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Old 12-19-2013, 05:34 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jeff88 View Post
I like planning ahead for maintenance and getting the car upto snuff. I've never spent $1000 on it though. Is that just a worst case scenario number?
I'm not tied to a Prius, though I like the installed base they've built up.

The $1,000 number has a certain logic behind it: there's a reason a given car is being put on sale; when the PO's repair costs start going up, the car starts heading for the market. Things like tires and timing belts often show up on the to-do list quickly after purchase. These days, either of those is getting towards a grand. (Yeah yeah, your kid brother will put new rubber on your car for $225...)

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