1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Safety Features/High Cost to Repair

Discussion in 'Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)' started by schja01, Feb 6, 2020.

  1. schja01

    schja01 One of very few in Chicagoland

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2005
    1,732
    1,156
    0
    Location:
    Chicagoland
    Vehicle:
    2018 Prius
    Model:
    Prime Advanced
    I love my PP and I love the Safety Features included as standard and in my case the optional ones on the Advanced trim level.
    I know they are expensive to repair after a collision as my car insurance is much much higher for the collision coverage than the car my PP replaced. So be it.
    Consumer Reports paper edition ran a piece on the cost to repair these safety related components if they fail outside of having an accident and after the warranty runs out.
    One of the reasons I opted for the Toyota Extended Service Plan (aka Extended Warranty) is to cover things like this. Yikes every one is close to a thousand dollar bill to fix.
    I included a fair use graphic from the article.
     

    Attached Files:

    #1 schja01, Feb 6, 2020
  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    107,693
    48,945
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    between malfunctions and repair costs, i'm old enough to have shut off the bsm on our hycam
     
    #2 bisco, Feb 6, 2020
  3. schja01

    schja01 One of very few in Chicagoland

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2005
    1,732
    1,156
    0
    Location:
    Chicagoland
    Vehicle:
    2018 Prius
    Model:
    Prime Advanced
    Blind spot Monitoring is “da bomb”. Now that I have it I don’t dread backing out next to high profile vehicle nearly as much as I use to. It’s on my mandatory list for any future vehicle.
    I just realized I am referring to rear cross traffic monitoring. Hmmm.
     
    #3 schja01, Feb 6, 2020
  4. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    107,693
    48,945
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    :p
     
    #4 bisco, Feb 6, 2020
  5. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

    Joined:
    May 11, 2005
    107,693
    48,945
    0
    Location:
    boston
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    our 7 year old bsm goe off when the wind blows, and that's after a $1,200. warranty repair. hopefully, it is improved
     
    #5 bisco, Feb 6, 2020
  6. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

    Leadfoot J. McCoalroller Senior Member

    Joined:
    May 12, 2018
    6,800
    6,452
    1
    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2018 Prius c
    Model:
    Two
    I was nervous about getting a car with that stuff. I feel fortunate that our c only has the radar on the nose and the cameras in the windshield. Nothing in the bumper or mirrors. I just don't want expensive hardware in easy-to-damage locations no matter what good they do.

    [​IMG]

    These guys get it. Everything below the beltline is dumb cheap plastic. (Most of them don't have those fog lights)
     
    #6 Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Feb 6, 2020
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)