Interested in 2013, but is it worth it?

Be very skeptical I don't even look to see where you are I should have four owners on a Prius that age with that mileage is an immediate red flag I don't know what I would even say about that but I wouldn't touch it with a 10-ft pole $10,000 oh my goodness what year is this 2023 right We bought our 2013 3 years ago for $5,500 something like that with me you know 40,000 more miles on it but the soft text interior persona car Nice unit that the pretty black cherry color with black interior 5500 10,000 I wouldn't even entertain looking at that vehicle online just for the pictures That's absolute insanity but that's kind of what's happening in the last 3 years kind of I would still be looking further along If I'm going to spend $10,000 My God he can almost get a Gen 4 for that that somebody hasn't done near any of that kind of work to the timing chain is a giveaway people were throwing money at this car timing chains on this model should not even be looked at before 200,000 miles this car has 140 something right like I say it sets off red flags for me just reading about it looking at it would be out of the question but this is what people are doing right now even in my area especially the you know these newfangle types they think everything they've got somebody should pay them maximum dollar for because they were stupid enough to get a 12-year bank loan or something I don't know but that's the way folks are today You know I look at non-running industrial generators and stuff the people want $20,000 for and they need $19,000 worth of work and they don't cost but $38,000 new yeah no kidding

 

Gen 3 has its issues, but many here have had good experiences.
The problem is, you don’t know which one you’re buying

 

148K and the "new timing chain" sets off alarm bells for me. Timing chain replacement is halfway to head gasket replacement, definitely not trivial, and more-or-less unheard of in a vehicle with that low of miles. And, 148K is just about the time head gaskets let go. I'd tread very cautiously. It could have a head gasket sealing product in the coolant to mask head gasket failure symptoms.

No one likes to dis the car they own, so when you hear third gen owners' cautioning you...

Addendum: this is weird as heck too:

New exhaust & engine manifold gaskets

 

Skip Gen 3. Buy A Gen 4.....or if you only have 10K buy a corolla wit the updated pistons and rings

 

As far as I know the Corolla hasn't had any of these funny issues with the two z engine I have a engine sitting here 2Z from a Corolla I don't know what year 2012-2013 something and that's $94,000 mi on it We couldn't kill this engine We beat the ever r loving mess ouf it . Engine is still strong Not using a drop of oil was used as a yard car for a few months on a 16 plus acre salvage yard only drove that thing around like the general Lee airborne and all of it