I just read through the scheduled maintenance manual for our 2004 Prius, and was floored to find how little other than visual inspections is recommended.
No tuneups at all for the first 120,000 miles/12 years
No timing belt changes like many other cars
No valve adjustments
Nothing, really, beyond oil/filter change and tire rotation, other than changing the air filters!
At 120,000/12 years, you replace the spark plugs!
Am I missing something? How can they do this?
If this is correct, it radically reduces the total cost of ownership for a Prius for that period compared with a typical car.
No tuneups at all for the first 120,000 miles/12 years
No timing belt changes like many other cars
No valve adjustments
Nothing, really, beyond oil/filter change and tire rotation, other than changing the air filters!
At 120,000/12 years, you replace the spark plugs!
Am I missing something? How can they do this?
If this is correct, it radically reduces the total cost of ownership for a Prius for that period compared with a typical car.