Old Faithful
So, the car has been fixed, to the tune of around $500. This got us a replacement seal in the coolant system, and a new belt, plus diagnostics and a coolant flush. Hopefully this will be the end of the car problems for a while.
In general *knock on wood* the Prius has been a fantastic car. Not only is it still really fuel-efficient at over 100,000 miles, but it's given us very little problems. We've had to replace its battery once (not the hybrid battery, thank goodness!), and obviously there was the body work after we got rear-ended. This has been the first time we've had to take it in for mechanical issues that weren't just routine maintenance. That's pretty damn good.
In general *knock on wood* the Prius has been a fantastic car. Not only is it still really fuel-efficient at over 100,000 miles, but it's given us very little problems. We've had to replace its battery once (not the hybrid battery, thank goodness!), and obviously there was the body work after we got rear-ended. This has been the first time we've had to take it in for mechanical issues that weren't just routine maintenance. That's pretty damn good.