My wife's prius had the water pump go out. No, no, not THAT water pump, the separate electrically operated one that cools the inverter that the big battery feeds. I don't remember what the dealership wanted to fix this KNOWN problem that should have a been a reacall, but it was over a thousand. I found some possibly-competent local shops (oxymoron) that would do it for under a thousand. I found a new pump on ebay for $108 shipped and that, with a Haynes manual and a saturday morning, did the trick. Oh, and the dealer did get $40 for a gallon of that orange antifreeze they say that you have to have. Jim
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Some of you may recall my rant about the "multi-function display" going > out in my Toyota Prius, and the exorbitant (extortionist) price for > replacement ($6.3K new, $2.9K rebuilt). > > I got a used unit, allegedly from a low mileage Prius, and to avoid > possible electronic glitches during installation had a dealer put it in. I > paid $175 (including shipping) for the unit, and with a "loyal customer > discount," got it installed for $99 (one hour labor at $125, discounted). > It works, at least for now. > > But another thing to irritate the customer (me) popped up. After I had > already bought the used unit, but before it was installed, one of the > dealers I'd spoken with about this called me, and said they had a repair > program. They would remove the unit, send it to "the factory," where it > would be rebuilt, and install it, all for $375. I certainly would have > done that. That option should have been offered up front. I would have > had to drive around with a hole in the dash, and be without air > conditioning (not a trivial thing in Oklahoma in September), heat, and > audio (or at least their full functions) for ten days or so, but would have > felt better about a repair with a Toyota warranty than a used unit of an > electronic component known to be failure prone. > > But oh well. For now, I have a functioning unit. > > mcneely > |
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