Is it worth to buy 2006~2008 Prius with low mileage around $10k~$12k

Well if you're considering purchasing a new car you know what that's going to cost and you're not going to drive very many of these new cars that you see people buying now. Anything like you will a generation to Prius I don't care what miles you buy it with I don't care if it's got 150,000 it's been driven by a little old lady who pretty much goes to the doctor and goes over one state to visit her son and back home etc and the interiors in real good condition exterior and very good to excellent what have you yeah I'll take it I don't even have to see it The lady can describe it to me and I can tell her pretty much she doesn't need to worry I'm coming with the cash or what have you. But I like the 2000 2500 things. And when you only have that in the vehicle you don't have to care about it so hard You can concentrate on your job and life and whatever not worry if somebody's out cutting the cat off the car in the parking lot doesn't matter you don't have that much in it. Now if you're stuck in a emission state California etc then you've got other problems to deal with I mean if you're willing to spend that kind of money on a Gen 2 that still going to be close to 20 years old or whatever it is now why not just buy a Prius c That's a generation two updated to the crappy standards of today I guess but it's a nice running little car it's just real thin metal an interiors I could do without but other than that that's that one NZ engine It's a solid runner still used today

 

Over $10,000 for a 2nd Generation Prius seems excessive to me. I bought my 2009 Prius for around $8000… in December 2016, when it was 7-8 years old. Looking to spend $10-12k on a 15+ year old car that you plan to use as a daily driver makes no sense to me. If you’re willing to spend that kind of money on a 2nd Gen Prius, I would spend a few thousand more to get a 4th Gen Prius that is much more likely to last longer and require fewer repairs.

 

All of the Gen 3's are going to be the 2ZZ engine so not my favorite by any stretch of the imagination. But I think even the latest Prius prime is still the two z isn't it I wouldn't want to pay $40,000 for a 2Z engine anything. Personally hopefully Toyota will have another engine coming out soon or something

 

If you are in Massachusetts, I would be most concerned about RUST.

 

Unfortunately, that’s the price of cars these days.
If you or he can’t do serious diy on major hybrid systems, I would look for a Corolla or the like

 

Yeah generally you travel down south or out west or something for cars like this You don't want to buy them in a rust belt.