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Japanese Prius - availability of spare parts

  • 19-02-2018 2:13pm
    #1
    marcusw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭


    Hi Boards,
    I would like to buy a 2013 Prius imported form Japan to use as a taxi for the next 5+ years.  As such, I want to be sure I can get spare parts easily and cheaply.
    Does the Japanese Prius differ hugely from the Irish model?  Will I be able to get spare parts for a Japanese import cheaply and easily?
    I would appreciate any other advice.
    I did find an old thread relating to Japanese Prius imports but cannot view it as the "back-end gave an error".

    Thank you.


Comments

  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,339 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    My father in law just got one.
    Having awful trouble getting a spare key. Even the Toyota dealers cannot code one.


  • #3
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    I'd imagine most normal consumable items are the same, and if not your Toyota dealer should be able to get most parts. I think it's only when things get complicated and involve electronics (like the key situation above) that you may run into problems. I believe Toyota Ireland won't do the Hybrid Health Check with Japanese imports, possibly due to software compatibility issues? They have no problems dealing with UK imports (like mine).


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