Buying Used Prius Agonizing over Details : }

I would feel much better if PKG 6 dealer would budge even a couple hundred but I'll be lucky if they agree to let me buy car since I told them I would never have paid for car to be inspected (translated by GM as never would have considered buying car) if I knew they were lying.

Friend is not looking into bargaining unfortunately. Just seeing if they'll sell me car at originally negotiated price. He's a real estate investor but not into conflict etc. He has a much smoother, gentler way of approaching things and seems to get what he wants that way. I'm too nervous and reactive.

I woke up wishing we could go up there today with cash and offer $9500 with hopes of getting $9800. Yes, I could probably be certified as crazy for thinking such a thought! : )

 

Wish I had a mechanic friend. In case PKG 6 falls thru is there an easy way to check if spark plugs are actually worn out on PKG 2? I could see belt looked more worn than others I've looked at. Looked as old as my Vibe's and I was told to replace that a year ago but they've been watching it and it's still not in danger of breaking. I'm assuming fuel injection throttle body would not be a quick peak under hood.

Just thinking out loud as usual. If I could physically prove this car did not have 90K service before getting Toyota inspection then maybe this guy would budge a little. More crazy thinking because he's so unpleasant to deal with. I can tell he's used to Mercedes buyers who are able to say this is what I want. Please take care of it.

Can't wait for the best to come!! : )

 

OK...PKG 6 dealer is willing to sell me car. There's no way I can go back to low ball negotiating with him. Salesman told friend he knows I did my research so I'm assuming he's thinking I think car is worth 10K. How's that for a sentence.

I plan to tell him I wouldn't budge beyond 9K because I was upset about how things were handled. This may seem stupid but rather than throwing another figure at him, I might ask him what he can do to make this deal happen.

 

I did have loan already but processing time made it not equal to cash. I had certified checks written out to them and ready to go before I found out it had the collision repair issue. As close to cash as one can get but not available to toss on their desk.

 

They won't budge below original 10K offer. I can't walk away again and wait. I need a car this week. I've been looking for too long. You are so right that people will probably be getting rid of their pristine 2009's with 2016 coming out but I can't wait until then. Plus the dealers in this area really think a clean looking 2009 is like gold. They won't budge on their high retail prices.

I'm trying to get a 6 month warranty out of them knowing it costs them nothing and their risk is very low considering the car. I've unfortunately got my aggravated voice going on. You'd think they'd rather give me a couple hundred off and get rid of me instead! Hopefully the next post will be that I own a Prius.

On the verge of calling me new kitty "Prius" so I can at least say I finally have one. : } Then I can eventually say I have two!

 

You guys are so helpful and supportive! Really appreciate your feedback!

I went for a walk while waiting for return call. Decided I'm really truly ok with pros and cons of either car. Actually my gut is telling me PKG 2 is better long term for me and cosmetically cleaner with "cozy" cloth seats as Wil said. Blue tooth phone not in my budget but was looking forward to better radio and even outdated navigation. I got so lost looking for some of these cars.

PKG 2 Mercedes guy is out today and his friendly partner is hoping to have mechanic look at car when back from lunch to see condition of belt, spark plugs etc. Verifying whether work was done elsewhere or needs to be done. Wish I had known. I would have called first thing this morning.

I'm going with car that is easiest to get today.

Guess what! My pushing for 6 month warranty worked. No to warranty...instead they're giving me $200 off.

PKG 6 down to $9800! Not the deal of the century but at least they budged a little. Ok...now I have to get over fact that cup holder has a large melted indentation on it. : )

I will follow up with photos tomorrow or Friday if all goes well!

 

Wish this one had butt warmer but it doesn't. I'll sit on a blanket or get a cushion. Prius seats are a bit lower than I'm used too.

The funny thing is the only reason I wanted leather was for leather arm rests on doors. Every car I've looked at so far except these last two have had really dirty and worn out micro fiber. I was ready to cover console with pretty cloth if need be but can't do much with armrests. There is a video showing someone putting a new fabric on armrests but he lost the footage showing most important instructions. I sometimes work in dusty areas and leather will be easier to keep clean.

Not sure how these leather seats are supposed to be maintained. I'll look into that when it's a done deal.

Reprocessing loan check won't happen until Friday so I guess you'll have to wait for photos. Heck you've waited this long!