Lowest mile Gen 2 Prius. 5,156 miles. Back on the road after sitting 12 years.

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  1. indel

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    That car looks like a dream now. You should make a video ad and post it on youtube.
     
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    gen 2 best gen!
     
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    I fully expect this car to go 300,000+ miles.

    Assuming an average of 15,000 miles per year, that's more 20 years on the road.

    During that time you can already estimate much of the expenses you might incurr because the common maintenance and failures have already been discovered.

    It's like knowing the future, today.

    I find it an interesting experiment.
     
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    You might just keep it for yourself and pass it on to your children. That would be a fitting tribute to your efforts to restore it.
     
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    What happens to oil in a year?
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    Probably not that much. However I suspect if you pushed the oil to maximum performance limits with extreme low temps and extreme high temps as well as high RPM conditions it wouldn't work as well as brand new oil does.
     
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    Additived deteriorate and it accumulates condensation, the amount depending on the engine.
     
  8. ericbecky

    ericbecky Hybrid Battery Hero

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    Took care of some small items

    Cleaned up and gathered items for the the rear under storage tray. Jack handle, lug nut wrench, prop up bar.

    Found tie down straps and instructions. Was going to throw out the bag for the floor mats, but found floor mat hooks in there. Glad I checked. Set the hooks separately and folded up the bad and kept it.

    On the dash I was going to "fix" the tab that was not affixed on the CD warning label sticker. Realized that that's actually how it came and the unaffixed section was so the owner could more easily pull off that sticker. Decided to leave it in place.

    Re-affixed the airbag warning tag on the glove box edge. Cool to have for completeness.

    Here are some other warning tags that came with the car. Basically explaining odd noises the car may randomly make.

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    #68 ericbecky, Nov 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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