Traded in my 2013 Prius

And bought a new '25 Camry. The Prius had 119,000 miles and was running great and I've done all the factory required maintenance, but all the fear mongering in this forum about the head gasket, etc. had me worried so I felt it was time. If not for that, I would have held onto it for a few more years.

 

What's nice is the EPA is 53/50 mpg, which is about the same as the old Prius.

They had a new Prime at the dealer. Nice but the roofline was so low I had difficulty getting in and out the car and my head hit the headliner sitting in the rear seat. When comes the time to replace my '17 Prime, because of that and the cost, I may not buy a Prime.

 

Like I said, if not for reading this forum, I would have kept the car for another few years. I haven't determined how some can have such problems vs. others who get high mileage without incident. I suspect it's how you maintain your car (like coolant changes) and how you drive it, and never subscribed to the EGR blowing headgasket theory; but, inconclusive. The car is now 11 years old so it's served it's time. I never had anything go wrong either. I may have been money ahead if I didn't read this forum and kept it a lot longer, maybe not. That's the problem with a forum like this. Most people come here to complain about problems (ignoring the vast majority that don't and don't visit here) and there is no detail as to how the vehicle was maintained and driven, which could have been the cause of the problems. This unproven EGR theory causing blown headgaskets is especially troubling and impossible to prove one way or another. I'm kinda pissed that I gave up a good car that may have given many more years of trouble free miles and wasted thousands of dollars accordingly, but that's the decision my wife and I made.