PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Because if the price, that it's designed for a niche market, or both?

 

I forgot to mention. Mine was the Extreme extended cab long box, in black. Loved that truck!!

 

I think it went to the coachbuilder before it went to Fred Beans; It's also entirely possible that it was ordered before the COVID lockdown started...

Fred Beans is a huge family of dealerships, I used to work there, and I've heard stories of "forgotten" vehicles languishing on the lot for a year or more!

 

Did it succumb to rust, being in Canada?

 

The builder isn't too far from me, wow

Yeah could be a lot of things, maybe the person ordering it passed away..

 

When did they start AWD Prius models?

 

2019...?

 

Wow, I figured it had to be relatively recent. Would you really be interested in all the extra complexity of Hybrid and AWD systems, more stuff to break?

 

Hmm, I wonder if the two systems together would be an issue versus them separate.

I can only speak for AWD, but my wife's Rav4 experience of the past 13 years has been zero problems..on the 2005 or the 2014 she got 2 years ago

 

The Prius is a solid and proven vehicle...

 

My friend's dad's 2013 RAV4 just had to get a whole new engine at less than 119K miles...

 

Strange..any idea what the root cause is?

Cupcake's 2005 went to 170K and still ran fine. The 14 is at about 38K now.

 

It's also probably one of the most complex passenger vehicles on the planet too, just be careful buying a used one.

 

The dealer wanted $10K to replace the engine, so that they had it towed to my mechanic and he quoted them a lot less; I was told by my mechanic's employee, also a mechanic, that there was no compression...

 

That's why I want to buy my aunt and uncle's...

 

Bad rings or maybe bad valves?

 

Yeah that helps alot.

 

But at 118K miles?