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‘My jaw dropped’: Car owner shocked by $20,000 price tag to replace hybrid battery
foxcarolina.com ^ | December 8, 2023 | Susan Campbell and Jordan Gartner

Posted on 12/09/2023 6:07:45 AM PST by lowbridge

An Arizona car owner says he was shocked when he heard how much it would cost to replace a battery in his hybrid vehicle.

Lucas Turner told KPHO that he recently took his 2014 Infiniti hybrid to a dealership for a check engine light.

He said he knew something was wrong but wasn’t expecting it to be this bad.

“They told me that I need a new hybrid battery and it’s going to cost $18,000 for the battery and another $2,000 to have it installed,” Turner said.

The hybrid car owner said his vehicle has less than 70,000 miles on it and the entire car was purchased for $16,000.

“My jaw dropped with them wanting $20,000 just for a battery,” he said. “It makes no sense in my mind.”

According to Nerdwallet, the cost to replace a hybrid battery typically ranges between $1,000 and $8,000, depending on the make and model of the vehicle.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that [Turner] could find a less expensive battery from another source,” said Karl Brauer, an analyst for iSeeCars.

Electric and hybrid vehicle batteries are warrantied for eight years or 100,000 miles.

According to Brauer, the batteries regularly last much longer.

“It’s not uncommon for these batteries to last 15-plus years and more than 150,000 miles,” Brauer said.

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Turner’s car technically still runs, but he doesn’t know how much longer it will last without the costly repair.

“So, $20,000 or a pile of scrap metal in my driveway,” he said.

Turner said Infiniti has since offered him a 50% discount on the battery replacement while he is still deciding his next move.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Travel
KEYWORDS: automotive; electric; ev; evbattery; globalwarminghoax; hybrid
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To: lowbridge

When the Nazi Klaus Schwab and World Enslavement Forum takeover the world in 2030 there will be no cars and everyone will have to wear a uniform ,Oh and eat bugs


21 posted on 12/09/2023 6:46:02 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

like testing the fuse on a stick of dynamite. the first ones to test it can’t TELL anyone how long the fuse lasted.


22 posted on 12/09/2023 6:47:35 AM PST by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Now they call them “first adopters,” or just “adopters.”

We used to call them “Guinea Pigs,” and “crash test dummies.”


23 posted on 12/09/2023 6:47:36 AM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: lowbridge

Remember how we blew the crud out of our carburetors on a straightaway with no cops around? No cost maintenance, and some fun.


24 posted on 12/09/2023 6:52:13 AM PST by ryderann
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To: lowbridge

Find another dealer. Crooks abound.

A friend inherited a HD 1200 Sportster. It had been in a garage for 5 years. He took it to an HD dealer and they told him that it would cost $5000 to make it road ready. He tells me this and I laugh. I got it going for him for about $300. Oil, filters, battery, brake fluid, new gas, carb cleaner. Tires were good.

Ripoffs abound in the transport industry. Always seek another opinion.


25 posted on 12/09/2023 6:57:13 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: moovova
> Just put a little piece of duct tape over the "check engine light". <


26 posted on 12/09/2023 7:00:53 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: PLMerite

I call them suckers.


27 posted on 12/09/2023 7:01:29 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: lowbridge; All

Compare with conventional car.
Replaced the one for my ‘19
Sentra yesterday. $190 installed
at Pep Boys.


28 posted on 12/09/2023 7:03:28 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: lowbridge

I love this item.
So full of BS and euphemism’s

+ for those looking for a used hybrid, look out
https://www.edmunds.com/infiniti/q50/2014/hybrid/

ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 24-valve 3.5-liter V-6, 302 hp, 258 lb-ft; permanent-magnet AC synchronous electric motor, 67 hp, 214 lb-ft; combined power rating, 360 hp; 1.4-kWh lithium-ion battery pack

https://www.infinitiq50.org/threads/2014-hybrid-li-ion-battery-pack-replacement.132615/
Basically I was told that there is an issue with one of the battery modules but it’s gonna cost me 12k just for the parts because they need to replace the whole battery pack.

https://www.infinitipartsdeal.com/parts-list/2014-infiniti-qx60-hybrid/body_electrical/electric_vehicle_battery.html

An Arizona car owner was duped by false advertising + Climate hysteria and fear

... for a check engine light.... AKA the money light

.. $18,000 for the battery and another $2,000 to have it installed... run, its a money pit

.. less than 70,000 miles on it ... that battery baked in the AZ heat, and now its shot.

...According to Nerdwallet,... Nerdwallet does not know its a$$ from page 3

Electric and hybrid vehicle batteries are warrantied for eight years or 100,000 miles. Batteries start to lose capacity after you drive off the lot. Q. How many useful KwH do you have at 100,000 miles?

According to Brauer, the batteries regularly last much longer. Brauer is a dimwit

“It’s not uncommon for these batteries to last 15-plus years and more than 150,000 miles,” Brauer said. Brauer has never opened an owners forum, see link above. EPA told me I could get 38 mpg from my car. Still waiting for that dream to come true

..“So, $20,000 or a pile of scrap metal in my driveway,”.. Park it on your lawn, your neighbours will forever be reminded you care about mother urth


29 posted on 12/09/2023 7:03:38 AM PST by Steven Tyler
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To: lowbridge

It gets expensive to “save da planet”.


30 posted on 12/09/2023 7:03:58 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The damage Biden and his freak show is doing to America is not reversable.)
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To: pepsionice

An Ebike can cost 3-4k. You can get a nice used Yamaha scooter or a 250cc motorbike for that. Ebikes are more dangerous than scooters. Scooters have good brakes and suspensions and decent handling. Ebikes are spindly deathtraps. They dont have to meet any safety standards.


31 posted on 12/09/2023 7:04:52 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
If a normal hybrid battery replacement is $1000 to $8000, this looks like greedflation in action.

They aren't called stealerships for nothing.

32 posted on 12/09/2023 7:05:48 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

“And, by the way, this same friend was one of the first people to get the Moderna vaxx jab and he has had major health problems since then.”

Same with my mother and younger brother. Mother got it only because she was forced to by her employer (the city) or get fired. In the case of my brother, he’s an extreme leftist and fell for the pro-vaccine propaganda and got the jab because he thought it was his duty to the community. He pestered me a couple of times to get the jab, but I ignored him and didn’t.

Now the both of them are dealing with new, major health issues. I cant really definitely prove it was the result of the vaccine. But the timing they began to come down with these new medical issues (at around the same time), the severity, and the similar effects on their bodies makes me suspect it was.


33 posted on 12/09/2023 7:06:04 AM PST by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: lowbridge
Fake News.

It will not cost him $20,000.00

 

“There’s no doubt in my mind that [Turner] could find a less expensive battery from another source,” said Karl Brauer, an analyst for iSeeCars.

34 posted on 12/09/2023 7:09:37 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: lowbridge

Stupid damn liberal. Didn’t do his due diligence before purchasing.


35 posted on 12/09/2023 7:12:34 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (As God's children, we live on promises, not explanations - WiersbeIIRC, )
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To: Lockbox

In a day and age when people routinely spend $20,000 over invoice for the latest Bronco or Corvette, why should this guy care that his dealer want $20,000 for a battery?

Like the article says... Go buy a cheaper battery elsewhere.


36 posted on 12/09/2023 7:12:56 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: butlerweave

“World Enslavement Forum”

Perfect!


37 posted on 12/09/2023 7:14:42 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: lowbridge

When they call the car an Infiniti, are they referring to the cost to keep it? Someone in Marketing needs to re-evaluate the branding.


38 posted on 12/09/2023 7:15:48 AM PST by Honest Nigerian
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To: antidemoncrat

Not only that, if an EV’s batteries catch fire in your garage, bye bye house. Those battery fires are almost impossible to put out.

Even underwater!

 

Tesla Model X Slides Down Boat Ramp, Ignites And Burns Underwater

11/10/2023, 1:57:43 PM · by Responsibility2nd · 30 replies
CarScoops ^ | 11-09-2023 | Sebastien Bell

39 posted on 12/09/2023 7:16:31 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: dynachrome

Not a penny, IF you leave it downtown in the hood, with the keyfob...


40 posted on 12/09/2023 7:16:42 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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