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How long do you think a Prius will run for?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by yarzy, Jul 7, 2006.

  1. yarzy

    yarzy New Member

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    I was looking at a 2004 with 41k miles (for 21k) and I was wondering how long you guys think the Prius will go for, how many miles, etc.

    Also, do you think that is a decent deal? It is package 9.
     
    #1 yarzy, Jul 7, 2006
  2. efusco

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    $21k is too much for that car. With the Tax credit available for a new Prius you're only talking a couple thousand more for a loaded car, brand new, with full warranty.

    That said, I think 200-250k miles is a reasonable first battery/first ICE life expectancy on average.
     
    #2 efusco, Jul 7, 2006
  3. eagle33199

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    There isn't enough data out there to warrent a set number of miles as the "average" or "minimum" to expect, however there was the taxi driver who took his 200k+ miles without any serious problems. a vast majority of people simply have gotten theirs up to high milage points where you would expect to start having problems.
     
    #3 eagle33199, Jul 7, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(yarzy @ Jul 7 2006, 04:32 PM) [snapback]282690[/snapback]</div>
    The car will last a long time but I agree with Evan that 21K is too much. I have an '04 with 34,000 on it. If you want to buy it for 21K I'll go out and buy an '06!

    marjam
     
    #4 marjam, Jul 7, 2006
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