I never thought my car was special: if you look at the list from the police and insurance companies of which cars are most at risk,you'll find the prius is listed first.
Also,its got nothing do do with bigger engine equals more precious metals,the newers CATS have a coating,rather than solid...
Collindale seems accesible - roughly how much do they charge for a full service?
Regarding the CAT thefts, only particular models are targeted, the ones with the most precious metals in them;unfortunatley,my prius was one of them.
However,it would be good to hear from anyone if the Outlander...
Hi all,
I'm looking to buy a outlander PHEV after having my Toyota Prius's cat convertor stolen for the second time.
Just wondering about servicing in or near West London,could anyone advise where to go?
As far as I know the warranty applies for a battery with SoH < 70%.
Don't quite follow- does that mean anything over 70% isn't covered?
From my experience of conversations with various salesmen at dealers,I don't think these reports are standard in the UK,as they seem to be unaware of them.
greendwarf,
Yes, I got the response I quoted above from a salesman at one dealer: " the battery's guaranteed for 8 years"- basically discourage anyone from going down that path.
The servicing manager was quite helpful though with info.
Thank you AlexBorro for that info,
So what is the minimum figure should I accept ?
And the report, was it given at time of buying,or afterwards-I think they don't mind doing the report after you actually own the vehicle!
I spoke to the servicing manager at an authorised dealer yesterday,and he told me they're very hard to get to.
Regarding doing a SOH,they told me it wouldn't be a problem doing one, but tried to discourage me as " the battery is guaranteed for 8 years ". ;)
Hi,
I'm planning on buying a 4-5 year old model, and was thinking is it worth paying that bit more to a mitsubishi main dealer. I'm assuming they shouldn't have a problem with giving me a battery health report-talking of which, what should I be looking for in it?
I'm based in west London- can...