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Great car until the hybrid battery pack failed at 109k
armory, 01/13/2013
2005 Toyota Prius 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
129 of 132 people found this review helpful
Bought used with 58k miles. Car is extremely quiet. Car gets around 48mpg after changing your driving habits. You can fill up the gas tank for about $35. Changing the oil is easy b/c the oil filter is attached at the very bottom of the engine and nothing is below it. My hybrid battery died at 109k miles. This is a $3500 repair at Toyota. I would not have bought a Prius if I would have known the battery would not last longer. I replaced the battery pack myself with a refurbished one from priusrebuilders.com for about $1000 and sold the car. Money saved in gas was used to pay for repair. A Prius sitting and not being driven is the number 1 reason for battery packs not lasting.
Couldn't be happier
Roberta Gold, 02/12/2016
2005 Toyota Prius 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
28 of 28 people found this review helpful
This is a great, reliable car with awesome mileage. On average I get 42, but I do a lot of short city trips. On the highway it's 50. Comfortable to drive, powerful enough. Never had a mechanical problem with it.
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What a great little car!
Delbert Burgess, 10/29/2015
2005 Toyota Prius 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
52 of 54 people found this review helpful
The only complaints . . . we have four . . . the headlights cost over $200 each to replace, the update disk for the GPS is outrageously expensive (so we have never, and probably never will, update it - can't afford to), the sun visors are very small and don't (but could) have an extension so they are practically useless for the side window, and there are no USB ports in the 2005 model.
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Loved it enough to buy another Prius!
britbug, 01/13/2015
2005 Toyota Prius 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
58 of 61 people found this review helpful
I purchased a used 2005 Prius 2 years ago ($8500) with 81K miles. It now has 120K miles & I just traded it in (got $4,250 for the trade) for a 2010 Prius ($14,900). The hybrid battery was replaced by the last owner under warranty at 79K. The A/C compressor broke last year, the evaporator broke this year. I am just writing it off as a fluke though, & bought another Prius because I loved it so much & expect Toyota to only get better with this design. I could get 64mpg with fuel efficient tires & if I was trying, but averaged 50mpg with cheap tires and when I wasn't trying. I loved the luxury features in an affordable car & loved the hatchback style that I could fit anything in.
Very reliable and economical!
3angelsfly, 12/18/2011
2005 Toyota Prius 4dr Hatchback (1.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
47 of 50 people found this review helpful
We now have 145,000 miles on our Prius and it has no mechanical problems and drives as good as it did when I purchased it with 67k. Still getting 45 mpg, and I don't drive easy. Cannot find a better car out there for the money and cost of ownership. Have done basic maintenance--oil changes, spark plagues, air filter, trans fluid, and a new 12V battery, and tires. Only thing that stopped working was the cd changer, but we use an ipod through the tape deck anyway. Still using original headlight bulbs, and brakes. Car handles well; very easy to drive, very good in snow and ice. Unfortunately, the car does not have comfortable seats, and is not sporty or fun to drive for a young man.