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2007 Prius Pricing Question?

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  1. jahtmk

    jahtmk New Member

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    I've been doing lots of reading since my husband said I should look at getting a new car....isn't he sweet :)

    I've been looking at the Prius since we (both my husband and I) do ALOT of driving, 25k/yr.

    I found the following two prius' for sale in the midwest and I think they are a good deal, but was wondering what you guys/gals thought (there are other girls on here right?!?)


    2007 - Prius Package #6 with 27,744 miles - Barcelona Red - Price $15,995

    2008 - Prius with Package #? with 32,245 miles - WHITE (?!?) - Price $16,995
    Can't tell what package, it has the following based on the description: This Super White'08 Prius Hybrid has the complimentary gray cloth interior and comes equipped with safety features like hard-to-find ABS brakes, dual and SIDE CURTAIN airbags, stability control, remote entry PLUS comforts like cruise control, auto climate control, power windows, locks & mirrors, rear fold down seat, AM/FM/CD player, temperature display PLUS sporty options like ALLOY wheels and factory SPOILER

    Any thoughts .... ? Good Deal, not so good deal?
     
    #1 jahtmk, Apr 7, 2010
  2. Bob64

    Bob64 Sapphire of the Blue Sky

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    that 2008 sounds like a package 2.
     
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    Someone must have an opinion?

    2007 for $15,995
    2008 for $16,995

    If you had to pick, would you pick either of these? Also - do you think they are priced too "high" too "low"?
     
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    There was a 2008 Prius with pkg 5 with 31,000 miles on it for $14,980 a couple a days ago. It finally sold. It was sitting on the lot for more than a month. It was still under warranty till you hit 36,000 miles.

    Those prices seem high. Does the 2007 still have some warranty left? I would choose that one since it has all the gadgets. I would shop around though. You have a wide scope of area. Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago.
     
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    Thanks - exbauer. . . I'll work on my "negotiating" skills....or rather have my husband do some negotiating :)

    Thanks for your insight - I'll continue to look.

    Yes the 2007 still has some warranty left on it (I believe)
     
    #5 jahtmk, Apr 8, 2010
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    JimN Let the games begin!

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    Both cars have various amounts of factory warranty left on them. Isn't it great that the white's description makes all the standard stuff sound wonderful? Throughout 2007-2009 items migrated from higher to lower option packages or became standard. Boo posted pdf files for each year that may help.
     
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    Hi :)

    My wife and I just purchased a 2008 Prius II which is what your 08 sounds like.... ours has 10,000 miles on it and we bought it for $17,300 in upstate NY.

    I know prices differ around the Country... but the 08 your looking at seems like a good price (to me).

    What I did.... in my research of pricing... was go to KBB.com (Kelly Blue Book) and got BOTH the prices for Retail and Certified (used) for my car (they ask for zip code).

    Then I went to Autotrader.com and did a 250 mile sweep of all dealers with a 2008 Prius II for sale... which at this point I judged that the 17,300 was a really better than a FAIR price.

    So we bought it!!!

    Try running the numbers the way I did... apples to apples in your area and go from there>

    Good Luck !

    We love ours!
     
    #7 Rockin Prius, Apr 9, 2010
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