Seems to handle the speed well, better than the 2012 Honda Insight that I used to own did at least. I had that up to 106 going down a mountain once. I used to have a Volt, it had no problem reaching its electronically limited top speed of 100 and it drove great even at that high of speed, probably because of the extra weight.
For the skinny 175 width series tires that the first generation Prius uses, it does handle high speeds very well and comfortably for the most part. It’s funny that you said that you had a 2012 Honda insight, because in 2013 I traded in the first generation Prius you see in this video for a 2013 Honda Insight. I did not like it nearly as much, and I only got it because I wanted a brand new car. I kept the Insight for two years and traded it in with about 18,000 miles on the odometer for a 2015 Prius brand new, and now I currently have a 2016 Prius and a 2003 first generation Honda Insight.
@@AUSTiNKiNSER Nice!! I hated my second generation Insight honestly. Mine had the oil burning issue caused by defective piston rings, Honda repaired it under a warranty extension when the car went into limp mode because of damage that was done to the engine by the excessive consumption. I replaced it with a 2015 Volt, the fuel economy in extended range mode was much lower than I expected. I had it for a couple years before buying a 2015 VW e-Golf, loved that car but the range became a problem when I eventually sold the Volt. I sold the e-Golf and bought a 2021 Prius Prime back in May and I am loving it! It's my first brand new car and it is really what I always wished the Volt was; enough EV range to do all of my daily driving without using gas but I can take road trips and get 60 MPG pretty easily. Plus none of the reliability problems of Chevy lol. I'd love to come across a first gen Insight in good shape one day.
It shouldn't sound like that, the max RPM of the engine in the Gen.1 Prius is only 4,500. That's the highest it will ever rev. So the engine has a pretty easy life. That's why they last so long.
djclown7pb As of today, it has around 65,000 miles. I plan to replace the PCV valve soon as a preventative maintenance measure. & also flush the transaxle fluid. All is well, getting 50+ MPG, and I sold my 2013 Honda Insight that I leased and I bought a new 2015 Prius in April. Currently have about 3,000 miles on the new 2015. So now I'm a two Prius guy.
Fuckn glad I've got 150k on my original. Well not my car, my parents. I've got a Saturn. Cost me $50 to fix that battery lmao. I don't think my parents could afford to repair the main battery on their Prius, but then again, we are do it our self people with a passion for risking getting electrocuted. Lmao
UPDATE: even though it was out of warranty, since the car has a solid maintenance history with Toyota, they paid for half of the repair. Pretty sweet. Got a brand-new battery and it runs like new.
I wish I saw this a year ago! So anyway, that's awesome to hear! I didn't know then, but apparently we don't even need to replace individual modules. A failed HV battery would only fall out of norm from the BMS' standards. Failed HV batteries from unbalanced cells have been re-balanced by slow, trickle charging cell balances. Even heavily damaged cells that have furring or crystallization internally have regained function and capacity, refurbished by deep discharging. Anyway, have a look. Balancing cells are considered as a preventative maintenance by many of owners. Even Honda IMA drivers, wit long dead packs can use them again! facebook.com/hybridautomotivellc/ hybridautomotive.com/pages/faq It gained enough attention from priuschat
Denise Beaulieu i know this is a long shot since you commented so long ago - but could your husband still work on a 2006 Prius battery? We live in NH and ours needs to be replaced!
Man, that's a shame. I'd say your chances of getting a new battery free are pretty high though! Hey, look at it this way.. you're lucky this "short timer" battery gave out now and not later. If you get a new battery it will be ready for at least another 10 years! Best of luck, keep us updated (priuschat too!) Both my sister and I have 2005's with no problems. Take care Austin
I will keep everyone updated via PriusChat! (: I'm glad it gave out now rather than later too. I feel Toyota would be more willing to replace it with such low miles, rather than if it has like 80 or 90k.
Yeah, I'm okay. Kinda mad, but hopefully Toyota will replace it for free. It's not under warranty because in non-CARB states that adopt California's air emission requirements, the warranty is 8 years / 100,000 miles. In a CARB state however, the warranty is 10 years / 150,000 miles. I have an apt tomorrow at Jim Robinson Toyota because Toyota corporate needs the diagnosis from a dealer before proceeding.
umm something else is wrong. I've never seen a Prius that needed brake pads under 100k miles. We had one in the shop the other day with 265k miles on ORIGINAL brake pads. I'd take the car back to whoever did the brakes and tell them something is not right, and then why did you sell me brake pads at 44k miles?
Well, considering the Prius weighs 2,800 lbs and is made of lots of steel through the body... and Brad only weighs 200 lbs, I'm pretty sure I'd be just fine. Heh.
Understanding even the basics of these Hybrids. I use the term HYBRID to drive home to you that this is what this car is, it is a HYBRID. IT is not an electric car and a petrol engined car bolted together, but is a BLEND of both sides working together in one harmony. The electrical side is not managed by the ECU the same as on a standard electric car would be, nor is the petrol engine manged like a normal petrol engine either. If you try and tread each side as if standard/normal, it won't work.
No, when the battery gets too low, and you shift to reverse, the battery won't supply any power to MG2, instead, the engine spins MG1 and generates power that MG2 consumes immediately. The speed will drop, but reverse is never impossible with it. Before the turtle light illuminated, I was going 33mph in reverse, then the turtle light came on and the engine started up, and so the speed dropped.
It's okay, that Prius is gone now. & Brad has a Volt now too. 2011 Veridan Joule Tricoat, leather, navigation, back-up sensors and camera, etc. It doesn't have all the futures his 2010 Prius had, but it's cool. His Volt is number 736 off the assembly line.
It's such an interesting car! That's my opinion though. It'd fun to watch the hybrid system make decisions based on your requests. This was on my first Prius, VIN 9,081 which means it was within the first 10,000 sold here. It had 140,000 miles in this video and had no issues, nor had it ever had any. & for anyone who thinks differently and doesn't have anything nice to say, then don't comment. I don't comment videos of cars I don't like and bitch about them. Thanks.
I was routed here from your other classic Prius Videos. I have a classic Prius too. I see from your old videos that you used to have one? I havn't seen another classic prius driver in ages, shoot me a message if you still have yours.
@MrManboobie I agree, I'm waiting for the electric vehicle to advance more. People think electric vehicles will never work but we already have the infrastructure to do it, and like the TV, cell phones, ect. the electric car will get better and better.
Wait...the so the fuel stations will knock off 2 cents difference with hydrogen compared to gasoline. Pass...I'll make it myself. The goal is independent -low cost fuel...Not a NEW Monopoly name.
@TheJonathandyce The FCX Clarity is only available for leasing in California. It is $600 dollars a month for 3 years. The do not give you an option to buy this car because fuel cell technology is very expensive. The average fuel cell car (all are concept cars except this one) are over 1,000,000 dollars. That is developing the fuel cell stack, hydrogen tanks that have to be refrigerated, ect.
