Has anyone used Abdelnabi Hybrid Battery for battery replacement?

The most important part in any reconditioned battery purchase is the warranty. When it fails, you need a reliable warranty. There are many threads that talk about the nightmares of buying a reconditioned batteries.

That said, Dorman makes has a battery around the price range you quoted. They have 3 years warranty and it's a nationally recognized company offering this product. If you must choose a reconditioned battery, choose the one that has the most reliable warranty.....chances are, you'll need it.

 

Yes, we called them about 2 years ago just to get a price on a hybrid battery for our 2008 Prius. We spoke with Joe Abdelnabi, the owner of Abdelnabi Hybrid Battery. He was so helpful. He provided an excellent option to the expensive dealer price.
He has saved us so much money. He traveled all the way from San Antonio, TX to Albuquerque, New Mexico and replaced our bad hybrid battery on our 2008 Prius with a rebuilt hybrid battery and gave us one year unlimited miles warranty. We paid $1,275.00 after we reserved our service appointment on their website. The waiting time was a little long (10 Days) but it was an excellent experience. Joe was knowledgeable, professional, and very honest.. . Our 2008 Prius runs like new since then and we are still driving it in our small business. We have saved $$$$$ on gas and if anything goes wrong with our Prius, we will be calling him again. Good luck!
David And Samantha

 

if they're coming all the way from texas, check hometown hybrids as well.

 

2 people had to write this?

 

the amazing thing is that they just joined and saw this thread.

 

and had to write in bold, just in case we miss it

 

i'd say the whole thing is one big commercial, but the o/p has been a member for 7 years. that's a long time to plan your business strategy.

 

you don't need another thread. a new battery is expensive if you don't plan to keep the car for awhile.

if you read through the refurbished battery threads here, you will find a lot of problems. so the warranty is important, but also a pain if you have to keep having it replaced.

i'm sure there are people who have good success with refurbished, but only a few report here, and we have no way of knowing what the numbers are, or the quality of the recommendations.

unfortunately, you have to make your decision without a complete understanding of the possible ramifications.

personally, the refurbished route isn't bad for a diy'er, but iw ould either buy new, or trade up to a newer year with lower miles.

 

If you have the $3000 to spend, I would spend it on a new battery. Forget what the 10 year old car is worth because you can't buy a good running reliable car with your knowledge of it's entire history for $3000.

 

I wouldn't worry too much about the oil usage, it happens when the car's mileage increases. Just monitor the oil usage and add as needed. Many members here do that regularly.......4 of my Prius cars use oil but they run fine.

If you decide to go with the new battery from Toyota, call Toyota corporate and ask them to offer a good will warranty on the battery. It wouldn't hurt to ask and many members get assistance in the replacement cost. The worse that can happen is if they say "no assistance", which is where you are now.

 

Do it again and see what they say. At least we'll know what happens the 2nd time around......you can be our guinea pig.

Maybe you can have someone else call it in for you.

 

Is the oil a leak or a consumption problem ?
If the latter it usually increases with time but does not prevent you from driving the car.

Can you learn to replace yourself ? It is not hard. Just watch the Dorman video

My advice: Buy the Dorman through NAPA auto store for about $1300 after verifying that they allow local free return of the battery if warranty replacement is required, and install it yourself.

A fantastic PriusChat member named Seilerts is from Santa Fe but I have not seen him post for a while. He had a battery refurb business going for a while. I would trust his advice -- whatever it was.

 

if you get a battery from Dorman, their website has a very good video on how to swap out the battery. Almost a 2 year old that can lift a hundred pounds can do it.

 

Even though I'd love to DIY a hybrid battery swap, I think I'd let an installer, sanctioned by the battery installer, do the job. Because the install is guaranteed by them, no finger pointing if there's missing parts, damage. At around $300, it's not too bad. And I'd be almost guaranteed to blow out my back, if I did it, lol.

 

I offered to help him swap the battery.
So now he has a couple of choices.

I may have found contact info for Seilerts:

Scott Eilerts
High Desert Hybrid
2866 Cooks Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 471-3387

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