Okay, so I have been a big proponent of the Prius because we have one and we have liked it until last Sunday.
Last Sunday, my daughters and I came back from going to the grocery store when one of my daughters said that it looked like vandals had done something to my husband’s car (the Prius).
I got out, and touched to windows to see if there was paint on it. There wasn’t, so I opened the door. Smoke started pouring out.
We immediately called 911.
The battery of the Prius caught on fire. It had been smoldering overnight. Thank God, it was not in our garage. My son’s room is right over the garage.
Anyway, the Prius is totalled. It’s still sitting in my driveway waiting for Toyota to do something about it.
The thing is my husband still wants another one because he liked the burnt one so much. I personally think he’s a bit crazy. I’ve told him that he can’t park it in the garage.
As far as the environment goes, I wonder the smoke from the Prius was horrible. I wonder how bad it was for the environment.
LOL!
I apologize. You just had a car fire and your car is ruined. (best I can tell)
I have an old Ford (72) that busted a power steering fluid hose and sprayed on the exhaust manifold. It caught fire real quick. I was able to put it out. To my amazement, the old car suffered no damage. (other than the cracked hose that I replaced for 24 dollars from NAPA.)
But, I did have to do a lot of clean up on the engine and engine compartment.
My old boss had a prius. His wife alays threated to have big fake “wind up key” installed on the back of it.
The car was pretty cool. very quiet.
If your husband insists on buying another one make sure he gets a non-smoking one next time.
And I thought the GM EV-1 was the only enviro-car that would prove
the theory of spontaneous combustion!
Sorry about your loss. And I hope you got a good insurance settlement!
By the way, have you called any local media (TV, newspapers) to report
the amazing performance of your husband’s Pious, er Prius?
It would be interesting to see if any of your local MSM would touch
that story.
AND, you might call the Toyota dealer that sold you that “hot car”.
And mention that if you don’t get a free replacement, you are calling
the local and state media.