38 for me. I’m shocked, I thought I’d score much higher. I’m more balanced than I thought:)
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The song Chasing pavements is playing in my head.
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So Aaron’s poll above shows most of us are somewhere in the middle. This shows we are able to think outside the box while still able to keep some intellectual reserve. I think that speaks highly of the Tribe and I’m proud to be a part of it.
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Pretty much my exact situation. Tweaked wordings could swing the score by +/- 4 or so.
There were several I wanted to be true (Peanut the Chad!) but I played fair.
I think a lot of my score is due to Dave and Chris’s influence and information. It’s nice to have good rabbit hole scouts to lead the way!
Now on to read part 2…
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Hubby got a 15. That’s about what I expected. It was a good conversation we had about it. My son would prob get close to 0.
Something in your post seems a bit off to me. You mentioned that the battery on the Prius died after 5 years. My wife and I are on our 2nd Prius and 2nd hybrid Camry and we know that there is a small battery co-located with the engine and a much larger battery beneath the passenger seat. The small battery is “supposed” to fail after about 5 years – ours always has and that is “normal”. It’s an expensive normal, but normal nonetheless.
It is decidedly not normal for the big battery to fail after just 5 years. Please clarify what you stated. My understanding is that the big rear battery should last 150,000 miles or more with normal care and maintenance. Some owners have reported even better battery life. Much depends on regular maintenance, as I understand it.
I’ve also read that the big battery has modules which can be replaced if they fail, meaning that throwing the car away isn’t cost-effective. No doubt we will know more within a few years.
In the meantime, having carefully weighed the options, my wife and I are firmly in the hybrid camp and I do not mean the extended battery life versions. I hope this is helpful.
Barry
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A friend reports that his senior parents in Phoenix have gone through two hybrid Camry batteries in a few years (< 10). Most likely the extreme heat shortened the life.
It died. I am not a mechanic. We brought it to the dealership – twice – because the first time they said it was some small problem (that, yes, cost around $5,000), and then the second time a few weeks later when it still wasn’t fixed, they charged us another $2,600 before declaring the big battery needed to be replaced. Nobody would buy it with that diagnosis. The rest of the car was in pristine condition, but we ended up JUNKING it for parts.
Don’t know why. Don’t CARE why. I’m not a mechanic. All I know is that I loved that car, I loved the way it drove, I loved getting 53 mpg, I loved the way I could put the back seat down and shove in a piece of plywood, or put 3 car seats in the back seat and drive my kids around to soccer and gymnastics, but I will never buy another one. The same thing happened with my big solar battery. At 3 years, it started losing a charge, and at 5 years, it won’t hold a charge for more than 30 days. $6,000, gone…
150,000 miles for a Toyota? Be serious… Every gas Toyota and/or Honda that I have owned I’ve gotten 300,000 miles out of. That is the -norm- for a well-maintained Japanese car to last. My Prius died at 128,000 mostly highway miles. Not acceptable.
Lithium batteries cost a lot of money to replace, and they are highly specialized, so its not like you can run down to Auto Zone and buy a DIY replacement. Batteries are, and have been, the continuing weak spot which has destroyed alternative energy. Wish it wasn’t true, but it -is-. That’s why EV uptake has cratered.
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Thanks for your response. This has picqued my curiosity, so I did a bit of research into the probable life expectancy of a Prius. To my surprise, the stats are astonishingly good. The average life expectancy of a Prius, according to what I read, is in excess of 250,000 miles. There is a caveat, however: the battery pack will need replacement at somewhere over 100,000 miles.
My Prius is a 2018 model with ~34,000 miles. I don’t drive much, being 80 years old. My wife’s 2016 hybrid Camry has ~54,000 miles. We’ve had, so far, very little trouble with either vehicle, so perhaps we got lucky. On the other hand, we maintain them carefully and drive them gently. The Prius reliably delivers 60 mpg and the Camry 40 mpg.
Barry
Barry
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I can’t seem to find the continuation of the YouTube conversation between Dave and Chris. Where is that on the member site?
Dave’s test could also be called an indoctrination score. The closer you score to zero, the more indoctrinated / blue-pilled you are.
I have a 2008 Prius with 188K miles. Replaced the AGM 12V battery twice. The main battery is still working, although watching the charge / discharge cycles on the display panel does show it is getting weaker. The main battery in a2008 Prius is not Lion, it is Nickle metal hydrate and a DYI person can buy a rebuild kitfor under $1K.
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44 for me
39 for my wife… she probably would have been higher, but a couple of questions she’s not familiar with.
It’s a very good way to start a conversation, if the other person is willing to do so good-naturedly. I was shocked my husband agreed to do it and I also realized he has come a long way since Covidland.
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Dave Collum’s Year in Review is my new favorite thing.
Also, I scored a 30.
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There was only one long discussion available to everyone.
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Totally agree. Gas powered hondas were the best…as long as you maintained,esp oil change. Drove my mothers second hand one…i never should have sold it. 270,000 miles.
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I scored a 42 on the CCTS test. The LG and peanut question was hilarious 
. This peaked my interest after watching David Collum on Tucker. BRILLIANT individual, I am now a defector of communist western NY
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