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broski499 · 02-25-2019, 02:23 PM

Greetings.

Trying to have a plan in place if my 2008 Prius Traction Battery ever decides to call it quits.

I talked to my mechanic who has done the Prius Battery Replacements before and said it would cost around $3000 for him to do it. He said he buys the battery packs directly from Toyota.

I'm in Southern California and have been researching multiple companies that sell and install refurbished batteries for around $1500. These usually consist of battery packs that have cells pulled from partially failed battery packs, rebalanced, and then repackaged.

Anyone have any experience in this area? I also have to keep in mind if it will be worth spending such a large amount of money if my car isn't worth that much. Good news is I'm still under 80,000.

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broski499 EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: California Posts: 129 Boltar - '19 Chevy Bolt LT Thanks: 99 Thanked 24 Times in 18 Posts	2008 Prius Traction Battery Replacement (planning ahead just in case) Greetings. Trying to have a plan in place if my 2008 Prius Traction Battery ever decides to call it quits. I talked to my mechanic who has done the Prius Battery Replacements before and said it would cost around $3000 for him to do it. He said he buys the battery packs directly from Toyota. I'm in Southern California and have been researching multiple companies that sell and install refurbished batteries for around $1500. These usually consist of battery packs that have cells pulled from partially failed battery packs, rebalanced, and then repackaged. Anyone have any experience in this area? I also have to keep in mind if it will be worth spending such a large amount of money if my car isn't worth that much. Good news is I'm still under 80,000.