshield and say, nah, not today.

 

I will say this for east side skiing, even though I agree that west is best, short runs give frequent breaks while riding the lift and help one to avoid muscle fatigue and burn. All in all, providing the lift lines aren't long, one can spend roughly the same amount of time on ones boards as with the bigger mountains. The fun factor is still there.

 

Write Dorman, explain your predicament and ask them to trade your painted cover for an unpainted cover. What do you have to lose?

 

Maybe if you were in northern Florida? They got 2" in the panhandle. Granted, you'll want to use your rock skis. LOL
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Thankfully, we are way south of the snow line Jerry. We've had a few chilly nights and a cool couple of days but it's back to shorts and T-shirt weather. We're playing with the Amphicar in the Caloosahatchee!

 

Cool!
I have not seen an Amphicar since before my teenage years.
It is strange seeing it from behind with the 2 propellers below the rear bumper.

 

So did they accept and orange painted core?

 

Catch up with me some time and I'll give you a ride in it.

 

I just finished installing the "New Prius Battery" from 2k1toaster. I am very impressed with the kit. Professional grade all the way. The car works perfectly and on tonights test run the dash says it's getting 54 mpg at 55mph. So far I couldn't be happier.