Girl's Electric Car Needs New Battery but It's More Expensive Than Vehicle Itself - Then She Gets Even Worse News...The Siwinskis were told the battery pack was at the end of its life and needed to be replaced, and the bill was going to be $14,000...The dealer said it couldn’t even get a battery.
(www.westernjournal.com)
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Getting a used prius is fairly safe, they are extremely popular and parts are easy to get including battery parts.
It's not TOO hard to repair a prius battery, there are YT videos that show how to do it, and whole batteries (refurb) are around 4k.
I'd be super hesitant to get any other used electric unless it's just 2-3 years old or has a warranty or something in writing.
Yep, the missus has a hybrid and I already researched into the eventual procedure I'll have to do to replace the battery pack. ChrisFix on YouTube did a video years back on flipping a used Prius he bought for cheap with a dead battery pack, did a whole how to on refurbing the battery, and sold it at a profit.
another clue that prius are smart to buy is they use them as taxis. So..... CANT be too bad.