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Originally Posted by ruchase
Frankly, I doubt these cars will be around in a decade or so unless battery technology improves to the point where it is not cost prohibitive at replacement. Even so, I don't think the newer cars are made to 'last'. I'm always amazed when I see a fairly new car (like an '06 or newer) with fading headlights and other odd wear that you don't normally see on cars less than 10-yrs old.
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Hard to say. The first gen Priuses are nearing 15 yo. and I don't think there's been any widespread battery failures yet. Might very well be on the cusp, though.
I'll admit to initially being a cynic as far as the technology goes (I'd prefer more clean diesels), but I'm slowly coming around on them as I see more and more on CL with 200K+ miles. I still haven't ruled out the Prius V (wagon) for one of my sales reps. We replace their vehicles every 5yr/150K so that appears to be a safe range for them.
I agree with you about the premature aging.