2005 Prius - replace the battery or be done with it?

[Anonymous]

2005 Prius with 105,000. Nothing wrong with it but the big, expensive battery needs to be replaced.
Would you spend $3700 at a Toyota dealer to replace? Replace with an aftermarket? Ditch the car?

[Anonymous]

Ours is a 2011 but has over 100k miles. It's still going strong. Probably depends on if you were ready to get a new car and/or if anyone has a need to keep driving that prius. I'd strongly consider replacing the battery but I feel like many people will disagree.

[Anonymous]

I paid $4200 for a 2005 Prius with 90k miles. So $3700 for a new battery would be a hard no.

[Anonymous]

i'd go with an aftermarket one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I paid $4200 for a 2005 Prius with 90k miles. So $3700 for a new battery would be a hard no.

Does your prius have a new battery? Even if it does you've basically proven that the car is worth $3,700 if you buy the new battery so I don't get why that's an argument against a new battery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I paid $4200 for a 2005 Prius with 90k miles. So $3700 for a new battery would be a hard no.

Does your prius have a new battery? Even if it does you've basically proven that the car is worth $3,700 if you buy the new battery so I don't get why that's an argument against a new battery.

No it doesn’t, but a new battery wouldn’t make it worth $7700. More than comparable cars without anew battery, like maybe $5k? 2005 Priuses aren’t worth that much. I wouldn’t even pay collision coverage.

[Anonymous]

How much is aftermarket and what kind of warranty comes with that one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I paid $4200 for a 2005 Prius with 90k miles. So $3700 for a new battery would be a hard no.

Does your prius have a new battery? Even if it does you've basically proven that the car is worth $3,700 if you buy the new battery so I don't get why that's an argument against a new battery.

No it doesn’t, but a new battery wouldn’t make it worth $7700. More than comparable cars without anew battery, like maybe $5k? 2005 Priuses aren’t worth that much. I wouldn’t even pay collision coverage.

But the point is now she probably has a worthless car. For $3700 she could have a car that is as good or better than the car you paid $4200 for.

[Anonymous]

We used to have a 2006 Prius. We bought it at 200K miles for $4K. Reviewed the maintenance history on the Toyota website and saw that the previous owner had replaced the hybrid battery at a Toyota dealer at around 89K miles. We ended up getting rid of it at around 215K miles due to issues with the engine. Car was shuddering a lot and Toyota mechanic said several error codes relating to the engine were all popping up. Sounded like we were looking at an engine rebuild / replacement so we got rid. Point is that you could get another 100K or so miles out of it after you replace the battery. I’ve read stories of Prius taxis that have done 400K miles...

[Anonymous]

400k miles? Wow. My 2005 is still going strong.

[Anonymous]

Could look on priuschat-- some people report mixed results with reconditioned batteries but some people report being able to find them relatively cheaply. Does the dealer battery come with a three year warranty?

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry but you were really not smart. I have a 2008 Prius and in 2018 before the 10 year/100k warranty expired I took it to the dealer and had them check the battery. I got a free battery at 98k, 2 months before the 10 year warranty expired. If you have a Prius, everyone please do what I did and avoid a costly mistake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry but you were really not smart. I have a 2008 Prius and in 2018 before the 10 year/100k warranty expired I took it to the dealer and had them check the battery. I got a free battery at 98k, 2 months before the 10 year warranty expired. If you have a Prius, everyone please do what I did and avoid a costly mistake.

And that's exactly the kind of attitude to expect in the online Prius world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry but you were really not smart. I have a 2008 Prius and in 2018 before the 10 year/100k warranty expired I took it to the dealer and had them check the battery. I got a free battery at 98k, 2 months before the 10 year warranty expired. If you have a Prius, everyone please do what I did and avoid a costly mistake.

And that's exactly the kind of attitude to expect in the online Prius world.

I’m sorry but I know nothing about cars and even I knew to check the hybrid battery before 100k/10 years!! Maybe that comment will save someone else 4k.

You’re welcome

[Anonymous]

We had a 2006 and we were told they didn’t make the battery new anymore. We got a refurbished one that pushed it another 2 years, but with more problems than we had before. I would say cut your losses and get a different car.