Surfer said:
RAY said:
So is the car scrap after 10 years?
Who would buy a 10 year old car that may need new batteries at high cost, i stand to be corrected.
The other thing i've read with these hybrids is the relatively poor economy.
I would be interested in a full electric car once they can travel longer distances, and the batteries become cheaper.
Good question and it seems there is no answer!
Done a quick search on the lexusownersclub website and for those interested in such things a complete replacement Battery pack for a 400H (previous model 5 yr warranty) is £ 3,199.00 inc vat, with a labour cost of £ 1,056 inc. vat.
In their defence no one knows the life of them and they havent had any failures
When a car gets to that age its value will be adjusted accordingly.
That may sound very expensive, but alot of cars parts will be expensive especially now as the mot test requires all air bags to be functional, couple of price examples, VW xenon light unit £1000 and a BMW 5 series seat wiring loom as the air bag warning light was on £1476 plus labour.