Shellsploit:
Oh boy!
Toyota V8 engine users will avoid this thread

Shellsploit:
Oh boy!
Toyota V8 engine users will avoid this thread

buygala:


Toyota V8s will still be on the road when it's time for him to shell out bucks for a new hybrid battery


If he doesn't spend money on fuel, he will spend it replacing hybrid batteries.



Nothing free even in freetown

David50:


Actually those batteries can go more than 10 years.. and the car still relatively new.
So hes in good hands man.

Shellsploit:
Oh boy!
Toyota V8 engine users will avoid this thread

leroi01:
Run a check on your fuel gauge, just so you don't get caught unaware.

buygala:


Toyota V8s will still be on the road when it's time for him to shell out bucks for a new hybrid battery


If he doesn't spend money on fuel, he will spend it replacing hybrid batteries.
While I agree with you that nothing is free, I have done my calculations and waiting for it.



Nothing free even in freetown

buygala:



A 2016 vehicle isn't new by any definition.. In case you don't know, it's already 9 years old, and thus far out of manufacturer warranty


If op is in Nigeria, the scarcity/high cost of the car's parts, and even more scarcity of competent hybrid mechanics of such model have cancelled out whatever fuel gains he might have.. I would rather stick with my Toyota V6/V8, do my pay-as-you-go fuelling, and avoid any batter monkey business down the line..

If op is in the 1st World, then he is all good and my concerns aren't all that applicable to his situation.

amliftedhigher:
While I agree with you that nothing is free, I have done my calculations and waiting for it.

amliftedhigher:
just a tip. Hybrid battery should last more in Nigeria than US or Europe. This is because of our weather. Our weather is always warm on like USA were they experience extreme cold weather which is an enemy of batteries whether hybrid or none hybrid batteries

buygala:


Lol.. Some areas in Europe and US are far hotter than Nigeria can ever be.

amliftedhigher:

I use the word warm not hot oh. 120 ferenheit is dangerous to batteries and hybrid battery inclusive but is still better than cold weather

amliftedhigher:

Is fine brother. Just this morning after getting to work one bar of the fuel gauge went out. Before I travelled to Aba I bought full tank Thursday 2 weeks ago and drove it to Friday last week without a bar going out and I use it to travel to Aba, it was at PH Rivers state that I lost one bar.

buygala:



A 2016 vehicle isn't new by any definition.. In case you don't know, it's already 9 years old, and thus far out of manufacturer warranty


If op is in Nigeria, the scarcity/high cost of the car's parts, and even more scarcity of competent hybrid mechanics of such model have cancelled out whatever fuel gains he might have.. I would rather stick with my Toyota V6/V8, do my pay-as-you-go fuelling, and avoid any battery monkey business down the line..

If op is in the 1st World, then he is all good and my concerns aren't all that applicable to his situation.

nativedoctor:


Not as bad as you think. The battery is about 150k and a lot of technicians especially at Ladipo have deciphered the hybrid system. Just get a reliable battery dealer and let him recommend his installer.
My search for Prius led me to this post.
I have done extensive research on the vehicle and it's a good buy.

buygala:



A 2016 vehicle isn't new by any definition.. In case you don't know, it's already 9 years old, and thus far out of manufacturer warranty


If op is in Nigeria, the scarcity/high cost of the car's parts, and even more scarcity of competent hybrid mechanics of such model have cancelled out whatever fuel gains he might have.. I would rather stick with my Toyota V6/V8, do my pay-as-you-go fuelling, and avoid any battery monkey business down the line..

If op is in the 1st World, then he is all good and my concerns aren't all that applicable to his situation.
Wrong. 2016 is 7 years old not 9 please

nativedoctor:


Not as bad as you think. The battery is about 150k and a lot of technicians especially at Ladipo have deciphered the hybrid system. Just get a reliable battery dealer and let him recommend his installer.
My search for Prius led me to this post.
I have done extensive research on the vehicle and it's a good buy.

amliftedhigher:

Hahahaha I also have a V8 Lexus LS 460L. But we dance the music according to the rhythm

DevilishMan:
Wait till you buy battery first.

BALLOSKI:
is it electric?

DevilishMan:


Hybrid, so, yes.

DevilishMan:


Hybrid, so, yes.

BALLOSKI:
Tell me about this ride - fuel economy and all. Maintenance and ease of getting parts.

buygala:


Not electric like a Tesla that charges via designated electric outlets..

I think the Prius hybrid battery charges via regenerative braking while driving.. I might be wrong though

That guy wey I ask for up whether na brand new OEM or toks battery dem call for am 150k never reply me till now ....

Buying a fairly used hybrid battery is like buying a fairly used pant.... You have no idea what diseases you are inheriting from the previous owner... One can't tell what life expectancy to get from such.. Whether they were harvested from flooded cars or those with compromised charging systems which have significantly diminished the battery life, etc..

If course, Nigerian Hybrid battery dealers will tell you how they have tested and confirmed the integrity of every battery cell in the 2nd hand pack they are selling... Same shady-speak language of 2nd hand inverter battery sellers... It's all tested OK until it isn't anymore ... You get what you pay for... To thy tent o Isreal

If I am in Nigeria and in pursuit of fuel economy, I will get a Civic, Yaris or Insight, or a brand new Hybrid.. Of course anyone who can afford a brand new hybrid in Nigeria of today is too rich to be particularly concerned with fuel economy..

Make I buy 2nd hand hybrid for naija make d moto come get problem for Akoko-Akure Express.. Then I am stuck between allowing Musbau finger the moto based on Insha Allah or tow the vehicle from that bush to maybe Ibadan or even Lagos where I might get a semblance of a sane hybrid mech... Nahh.. Thank you Sir.

I underhand say una dey follow the doings of one mecho for here wey dey get nice mpg with im Prius.. Una dey see im MPG and e dey sweet una .. What you guys fail to consider is that he is a mech, so he can fix his hybrids himself and knows where he can source his parts way cheaper.. Of if he is that kind of mech, he can even swap his car's dead parts with those from his customer's vehicles.. If d moto break down for even inside sambisa, im know how e go take manage the moto to a safer place where he can do the full fix... But una preek begin stand on top 50mpg wey una dey see, without considering all the terms and conditions... It's well.