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More than half a million used car transactions take place in a year, so indirectly we can safely say that millions of people (including wives, grandparents, children) are affected by the decision: which car to buy? I stepped on what I think a sane person would never do and bought a yellow cab. The Prius ran a lot, but you couldn’t accept the price without a word.
The temporary Suzuki Liana sold out and settled in a good spot, but next to the seven-seater Opel Combo Life, it needed a usable city car again. There was a lot to talk about, but I wasn’t expecting an ad to appear on Facebook on a Saturday morning that I can’t put aside, although there would be a million arguments against it. A yellow Prius taxi from 2010, on which the decent craftsman has already put the white license plate. A quick inspection on the JSZP (vehicle service platform) followed where it even looked like there was aluminum foil, not paint.
It was also immediately clear that Toyota was brought over from Holland in 2015 with 150,000 kilometers and has been the sole owner since then, so I’m getting more and more interested in the thing, so I got here Saturday morning, there for me. telephone. A little over an hour later, I was in Solymár with the owner and the car was there. Live, however, it is not as beautiful as the pictures, the bumper stops at the front and rear, the headlights are very dimmed and even worse: it turns out that even though most of the car is out of order, there are two batteries in the rear that recently got damaged with a stutter and for some reason turned yellow instead of aluminum foil.
The other elements are factory painted, the bumps are intact and there is no sign of being soaked. Inside, you can see the age and the nearly 250,000 miles, but I wouldn’t say it was dangerous at all. There’s a driver’s seat out there, its lateral support isn’t really there anymore, and the steering wheel is polished as usual, but everything works, the weather is cold, the switches work fine. And the rear tract, I do not understand, what a miracle, but as if it did not affect the taxi of the capital, here everything is nice and fresh, the seats are not stained, the plastics are not scratched.
There aren’t many extras, but the hybrid battery has been revamped.
It’s a basic version, so it doesn’t have a glass roof, not even a touchscreen (although it was even standard on its Prius 2 predecessor). Sorry a bit because a reversing radar and Bluetooth speaker would have come in handy. Driving a Prius has never been a great experience, and it definitely isn’t. Feeling the heavy load of the kilometers driven in Budapest, the rear brake disc is a bit noisy, but from what I can see maybe the 2 month bracket has some rust on the surface. On the chassis there will surely be something that can be renewed, but there are not many problems, no bumps or abnormal noises.
The hybrid system does its job very well and consumes 4.2 liters, which means that still, close to half a million, it works according to factory parameters. If you haven’t driven a Prius yet, don’t be intimidated by the sound of hissing, rumbling, or soft clicking that occurs anytime after the door is opened – this is a normal hybrid phenomenon that will appear in the engine compartment sooner. and after startup. Come for an in-depth interview with the owner who has spent more time in this box over the last 5 years than in his own home and says he brought the car in from outside.
It was the only major release in the last five years, last year the large battery had to be renewed. 10,000 kilometers ago, out of a total of 28 cells, 22 were replaced and the rest were considered good. This is good news as the amount was around 300,000 for the repair and I have a bill for it. New is also the little akksi, which is also a 50 thousand item, it is also great. It was a great service 100 thousand years ago, so it will be current, but the tires are good and there is a regular summer and winter game. The oil consumption is minimal, half a liter between two oil changes, of course I cannot verify this, I have to believe the nice salesman.
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I’ll buy it! The devilish thought came, although my bargaining position was clouded by two interested people who called for half an hour while I looked at the car. In the end, we agreed on the price of 1.2 million guilders plus the awareness that I still have to spend on it, but immediately. Why did I dare to buy it? Because the Prius is known to be one of the most durable and economical cars. There were many small specialized services and a great experience due to the abundance of taxis. In addition, most of the copies with yellow foil are quite maintained, as if the working tool breaks down, there are no transports.
In the case of the third-gen Prius, you need to pay attention to about three things: the battery (which, in theory, might not come as a big surprise here), the oil and water consumption, and the EGR valve. According to the mechanic, there are two types of Prius 3 that have already had a cylinder head and that only will. This can be prevented by replacing the water pump and installing an upgrade thermometer. This is because there is no water temperature gauge at the factory and when it rings, it is usually too late. This is when the cooling water starts to run out, the car shakes and whitish smoke comes out of the exhaust.
If the crash occurs, the cylinder head problem can be remedied in about 250 thousand florins, it is not yet an unpaid amount, just think of the prices of the dual-mass flywheels, turbos or carburetors, so feared in diesel, that they are not at all here. The EGR valve still needs to be cleaned, if this does not happen the car may jerk or in extreme cases stall. After the transcription, in any case, my first trip took me to a hybrid repair shop where the car was inspected and after a short consultation it was clear that I had several things to do.
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