‘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

[Mogger]

Remember how we blew the crud out of our carburetors

How do you "blow the crud out of a carburetor" by driving fast?

[null and void]

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

That's the down side.

The upside is we'll all be happy.
Or else!

[mund1011]

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

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How does one possibly know this? Was this battery being produced back when Obama was ordained in 2008? I don’t think you can accurately predict long term battery degradation with an accelerated Lab or field test. I call bullshite on Brauer.

[ryderann]

Yes...that was the reasoning. “We need to blow out the carburetor.”

[SaxxonWoods]

I hope more people buy EVs and hybrids. Keeps gas prices a little lower and less people are at the gas stations in the way.

[Responsibility2nd]

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

Fun indeed! Back in the 70's I was on a country road doing about 90 mph in my Ford Fairlane. Clearing out the carbon deposits. I stopped on the side of the road, popped the hood and was adjusting the carb.

Along comes a cop who had clocked me! He understood what I was doing, told me I probably also need to set the timing, wished me luck and left. No ticket!

[Jonty30]

It shouldn’t cost more than $1,000 to pop out the old battery and pop in the new.

That’s a badly designed car if it isn’t that simple.

[Alberta's Child]

If he only put 70,000 miles on the car in 9-10 years then he probably would have been better off leasing it. He’d be driving around in a 2023 model right now, and it would be 100% covered under warranty.

[Jonty30]

I hate e-scooters. Useless machines. You can’t carry more of a load than a backpack.

[null and void]

By pushing more fuel than usual through the passages and nozzles.

Like blowing a clog out of a garden hose by turning the tap on full blast.

A lot cheaper when fuel was less than a buck a gallon...

[marktwain]

I’ve met a number of people with hybrid cars who will never buy another hybrid again.

I know someone who has about 150,000 miles on a hybrid and has been very happy with it.

[ChildOfThe60s]

My daughter has the check engine light because her catalytic converter has given up the ghost. She’s put a piece of tape over the light. Nobody in the right mind is going to take an older car and spend $1,000 or $2,000 on a piece of crap catalytic converter

[Blurb2350]

Most auto shops / mechanics won’t do work on electric vehicles. They don’t even want them parked on their premises because of the fire risk . . . probably has something to do with insurance. And their mechanics would need a series of special courses and certifications. So owners have no choice but to take their trendy appliances to the dealerships.

[Dr. Sivana]

Just put a little piece of duct tape over the "check engine light". Problem solved.

Not for the folks at the Maricopa County emissions inspection that many Arizona drivers must satisfy regularly.

[Fresh Wind]

That’s called an “Italian tune-up”, but it’s mostly for getting rid of carbon buildup.

Old saying...

“A redline a day keeps the carbon away”

[logi_cal869]

Dumbass.

[albie]

My mechanic said it was the O2 sensor that caused our check engine light in our 2002 Sequia. We ignored it. That was 10 years ago.

[logi_cal869]

E-scooters...rate of battery replacement

Lower than self-ignition. /s

[logi_cal869]

Yes. My #56.

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

Find another dealer. Crooks abound.

After an interstate accident near Bloomington IL, we had to leave our low-mileage 2004 Accord there. The extensive mechanical repairs were a reasonable $2100, but the quote for body work scrapes was $3200. We drove it home and found a local place that did the body work for $600.