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Originally Posted by Red08inSV
I bought a 2008 prius a couple of weeks ago and did not buy the extended warranty at the dealership.
Forums in this website indicate that I could possibly buy an extended warranty (7year/75000/0 deductible) for ~$700 or less from "Troy" in MA or from toyota super store in KS.
I am sure this topic has been beaten to death by now but ...
would that be a waste of money even if it's "only" $700? . . .
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It depends upon how 'risk adverse' you are. First check if your state is in the California umbrella with the extended battery warranty.
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Originally Posted by Red08inSV
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how are 2001-2003 prius holding nowadays?
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It is hard to say because we don't have ready access to vehicle registration data, insurance and wrecker data. Some of the 2001 Prius are now 7 years old and the highest mileage Prius was lost in an accident after ~325k miles. We are seeing some evidence that these first generation, prismatic batteries are aging and may need refurbishment. But I've already started experiments in this area:
The preliminary data looks encouraging:
We've also had some success getting folks to look at and change transaxle oil early. The test results indicate this is a wise thing to do.
Bob Wilson