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From: Mike Hunter on 3 Jul 2007 16:25 8 / 100K for defects is material and workmanship, not if it the pack simply wears out. If you drive more than 12,500 miles a year you should concerned, since battery, like tire warranties, are prorated on the LIST price, except for defects. If you want to educate yourself, call a Toyota dealer and ask the current replacement cost for a new battery pack. I believe you will discover that if the battery fails in just four years it will cost you over $4,000 for a replacement ;) mike "Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphia.net> wrote in message news:79adncOhQtHlNBfbRVn_vgA(a)giganews.com... > > "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote in message > news:hZ6dnUq2Y7nyOxfbnZ2dnUVZ_t6qnZ2d(a)ptd.net... >> Or the morons that pay $6,000 more, for a similar size car like a >> Corolla, to save a relative few hundred dollars a year on fuel, then need >> to spend a small fortune at some point to replace the battery pack so >> they can sell or trade the Pruis. ;) > > I just checked the Toyota's site: the hybrid battery's warranty is for I > tend to keep my cars a while, & the longest I've ever kept one has been 8 > years, the shortest was 4, and usually it's 6 years. I personally > wouldn't even begin to factor in the possible eventual cost of a new > battery when deciding on purchasing a hybrid. > > Cathy > >> >> mike >> >> "Joe" <Joe(a)dontspam.net> wrote in message >> news:phjii.277$w43.267(a)newsfe04.lga... >>> >>> "Fred" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message >>> news:df127c62fb385876500f68f0791898d6(a)pseudo.borked.net... >>>> Wall Street Journal >>>> >>>> "...this [CAFE] debate is a test of who has more clout in today's >>>> Democratic Congress -- the men and women who work in American >>>> factories, or the affluent greens on both coasts who can afford to pay >>>> a premium to own a Prius to indulge their concern about global >>>> warming." >>>> >>>> complete article: http://curio.us/8h >>> >>> Yeah, that's bad, considering the Prius is a very cheap car. They >>> should look at facts in these cases, that way everybody doesn't think >>> morons are writing for the wall street journal.. >>> >>> Most of the people I know drive something like a Chevy Silverado that >>> costs as much as 2 Priuses. >>> >> >> > >
From: Mike Hunter on 3 Jul 2007 16:27 That's may be true but only because most will likely be replaced prior to 100K LOL mike "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:6_xii.8244$DM4.138(a)trndny06... > Mike Hunter wrote: >> Really? Retail prices will plummet if it is soon time to buy a battery >> pack fro thousands of dollars LOL > > That's true. However, there is very little reason to suspect that owners > will have to replace battery packs in droves at 100k mi. > > So far, there is very little indication that the battery packs will be > problematic. > > Jeff > >> mike >> >> >> "DH" <dh(a)stargate.com> wrote in message news:468a6590$0$10851 >> >>> I'd be willing to bet a quarter that most new cars are purchased by >>> upper middle class Americans. They're the ones with the money. Since >>> Prius resale values are holding well, the used Priuses are going to be >>> purchased by upper middle class Americans, too. >>
From: Jeff on 3 Jul 2007 16:42 Mike Hunter wrote: > That's may be true but only because most will likely be replaced prior to > 100K LOL In your opinion. How about evidence that the battery packs actually need to be replaced before 100 k mi? Jeff > mike > > "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:6_xii.8244$DM4.138(a)trndny06... >> Mike Hunter wrote: >>> Really? Retail prices will plummet if it is soon time to buy a battery >>> pack fro thousands of dollars LOL >> That's true. However, there is very little reason to suspect that owners >> will have to replace battery packs in droves at 100k mi. >> >> So far, there is very little indication that the battery packs will be >> problematic. >> >> Jeff >> >>> mike >>> >>> >>> "DH" <dh(a)stargate.com> wrote in message news:468a6590$0$10851 >>> >>>> I'd be willing to bet a quarter that most new cars are purchased by >>>> upper middle class Americans. They're the ones with the money. Since >>>> Prius resale values are holding well, the used Priuses are going to be >>>> purchased by upper middle class Americans, too. >
From: Cathy F. on 3 Jul 2007 17:17 "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote in message news:K8ednfcgJtEiLRfbnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d(a)ptd.net... >8 / 100K for defects is material and workmanship, not if it the pack simply >wears out. If you drive more than 12,500 miles a year you should >concerned, since battery, like tire warranties, are prorated on the LIST >price, except for defects. If you want to educate yourself, call a Toyota >dealer and ask the current replacement cost for a new battery pack. I >believe you will discover that if the battery fails in just four years it >will cost you over $4,000 for a replacement ;) > > mike Keep trying; so far it isn't working... Cathy > > > "Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphia.net> wrote in message > news:79adncOhQtHlNBfbRVn_vgA(a)giganews.com... >> >> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote in message >> news:hZ6dnUq2Y7nyOxfbnZ2dnUVZ_t6qnZ2d(a)ptd.net... >>> Or the morons that pay $6,000 more, for a similar size car like a >>> Corolla, to save a relative few hundred dollars a year on fuel, then >>> need to spend a small fortune at some point to replace the battery pack >>> so they can sell or trade the Pruis. ;) >> >> I just checked the Toyota's site: the hybrid battery's warranty is for >> I tend to keep my cars a while, & the longest I've ever kept one has been >> 8 years, the shortest was 4, and usually it's 6 years. I personally >> wouldn't even begin to factor in the possible eventual cost of a new >> battery when deciding on purchasing a hybrid. >> >> Cathy >> >>> >>> mike >>> >>> "Joe" <Joe(a)dontspam.net> wrote in message >>> news:phjii.277$w43.267(a)newsfe04.lga... >>>> >>>> "Fred" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message >>>> news:df127c62fb385876500f68f0791898d6(a)pseudo.borked.net... >>>>> Wall Street Journal >>>>> >>>>> "...this [CAFE] debate is a test of who has more clout in today's >>>>> Democratic Congress -- the men and women who work in American >>>>> factories, or the affluent greens on both coasts who can afford to pay >>>>> a premium to own a Prius to indulge their concern about global >>>>> warming." >>>>> >>>>> complete article: http://curio.us/8h >>>> >>>> Yeah, that's bad, considering the Prius is a very cheap car. They >>>> should look at facts in these cases, that way everybody doesn't think >>>> morons are writing for the wall street journal.. >>>> >>>> Most of the people I know drive something like a Chevy Silverado that >>>> costs as much as 2 Priuses. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
From: DH on 3 Jul 2007 17:43
"Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphia.net> wrote in message news:VbednYK0ULpPIRfbRVn_vgA(a)giganews.com... > "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote in message > news:K8ednfcgJtEiLRfbnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d(a)ptd.net... >>8 / 100K for defects is material and workmanship, not if it the pack >>simply wears out. If you drive more than 12,500 miles a year you should >>concerned, since battery, like tire warranties, are prorated on the LIST >>price, except for defects. If you want to educate yourself, call a Toyota >>dealer and ask the current replacement cost for a new battery pack. I >>believe you will discover that if the battery fails in just four years it >>will cost you over $4,000 for a replacement ;) >> >> mike > > Keep trying; so far it isn't working... > > Cathy I actually asked the local Toyota parts guy about this some months ago; they hadn't had to replace any batteries, yet, from even the original Priuses (they sold quite a few). I'll ask again, for an update on battery replacement, the next time I'm in for service. Of course, that could be a good, long time out in the future. :-) >> "Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphia.net> wrote in message >> news:79adncOhQtHlNBfbRVn_vgA(a)giganews.com... >>> >>> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2(a)mailcity.com> wrote in message >>> news:hZ6dnUq2Y7nyOxfbnZ2dnUVZ_t6qnZ2d(a)ptd.net... >>>> Or the morons that pay $6,000 more, for a similar size car like a >>>> Corolla, to save a relative few hundred dollars a year on fuel, then >>>> need to spend a small fortune at some point to replace the battery pack >>>> so they can sell or trade the Pruis. ;) >>> >>> I just checked the Toyota's site: the hybrid battery's warranty is for I >>> tend to keep my cars a while, & the longest I've ever kept one has been >>> 8 years, the shortest was 4, and usually it's 6 years. I personally >>> wouldn't even begin to factor in the possible eventual cost of a new >>> battery when deciding on purchasing a hybrid. >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>>> >>>> mike >>>> >>>> "Joe" <Joe(a)dontspam.net> wrote in message >>>> news:phjii.277$w43.267(a)newsfe04.lga... >>>>> >>>>> "Fred" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message >>>>> news:df127c62fb385876500f68f0791898d6(a)pseudo.borked.net... >>>>>> Wall Street Journal >>>>>> >>>>>> "...this [CAFE] debate is a test of who has more clout in today's >>>>>> Democratic Congress -- the men and women who work in American >>>>>> factories, or the affluent greens on both coasts who can afford to >>>>>> pay >>>>>> a premium to own a Prius to indulge their concern about global >>>>>> warming." >>>>>> >>>>>> complete article: http://curio.us/8h >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, that's bad, considering the Prius is a very cheap car. They >>>>> should look at facts in these cases, that way everybody doesn't think >>>>> morons are writing for the wall street journal.. >>>>> >>>>> Most of the people I know drive something like a Chevy Silverado that >>>>> costs as much as 2 Priuses. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |