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02-28-2019, 11:37am | #1 | ||||||
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Toyota Prius
Work colleague's boyfriend has (had) a Toyota Prius that's had all sorts of problems...
About a year ago, the car blew a head gasket and that was a costly repair. Fast forward to recent, car was running like shit. Took it to their mechanic where he diagnosed a bad piston and ring. They dumped it and he bought a new Corolla last night. I think the car had over 100k, but still. While Toyota 4cylinders are renowned for their reliability, I'm not sure this "Hybrid" shit is that great of an idea. My theory is the constant starting/stopping of the engine is detrimental to long term reliability? |
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Valid theory.
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if that is the case, those vehicles that shut off at stoplights as part of their fuel management may face a similar problem. My wife's car does that, but it DOES have an override so it stays running.
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I assumed the worst thing would be a premature starter death, which is an easy fix. |
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My Grand Cherokee has this feature, and I hate it. it does have the override button, but still...
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Jury is still out. I’d think the wear would be limited to the piston
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