Picked this Prius from Copart to be my daily driver. Its a 2015 with 23,000 miles. I honestly cant stand prius cars and how the owners drive. After driving the F350 Dually as my daily driver to work for about a year, i decided to pull a trigger and get me a prius as a daily driver for work and start saving money on gas, honestly, i should have done this a lot sooner and could have saved thousands by now on gas and afford more parts haha.
Anyways, after driving the prius now daily i cant mentally force myself to drive slower than 75mph on the freeway, just feels weird, but i now understand why all prius drivers drive so slow around town and go like 55-60mpg on the freeway, thats kinda where the sweet part is, i tried it once at 3am driving like 55 and yes it was getting like a zillion MPG but i would go insane haha. So anyways im happy with my 40MPG driving normally.
So here is a full build from start to finish in 10 minutes, I didnt think the car had frame damage, but in fact the frame rails moved over 1" to the side and one rail went 1/2" up, So this was a challenge trying to figure out how i can DIY a frame machine pulling system at home to pull the rails back in their place. I used winches, a laser and i was impressed that in the end the car ended up being laser straight and now shes my daily driver and im actually enjoying it a lot.... But i do have a huge plan that i have always wanted to do, a V8 WRD Manual Prius Track car (after i finish my Eleanor build) ... ok hope you guys enjoyed the vid!!
Warn 24V 1/2 Winch amzn.to/2JidZ1o
Laser: amzn.to/2IWyGzq
🔥FixitNick Merch ► teespring.com/...
📺Subscribe and hit the notification bell! ► bit.ly/2W4e5BN
I get my music from EPIDEMIC SOUND bit.ly/2H9ji23
My Amazon Garage ►amzn.to/2QlHZdO
🎥My Video Recording tools
1. DJI Osmo Pocket: amzn.to/2LUtOzr
2. Insta360 One X: amzn.to/2Yy64T2
3. Samsung 128GB Micro SD: amzn.to/2YwT9AE
4. iPhone 8 Plus 256GB: amzn.to/2LSvj16
FixitNick on Social:
Facebook ► / fixitnick81
Instagram ► / fixitnick
PROJECT COST:
2015 Prius 23k miles Win - $4,900
Auction Fees - $700
Towing from LA to Sac - $250
Parts List:
New key and programming - $240
Windshield - $200
Rear trunk window - $100
Corner vent window - $40
Door mirror - $50
Passanger Fender - $150
Fender inner cover - $40
Headlight - $100
Turn signal Light - $60
Washer reservoir - $30
Hood - $200
Hood hinges - $60
Front bumper - $80
Bumper Reinforcement - $150
Radiator support - $180
Total: $7,532
Other Fees to complete the paperwork and to get title.
Dealer Fee - $200
CA Sale Tax - $600
DMV Registration - $300
Smog Test - $60
Brakes & Lights inspection - $50