2001 Toyota Prius - $2000 - Madison Wisconsin - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

Daox · 04-02-2012, 01:21 PM

Its not mine. If the guy can be talked down a bit this could be a great car. Send the pack off to hybridbatteryrepair.com or buy a salvage yard battery pack and try to fix it yourself. I do wonder how long the pack will last on it though as he says it still drives...

2001 Toyota Prius

rmay635703 · 04-04-2012, 08:39 PM

This is just what I have been looking for, too bad its not an 03/04 instead of an 01.

Anything I should be looking out for on a Prius that vintage? I have no clue what game over things I should look for and a battery doesn't seem like a real biggy to me, but mechanical/xmsn would be.

Thanx
Ryan

Daox · 04-05-2012, 08:16 AM

Ryland said some of the first gens had transmission problems? Nabbing an oil sample could probably tell you if its going bad (though I don't know what actually goes bad in them).

rmay635703 · 04-05-2012, 10:05 AM

Was it possible to hypermile a first gen up to the really high FE numbers 2nd gens could sustain?

I don't know if slip streaming worked on gen I or not.

Ah well might be sold already.

Daox · 04-05-2012, 10:13 AM

In city driving I would definitely think so. It just has different speed points. For example, the speed at which the engine turns on might be different. I also think the EV mode speed is lower than the 2nd gen, but thats a non issue unless you get a plugin kit.

Nerys · 04-26-2012, 05:53 PM

WOW a 10 year old Prius has a KBB of under $3k ? my 96 Voyager has a KBB of $2600

WOW. by and large you can NOT save money buying a hybrid (new). but you sure can at $2000 :-) hehe

rmay635703 · 04-26-2012, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerys

WOW a 10 year old Prius has a KBB of under $3k ? my 96 Voyager has a KBB of $2600

WOW. by and large you can NOT save money buying a hybrid (new). but you sure can at $2000 :-) hehe

Good luck finding one though, nearly impossible to find any in the wild and when they are they are usually WAY overpriced.

KrautBurner · 03-13-2014, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerys

WOW a 10 year old Prius has a KBB of under $3k ? my 96 Voyager has a KBB of $2600

WOW. by and large you can NOT save money buying a hybrid (new). but you sure can at $2000 :-) hehe

no ****,

I just picked up my 01 "chick magnet" for $2200
(also picked up a 120 mile/day commute)
the fuel savings should pay for the purchase price of the car in the first year

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmay635703

Was it possible to hypermile a first gen up to the really high FE numbers 2nd gens could sustain?
I don't know if slip streaming worked on gen I or not.

this is what I'm trying to figure out.

(I've not had much luck for info on the first gen's)