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2001 Toyota Prius Base Sedan 4-door 1.5l + Extra Parts Car !!! on 2040-cars

US $3,900.00
Year:2001 Mileage:170
Location:

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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You are bidding on a 2001 hybrid prius.  If you know about these cars then the first thing you will be asking is about the HV battery; yes it has a rebuilt battery in it.

Here is everything I know about the car.  I bought it from a friend who's wife was the 2nd owner.  I bought it at 125k miles and the HV battery was going bad.  I actually picked it up from the dealer the 2nd time they looked at it and told him that the new battery would be 4k to buy and install.  I bought the car and then bought gen 2 battery modules from a guy on ebay who rebuilds packs from salvaged gen2 prii.  He told me he pulled the modules from a 60k mi and a 50k mi prius.  I'm an electrical engineer and I checked and replaced all the modules in the pack.  It has been perfect since then, I have never had any service codes set that indicate the battery has any problems.  This car is in great shape for how old it is.  My wife has been driving it now for over 3 years and my family is outgrowing it.  It does have a few small issues that I would say are expected from a car this old.

Here are the issues I'm aware of in order of importance:
1: Right after you start the car it will occasionally die (the ICE).  It does this worse when it's very cold outside.  When it does this it sets code P3191.  I have troubleshot this problem several times and it is very consistent.  The engine dies exactly the same every time it happens (approx 6sec after started).  It has been doing this now for over a year and it's not big enough of a deal to do anything about.  My wife has noticed that if she turns the A/C or Heater off before she starts the car that reduces the probability that it will happen.  When it happens you simply turn off the car, turn it back on and everything is fine.  I have read many forums, replaced the MAF sensor, tried a few other things and have come to the conclusion that the engine ECU is causing this.  Forums say the ECU's have a problem and need replaced with a .......54 model or something.  Anyway, the ECU is in my opinion too expensive relative to the value of the car at this point.  And only having to turn the car off and back on occasionally isn't that big of a deal.

2: There is some body damage to the back left bottom of the car.  It isn't too bad and it's the only body damage that isn't perfectly normal for a car of this age.  Other than that the body is in great shape with just very minor dents and scratches.  See pictures of this.

3: The LCD touchscreen has faded spots in it like it has had sun damage or something, but it still functions perfectly, you can read everything on it and the touchscreen works good

4: The door switches lock/unlock and window up/down switches have seen better days.  Some of them are popping out or very loose, but wait............ they all still work ok, you just have to treat them with some TLC :))

5: In the last 6 months I have seen a code set for power steering.  I can't remember the code, but I've read in forums that there are two position sensors in the power steering rack that sense position and as one/both of them wear out they don't agree and it sets a check engine code.  This hasn't affected anything, I just figure one of the sensors is starting to go bad.  Again one of those problems that isn't worth addressing b/c it's not a bad enough problem :))

Other than those things listed above, the car is in great working order.   The A/C is good and cold, the tires are good, the interior is good (for it's age).  My wife has and is currently driving this car every day.  I'll be perfectly honest, no BS, this car could drive perfectly as-is for years to come,,, or it could develop a problem tomorrow.  As with any used car there are no guarantees :((  But, great news.  Coming with this car is a wrecked 2001 prius.  Two for one, just in time for 4th of July :))    It's the exact same car as mine (different color).  A colleague of mine bought this car brand new (he claims it was the first prius in Tulsa :))  at 70kmi it was wrecked an he bought it from the insurance company in hopes of some day building something cool out of it (he is also an electrical engineer).  He heard I was selling mine and we got to talking, we thought that his wrecked car would make a great compliment to my running car.  We figured someone who is buying this car is probably someone who is a good mechanic and/or likes tinkering with these things like us.  So, you can see from the pics that the car was damaged on the front drivers side.  We think the inverter and engine are not hurt, they have been sitting un-used for 8yrs now, so no guarantees.  The rest of the car is in great condition.  All the interior is near perfect condition, LCD, Door switches, etc,  The battery was removed long ago so it does not come with the car.  We can discuss shipping of the parts car after the auction is over, but I will entertain delivering at least part way for cost.  I love road trips.

Feel free to ask me any questions you like, I'll answer them the best I can.

Thanks,
Zach

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