Stolen 2005 Prius

B14596E4-6F3B-41DE-85D7-C55DE06591C7 by OldManHatch posted Aug 7, 2021 at 3:47 PM

So for months I have seen this just parked not being driven.
One evening OTW home from work I saw my neighbor in his driveway and asked about it.
He got his wife as it was her car.
These are the specs she told me.
2005
232k miles
Traction battery replaced 6 months ago
12v batter my dead and some issue with the MFD.

She told me she was gonna give it to the junk man but he didn’t want to recycle the traction battery so she has just let it sit in her driveway.

I asked her how much she wanted and she said how about $500 but I had to come check it out and drive it around.

So that was three days ago.
This morning I went to ‘check it out’
The 12v battery was indeed dead.
Oil was low but it also had 11k miles since last oil change
It had 203k miles on it
And lastly the kicker, all the maintenance was done at the dealer from day 1.
The traction battery was replaced in 2015, 6 years ago not 6 months ago.
The 12v was less then 2 years ago
The MFD looks like it had CRT burnout
The latest repair record I found was from 2018 where the dealer did a evac and recharge. They put dye in the system and noted for the customer to return when the AC quit working. Well the ac isn’t working. The mileage in 2018 was 3k less then it is right now.

So after my drive I told him I would take it.
He said well since you have to replace the battery how about $300.
I said OK.

So it sits on my driveway.
Needs a major detail on the inside. It’s just dirty but no rips or tears. Lots of stains though.

Had the oil changed. Just went with conventional right now to limit my investment.
Gonna put the 12v on a trickle charger overnight but I think it might be good.
Thinking of putting two cans of r134 in it.
And lastly looking at getting a replacement MFD.
Oh lastly the tuner button on the stereo is stuck in.


Edit - it has NAV and JBL. Cloth interior

 

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Thanks

Guess I should of made the title ‘stole a Prius’


Here is where I am at today. Day 2 of owning.

Charged the 12v overnight via trickle charger.
Tested good!!!
Put @8oz of Freon in. AC is cold
Vacuumed the inside. Boy it was nasty.
Had some unknown yuck in the rear pass door handle cubby.

I am torn right now.
I have about $400 tied up in the Prius.
This includes purchase price, oil change, car wash, can of Freon.
I drive @60 miles a day mostly interstate. My DD is a 2011 Sentra that gets @30mpg and had 140k miles.
Daughter doesn’t like the look but she is 15 and doesn’t care as long as she has something to drive to and from school.
Ideally the Prius would fit her need as it’s mostly 30-45 mph in town driving @6 miles one way.

or I can sell it for at least $2500

 

Why??


And I didn’t argue with the seller to lower the price, he is the one that went to $300.

 

I basically just put freon in but didn’t fix the leak.
It will leak down. Don’t know at what rate but after 3 years there was still Freon in the system. I am ok with giving it some gas every summer.

I convinced myself.
My daughter is happy with the Sentra. I will have to have the tint removed as I put 20% on it and the rear window is too dark for her to safely backup as a new driver.

I will start driving to on my commute next week. Will get a tag on it this week. Will give it a dry run this weekend as all I have done is putt it around town with 55 as my top speed briefly.
Hate to have issues pop up.
Guy is coming to clean the interior Friday morning.
The MFD will be here Thursday.

on another note: the DMV charges a extra $60 because it’s a hybrid.

 

I am in Lexington.
Definitely want to do the Cat swap provided it doesn't cause any CEL or drivability issues. I will shoot you a message.

On the MFD, I haven't pulled the one in the car yet so I am unsure if I got the correct unit or not besides I know that I got a NAV unit inbound.

I work on Base during the week and only have the weekends basically to mess with stuff.
The MFD swap is pretty easy and quick.
The replacement isn't suppose to be here until Thursday if USPS is running on time

I have to do the upper glove box spring fix as it poking out of the dash.

 

Here is a status update after a week.

replaced the MFD - ended up breaking all three vents you have to remove. They were extremely brittle. Isn’t there a guy that buys MFDs??

had the interior professional cleaned. Looks so much better. Still has a slight urine smell in it.
Not sure what it is.

Drove it about 70 miles on the interstate which is slightly over my daily commute to work. No issues.

My plan is to replace the Cats hopefully next weekend and replace the broken vents.
After that when I have time I will deal with getting the roof repainted or wrapped.

 

Update -

thanks to TMR-JWAP, I was able to swap out to a aftermarket cat assembly and basically make $1000.

So when it is all said and done I have a free car and a extra $310 in my pocket.

so where do I go from here???

paint roof for $300
Polish headlights (both) for $20

Maybe sell the car for $3500???

 

Well my Prius ownership has ended.

Bought car - $300
Oil change - $40
Display - $170
Freon - $40
Property tax and registration $180
Paint roof $250
Fuel ?? $50
total investment @ $1000

did the cat sell/after market replacement made $1000

car is free
Sold car for $3000
New owner is gonna drive it back and forth from South Carolina to Alabama.
I did tell him that Prius were designed for city driving. But he it’s his car now.