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Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by ivanhoe, Nov 8, 2021.

  1. bisco

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    does the dealer sell toyota true start batteries?
    does canadian tire sell batteries? mine lasted 7 years, but was reading static 12.7 to the very end.
    sienna battery is ;arger, that's the secret. our hycam battery is 8 years old, and dodge dakota 16 years.
     
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    I'm not sure which battery Toyota sells, must be the original type Yuasa.
    True start, never heard of them.
    CTC is not my favorite place for batteries, never had good experiences with the Eliminator brand.
     
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    That's exactly the same number I was quoted in August, from a Port Moody BC dealership:

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    And, I've checked with SaskBattery, they'll deliver the same Yuasa battery to me, for ~$230, with free shipping, and only GST levied:

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    Assuming the Yuasa's coming from China or similar, west coast dealership sells for $340, plus GST/PST. However, if said battery passes through Vancouver, carries on to Saskatchewan, and then is shipped back to me: $230 plus GST. o_O
     
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    Gotta love supply chain logistics and tariffs…
     
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    Thank you for the heads up on Saskbattery, just ordered one plus HST for my part of Canada.
     
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    The battery arrived today :) took a week, not bad at all!
    Reading12.8V, should I try to trickle charge to 13.0V?
    I got a new CTEK mxs 5.0 to play with :cool:
    Does the Prius C use the same battery now?
     
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    Good to know. (y)
     
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    12.8 seems fine.
     
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