My car may or may not be toast.

Mom went to go to the bank while Dad and I were driving the van out to the duplex, and it conked out. We have to wait for them to do a full estimate, but the guy who got the mileage off it for her said that all the dash lights were on, which to him meant It could be the battery.

As in the electric engine.

The $8,000 engine that I cannot afford to replace that costs as much as the car itself did.

So let's have a contest, shall we? Everybody pray to whomever you believe in, and we'll see if somebody makes it so it's just a loose wire or something.

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HannahSky · F

Hybrid? How much are they to fix and what do you fix when they need fixing I wonder? Seems like they shouldn't go out that easy though.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@HannahSky The problem is, the battery (the electric one, not the standard car battery) is supposed to outlast the car itself, so when it goes bad, it's super expensive. I had originally heard it was something like $8,000, but it's looking like it's going to be less. If it even is that.

HannahSky · F

@LordShadowfire one of the unexpected or unrealized problems with electric

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@LordShadowfire Had an ‘06 Toyota Prius. Lithium Ion battery went up in ‘14 after 165,000 miles. Cost $3500 with labor. Put another 90,000 on it until trading it in in ‘21 for a ‘20 model.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@SW-User I do love how low maintenance it ordinarily is. I don't have to take it in very often for repairs, but when I do...

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@LordShadowfire Except for having to have that battery dropped in, I had zero complaints. Maintenance was a dream.