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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by Toyota2, Nov 11, 2022.

  1. Toyota2

    Toyota2 Junior Member

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    When I purchased Prius I was in Fuel Beat down , A living nightmare , My used P had
    137,and change ( miles )
    Last night I noticed 140,430 So I've put on 3000 miles or very close in less then a month .I spent $133 work maybe an extra $20 non work
    Previous chevy Silverado about same miles driven work non work $850
    I know I've picked a bad auto to compare . Still its clear one way or another
    a hybrid needs to be the purchase
    Fine income - New - not so fine - Used .
    If you drive a lot how can there be another choice .
     
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  2. bisco

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    me too :)

    although many still choose full gassers, and are not even aware of hybrids unfortunately
     
    #2 bisco, Nov 11, 2022
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    Many people on this forum tell people to buy a Corolla instead of a Prius to avoid complexity and get 30+ mpg
     
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  4. ToyotaGal

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    I purchased mine used and do not regret it for a second. I drive a lot.
    Because I needed to tow a boat and my mechanic was not fixing my mini van, I purchased a 97 ravy 4 with 96k miles on it. I get half the gas mileage with the rav 4. I sure miss the prius when I am driving the ravy.
     
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    I often tell people who are considering a high mile gen3 purchase (higher than 150k miles) to buy a conventional Corolla or Civic in their price range for improved reliability and lower cost of ownership. It is not just the cost of gas when there can easily be $5k-$10k of major maintenance coming up. This is especially important if they are paying $12k for a $6k used car.
     
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  6. bisco

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    usually when the question goes like this: 'i don't have any money, and no nothing about cars. but i've always wanted a prius, what do you think about this 2010 with 189,000 miles?'
     
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  7. Toyota2

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    The chances of life are choices.
    Here's a story - - 3 years ago .
    I seen a used Honda CR-V , since my daughter had one 1990's vintage & great on fuel
    I figured it's a Honda , I cant go wrong & it was newer
    First I was disappointed by fuel MPG at best I pulled 21 mpg , next I notice a knock , A year later a spun bearing , One can not always predict what becomes of a car.. That car was a bad choice
     
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  8. Moving Right Along

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  9. Toyota2

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    Another true method & I understood from cars of past .
    The simple question ? Are the cars still running ? some times you notice - Year after Year a particular model
    out and about . when you consider yearly improvements on cars & reason to have , yet old war horses still on road
    even beat up looking the proof is there They are good .
    BTW the Honda CR-V I had , the cost to fix was past $5000 might of been able to go $4000 with used motor from japan `
    due to programs they have to remove high mileage motors from public then get sold out of country . Any way I did not repair .
    major repairs deadly for any car
     
    #9 Toyota2, Nov 14, 2022
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