Gen 4 Prius Delayed Until Late 2015 | Plug-in Late 2016

( since we're OT anyways) I don't know if the prius chat store still carries the "Dice" stereo interface but it works great for us & was easy to install. It allows our Android to stream music or the iPod to work with the stock stereo .... although some give it bad reviews.
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Two observations, obviously personal. 1) i'm glad for the delay because it keeps up at least slightly the value of my '13 totally tarted up Prius Five, on which i've put a measly 11.5k miles in 14 months, using it just for commuting. I like the vehicle, but it has some negatives in the fit/finish department. 2) I had the chance last week to put 800 miles on a Ford C-Max. it got about 42mpg over those miles. So, I paid about 75 bucks for gas when the prius might have cost me 60-65. It was a peppier vehicle that would run 95 mph on the wide-open interstates of western South Dakota if needed, had a better quality interior, more substantial exterior sheet metal, and about the same cargo capacity as the Prius. If I were making this buying decision over again, i might look at the CMax. I liked the Fusion very much when making my purchase for fit, finish, solid feel and get up and go, but the battery placement screwed up the cargo capacity and the reputation on the electronics was a negative too.

Just a couple of observations.

 

There is still a waiting list for some models in Japan and the hybrids from other manufacturers aren't anywhere as good, so at least here Toyota seems to be able to afford to delay.

 

Makes sense. But our 2010 generation 3 had 52,000 on it when we bought it a couple of years ago. Now it's at 78,000. Absolutely no problems.

 

146,000 and counting on my 2008. Am enjoying my return on investment. Approximately $1000 in maintenance. I can wait for the next one. A great vehicle. Should have kept the 2005, but previous vehicles always started having problems at 50,000.

 

No major problems? I just had to do the wheel bearing a couple weeks ago for $1100 :O And then of course regular maintenance can range from $30-$70...got new tires for $1000. So still about break even if I were to do a corolla back in 2010 & @ 65k

 

I completely agree! I haven't had a single problem with mine. Best car ever, and first car I've ever owned that beat the mileage on the window consistently. Love LOVE LOVE this little car!

 

Odd that eliot should say that the C-max has the same cargo capacity as the v. Most say about the same as the hatchback.

As for mileage, go to fuelly and compare the v to the C-max.

Now how you tradeoff the mileage and space against the driveability is a personal choice.

 

Where did you go for the work, so others know to avoid them. A wheel bearing should cost $100 to $200 for the part, and they aren't that difficult to replace.

 

This was Toyota! They said these new bearings are difficult, comes in a kit. Basically 1 bearing was like $300 then $300 labor, gave me a $100 discount because 2 were bad.. :O Yes, I wonder about the labor part! At 50 an hour that's 6 hours, but we didn't get the car back until a couple days later...

 

You don't need to worry about first year Toyotas. Mine 2010 just tuned over 100 K and all I have done is put gas,oil,one set of tires and brake pads.

 

I got quoted from Toyota 426 € for front left wheel bearing (labor + part), that includes 22% VAT. I went on ebay, bought it for 170 € and replaced by a local mechanic for just 30 €. Both the original bad and after market new bearing were made by Koyo.

 

The bearings are $220 to under $250 on Amazon. I've replaced the bearings on an HHR. The first step is to take off everything that is taken off for replacing the brake rotor. After that is the dust cap, axle nut, and bearing itself. It should take a skilled mechanic a half hour longer than a brake job at most.

There are reasons many refer to dealers as stealers.

 

I did mines with my father ( a mechanic), we lost some time trying to remove the old bearing. Without that it could have been completed in one hour per bearing.

 

Damn, I feel ripped off lol. I saw $300 or so on eBay. They did give us a corolla 2014 in the meantime while we were carless...but I guess the bearings in the Prius are very specific

 

I was surfing the web & came across this pic. Not sure if it's suppose to be the Gen4

 

I think that's the FCV.

Bill the Engineer

 

I'd bet on it.