It was bound to happen and now it has happened.
My hybrid battery on my 2003 Honda Civic is starting to fail.
If you have ever tried driving a car like this you know it sucks.
Additionally, you are losing any mileage advantage provided by the hybrid at this point.
Replacing a hybrid battery with a new one from the dealer or dealer approved mechanic is expensive.
In my case it will be around $4000, last I checked.
However, a friend of mine, who seems to know what he is doing and has never let me down, says you can find mechanics that know how to replace individual cells for a small fraction (hundreds not thousands) of the cost.
He says that you can get an entire after market battery for about $1000.
However, my mechanic advises against both of those because he says that the cell charges need to carefully matched to work properly. But he is in the business of making money, not saving me money.
I am having trouble navigating through all of this inconsistent information.
And I certainly don't have the $4000...yet.
If any of you have experience, reference information, or advice on this, that would really help.
Thanks in advance
My hybrid battery on my 2003 Honda Civic is starting to fail.
If you have ever tried driving a car like this you know it sucks.
Additionally, you are losing any mileage advantage provided by the hybrid at this point.
Replacing a hybrid battery with a new one from the dealer or dealer approved mechanic is expensive.
In my case it will be around $4000, last I checked.
However, a friend of mine, who seems to know what he is doing and has never let me down, says you can find mechanics that know how to replace individual cells for a small fraction (hundreds not thousands) of the cost.
He says that you can get an entire after market battery for about $1000.
However, my mechanic advises against both of those because he says that the cell charges need to carefully matched to work properly. But he is in the business of making money, not saving me money.
I am having trouble navigating through all of this inconsistent information.
And I certainly don't have the $4000...yet.
If any of you have experience, reference information, or advice on this, that would really help.
Thanks in advance