Average lifetime of Prii?

News item this morning on the radio. Exon/Mobil has announced discontinuation of funding for organizations that provided dis-information on Hybrids. So, in a backward way, they have admitted funding the dis-information campaign, such as promulgated by CNW. I believe they were caught admitting the funding in the past as well.

Big Oil. "You can trust us, really."

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Aug 12 2007, 03:22 PM) [snapback]494362[/snapback]</div>

Very True, I remember how when I hit my first 600 mile tank and I told someone about it and his actual words were that really isn't all that good, I can go 700 miles easily on a tank in my Silverado. So I go yeah but I'm talking off of $25 worth of gas. And again to my surprise his comeback was yeah well you can't haul anything can you.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morpheusx @ Aug 13 2007, 09:33 AM) [snapback]494740[/snapback]</div>

As if they are hauling things every day of their life.... But I get the point - they are living in the State of Denial....

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morpheusx @ Aug 13 2007, 09:33 AM) [snapback]494740[/snapback]</div>

Ask him what does he haul? More than 90% of SUV/Pickup drivers never haul anything other than a bike rack.

 

As far as the original question in this topic, we don't know how long the average Prius will last. They haven't started dieing off in large numbers yet. Other than from accidents, I haven't heard of anyone sending one to the recyclers.

Check back in, oh, say ten years. They have so far earned one of the best ratings, even in Toyotaland.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Aug 12 2007, 07:43 PM) [snapback]494469[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morpheusx @ Aug 13 2007, 09:33 AM) [snapback]494740[/snapback]</div>

As I sit in my nice, quiet, soon-to-be tidy house, I can't help but think about just how flabberghasted my 19-year-old son is that I am utterly downcast as I am forced to be driving around in my husband's 2002 BMW 5-Series 5-speed, since they are en route to Montreal, to deliver above-mentioned son to school, approximately 3,000 miles--since above-mentioned beemer couldn't hold the necessary load, nor could we justify the extra expense (in dollars OR resources) of using it for the trip. He just CANNOT understand how ANYONE could POSSIBLY prefer driving a Prius to ANY beemer under the sun. (Both son and husband refuse to acknowledge that the expense of replacement parts, or rather, more to the point, the NEED TO REPLACE PARTS, is also a factor...)

I mean, you gotta use a freakin' KEY--who wants to be bothered with such OLD technology?!?! B)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dipper @ Aug 13 2007, 01:38 PM) [snapback]494781[/snapback]</div>

Oh last time I looked in the bed of his truck there were about 10 smashed up soda cans, a fishing rod, and a lawn chair. It's a good thing he hauls alot. Of course this is the same guy that tells me it is worth paying a premium for 4 wheel drive even though he admits that he will never use it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bgoodr @ Aug 13 2007, 08:29 PM) [snapback]495184[/snapback]</div>

Well, would you like to get a reward for buying the Prius in the first place (kind of like a supplemental tax credit)? Or, free gas for some period of time???? I'm sure you can think of other uses for the proceeds of a wager....

 

115K on my 2004 prius..
Well. I guess it is time to trade it in for the hummer..lol :lol: :lol: :lol:

No problems also...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(p626808 @ Aug 17 2007, 09:30 AM) [snapback]497784[/snapback]</div>

For fun, I used Kelly to figure out what a Hummer, H1 with 115k miles would go for:

$57,565 :blink: :blink:

Bob Wilson

 

Continuing OT: not quite so much for a 2004 H2 with 115k miles. Just $21655 (private party sale) there.

But now you've gotten me interested in depreciation. I guess the 2004 H1 was about $105000, so we're talking about more than $47k lost there. About 40 cents/mile depreciation - that' s got to be more than refueling costs!

A 2004 H2 might have sold new for about $45k; just 20 cents/mile depreciation.

Accidentally I may have identified an axis upon which the Hummer has a very low 'coefficient of drag'. Straight down.

To be fair, KBB also suggests that 2004 Prius with 115k miles have also lost about half their MSRP value. If anyone sees one of those offered for $11,250, please post details on PriusChat! There may be ready buyers.

Oh yes. Hi Art, if you're reading this

 

2002 Prius
DRL
Engine Run Indicator
Scanner

102000 Miles
Actual Overall mpg 48.7
Displayed Overall mpg 48.6
No problems

A very plesant car to drive

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