2008 Prius: How much could I sell it for?

While the art is beautiful and of great value, only a Toyota Stealership would use paint quality to low ball you on the value of your car... The #1 thing that defines a car's value is how many miles it has on it. And more Prius specific, has the hybrid batter been replaced yet? Has the catallytic converter ever been stolen and replaced with new OEM? Also do you want to sell it yourself or take the hit of up to $1K of its value and have someone else to sell it? What condition is the interior in? Is the engine compartment clean? How much oil does it burn between oil changes? What kind of tires and how much tread left? When was 12v battery last changed?

Without answering the questions above no responsible buyer or seller can determine the car's value....

 

You'll be suprised how much its worth on the west coast... Start looking at craig's list prices of similar mileage Prius...

I bet you could easily get $6K for it if you met the person who's buying it at their bank, which is the safest place to sell for a private seller. Probably could get $7K or more if you found a new front hood, which would allow you to hold on to your lovely art.

 

As with any custom paint job, you may find that it reduces your potential pool of buyers as some will "get it" but most probably won't.

A vinyl wrap on the affected areas (hood? roof?) could probably be matched to the existing color pretty cheaply.

Probably worth 4-6k as a private sale depending on miles?

 

I'll give you $550

 

Good for you man, how miles on it?

 

Low mileage, you sold it fairly cheap I think.

 

At that price I am not surprised. I would have bought it immediately.

 

Lol that’s why you offered $550

 

I was outbidding the dealer at the time. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to finish the bidding . . . and I live a couple states away which probably hurt my chances. LOL

I'm currently looking locally. There aren't many Prius' available but there are two and one is asking $5500 and the other thinks his car is made of gold. The $5500 seller started out at $6000 a couple weeks ago and recently dropped his price $500. I'm waiting for one more drop.

 

Haha…good one man, I wish you luck with finding a decent Prius with a good price.