First - yeah, I know, I drive too much. My 2005 Prius is already at 100k miles - but I bought it because my current employment requires me to commute a bit. Since it replaced a Jeep Cherokee that got 16 to 18 mpg, it is a win overall.
Second - This car has hit 100k and the battery seems like new as far as holding charges and regenerative recharging. I have yet to put new brakes on it - since most of my miles are "freeway miles" in lite traffic, what breaking I do is mostly regenerative and not using the acutal pads. Mileage hovers around 43 to 47 mpg depending on driving habits of the week. It has never broken down. The only maintenance costs have been a couple sets of tires, oil changes every 5k miles, 1 or 2 sets of wiper blades, and at 90k miles the inverter fluid was changed (per mfg recommendations). The inverter fluid is the only big expense as that runs a little over $700 if I remember correctly. Oh yeah, some air filter changes as well. So, overall, just basic stuff outside the inverter fluid. (FYI: There is no transmission fluid to change on this drivetrain, per the dealer).
Second - This car has hit 100k and the battery seems like new as far as holding charges and regenerative recharging. I have yet to put new brakes on it - since most of my miles are "freeway miles" in lite traffic, what breaking I do is mostly regenerative and not using the acutal pads. Mileage hovers around 43 to 47 mpg depending on driving habits of the week. It has never broken down. The only maintenance costs have been a couple sets of tires, oil changes every 5k miles, 1 or 2 sets of wiper blades, and at 90k miles the inverter fluid was changed (per mfg recommendations). The inverter fluid is the only big expense as that runs a little over $700 if I remember correctly. Oh yeah, some air filter changes as well. So, overall, just basic stuff outside the inverter fluid. (FYI: There is no transmission fluid to change on this drivetrain, per the dealer).
But probably not so realistic.
