> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/11/24 Fri AM 12:50:02 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy > > > On Nov 23, 2006, at 10:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > > You had better be prepared to keep it. Resale value when it needs > > $4-5k of batteries (at today's prices) will not be good. > > Drive batteries are fully warranteed for 8 years/100,000 miles in the > United States. By the time you need new batteries, a) they'll likely > be a lot cheaper, b) the replacements will be even better, and/or c) > you'll want a new car anyway. > > Current series cars (2004 and up) are already clocking > 240,000-260,000 miles with no degradation of the original batteries. > > This is a non-issue.
Only to new buyers who will not be keeping the vehicle for an extended period. Which rather negates the "eco-friendly" tag. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
