eroxie

Welcome to PriusChat. I hope you can persuade your husband to get a Prius. I haven't heard of anyone on here with a salvaged Prius. I know that I have seen quite a few salvaged Prii on ebay, most selling for 16,000-19,000 for a 2006-2008. I know that you usually cannot get financing. I personally would feel better off getting a 2004 Prius with a clean title than a 2008 Prius with a salvaged title, I guess I just like piece of mind.

 

Hi eroxie, welcome to PriusChat! :welcome:
Actually, the Prius has been around 10 years, but there were some significant improvements in the 2004+ hatchback over the classic sedan model. The 2004 was the first year of this current model and like many new models, it had a few problems that were worked out in following years. I think you can be completely confident in buying a used 2005+ Prius. As for buying a salvage car, you really don't know what you are getting. Since the Prius is a computer data center on wheels, with three networks and dozens of computers, plus fancy motor/generators and inverters, putting a Prius back on the road can be a bit more complicated that putting a conventional car back together.

Good luck on finding and getting a Prius! You'll love the car when you get it.

 

welcome to PC

care to share with us the theory behind not buying a car thats less than 10yrs old? sounds interesting...but with a car like the Prius, it should be a no brainer

 

hey eroxie,
if it helps, you can tell your hubby that the 2004 Prius redesign won it Motor Trend's car of the year!

2004 Toyota Prius Hybrid - 2004 Motor Trend Car of the Year Winner - Motor Trend

I'm still amazed how much value Toyota was able to stuff into the Prius! Many PC'ers also suggest renting the car for a day or two to see how it jives w/ you.

Cheers,
Andrew