Originally Posted By: The Critic
[censored]. The 1st gen Prius are turning out to be complete disasters, needing MG2 stators, steering racks, battery packs and inverters.
The 2nd gen Prius are OK but I would not say the traction batteries are bulletproof by any means. Just look on priuschat and you will see that failures are not uncommon by the 200k mark, sometimes even sooner depending on the region. Struts are a very common maint item on the Gen 2 Prius based on the cars I've seen and the reports on the forum.
Again, this is not true. Battery pack replacements are common on the Gen 1, and the Gen 2 packs will likely require replacement eventually. There have already been a number of failures as reported no the Priuschat forum.
Listen, your 'VS', 'not true', priuschat references etc. are a bit feminine. I don't go by priuschat, but by over 300 cabs around me with the Prius population getting over 60% mark. They put the first ones in service 3.5 years ago, so wrong generation. NiMH batteries those used love to be within 40% to 60% of their capacity, and that's what perpetual cab service does. It may not apply to OP's situation, but my remark was about general Prius state of affairs in today market. Of course, if it helps you in your "My Prius is better than yours" cause, by all means, go ahead, as I do not have and do not plan to have that car. My cars are in different sector of the market.
[censored]. The 1st gen Prius are turning out to be complete disasters, needing MG2 stators, steering racks, battery packs and inverters.
The 2nd gen Prius are OK but I would not say the traction batteries are bulletproof by any means. Just look on priuschat and you will see that failures are not uncommon by the 200k mark, sometimes even sooner depending on the region. Struts are a very common maint item on the Gen 2 Prius based on the cars I've seen and the reports on the forum.
Again, this is not true. Battery pack replacements are common on the Gen 1, and the Gen 2 packs will likely require replacement eventually. There have already been a number of failures as reported no the Priuschat forum.
Listen, your 'VS', 'not true', priuschat references etc. are a bit feminine. I don't go by priuschat, but by over 300 cabs around me with the Prius population getting over 60% mark. They put the first ones in service 3.5 years ago, so wrong generation. NiMH batteries those used love to be within 40% to 60% of their capacity, and that's what perpetual cab service does. It may not apply to OP's situation, but my remark was about general Prius state of affairs in today market. Of course, if it helps you in your "My Prius is better than yours" cause, by all means, go ahead, as I do not have and do not plan to have that car. My cars are in different sector of the market.
