Hello Prius owners/drivers,
What is the effect of age/mileage on the battery performance? I'm not talking about the battery failing completely as AFAIK this rarely happens (and would be the rental co's problem if it did happen), more about whether an older battery starts to hold less charge causing the car to run on the engine for more of the time consuming more petrol. I'm looking at renting from a place that has a range of vehicles at different weekly rents according to how old the car is and am wondering whether paying lower rent for an older car would be a false economy if it has a knackered battery and runs on the engine most of the time.
What is the effect of age/mileage on the battery performance? I'm not talking about the battery failing completely as AFAIK this rarely happens (and would be the rental co's problem if it did happen), more about whether an older battery starts to hold less charge causing the car to run on the engine for more of the time consuming more petrol. I'm looking at renting from a place that has a range of vehicles at different weekly rents according to how old the car is and am wondering whether paying lower rent for an older car would be a false economy if it has a knackered battery and runs on the engine most of the time.
