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Old 03-06-2012, 07:37 PM
 
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Never had one electrical issue with my VW and we have put over 130,000 miles on it. All I've ever done to it was change oil regularly and fuel filter every year and a timing belt..... Best car we've ever had.... Working on getting 60 mpg with some tweaking on it..... Yeah, I pulled intake off and "burned" the old carbon out with a torch and air and she runs like new!!! Will do it again in 100k miles...
Dirty diesel??? Where do you get your diesel??? If we do have electrical issues, I'm pretty sure it's gonna be WAY WAY cheaper than fixing a Prius or replacing all those batteries!!!
That's probable with dealer replaced batteries costing up to $2600 while rebuilt batteries costing as little as $500. However, VWs are known for electrical issues and very few batteries in Priuses have needed replacement. Of those which did, almost all were due to a defect that was discovered during the first 2 years and covered under warranty.

A consumer reports study showed that the Prius battery showed little or no degradation after 10 years and 200,000 miles. The myth about hybrid maintenance being expensive has been debunked.
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Old 03-06-2012, 08:19 PM
 
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My wife got a used '11 Sonata Hybrid. We traded her '08 Chevy Silverado Hybrid because it was my 2nd worst car purchase. It only got 17mpg combined. The electric would kick off after 29mph or anytime you took off.

Now her Sonata is very nice and rides great. I just got through driving 90 miles all on the highway and the DIC showed 50.1mpg with an average speed of 58mph. It stays around 48mpg anything below 65mph. Mixed driving and it's around 35mpg for her and I can get around 38mpg. The highway is where it shines.
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Old 03-06-2012, 08:31 PM
 
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I really doubt that the batteries do not degrade as all rechargable batteries have a charge limit at peak performance. Not even two batteries much less packs are have same capacity really.That is why batteries are graded by testing individually. A pack is only has good as the weakest battery.
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Old 03-16-2012, 04:11 AM
 
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The new Lexus GS 450h gets 31 MPG average with 338hp and all the luxury and tech of the best cars and drives really good from reviews. That is an incredible mix of MPG, luxury, sport and performance!


http://cdn.lexusenthusiast.com/images/weblog/11-10-27-wallpaper-lexus-gs-f-sport-interior.jpg (broken link)
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Old 03-16-2012, 05:00 AM
 
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I might have to trade in my Benz for that Lexus. I'm hoping it's not priced to high.
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