> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/11/24 Fri AM 01:16:00 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" > 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. > > > > > > More likely, the life expectancy of the car will be when the batteries > go flakey out of warranty.
I've been looking for warranty specs. Would be interesting to know how many owners the warranty can pass through. Toyota will be quite good on warranty claims (allegedly none, so far) at the moment but, once the vehicles gat to any age, I suspect the mileage claims will be scutinised most carefully. Pity the poor devil whose battery croaks at 99,000+ miles in about seven years time. ----------------------------------------- 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
