<VV> Prius Battery Re: American cars

[Ron]

They have a record of lasting 300,000 miles in taxi service.  Is that less 
than you drive?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <frankcb at aol.com>
To: <garyswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 6:27 AM
Subject: <VV> Prius Battery Re: American cars


> Gary,
> ???? The lithium ion battery in my laptop lasted only 3 years before I had 
> to replace it, but that cost less than $ 100.? When will you have to 
> replace your much larger Prius battery and at what cost????
> Frank "looking at long term cost" Burkhard
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Swiatowy &lt;gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com&gt;
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 8:03 pm
> Subject: Re: &lt;VV&gt; American cars
>
>
>
>
> Yeah, I drive a Prius.
>    Those who know me , know I am no tree hugging Liberal.
>    I bought the car because I could get 50+ MPG out of it.
>    Don't argue with me unless you can prove otherwise.
>    I actually rented one for a week, took it on a trip and averaged 51.3 
> MPG,
>    checking it with a calculator, and the on board computer.
>
>    People locally whined about it, saying I could have bought a Cobalt for 
> half
>    the price. (See my previous post about buying GM) No one was offering 
> to pay
>    me to drive one. Besides, I don't fit in a Cobalt! But I fit in a Prius 
> just
>    fine.
>
>    Almost at 30,000 miles on the Prius.
>    Do my own oil changes, and tire rotations.
>    Ownership cost me no maintenance so far.
>    It does need new tires though, and am ready to upgrade to the Goodyear
>    Triple tread to cope with my climate in NY.
>
>    They recommend a cabin filter about now, and have already bought one 
> and
>    have it on the shelf.
>
>
>
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