What would you do? Hybrid replacement battery - Cost, Warranty, Travel

If you get a new battery from Toyota, you'll be able to make claims on that warranty at any Toyota dealer. No penalty for relocation.

For all those others... that's a big deal.

Lower-priced battery replacements are always used batteries. Sometimes touched up, sometimes genuinely in good shape, better than what you've got now, but maybe not by much.

In terms of value? If you sell this car to another person, a receipt from Toyota that says you put in a real new battery is like a pedigree; you get to ask more when you sell the car. Difficulty: dealers mostly won't care, so if you plan to trade it in this won't matter as much as in a private sale.

 

Two critical factors you didn't list:

How many of them are 100% brand new battery cells ?
And do those prices include installation ??

Unless you enjoy playing "whack a mole" with making a warranty claim every few months,
you do NOT want any replacement battery with any used cells.

 

Make sure you've got the cooling fan and ductwork all cleaned out to make the replacement last as long as possible.

Good luck with the car and the new job!

 

Bummer on the used battery. They take yours and put a few used batteries in it and sell it to some other poor soul.
No such thing as a rebuilt battery. Just a old used battery that will hopefully hold a charge for a while.

 

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Although the warranty for Prius C says 8-years / 100k miles, someone stated in Prius Chat that he got his battery replaced by Toyota under the 10-years / 150k miles warranty (like a regular Prius) in California.

 

Define "rebuilt", please.

IF.....that means they replace ONLY the cells that are obviously bad,
then you really don't want ANY of them.

The only rebuild that you should consider is if they replace ALL of the old cells with new ones.

 

Nothing wrong with re-using the hardware but you REALLY should know what they are doing with the actual battery cells.
And it is never too late to ask.

 

That's Great!
I know that feeling.

Keep a eye on the antifreeze level.
Should always be at the same mark.