Why You Should Not Buy A Toyota Prius

"Any model may need a $2500 high voltage battery by 200k miles"
1. That battery only costs that much if you buy a new one. Refurbished batteries can be had for half or less. Considering it's already probably a 10+ year old car, why would you need a brand new battery?
2. Please tell me what car I can buy that isn't in danger of having a major component die by 200,000 miles? I'm out of date but my family went through a series of GM minivans that all had transmissions die between 120 and 140 thousand miles.
3. Look at the taxis around any city in America, odds are 50%+ of them are Toyota Prius. That should tell you all you need to know about a vehicle's longevity and economy

Yeah, I have owned 7 of them, my first one has 350k miles on it owner says, lol never a issue, I am a mechanic, I own a 2o17 my first new car in 40 years. Eco model gets 85 mpg nursing it around town, 54 mpg at 80. If you don't buy at prius...your loss! Why are there so many prius taxis in New York city.

I have 236,000 miles on my Prius and it was going strong right up to the point the cat was stolen two days ago and now I am waiting for insurance to figure it out. It is a 2007 and was still running strong, my point is that any part can last a long time or fail prematurely and even at 2500 for a battery might be a good deal depending on how many miles you have driven the car.

Hmmm interesting comments. I own a 2011 Prius I bought used in 2012 with 19k miles. It now has 192k and I haven’t had to do any of the things you mentioned. I had to replace my brakes at 160k but that’s been the most expensive thing I’ve had to replace outside of a set of tires. I’ve been very happy with my purchase.

My well maintained '05 Prius needed a new transmission ($6000+) @ 150k, after putting in a new hybrid battery less than 1 yr before.Gave it to mechanic.

Not true for nationwide lifetime warranty on a hybrid battery for a 2004-2009 prius is $1,524 and 2010-2015 prius is $1,724 or for 2016-2020 prius is $2,024. These prices I mentioned include the optional lifetime warranty. They drive to you as a mobile service. I have a 2011 prius with this lifetime warranty. The company is called green bean battery.

If Prius buyers so much like buying new, why are there almost no 2019 or 2018 Prius Cs available anywhere at a reasonable price with low mileage? They could buy a different model new.

I found a Toyota Certified 2019 Prius with only 6K miles on it while looking around online around 2 a.m. one night. I emailed the salesman right then, and tried to call right when the dealership opened but someone had already walked in and snapped up that car. That was the most dramatic story but this is happened over and over again.

In the car business on and off since 1975, Sales, Service, Leasing Chevy, Porsche, Audi, VW, Volvo, MB, etc
Have owned dozens of cars, some for 22 years, some for 22 days, I don’t tolerate unreliable lemons like the brand new 1998 Ford Windstar Limited that left me stranded in the middle of an expressway because of a flimsy, plastic, ‘made in China’ fuel pump FAILURE at 7,500 miles. When the technician showed it to me I was astounded how cheaply made a vital part appeared. Bye Bye Windstar. Sold it to a retired rock star who liked the fancy chrome wheels of ‘The Limited’ model. No, I don’t hate Fords. Me and my 2 partners who operate a large, growing INDEPENDENT repair shop have JOB SECURITY for life as long as the heavily marketed Eco-Boost engines need turbos and timing chains replaced. We love those $5,000 to $8,000 engine repairs, thank you also to Chrysler !

What’s my point ? If 90% of our customers drove TOYOTA Priuses, we’d go out of business in 18 months. One of our whiz kid computer geek friends actually designed a program to determine when the business would fail if we only had the LEGENDARY Prius in our shop of highly compensated MASTER TECHNICIANS ($100K+).

I've had my 2nd Prius just over 2 years. The only reason I traded the first one (bought new in 2018 with 3 miles on it) is because I drive for Uber and they said it was a 4 seater (not the required 5) when I was looking for another plug in hybrid, Toyotas website was my last stop. But the big banner that the Prius prime plug in hybrid was now a 5 seater was all I needed to see.

Who cares what they think. I bought it for the gas mileage.

Calls the article ignorant and biased, but doesn't realize it's satire even though it says it is, then brings up his political leanings for no reason I can discern.
*giggle ~ snort ~ guffaw!*
BWAHAHAHAHA!

Read brother lmao. Why do you call the author ignorant when you yourself didn't take the time to read past the first few sentences when he himself states that he was joking with the title to give us a good laugh!!!