OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost? In my experience batteries
go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to the overall cost of the vehicle.
Personally I like to keep my cars till their 200K miles old.
Dean
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:12:55 -0400, "wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to the overall cost of the vehicle.
Personally I like to keep my cars till their 200K miles old.
Dean
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:12:55 -0400, "wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
Guest
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost? In my experience batteries
go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to the overall cost of the vehicle.
Personally I like to keep my cars till their 200K miles old.
Dean
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:12:55 -0400, "wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to the overall cost of the vehicle.
Personally I like to keep my cars till their 200K miles old.
Dean
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:12:55 -0400, "wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
Guest
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost? In my experience batteries
go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to the overall cost of the vehicle.
Personally I like to keep my cars till their 200K miles old.
Dean
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:12:55 -0400, "wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to the overall cost of the vehicle.
Personally I like to keep my cars till their 200K miles old.
Dean
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:12:55 -0400, "wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
In message <-cqdnTz_DeMs0ZTcRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net>, "wkearney99" wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
I've seen those shitbags. I'll take the Ford, thanks!
Better yet, make it a Jeep!
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
I've seen those shitbags. I'll take the Ford, thanks!
Better yet, make it a Jeep!
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
Guest
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
In message <-cqdnTz_DeMs0ZTcRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net>, "wkearney99" wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
I've seen those shitbags. I'll take the Ford, thanks!
Better yet, make it a Jeep!
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
I've seen those shitbags. I'll take the Ford, thanks!
Better yet, make it a Jeep!
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
Guest
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
In message <-cqdnTz_DeMs0ZTcRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net>, "wkearney99" wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
I've seen those shitbags. I'll take the Ford, thanks!
Better yet, make it a Jeep!
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
I've seen those shitbags. I'll take the Ford, thanks!
Better yet, make it a Jeep!
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
Guest
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
In message <-cqdnTz_DeMs0ZTcRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net>, "wkearney99" wrote:
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
I've seen those shitbags. I'll take the Ford, thanks!
Better yet, make it a Jeep!
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
>
>The Prius batteries are warranted for 8 years or 100k miles. Or TEN years in NY,
>CA and MA. The batteries weigh 45 kilograms, not a thousand pounds.
>
>Quite a bit better than the average raggedy-*** Ford.
I've seen those shitbags. I'll take the Ford, thanks!
Better yet, make it a Jeep!
>
>
>"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>news:4107D535.73CB4910@***.net...
>> Your Tercel didn't have to drag along a deceleration generator, and
>> drive train for the electric motor to shift in and out, while running a
>> gasoline engine, or a thousand pounds of batteries for it all to work.
>> My full sized Thunderbird gets 31 MPG, if I have to drive in traffic
>> that doesn't exceed fifty miles and hours.
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
Dean <do.not.email.me@post.it.to.the.group.com> wrote:
> OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost?
Toyota told me around $3000.
> In my experience batteries go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to
> the overall cost of the vehicle. Personally I like to keep my cars till
> their 200K miles old.
The complexity of the systems to run a Prius might make that a difficult
thing to accomplish.
> OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost?
Toyota told me around $3000.
> In my experience batteries go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to
> the overall cost of the vehicle. Personally I like to keep my cars till
> their 200K miles old.
The complexity of the systems to run a Prius might make that a difficult
thing to accomplish.
Guest
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
Dean <do.not.email.me@post.it.to.the.group.com> wrote:
> OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost?
Toyota told me around $3000.
> In my experience batteries go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to
> the overall cost of the vehicle. Personally I like to keep my cars till
> their 200K miles old.
The complexity of the systems to run a Prius might make that a difficult
thing to accomplish.
> OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost?
Toyota told me around $3000.
> In my experience batteries go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to
> the overall cost of the vehicle. Personally I like to keep my cars till
> their 200K miles old.
The complexity of the systems to run a Prius might make that a difficult
thing to accomplish.
Guest
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Re: OT - my sister bought a Prius hybrid ;(
Dean <do.not.email.me@post.it.to.the.group.com> wrote:
> OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost?
Toyota told me around $3000.
> In my experience batteries go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to
> the overall cost of the vehicle. Personally I like to keep my cars till
> their 200K miles old.
The complexity of the systems to run a Prius might make that a difficult
thing to accomplish.
> OK, so how much do the replacment batteries cost?
Toyota told me around $3000.
> In my experience batteries go bad. And that cost has to be factored in to
> the overall cost of the vehicle. Personally I like to keep my cars till
> their 200K miles old.
The complexity of the systems to run a Prius might make that a difficult
thing to accomplish.