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  1. GaryHere

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    No, but that's something I'll do.

    It's just a one family owned car used between he and his wife per the owner, whom to me, seems very honest about all but I'll still check. Thnx
     
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    could be a real gem.
     
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    Where in Nor Cal are you located:whistle:?

    If near the Bay Area, we might have a solution (y).
     
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    I live in Placer county, in the country. In the winter I would not even attempt to drive the Prius to work. The roads I take flood. It’s 4 runner or Tacoma time then. I work in Sacramento though, still about 60 miles from what people call the Bay Area
     
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    One more thing I forgot to ask about Gen 2.

    On my Gen 3 it showed the EV letters display when it was driving solely on the traction battery but I don't see this on the Gen 2 I test drove.

    I assume the only way to know is on that energy monitor screen to look at the power flow or (which is the way I did it yesterday) to hit the consumption button and look at the MPG shown.

    Obviously if 100 mpg then in EV, right? Thnx. G.
     
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    Around San Antonio, with a little patience you can get a Gen 3 for that price. Perhaps you can communicate the concern about the traction battery to get a better price.
     
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    Hi. I tried that with him and the mechanic yesterday but basically it came around to its my concern, not the sellers.

    I looked at so many Prii these last weeks online, I really didn't see any Gen 3 with that low miles on them that I could afford but for some reason I thought I remember this forum mentioning "you can't kill a Gen 2 battery".

    I could be wrong though.
     
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    Her aunt and uncle live in Placerville:).

    We’re in Fairfield, so outside of traditional Bay Area but close enough to commute for some:eek:.

    If ever looking to share (or pay as you go), keep me posted;).

    We could workout something more than likely, if interested (y).
     
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    Aww well. The owner sold the car even though I offered a deposit that I was supposed to give him today when we met.

    1st come
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    Next.
     
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    Just keep looking, you will find one. Other buyer might have offered more than you were paying. Some people have no integrity when it comes to selling something
     
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    Well, when you are ready to sell the prolong charger, let me know
     
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    Thanks much. Yes no integrity especially on Craigslist. For some reason they seem to flock to it.

    I'm going to look at a 2009 with 79k on it. I'll meet the owner at the mechanics.

    More miles than that other 2008 and a little higher in price. I'll see what happens.

    I'm curious to see the battery level on this one.

    I'm still convinced there was a battery issue with the one I lost but that's unknown unless tested.
     
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    Well, I don’t own one yet. Raytheeagle has a plan that would work. I would buy a harness and rent the rest or buy in on a share.
     
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    Hey, @Raytheeagle ! Can the prolong be modified to work on either on a Highlander or Camry hybrids?
     
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    I understand completely. I used to collect and repair pinball and video machines. Talk about cutthroat. Guys would sell out their own mothers for a good deal.
     
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    correct, much less info displayed
     
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    gen 2 was a better battery, but the thing is, a 10 year old car with low miles doesn't hold up as well as higher miles.
    nimh chemistry likes to be used a lot. taxi cabs do very well with gen 2 batteries, racking up hundreds of thousands of miles.
    batteries that are only used a few thousand miles a year suffer from degradation.
     
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    sounds good, more miles is actually better. i think your test drive on the last one in stop and go traffic was a poor example. you need to get out on the open road. prius does not like stop and go.
     
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    Different models are made with different voltages , so there are solutions ;).

    When our 2017 RX450h reaches 8 years or 100 k miles, I’ll be investigating another setup(y).
     
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    Ok will do. I didn't get to test it out cause for some reason the inspection took 3 hrs. Urrrgh.

    There is leaking struts.

    900.00

    Looked at battery level/charging and it basically was the exact same as the 2008 I looked at.
     
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