Advise on 2007 Prius I want to purchase w/ 291k

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Sorry to hear about your lose. Run the VIN (or any vehicle for that matter) at https://www.toyota.com/owners

 

welcome!
leather seats can be aftermarket, don't get caught up in the bells and whistles.

understand the costs of a new battery, inverter, a/c compressor, brake actuator, ecvt, and etc., and ask yourself: do i feel lucky?

that being said, all those things can go bad at 100k

 

If the car is in good condition, I don't see an issue. I paid $3800 for a 216k 2008. $1850 seems like a steal to me.

 

Remember to add a out $2600-$3000 to the price since it will likely need a hybrid battery in the next year or so.

Or move away from hybrids and find a lower mileage car.

 

This is a $5000 car. $1850 gets you the title, the other $3150 gets you through the first two years with it.

 

Use, intent and finacial status...without knowing those factors, advice is useless. The car old, has a lot of miles and major repairs are expensive. Decide with you head...not your heart.

 

The guy is a flipper. He got it with a dead battery for 500 bucks and played wack a mole to get it good enough to sell to some sucker. Don’t expect it to run more than 2 months without having to repair/replace the traction battery.

 

Lotsa deer in PA. This should last as long as your earlier Prius!

 

For another $2,000 you can get A LOT more car. I would buy the best car you could possibly afford. If you only have $1800 to spend on a car, then I would get the nicest 95-02 corolla i can find for that price. It will have significantly less mileage.

 

Yep. At $1800 for a hybrid you need to be able to work on it because something's else will.go wrong.