dartman
Well-known member
I know one thing about the earlier Prius cars, if the normal battery goes bad the electronics to run the rest of the car will not work so car will not run at all because computer is dead. The gas motor is pretty weak and won't move the car well without the electric motor assist. I would think if the drive batteries are new and everything else is good it should run fine for many years till the gas motor or traction batteries die again.
Bosses kid at work bought a used 07 and they drove it with tested good batteries till early last year, only issue was the under hood battery went dead as mentioned and car wouldn't do anything till they replaced it.
He sold it for good money and bought a new mini SUV as they have kids and a dog now. I mainly hate the way they look, the very first ones looked like a normal Toyota cars then they got all wedge shaped but most folks have great luck with them as long as you understand how to drive them to maximize efficiency.
I drive a 95 Neon highline coupe and it's been a great little car and has a 177k on it now. Gets 19 mpg in town and 28 to 30 highway with the automatic. They can be bought dirt cheap now and are easy and cheap to fix for most things, used parts are all over the yards too.
Bosses kid at work bought a used 07 and they drove it with tested good batteries till early last year, only issue was the under hood battery went dead as mentioned and car wouldn't do anything till they replaced it.
He sold it for good money and bought a new mini SUV as they have kids and a dog now. I mainly hate the way they look, the very first ones looked like a normal Toyota cars then they got all wedge shaped but most folks have great luck with them as long as you understand how to drive them to maximize efficiency.
I drive a 95 Neon highline coupe and it's been a great little car and has a 177k on it now. Gets 19 mpg in town and 28 to 30 highway with the automatic. They can be bought dirt cheap now and are easy and cheap to fix for most things, used parts are all over the yards too.