I apologize if this isn’t the right spot. I’m just trying to figure out what a reasonable or appropriate price would be for my 2011 Prius. I recently bought a new rav4 PHEV due to being able to take advantage of some good rates and opportunities for the price. It’s at 210,020 miles. Before I bought the rav4, the engine was replaced with one with around 50k miles. The battery pack was also replaced with a reconditioned one. The only real problem is the radio needs to be replaced. An incompetent shop messed that up while I was out of state. Upgrades that were done: The speakers were upgraded and a sub and amp were installed. Included in this was adding usb for CarPlay/Android Audio. Wouldn’t be removing any of that. Charging ports were added to the center console for backseat passengers. BlackVue front and rear cameras were installed. The cameras are currently removed, but the wiring is in place, including stuff for a parking mode battery installation under the driver’s seat. If whoever buys it has a medical exemption in VA, I can keep the tint (including windshield) currently in it done to the max legal amount. I have two ProClip mount points on the center console for either a phone and GPS unit or two phones. I have a sun shield and car cover sized specifically for it. New floor mats are in it as well. It has some paint dings and fading and other fairly kinor appearance defects, but otherwise runs great. Fuel economy is between 40 and 50 MPG on the replaced engine. If I could get around the material cost of the engine, I’d be happy. I’m pretty sure no one would go for the total cost for the engine and battery replacement including labor. so the engine was a bit over 4k for the engine itself not including labor. Would that be a reasonable price? Could I go higher? Or would I need to go lower? I’ll try to include some pictures. I’d appreciate some thoughts, thanks.
Pricing has alot to do with what region you live in... Most of us won't be able to help much unless have some sense of where in the "USA" you live?
Sorry, updated my profile. Northern Virginia. A bit out of Washington DC. I guess what I’m more curious about is what sort of influence the engine being replaced with a lower mileage one will have, if any. If there’s no real difference in the value based on the engine, I’d like to know if that’s a consideration.
If you get a "used" engine, you usually know nothing about it. Is it REALLY a "low mileage" engine? Or are they just telling you that? It could fail just like yours, at any time. Then you are stranded again, and just doubled the cost. A remanufactured engine, or new, is the best way to go. If you want to take a chance on a used engine, make sure you get it in writing that they warranty it for about 12,000 miles, parts AND labor! Without they engine, the car is useless unless you plan on living out of it.
I f I buy a car I assume it has a running engine / Original or replacement doesn't matter regarding the sales price /
A buyer will only care that it looks halfway decent, run n drives. They are not buying your sentimental attachment to it. Their object is to buy for the lowest amount you will accept and of course your is to sell it for the highest possible price. At the end of the day; it's a gen3 that's 14 years old with 210K+ miles on the clock - anything over $6K is a gift; IMHO. I'm sure there's plenty of people that'll say it's worth more - Have them put their money where their mouth is.......... Good Luck...
