Anyone have a hybrid over 200k miles?

[HockeyBjj]

Yeah. I trust my random sherbros over anyone writing articles or youtuber online.

Anyone have a hybrid with the original battery go over 200k miles? I’m the type to buy a new car and take care of it for 15-20 years. The mpgs of a hybrid would be nice as I have a 25 mile commute, half 55 mph country road half 45mph 4 lane city with a load of stop signs and round abouts.

I just don’t want a massive “surprise” repair bil around 130-180k miles I would have been better off paying more each month for gas but having a reliable 4 cylinder traditional engine.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Yeah my wifes hybrid is close to 200k. A bearing inside the transmission is worn down and making crazy jet engine noise. Its a pretty much ride it till it dies situation. New transmission is like 8 grand.
Btw, this bearing has no effect on shifting or anything, just loud AF.

 

[AnGrYcRoW]

My step brothers Prius is over that and a mechanic at work has one near or past 200 , your routine maintenance is more important than in a non hybrid, change your oil , change your coolant and keep the system clean ,some guys swear by an oil catch for hybrids as well

Do that and you'll have no trouble going over 200 k

 

[fingercuffs]

I have a V8 gas guzzler X5 and a Cooper S which is tiny but not great to the environment either.

Next buy will be a hybrid, I like the dynamo not costing much aspect.

 

[KaNesDeath]

Yeah. I trust my random sherbros over anyone writing articles or youtuber online.

Know numerous mechanics that run their own shop. With cars its typically the first year to third year production version that has generic problems. Biggest complaint is the location of typical high mileage replacement parts. That are rat-nested in the car making them annoying to work on. When it comes to hybrids though ive never heard about the battery needing to be replaced.

 

[Rob Battisti]

Yeah. I trust my random sherbros over anyone writing articles or youtuber online.

Anyone have a hybrid with the original battery go over 200k miles? I’m the type to buy a new car and take care of it for 15-20 years. The mpgs of a hybrid would be nice as I have a 25 mile commute, half 55 mph country road half 45mph 4 lane city with a load of stop signs and round abouts.

I just don’t want a massive “surprise” repair bil around 130-180k miles I would have been better off paying more each month for gas but having a reliable 4 cylinder traditional engine.

I was in the market looking at the Honda Civics. My god they are still so expensive. The Camrys had better pickup but I hated the feel of them. Felt cheap. Also more expensive than the Civic! The Prius was too small.

I have a 2011 accord with 178k miles and it gets about 28-30MPG. The civic hybrid sport gets just under 50. With my mileage I’d save about $1000 a year so the numbers just weren’t adding up.

 

[ssBaldy]

Yeah. I trust my random sherbros over anyone writing articles or youtuber online.

Anyone have a hybrid with the original battery go over 200k miles? I’m the type to buy a new car and take care of it for 15-20 years. The mpgs of a hybrid would be nice as I have a 25 mile commute, half 55 mph country road half 45mph 4 lane city with a load of stop signs and round abouts.

I just don’t want a massive “surprise” repair bil around 130-180k miles I would have been better off paying more each month for gas but having a reliable 4 cylinder traditional engine.

You will need to replace electronics much earlier than in 20 years. Sadly keeping a new car for 15-20 years is a bad idea in today's world.

 

[HockeyBjj]

You will need to replace electronics much earlier than in 20 years. Sadly keeping a new car for 15-20 years is a bad idea in today's world.

What electronics?

My 2010 Subaru Subaru cracked a cylinder head at 225k so I’m in the market again sooner than I’d hoped. Thought this had 2 or 3 years left in it but the oil leak turned into an oil squirt lol.

 

[wh4tttt]

My cousin has a prius with 266k on the original battery. It's been in their family since new.

Usually when the battery fails it a single cell causing it not to charge. You can replace the cell yourself if you are handy with a multimeter and some elbow grease.

lots of mechanics will buy a "dead" prius run a multimeter replace or swap some new cells and flip it for a nice chunk of change.

You can also replace with NiMH cells with lithium ion phosphate ones ( the non explosive kind) for more mpg's.

https://www.theautopian.com/toyota-prius-owners-are-swapping-tired-old-batteries-for-lithium-ion-ones-and-seeing-big-gains/

 

[TeTe]

I have a V8 gas guzzler X5 and a Cooper S which is tiny but not great to the environment either.

Next buy will be a hybrid, I like the dynamo not costing much aspect.

I wish I could drive an economical car till the wheels fall off. I'd save a lot of money.



Meanwhile I'm already thinking about which Corvette I'm going to replace my current one that has 20k miles with.

 

[wh4tttt]

I wish I could drive an economical car till the wheels fall off. I'd save a lot of money.

Meanwhile I'm already thinking about which Corvette I'm going to replace my current one that has 20k miles with.

A new zo6 is calling my name.

 

[TeTe]

A new zo6 is calling my name.

Yeah I was thinking about it. Used C7 Z06s with low miles can be had for $60k now. I wonder in another few years how much the C8 Z06 will come down

There's a dealer down the street that marking down new 2024s by $6k.

 

[wh4tttt]

Yeah I was thinking about it. Used C7 Z06s with low miles can be had for $60k now. I wonder in another few years how much the C8 Z06 will come down

There's a dealer down the street that marking down new 2024s by $6k.

Go in there towards the end of the month as most dealer sales dept gross is based on volume. The used and new car dept have goals to reach for each month.

A lot of times the sales manager will lose a bit of skin on the car esp at that price. So they can hit corporate bonuses for the end of month.

You can get more than 6k off.

that c8 z06 sounds so awesome when you uncork it chef kiss.

 

[fingercuffs]

I wish I could drive an economical car till the wheels fall off. I'd save a lot of money.



Meanwhile I'm already thinking about which Corvette I'm going to replace my current one that has 20k miles with.

In the last 13 months we've been to Vegas once and Fresno twice...we never go anywhere other than within the town so I'm fine with keeping what we've got. But I'm obsessed with Genesis if I was ever in a commute situation again. But Corvettes are indeed sexy. I have no idea of the mileage on ours.

 

[ssBaldy]

What electronics?

My 2010 Subaru Subaru cracked a cylinder head at 225k so I’m in the market again sooner than I’d hoped. Thought this had 2 or 3 years left in it but the oil leak turned into an oil squirt lol.

Media system/ onboard computer. Plus the newer the car the more electronics in them. Which break.

 

[My name is]

I had a 2013 prius that I used for work and passed it down to a stepson. It has around 200k never had a single problem with it

 

[StrikerKing]

There are many escape hybrids over 300,00 miles. It's a really popular model for taxis and apparently there are some taxi models with over 500,000 miles.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

My friend has a Prius from 2010 with 200k miles on it.

I think it's plausible to get at least 10 years out of it. Maybe 15 if you are lucky. You might be dreaming about 20 years though. Most of these manufacturers warranty their battery for 8 to 10 years which we can assume is where the degradation curves become apparent with battery age and wear and tear

 

[NoSmilez]

Damn I didn't expect so many sherdoggers driving Priuses. I thought majority would own F series or something.

 

[therealdope]

What electronics?

My 2010 Subaru Subaru cracked a cylinder head at 225k so I’m in the market again sooner than I’d hoped. Thought this had 2 or 3 years left in it but the oil leak turned into an oil squirt lol.

Subaru head gasket issue? You need to change the head gasket between 90 and 140k or you roak a meltdown. I call it the Subaru tax.