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Totaled my car. Should I keep the hybrid battery in storage?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by swamprt5000, Apr 4, 2022.

  1. swamprt5000

    swamprt5000 Junior Member

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    Hi. I damaged the engine to my car, it has frame damage and is leaking coolant and unfortunately isn't safe to drive anymore. :/ I was thinking of removing the catalytic converter, tires, and hybrid battery and putting them in storage, and junking the rest of the car. Is this a good idea? Anything else I should keep? The storage unit is air conditioned, if that makes any difference.
     
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    keep the catalytic converter to sell separately, it's a high theft item. Part out the car, why keep any of the stuff
     
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  3. swamprt5000

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    Unfortunately I can't really part it out. I am traveling all over the place, currently subletting in the SF bay area, I am switching to a sublet across the country next week. I would need to get it towed ~500 miles back to my parents house in Reno. Doesn't seem worth it to me.

    The idea is to put the high value stuff in storage (I have a storage unit here) and sell those on craigslist separately at my leisure the next time I'm back in June or July.

    From what I gather the high value parts are: catalytic converter, hybrid battery, 12V battery, seats, tires. I keep those and junk the rest. Or sell it as-is on craigslist.
     
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    remove the catalytic before it gets stolen. Then put it on craigslist, gone in a day
     
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    Sell as is on craigs list... It's hard to be enthusiastic about this kind of dismantle labor when you'll make near same amount unloading it in one transaction.
     
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    Exactly.
    Sell it in one lot and get one with your life.
     
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    If you’ve “totalled” the car, is it owned by the insurance company?
     
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    Insurance? What’s insurance?
     
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    If CL doesn't find any immediate takers, which city/town is the vehicle currently disable near?
     
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    how old are the batteries, years/miles?
     
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    OP says they're located in Reno, NV. Not far from you...
     
  12. swamprt5000

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    I'm in the bay area. Hybrid battery is 6 years old. Insurance doesn't cover it because I bought it for only $4k, didn't seem worth it to me.
     
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    Once you remove the expensive bits, and before it gets squished or hauled away, I would be interested in grabbing a few of the leftovers.
     
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    Should not be hard to dispose of in on CL in Bay Area