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Best place to sell 2005 Prius?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by guinaevere, Jul 10, 2024 at 6:26 PM.

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  1. guinaevere

    guinaevere Junior Member

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    I've got a 2005 Prius which has been replaced, and is sitting on the driveway. Batteries are dead by now. I'd like to sell for parts, and found a scrapyard of sorts in the Atlanta area which would give $350 to take it away. That's super low, but they'd be taking it away, so I'm considering it.

    It doesn't have to be sold for parts; it needs an ABS module and the hybrid battery, then it should be up and running again. Unfortunately those are two of the more expensive fixes (at least when I looked into the dealer charge for fixing). But other than that, it was a great little car and I loved it for many years.

    Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.
     
    #1 guinaevere, Jul 10, 2024 at 6:26 PM
  2. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    Newspaper type thing or digital versions of craigslist in the Atlanta area I used to live on Glenridge We had a newsletter in the neighborhood that was a long time ago over there near GM they are gobs of people who would pay more money for it probably at least 800 or a thousand more than likely unless it's completely trashed.
     
    #2 Tombukt2, Jul 10, 2024 at 6:34 PM
  3. JohnPrius3005

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    Advertise it here.
    Advertise it on Craigslist and FaceBook marketplace
    Be honest
    Have a male meet people
    Trust no-one
    Use a male pseudonym
    Do not let anyone hook any device to the vehicle to " test" anything
    Take cash only
    Complete the transaction at the DMV or AAA
    Verify the ID of anyone looking at the car and keep a copy of the buyer's ID
    Decide in advance the minimum you will accept and ask double that.

    For someone this is a great deal and worthwhile.
    Don't be blaze about this, you are entering the jungle when you do this.

    Make a youTube short video of everyone who looks at the car.

    Again, do NOT trust anyone.
     
    #3 JohnPrius3005, Jul 10, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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