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Are these reputable batteries ???

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Chris Wolfgram, Nov 30, 2019.

  1. Chris Wolfgram

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    Gen 3 Prius Battery Replacement WITH NEW CELLS | Greentec Auto

    Seems like a pretty good deal, for 48 month, unlimited mile warranty ? I think that's better than my factory warranty...

    How much would it cost to have it installed ? ... I mean if you knew someone ? My friend / personal mechanic is the best, and my car maintenance savior, but I'm not sure if he would be down with a high voltage job like this.
     
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    it's a pretty easy job. he should be willing to do it for a couple hundred bucks.

    you can find video's showing how quickly an experienced mech can do it.

    regarding greentech, you'd be better off with a 'newpriusbattery' from one of our members, 2k1toaster for $1,600.

    regarding a new oem warranty, you may only get one year, but you will get 10 years of troublefree service.
     
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    I'm with @bisco on all points on this one.
     
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    Thank you for that info.
    Only thing though, 10 years of use for a lot of people, might be 2 or 3 years for me. If my 2019 is still on the road in 4 or 5 years, it's going to have 250K+ miles on it.
     
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    It seems like the years do more harm than the miles (although both have an impact), so you are probably OK in that regard.
     
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    in that case, i would get the green tech as an experiment, and hope theyre still in business if you need them
     
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    If your 2019 is still on the road in 4 or 5 years time (and why wouldn't it be?), I'd start looking at options then. In the meantime, I wouldn't be wasting my time and energy on a non-problem.
     
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