2009 Prius Staggering Repair Costs!

Guess you never owned a benz or BMW

a 2003 mini cooper tranny is 8K for auto, a brake job on a BMW is 1200 + and the tires on my crossfire are 1300.00

 

That is why you shop around......

I just replaced my 12v battery in my 2005 Prius for the first time and I upgraded to an Optima yellow top with the conversion parts and it only cost me $169 with shipping and tax.

If you purchase anything through the dealer without checking other sources first then you deserve to get shafted IMO. lol Not you in particular but everyone should know that dealers will get you for every penny they can.

Do some searching on this forum or ask about a specific part and I'm sure someone can direct you to a cheaper source for the part you're looking for.

 

The yellow tops are wonderful batteries! good call

 

+1

Piercey quoted me $2,588 for 09 Prius hybrid battery w/o tax or installation.

 

Troll much?

... Brad

 

No offense, but I think your post is misleading.

First of all, the hybrid traction battery retails for around $2600 and is available for around $2100 at discount.

Secondly, it's warrantied for 8 years/100,000 miles in most states, and 10 years/150,000 miles in California and CARB states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont ... maybe others).

Thirdly, I believe that Toyota anticipates that the hybrid traction battery will last a lot longer than the 100,000 or 150,000 miles it's warrantied for.

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Fourthly, the OEM 12 volt battery retails for around $140 and is available for around $112 at discount.

Fifthly, I think that others here have replaced the OEM 12 volt battery with a cheaper battery (after some adaption).

 

If that were true (but its not!) I would be parting out the Prius for a living. I could get $11,900 just for two batteries and the tranny. Then I would have the engine($$$), airbags ($$), doors, glass, electronics and controllers ($$$), suspension, tires, catalytic converter, MFD($$) and every other piece to sell as well. WOW!

 

My thoughts too.

 

Why is this even in the 2010 prius forum ??? Mr moderator please move or lock down this nonsense thread.

 

Find another dealer. Toyota announced earlier this year that the full retail price ( over the counter in the Parts Dept ) of a new Gen 2 battery was $2588. For a Gen 1 it was $2299.

Next issue.

Transaxel. Personally I've never heard of one breaking down non-issue as far as I'm concerned. Next.

I'm at 112,000 miles and nothing has ever broken down. A friend is at 240,000 miles with similar results...his original shocks are pretty much shot now at this level. His 2010 can't get here fast enough.

The 2010's aren't even here yet. Trolls belong under bridges out of sight.

 

Re: Fletcher Jones Toyota Las Vegas price quote!

Welcome to PriusChat.

It really is the best public place on Earth for info on the Prius. And I'm sure it will continue to be for the 2010 / Gen III Prius.

Good luck with your 2010 Prius when it comes in. But my guess is that with nine prior years (spanning two prior generations) of Priuses earning the highest reliability rating of Consumer Reports, you won't need much luck at all.

 

Re: Fletcher Jones Toyota Las Vegas price quote!

Good luck w/that. Yes, in reference to the 150. See the first few minutes of the 2nd video at http://priuschat.com/forums/2010-toyota-prius/60002-prius-technology-video.html for more about the Li ion plugins.

 

Toyota parts are expensive!!
Ho hum, who cares any way?
I have only been driving Toyotas for the last 25 year, I haven't had to buy all that many parts.

Don't get sucked into thinking after market parts are always cheaper. I replaced the timing belt, idler pulleys and water pump on my Camry at 300,000km just because I thought it was a good idea at the time, none of these had failed or were making noise. I priced a water pump and pulleys from an after market supplier and from Toyota. The after market pulleys looked like trash and would have failed early because the bearings were tiny, the genuine pulleys were forged and ground finish with huge bearing, the genuine pulleys were cheaper! So was the water pump and the timing belt was within a dollar of the same price. I also replaced the AC/Alt belt and the PS belt. The new belts were silent where the non genuine belts I had on it before were noisy from new.

All that cost me about $300AU in parts, big deal!

Sorry I can't give you any other examples, my oldest Toyota I currently own was only manufactured in 1968 so it hasn't broken down yet and neither have any of the other 3. I just sold my Celica.

Would you rather buy a Nissan or GM and have to repair it every couple of years with cheap parts or a Toyota and drive it trouble free for 10s of years?

scienceexpert, Lithium batteries won't be in the 2010 which is available to the general public at least, Toyota do very extensive testing to ensure their products are supremely reliable before they release them to the public.

Hydrogen was only ever a distraction, it won't amount to anything. That car was a concept car and although it does run on hydrogen it will not be commercially viable for a very long time if ever. I've ridden in a GM fuel cell vehicle but that didn't convince me they will be viable any time soon.

 

Major component prices have always been high, relative to the first cost of any car. The Prius does have more high tech than most others; that is true. But not hugely so. That's what extended warranties are for!

 

May want to guy another car?