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I have a 2014 Prius V three with 124k and I changed my oil at the dealership every 6,000 miles, did all of the maintenance they told me the car needed and at 122k the head gasket blew. I took excellent care of my car. I used Barr’s head gasket sealant 1400 miles ago, and so far, so good.
Except for the head gasket, I haven’t had any major issues.
The car is fine its the people that drive them don't get us started Scotty.
Spot on about Plugin Hybrids, the newest Hybrids from Toyota were seamless. During the gas ransom attack, I filled up my Camry Hybrid in Tennessee and was able to Drive to SC and back without worrying at all about finding gas which was difficult. Just think what a mess it would be after a Hurricane or something with everyone owning an all Electric POS. But an intelligent approach would require intelligent politicians! Good luck with that! They’re stupidity will only succeed in putting more American car companies out of business which may be their overall goal!
Scotty, it was great meeting you in person. Thanks for looking over my Prius!
Our neighbor has a Prius with over 320,000 miles on it. He wants to get something else, but likes it so much, he can't let it go.
Tell him the new Prius has AWD and gets 57 mpg.
But it's electrified, aren't you petrified?
@@nostradamus7648 but markups won't let him
This is my car that Scotty reviewed. I feel the same way as your neighbor. I think about getting a new car, but I just can't let her go. :)
The taxi fleet in our town uses a lot of Priuses and the average car has 450,000 km or 280,000 miles. They had one that went 900,000 km and needed the gas engine replaced but the electric part was just fine.
Wow, that's amazing!
I'm with you on the plug in hybrid. To and from work just use electric. On longer trips no range anxiety. Thats what keeps me from an all electric. I also live in the north.
Less then 6 cylinders cant park on the driveway
I have a 2017 Prius with 50,000 miles on it. All I did to it was tires and oil changes. This is my all time favorite car. I average 51 MPG. FYI, the parking button is a transmission park. The parking brake is the good old fashioned foot petal. Always Enjoy your video's. Good stuff!
My 2010 civic gets like 40 mpg on highway and only paid $4,500 back in 2016 🤷.. not much advancement
@@FriedGreenCarrotsyeah but the Civic only gets 20 in stop and go traffic and sitting in AC. The Prius still gets 50 in these situations
@@pilotavery you must never had a civic i get way more then that in the city..the prius is a ugly and low performance car and your talking about 1 extra gallon probably in the city whick equals 3.69 where i live 🤷 plus all that matters is long distance and i get close to 450 miles on the highway🤷 not much of a saving for a totally different car.. plus that prius i preety sure is not going to give you 300,000 to 400,000 miles on it without that hybrid system going bad or spending a small fortune on it.. mines has over 200,000 on it put over 150,000 miles on it and has never giving me problems just brakes tuneups and oil changes still runs like a clock
Discount Tire replaced all five of my TPMS sensors for $260. Never take a vehicle to a dealership when it involves tires. Discount Tire is #1 in tires and tire/tpms repair.
The batteries in my 2011 Ford fiesta tire sensors went bad. Walmart will replace all four for $28 a piece.
That's my Prius in the video. I might have misunderstood the price, so I'll follow up with Discount Tire. Thanks!
If your warranty still covers it use it, if not then definitely
Mines 4 yrs older and just.added the 12volt toyota battery and tires and thats it..50+ mpg....love it.
I want one for my wife; but she is stubbornly against anything electric; even hybrids. She makes a regular commute 4 days a week. I keep looking at them for when her little mazda 3 finally breaks.
When Toyota want to do something right, no one can beat them, example Prius, 1992 Camry, Highlander, Tacoma and original LS 400.
The weak part of this model was the low tension piston rings. At about135k miles, our 2010 suddenly started using a quart of oil every 900 miles. I traded it in for a Chevrolet Volt PHEV with exactly the benefits Scotty describes. The computer forces the engine to use up gasoline every 6 months so it doesn't go stale. If we don't go to Grandma's house, 4 gallons is plenty for 6 months.
The engine run 15 minutes every month to lubricate the seals.
The oil needs to be changed every 24 months. By which time, it may have burned only16 gallons.
Another benefit of the PHEV is no range anxiety or problems due to forgetting to plug it in.
2007 Camry hybrid 345,000 miles 16 years and the hybrid battery is just starting to fail mpg down to 36.5. Hard to beat
Scotty is right. Plug in hybrids are the sweet spot for getting a really good amount of the benefits of both a full electric car, and the benefits of an extremely fuel efficient gasoline car. Plug in hybrids are like having a hybrid-hybrid car. It’s the way we should be going.
Walmart will replace all 4 tire pressure sensors for about $135 including dismounting and remounting the tires!
My 2007 Prius had a back up camera!
Thank you for this info!
Hey Scotty! I have a 2021 Prius Prime - plugin version and I'd love for you to check it out and do a video on it. But I'm in CA and you're in TN 😅Hope I can make it out there some day! Tennessee where my dog is from hahaha
Scotty wants to test a brand new 2023 or 2024 that has almost 200hp to compare it to this one. Your car is the old body style.
2011 Prius. 235k miles. Original hybrid battery, still getting 57 mpg. Been using this car for delivery for the past five years. Best car I ever bought aside from my 1995 camry. I Change the oil and filter every 5k miles. Only thing I’ve ever had to repair was to replace the oxygen sensor.
The only problem is that it’s ugly!
Just got a 2022 Corolla hatchback hybrid and it's great. I make good money with Uber, doordash and Instacart. I can make good money with it.
@@salvatore1117 well economic for a reason
@@salvatore1117 ......millions of buyers worldwide don't think so!
@@georgewilder7423 they trade gas mileage for looks.
You are spot on Scotty about Hybrid’s vs. Electric. I owned a hybrid Camry and it was a awesome big car and got great MPG. It was much larger than my older gas only model and got 50+. I’ve said for years, improving Hybrids would be less damaging for the economy, allow for infrastructure to catch up and makes the most sense. It also would allow the battery technology improve and be a practical solution that would work for everyone regardless of their location and driving needs. But that would require our government to have some common sense. Good luck on that!
dumb, why have a gas engine carry around a battery and a battery carry around a gas engine while currently not in use
Makes no sense to me!
Chevy Volt, awesome hybrid that allows you to drive a short commute on all electric. Or you can use the battery like a normal ol hybrid. Great car love it when I see it on the road. Looks like a normal sedan too.
@@wilkoone9155 well then maybe you should run for President! 😪. First it conserves what resources we have and lower usage while the technology can improve and people adapt. Gives a sensible timeline to build the Infrastructure to support a all electric utopia that your shooting for. Plug in hybrid can eventually improve the conversion process and still work for people in mountainous , cold and rural areas were electric vehicles of today are still not practical. You have farmers and construction workers who rely on large work trucks to do business, moving to hybrid temporarily will be an acceptable transition as technology improves and becomes more affordable for the masses. And most importantly it will be less destructive to the industry that we need and still will need for many years to support the transition. But this would be a common sense approach not a crazy activist one, and there seems to be little common sense left anymore.
If electric vehicles were ready for mass production, why is almost nobody in government using them for themselves?
@@restoreamerica1558lol… run for President ☠️
Scotty: The plug in hybrid you have never reviewed is the Honda Clarity. It has a battery range of 40 miles before the engine kicks in. I regularly go 150-190 miles per gallon of gasoline because I recharge every day. I have requested several times that you review this vehicle to no avail. FYI due to the government's insane push of all electric cars it's been discontinued.
I have a 2014 Prius V three with 124k and I changed my oil at the dealership every 6,000 miles, did all of the maintenance they told me the car needed and at 122k the head gasket blew. I took excellent care of my car. I used Barr’s head gasket sealant 1400 miles ago, and so far, so good.
Except for the head gasket, I haven’t had any major issues..
I had an 07 Prius for awhile. Nice car and great on Gas! I thought Scotty was going to bring up an American Motors car, like the Gremlin or something, lol
Hope someone brings you a new Prius. I like the looks of it. But I’d like your analysis even better!
2016 Prius. Got it in 2019 and I have 124k miles. Love it for work!
Most hated? Best selling hybrid ever lol
That's why they get so much hate.
Its most hated because of the types of drivers that drive it.
May be so, but many people hated it because of the way it looked. I’d say don’t judge a book by its cover. I like it. I own one, now pushing 200k miles!
@@spirit_green 😄👍
There's really not many hybrids out there. So of course it's the best selling, when the competition is scarce.
2007 Yaris, 201K miles, paid 13.5K new. It needed a clutch and a rear wheel bearing so far, but it still runs pretty good.
My mom has one and it's needed almost nothing.
She loves it
The most hated was the Cadillac where the engine they would switch from 8 to 6 to 4 cylinders
Great video that makes alot of sense.
3rd gen. 2015 Prius owner since new. Regular maintenance done, it just goes and goes and goes. I never use Eco mode, too sluggish. Normal mode is fine. I average 39-42 mpg no matter how lightly I'm on the accelerator.
I have one too
I like the way the steering feels in Eco mode
So your one of those prius drivers always going over 40 lol city streets
@Self Oblivion Alex I actually bounced between 85 and 90 on the highway today, faster than most and 40 Mpgish. No denying it's slow but it will keep up on the highway
I saw a video of a guy that bought one for almost nothing because the battery pack showed to be bad, but it was only a few cells. He bought several used cells for very little money, and there was enough in the package to replace all the bad cells.
Scotty If you want to diagnose engine follow procedure for service mode and it will run engine like normal car and not turn off I found that when working on my hybrid Toyota
Agree, 100 mile battery + gas engine. A hybrid getting you 75 mpg is the way to go. I
Thought that was where the car industry was headed, then the government got involved!
Have to agree as well, bigger battery hybrids, modern petrol engines run very clean
I have a 2021 Prius Prime with 87,000 km on it. Works great, though the mileage is highly temperature dependent. Come take a look if you ever visit the East Coast of Canada.
Scotty must be on his way to RI via Lewiston/Niagara Falls, visiting Mom. No live show today.
We sold our Prius that had 180,000 miles on it and the only repair it ever had was a set of brakes. It has gone another 80k and still no breakdown. It's the PERFECT car for you scotty..
Never needs repairs EVER!
I agree with you, Scotty. Car manufacturer should be making more plug-in hybrids. My wife and I are on our third hybrid. Our first was a used one, a 2007 Prius (fully loaded) that we picked up for $6K CDN. Drove it 3 years until someone ran into it (writing it off). The insurance company gave us $6600, $600 more than we paid for it. Next we bought a used RAV4 Hybrid, also fully loaded. It’s exceptional. Great in the snow too. Last week we picked up a Prius C, 83K km, super clean and well maintained, cost us $8300 CDN. Amazing fuel economy in a fun little city runabout. The info menu will tell you practical things (like the percentage of EV usage and the cost of each trip - provided you enter the cost per litre when you gas up). It even breaks it down to the cost per km (or mile). It’s easy to use, intuitive, and honestly - it’s fun! They’re practical cars too, being hatchbacks.
Never driven a Prius, but taken a few taxi rides in them & always very impressed by the quiet and smooth ride.😀
A good friend of mine has a 2012 Prius C, has had it for years and 200k miles. Normal maintenance and only 1 issue so far, the seat latch broke on the passenger side rear lol, Still rolling down the road just fine.
I thoughtt for sure Scotty was finally doing a video on the 1984 Le Car.
U can by those tire monitors aftermarket for $25 to $50 a piece and when you get new tires ask them to put them in . Since they’re technically the stem piece of the tire.
And anyone can program them to the car in 10 mins with a quick cheap machine that scans them counterclockwise.
About tire sensors at 4:08 The regional chain tire dealers around here replace/reprogram tire sensors for $75 a wheel. Parts and labor. Any car.
Car enthusiast here. And have been selling used cars for last 10 years. This generation of Prius do actually have an inevitable head gasket failure regardless of your maintenance, it often fails before 200k.
Almost every single one built in the first few years of this generation will get it.
I know 200k is probably good enough. But in Toyota standard, that is not good.
I would love to see you mess around with a Trabant. XD
I really thought this was going to be about the Pontiac Aztec
I hate that you said this. It took me years to wipe that abomination of a vehicle from my memory. Now you brought it back! 😂
What I REALLY want car manufacturers to do is stop with the whacky shaped crazy eye headlights! a rectangle or circle on the front of the vehicle is all that 's needed.
You are being too reasonable. It is all about style and the new ones are aerodynamic and can mount higher on the front. I don’t disagree with you, though!
Bought my '04 Prius in '18 w/108k miles for $4,800. Had a brand new 'big' battery replaced by dealer just prior. Great shape inside/outside - all i've done is change the yellowed headlight units/seat covers (oil changes, of course). People cannot believe it's a 20-yr old car. AND.... it has MORE than paid for itself over the 6 yrs i've owned it (50k miles later)! It has REALLY boosted my retirement plan, I'll just say that!! I don't see myself ever getting rid of it.....
You can put after market TPS tire pressure sensor as well. I have 2013 Lexus ES300H with 225000 miles on it, original battery, never had issues, still doing about 37 to 41 mpg. One of my tire pressure sensors battery was weak, Actually Lexus told me you can put all 4 aftermarket from Discount tires. Now instead of putting all 4 I just put only 1 which was defective and my TPS light is off and it works fine now 😅
I really like the new Prius but even with the AWD version it simply doesn’t have the ground clearance we need for our 4-6 feet of snow during our winter months
I have a 2013 Prius C with 142k miles on it. Outside of changing the oil. I have had to change both tail lights because of water filling up the lenses, and had to replace the driver side auto door lock motor. But that is all. I would definitely buy another Prius again.
My wife's 2015 Prius with 141k miles has been the best car we have ever owned. Regular maintenance only and a couple of new headlamp assemblies due to oxidation but that is it. It still has the original battery pack and gets 51 MPG. We have no intentions of getting rid of it anytime soon.
Keep it👏👌
you can fix the oxidation with some wet sanding and polishing. Use some sort of protection like meguiars headlight UV protection spray, spray it once a year ( twice is really good)
You won't have hazy headlights ever again
@@savjottoor7910 Scotty has a video on this as well.
Scotty I would love to bring my 23 Prius prime to you to review it. I live in Washington state though 😭
Hey Scotty, what model of Autel scanner do you use? Looking for one not too expensive but does most of what you need.
The Prius is a great car. Won't win any races but it's solid as a rock.
At least on my 2002 Prius, you can force the engine on. Push the accelerator all the way down to the floor in park, and keep it there as long as you want the engine to stay on.
7:43 EV mode was never meant for acceleration. I've cruised for several miles at 20 to 30 miles an hour on EV
Really head gasket on these is not such a disaster. There are shops doing them for 1-2k. That is quite simple job on these, I did mine on weekend, without any experience in replacing head gaskets before (well, I am quite handy, but anyway). Happy with my V, I call it "Costcomobile", roomy as SUV, smooth and nice.
Any chance you’re in Florida?
@@suer3818 No, California, and I don't do cars for money, just for myself. But if you need good option as I know Gasket Masters are solid and do for reasonable price(at least as I heard from lot of people) and they are in Florida, Tampa Bay.
Scotty , lve never seen you test a Yugo or the four door version! The Wego ?
I completely agree on plug in hybrids.
I am getting 5.3lt/100km (~44 US mpg) on my 2014 CT200H which uses the same engine as Prius 3rd gen. These things are bullet proof. It has ~ 165,000kms on the odo. As Scotty said, changing engine oil religiously at 6months/7,500kms is a must.
I got a 2012 that I got last year with all the service records from Lexus. It is a phenomenal car. I got it when it had 150k kms, Now it has almost 200k. The only problem I had was seized brakes which is common here in snowbelt ( toronto )
I am happy
I agree. Plug in hybrid would be the the way! Great video, as always!
I can't more than 30K miles before the front pads wear out on my corolla. Then again, I live in NYC!
I agree, Plugin make more sense to me also
Maybe try the Aztek for the most hated car lol.
my sienna Hybrid get 45 mpg in city. 35 highway. wish it was a plug-in version.
Good point Scotty
Tyler Hoover (Hoovies Garage) hooked up nitrous to his prius. Blew a hole in the engine. Proved that a prius can't handle nitrous.
I need a hybrid 4 runner!
After a cross-country trip in my then-new ‘07 FJ Cruiser, I was so tired of the too-frequent fuel stops, so when I got home I bought a new Prius. The range was so refreshing, but the darned thing was not made for me. I’m 6’5”, and within a year I was hitting the chiropractor weekly for a tune-up. Yes, the Prius was ugly as heck, but my timing was perfect: there was a hybrid battery production snafu going on, thus no new Prius were available. I pulled into a dealer somewhere and got absolutely swamped by sales sharks and managers. Sold it on the spot for 15k more than I paid for it. Got a ride to the airport, flew home, and bought another Land Cruiser (sold the FJ-C). Life is good sometimes. 👍
just a story about my tire sensors. I am in Europe so I have Peugeot 807 12 yrs old (big family car) first owner 200K km so far. Well, one of my sensors died and I asked for a replacement in Peugeot service. Shocked as the price was like a new Michelin tire. I asked to make my sensor inoperable as I didn't want to waste money on it. Officially this is impossible but they did it for me. I paid around 10$ for this job on all 4 corners. Frankly speaking, I don't need it.
Make sure you change the hybrid battery fan filter on a hybrid.
I wouldn't do it as maintenance, but if the failure message comes on, Test it and clean the air intake by the back seat. VDO is the oem supplier.
@@don2deliver I would,
it is the most common reason for the battery failing
07:12. If you live out in the country and have a long gravel driveway, you would also probably want it lifted.
I'm driving a 2009 Prius with 234000mi. No problems, next to no maintenance, just a little less agile since the battery is aging. OEM battery is $2000, less for aftermarket. Compare that to well over $10k for EV batteries...
I agree completely about PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles). The only reason I didn't get one is because I can't afford a newer car and the best option for an older PHEV, the Chevy Volt, is hard to find and the guy I was going to buy one from bailed on me. My next car will almost certainly be a PHEV. And given Toyota's solid engineering and rock solid reliability, I'll probably be going with a Prius Prime.
I would never even consider driving one until they make 1 that looks good.
Excellent car. I bought one for my daughter 10 years ago. She’s got over 380,000 miles on it and it’s still going strong! We replaced the Big battery a couple years ago with an aftermarket battery for $1000 and the thing still gets over 50mpg. Regular oil changes and nothing else other than normal wear and tear items. Fantastic car!
Better check up and maintain hybrid battery when it's not oem Toyota parts
I still have 2010 Prius with 140k miles. It still running strong. 😎👍
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Why no backup camera? My 06 Prius has one.
Is there OLD gas problems in tank from lack of use in plug in hybrids Scotty ?
I like it!🙂
Happy Good Friday Scotty! First time I see you reviewing a Prius, very informative!
I wonder how many mpg these get at 90+ mph?
Cuz that's usually how fast I see them running down the highway. 😂
Happy Easter scotty from England 🇬🇧
Happy Easter!
Brilliant videos
Thankyou Scotty Kilmer for sharing your excellent knowledge!
Scotty what happened to auto electric shops ? I can't find any within a 100 miles.
I own a 2014 Audi Q5 TDI with 190,000 km. I can easily get 45 mpg. Other than a couple of sensors, it has been dead reliable. Would I buy another one when this one is done? In a heartbeat!!!
weird how my 2008 prius has 8” touchscreen and backup camera and not for this 2012 model
The Yugo for the win 😂
@Scotty Kilmer, you are right about plugins. That's why I believe the whole thing is a scam.
I like your new mailbox Scotty.......😎👍
The prius has maintenance mode to keep the engine running
I have a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a V8 and 180,000 miles and all I’ve ever done is oil, brakes, and battery.
Prius makes a plug in hybrid now. It looks great!
Ours has 267,000, my grandparents have one with over 400,000 and my father in-laws has almost 350,000. I drive mine pretty hard 100 miles a day to work and back, I couldn't do it without it. They all look and run like they're new
Since the engine is always turning on and off, how long does the starter motor last???
Hey Scotty what gas mileage does that school bus that just passed by get?
Getting Akebono's now. Love my Honda....163,000 miles. CHANGE OIL!
Scotty, you need to press the fuel pedal to keep the engine running. Also do not put down something you know very little of.
Why do most taxi companies drive them . They are the best bang for the buck.
Uh, I believe that would be a Yugo.
A hybrid with a bigger battery and plug-in capability is the way to go. Love my Lexus hybrid.
I don't know why everyone is skipping Hybrids, and going straight to EVs. Hybrids seem more practical until the infrastructure for full EVs is better.
Even if the motor is only used to charge or supplement the battery and not provide drive train power, it would be better than full EV right now.
That would have been the ideal car when I was a traveling salesman driving all over states like South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland and Indiana in the late 80's and early 90's... I would definitely look at a Toyota Hybrid over an EV if I was traveling like that today.
When you drive a manual car you will get upper 40s per gallon. And no need for hybrid.
Pinto has to be more hated. My parents had 1 when I was a kid. Not only was it butt ugly but the engine caught on fire. At least it wasnt the gas tank exploded in that death trap
What a great mini-RV!
I don’t have a problem with the vehicle, my problem is with the drivers of Toyota Prius. If someone pulls an idiotic move on the road @ least 50% of the time it’s going to be a Toyota Prius driver in my experience.