Wife wants to "drive the wheels off it."

That's my terminology, not hers.

This isn't really a question as much as an announcement of a change in plans. I'd been figuring since I was the last one to get a car, she would be next. What's fair is fair. We are expecting an increase in income starting in May that should allow us to replace her '07 with about 137k miles while it's still healthy.

She did NOT like that idea. She doesn't like my PiP and she really doesn't like the gen 4. She says "I like my car and want to keep it." Those are her words. And there's not a thing wrong with it. I enjoy it even if it is a little buzzy.

So, since the battery is only four years old, the only biggies I need to look out for are air conditioning and brake pump. I'll keep it maintained and we'll hope this one doesn't get demolished by a texter like the previous one.

And I need to decide if I want the features and performance of a gen 4 while my PiP is still super healthy and able to get a fairly good selling price. If so, I'll finally have to get off the dime and decide if it'll be Prime or hatchback. Right now, I lean toward a trim 3 Gen 4 because I'm sick of half my cargo area being consumed by the spare tire. But that's for another forum and I still have lots of time to decide.

Main thing is to keep the missus happy because my happiness depends on her happiness.

 

Not sure that's as big a deal as keeping an eye on the ICE water pump. If the inverter pump stops, it can limp home after cooling off since we don't go far from home with it. But since it's cheap, I may do that sometime. And speaking of the water pump, I think I'll grab a flashlight this afternoon and see how it's looking.

The other thing I need to do soon is probably replace the brake fluid and get things lubed up. Brake pads aren't critical yet, but maybe put on new ones while it's apart.

My boss's in-laws have a Prius (Gen 3, he thinks). He rode with me to North Carolina last week and asked me about maintenance on them since they may buy that car from them soon. He was pretty amazed at how little is required.

AMEN!!

 

I did and it didn't. She's adamant.

Thanks for bringing up one of the most embarrassing mistakes of my life, @Prodigyplace! LOL!!! But you're absolutely right. Since the battery is a full set of cells from a totaled 2015 and professionally grid charged and balanced at Tampa Hybrids before I installed it in May of 2017, I figure it has lots of life left. And when I installed it, I put in the Prolong cable so I can use my grid charger on it when it starts to show its age. Right now, it runs like a new car. That's why I suggested to her that it would be a good idea to sell it soon. But even if I do eventually have to replace the battery, she still doesn't want another car. And by then, we may be too old to drive. <shoulder shrug emoticon needed here> I have no idea why she's so attached to it, but she sure likes it.

 

That's why Canadians live up there. The winter snows kind of fill in the potholes. They wouldn't get that kind of relief here in Florida.

Which reminds me. I often long for some snow. But then I take a trip up north and get reminded of frost heaves. ba-bump! ba-bump! ba-bump!

 

I wouldn't have minded something like that when we lived on Roatán, Honduras. Toyotas are super expensive there, though, and I needed a diesel 4wd pickup. My 1998 Nissan Frontier was bulletproof, though. But not rust proof.