Should I haggle with 2006 asking price?

I find the Prius cars fascinating and therefore I have this window open most of the time when I'm working. There's so much new information that are shared, it's something new everyday.

I actually own 3 Prius cars, I have a 4th in my possession. The 4th one I just put in a transaxle that failed, the owner will come pick it up in April. This was a very good learning experience for me.

I do some of the work on the cars myself, but I mostly want the knowledge of how the cars are repaired and more importantly, how they fail. I have a full set of mechanic tools to do almost any of the DIY stuff mentioned here. My mechanic is 1 mile from my house and his rates are very good. Most of the time, if the car needs to be raised and off the ground, the car goes to the mechanic. If the repair can be done without raising the car, I tend to do it myself.

I was going to list some of the price I get charged for my services, you'll probably wonder how this guy stays in business......

$10 labor charge to do oil changes - I supply the fluids
$20 labor charge on transaxle fluid changes
$60 labor on brake pad replacement, including resurfacing rotors
$10 labor on tire rotation
$480 labor to install transaxle

The rest of the stuff that I can remember changing, I DIY.

My 2006 Prius is my working project and now my daily driver. I purchased the car from a member here that was going to trade it into Carmax. The car has multiple problems and it's pretty rough looking on the outside. He sold it to me at the same price as Carmax offered him at $4000 with 118k miles. This car is something I wanted as it has many items that requires attention, this will give me the hands on training in fixing this car. And best of all, I got it at a very good price and I can play/fix it anytime I'm free. It drives very well but sounds like crap. Driven it to Las Vegas twice and it was great!

 

My 06 has many scratches on the Bumpers, No major dents. I actually like it with the scratches, it doesn't bother me when someone adds another one. I'm quite paranoid about driving my 2010 cause it's in perfect condition, don't like that feeling.

Any wax would do, this is not an expensive car, just use a national brand and you can't go wrong. Buy the ones that requires minimal work in application and removal, No hard wax

SM-N900P ?

 

06 package 2 is a basic package. In 07 they improved the equipment in package 2. You have a backup camera, smart key, and basic airbags, no curtain airbags. Stereo is no frills, but it provides sound. Not sure if 06 has the aux input, 07 package 2 has it. Make sure you get 2 smart keys, they are expensive

Forget the driving techniques, you'll gradually pick it up as you drive.

SM-N900P ?

 

There are no margins in these cars. If you get $500 off, consider yourself lucky.