Purchasing 2005 Prius?

9 grand? is it the solid gold special edition?
Im trying to sell an 04 for $4300 and and 05 for $4500 both are rust free florida cars...little interest due to low gas prices.
you can get a 2010 for 9 grand off e bay all day long

 

sounds high caity, what year and how many miles on the rav4? i would be very careful proceeding along these lines, glad you dropped in here before deciding.

 

how much will it reduce your payment? is this a trade at a toyota dealer?

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a 10 year old hybrid with 110,000 miles may need some fairly major service. accidents and maintenance records are extremely important. you will also need a few thousand in the bank, in the unlikely event that there is a major systems failure.

 

well, you have a vehicle under warranty , so no major headaches to wonder about. and about $1,400. per year savings. how many miles do you drive per year?

any possibility of buying and selling privately? that would save you the $3-4,000. the dealer is going to make.

 

with the interest you will be paying over 12,000 for a car that might be worth 3000 when you make your last payment, low miles does not always make for a good car. they will all need work sooner or later




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if you only drive 8000 miles a year a hybrid isn't going to help you much, get a Camry that gets almost 35 mpg, cheaper to buy and maintain.
9 grand for anything 10 years old is just insane these days, shop around

 

you're not going to save much on gas at 8-?,000 miles a year. so figure $1500. a year, not too bad, but i would like to see you in a newer prius with a better deal than what they are offering you.

or, since the gas saving aren't that big, maybe look at some non hybrids that might cost less?

 

That price sounds high to me too. I wouldn't dissuade you from purchasing a 2nd-gen Prius but you may want to keep looking for one that's a better value.

Also, you might consider selling the RAV4 yourself rather than doing a dealership trade. Dealerships make quite a lot of money on any trade, even to a lower-cost car.

 

honda, mazda, hyundai, other? and you can negotiate. first thing to do is look at your cars on kbb.com to find the values. at least your armed with knowledge before making a counter offer.

 

More like $5,500-$6,500 sounds about right to me. Have the vehicle totally checked out before purchasing.

Good luck with whatever your decision is

 

Stay with the rav4

 

well played caity.

 

Smart lady, for sure.