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Discussion in 'Generation 1 Prius Discussion' started by Sytex, Feb 6, 2013.

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  1. scotman27

    scotman27 Active Member

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    How did you make out, did they find anything yet?
     
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  2. Sytex

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    oh yeah... we found out what happened... lol

    So the engine was rebuilt after an accident before i got it...
    but instead of replacing the motor mounts properly... they welded it instead of bolting it in...

    So what happened was the welds broke and caused a catastophic failure...
    the engine jumped forward, ripping my fancy stainless steel exhaust system in half, and damaged the drive shaft and axel...

    so its in the shop... $7000 and they will replace all, and I should get it back mid week...

    There goes my gas savings for the next 2 years... :( hahaha
     
    #22 Sytex, Feb 9, 2013
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    Ouch! Dumping $7k in a 2001 Prius is one heck of a gamble. Not sure if I would have gone that route unless it already had a new battery and some crazy low mileage. Even then....damn. My 2002 with 100k miles and a new battery was only $4400.

    Good luck.
     
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    Fishy
     
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  5. Sytex

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    Its only got 75000miles on it.... Brand new brakes, a new battery and a rebuilt engine.... It is a gamble...but I think I got a few years left with this car
     
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  6. Sytex

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    And now it will have new drive shaft, Axel, and exhaust...

    And I only bought it for $4000....
     
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    What!!!!!!!!!!. are you serious. you gotta be kidding me, get pictures of this. seriously. did you buy this from a dealer or a private seller? if so how long ago
     
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  8. Sytex

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    I got it from a private seller... a guy on Vancouver Island... was unhappy because the guy he bought it off didnt tell him the car was in an accident... so he sold it cheap :)

    The car is originally from the US... was in an accident, and was totally rebuilt...

    Pictures.... hell I got videos of it on youtube and Prius Chat :)
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    sorry, im up to 78k miles now

    I am getting the guy to let me keep the broken parts... Im gonna scrap them to recover some cost... catlytic converters are worth a pretty penny
     
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    no, i mean pictures of the damage, and this half vast engine weld job. I gotts see this. i mean really, who would weld an engine in a car. this is serious sh&%t we are talking here, like peoples lives. those people out of be sued for real. thats a safety hazard. if that guy in vancouver was not happy, he should of went after them. something is up here.
     
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  10. Sytex

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    yeah i should have taken pictures of it... it was rather shocking...
     
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    call your mechanic and have him take pics, we gotta see this lol
     
    #31 scotman27, Feb 10, 2013
  12. Sytex

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    Part of me said, I could just buy another one for that amount of money...
    I usually scrap one or two cars a year...
    but I just couldent scrap this car...
    other than this, it drives really nice, alot better than the crap i usually drive...
    and it saves me almost $1000 a month in gas!
     
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    Wow, you must never sleep to save that much.
     
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  14. 3prongpaul

    3prongpaul Hybrid Shop Owner, worked on 100's of Prius's

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    Is a toyota dealer fixing it or an independent shop? New or used parts? $7k seems like a lot.
     
    #34 3prongpaul, Feb 10, 2013
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    Those are USA prices. The original poster is Canadian.

    Now if he could check used NHW20 prices in Canada . . . and part out the NHW11. It is a small market but BC is close enough to the USA border, he might be able to 'do a deal' . . . not that Yankee buisness practices would appeal to our Northern cousins.

    Bob Wilson
     
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  16. Sytex

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    I took it to my local Toyota dealer and am putting all new parts in.... Not the cheapest route... but I wanted to take it to the dealer so I could get the cars history, and try and determine wether the car was worth fixing.... I could save almost $2000 if I went aftermarket exhaust installed at a muffler place.... but I just want it all done quick, and right...
     
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  17. 3prongpaul

    3prongpaul Hybrid Shop Owner, worked on 100's of Prius's

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    Hopefully your dealer is honest and competent. If you feel good about your dealer and the expenditure go for it.

    A lot of US dealers mis-diagnose Prius (especially Gen1's), and end up selling customers stuff they don't need....I see it all the time.
     
    #37 3prongpaul, Feb 10, 2013
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    "Rebuilt engine" can mean a lot of things depending on who did the work ... this one wasn't rebuilt by the same geniuses who installed it, was it?

    Are the original engine mount locations still there and usable?

    There's another recent thread here where we looked up the price of the Toyota OEM exhaust system parts. The parts pricing didn't seem too bad for what you get. If you're being quoted a price so high that you could save $2k by going aftermarket, there must be somebody's boat payment rolled into that quote. You might look into the option of just buying the OEM parts online and installing them (or having your local muffler shop install them).

    -Chap
     
    #38 ChapmanF, Feb 11, 2013
  19. FinsUp99

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    I checked that when I posted. The conversion was about $6950 US.

    7000 Yen, that's another story.
     
    #39 FinsUp99, Feb 11, 2013
  20. Sytex

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    So I got my car back, toyota even let me drive a brand new car with under 100km on it while I waited...
    The car is running great, Im getting 10mpg more than I used to... overall I'm happy...
     
    #40 Sytex, Feb 25, 2013
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