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Cannot speak to an $1800 car, but for our $1700 our 2005 Prius :)
Taking nothing away from what Patrick posted.... I see two issues here: 1) Either the equipment is bad, or the operator an idiot - AFTER numbers...
I admit that reading STOPPED at $1600. Did you authorize those repairs? That is CRAZY money even for a STEALership, the parts run about $200 Tax...
[IMG] Not exact, but amber is warning and red is STOP NOW.
Well I am very capable on any automotive repair and I would JUMP at it for $1500. Our Gen2 (2005), like yours was well over the 150k and 11 years...
Not worth a DIME over $5k unless there is a NEW OEM battery in it within the past 12 months, regardless of vehicle condition or equipment. Use...
Follow the MANUAL and add if and when the level gets to the ADD mark, NOT BEFORE. This means a 5,000 mile interval with 10w-30 regular oil. ANY...
THE question is: Can you get a BETTER (safer/lower CPM/whatever) vehicle for the $1200 in work this one needs? Answer: No.
According to a recent CR report, the Toyota Prii are most likely to last 200k+ (...
The reliability of the OEM pack is going to be very hard to beat and the CPM is what really matters, so lifespan is KEY.
The correct tooling will be over $6k, so less costly to take it to a local dealer with good reviews, as that does not even include parts or time...
AC is NOT something that untrained techs (people) should work on. It is VERY tempting due to the potential for high repair costs, but you should...
SegoC, Not exactly correct. ND-11 oil is not "fine", it is the ONLY oil Toyota authorizes and that has been tested for dielectric constant...
There are like a DOZEN computers on these cars, the ECM is the one that most software can read, but the brakes require software that is more...
Time is the KEY. I searched for MONTHS before locating our '05 that had the right combination of condition, maintenance, price, defects and...
Time for a new mechanic. Presuming the engine has had a regular diet of "pure synthetic" oil as you suggest, the oil company would be VERY...
The Toyota engineers have spend thousands of hours and millions of dollars to develop their recommendations, no one else has even come close....
Oil "thickness" is RESISTANCE to flow. We can think of the second number, the "30" in 5W-30, as the viscosity equivalent at 100*C. This means...
Actually I do, in both respects. As an example, the head tooling for a common OEM v8 cost a couple MILLION, mostly because of the surface...
No way I would EVER replace an OEM engine with a "rebuilt", no rebuilder has anywhere near the quality controls of an OEM; no not even almost...
