First Prius.

driving around fixing copiers in a 12.5 mpg grand cherokee. been researching these a while. scared up 5k and found 2. looked at a 220k 04, cracked piston skirt-noisy. wanted 2k. would take 1500. car is beat but fairly straight body wise. said he has 4k in it. a guy who works on cars for a living is giving up and taking a loss on this car. the other is in a toyota dealer with 133k on it. between major and minor dings on all panels. ugly but runs out very nicely. wanted 5k. took 3300. i can spend 2 hours on the front bumper and live with the rest. my question, should i buy the ratty one for 1500? is there any market for the trans, battery and straight body panels? or is it worth putting right with a new engine and lotsa wheel bearings and brakes? or is somebody on here interested in it? i think i have MFD problem on the one i bought. says ck AC connection but ac seems to work.

 

i meant should i ALSO buy the ratty one as a parts car-fixer? the dealer trade is now my daily driver and i am quickly falling in love with it. MFD is kaput though. other car is in delaware. anybody need large parts? everything but engine and rear doors are good and rear doors are halfway decent. maybe we can do some kind of coop effort?

 

Actually it is in the plug between the 2 boards mounted in the back of the lcd itself. Not avail seperately and considered part of the MFD unit. I put unit in without frame and wiggle. I start getting radio beeps,radio station display,avg mpg display...everything.