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A few things I can think of: - Suspension rebuild. The car will function with old suspension but the ride quality will be poor. - Servicing of engine internal
by dharmab 5y ago
A few things I can think of:
- Suspension rebuild. The car will function with old suspension but the ride quality will be poor.
- Servicing of engine internals. A car would be down on power significantly after 10 years of wear and can be restored by adjust valve clearances, replacing seals and piston rings, cleaning parts, etc.
- Replacement of hybrid/EV battery. This is already something owners of old Priuses do to restore their cars' range.
- Repair of damaged interiors, especially seat bolstering. Also deep cleaning and ozone treatment.
- Repainting, especially if the car was stored outdoors where UV light wore the paint
- Hardware and software
updates for the infotainment system
- jacquesm 5y agoDo all of these and you are going to lose money on that operation.
- dharmab 5y agoSuspension is a few hundred plus labor. Prius battery replacement is $1500 plus labor. Paint can be done efficiently at scale in a factory. Ship the car overseas for the work and labor costs could be quite low.
- MrFoof 5y ago>Servicing of engine internals. A car would be down on power significantly after 10 years of wear and can be restored by adjust valve clearances, replacing seals and piston rings, cleaning parts, etc. This has been functionally debunked by hundreds and hundreds of YouTube videos by dozens of channels who buy bangers and put them on a dyno. At 10 years, usually only 3-5% power reduction. 20 years? More like 5-6%. I'm not talking about spring chickens which were babied by retirees, either. I'm talking cars that clearly have had a hard life with tons of deferred maintenance.