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Interested in 2013 Prius Persona Series

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    Hello!

    I am interested in purchasing a 2013 Prius Persona series! I love the color, it's the limited black cherry pearl paint. Price tage of $9,995 (one previous owner). I know to use the Toyota app/website with the VIN lookup to gather all the specifications you need to know too. However I am confused about the "grade" under the Basic Vehicle Information section. It states THREE SE. Could anyone share some knowledge on what this means? My first thought is "sport edition", but the three doesn't make sense to me. Is that the engine grade? I've tried searches such as "2013 Toyota Prius Three SE grade meaning" but my question is still unanswered/all the more confused. I thought the persona series was the highest tier trim, but I saw from Autoblog the Three SE was a lower trim (I cannot link it as I am so new to this community).

    Now I have to ask, what ranged of a trim level am I looking at here? I have posted the photos from the Toyota app to help with clarification. Thank you for all the help!
     

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    How many miles on her?
    Before purchasing a gen 3, we always recommend searching and learning about the egr circuit, and head gasket issues
     
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    It is 170k miles, I haven't seen the car in person yet, I was hoping it'd be worth it to take a look and have it inspected by my mechanic. Do you know what the grade THREE SE means?
     
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    Scroll down to the Packages on this Edmunds page
    Used 2013 Toyota Prius Persona Series Special Edition Specs & Features | Edmunds
    SE = special edition as you'll see at the top of that page.
    The paint surely added cost to the base price.

    edit Here's a breakdown of trim levels one - five for the Gen 3
    2013 Toyota Prius Five 5dr Hatchback : Trim Details, Reviews, Prices, Specs, Photos and Incentives | Autoblog
    I remember seeing a new DarK Blue 2012 Prius Five with a 40k sticker, while I was looking at the new Plug-in and C models.

    here's the list of Packages for the 2013 Prius Five from Edmunds
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Preferred Premium Accessory Package +$303
Preferred Premium Accessory Package +$352
Advanced Technology Package +$4,320
Appearance Package +$348
Protection Package +$403
PLUS Performance Package +$2,999
PLUS Appearance Package +$2,299
Preferred Accessory Package +$343
    https://www.edmunds.com/toyota/prius/2013/st-200440600/features-specs/

    Those were the days !
    Before the HG / EGR issues started showing up on Gen 3
     
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    Right around blown head gasket mileage
     
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