Prius C Maintenance Cost

Hey All,

So in general it seems hybrids have a lower cost to maintain, purely from a mechanical point of view, but I had the following concern and wanted to get the thoughts from owners:

As had been my experience in the past dealerships charge an arm and a leg, recommend repairs that are not required, ... I can go on and on. As a result after my warranty expires I generally always start taking the car to a local mechanic, well a midas (in Canada) but I've had very good experiences there.

On to the question; With a prius or a hybrid, is this still possible for things other than the regular maintenance (e.g. oil changes) I ask because I assume a lot of mechanics are not familiar with the inner workings of a hybrid, so for you owners out there, as a result do you end up continuing to take your car to a toyota dealership for service even past the warranty ? If so do you not find this ends up costing a lot more.

Thanks!

 

That's awesome thanks ! I'm just a bit torn between: Prius C / Corolla / Honda Fit / Honda Civic. Ok I know that's a pretty wide range, for the longest time we thought the prius c was too small, but I've just about convinced my self that's not going to be the case for 99% of the use cases, so now that size is no longer a factor I believe the Prius C (2015 technology package in canada == trim 5 in the states I believe) is back to the top of the list.