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welcome! sounds like a great price! make sure no accidents, flooding and etc. all the best!

 

What option level is it? Check MyToyota.com with the VIN to see its dealer service history.

$14k isn't a bad price for a 2015 if it has the equipment you need for your commute.

 

15 miles round trip per day? The Prius is NOT for you then. Prius thrives on being driven. Prius performs poorly unless it is thoroughly warmed up. 15 miles round trip equals 7.5 miles one way. 7.5 miles will not even warm up a Prius fully, much less make it perform economically.

 

not to disagree with dorunron who is far more knowledgeable than i, but my commute was 15 miles a day for 8 years with a 2004 and 2008, and my mpg's were always 55 in summer and 45 in winter.

that being said, when i bought the pip, my mpg's went to infinity, and it would be the perfect car for you.

 

The majority of my trips now are short hops. YTD is 2240 miles and 47.31 gallons for 47.3mpg. 2015 was 5224 miles on 104.723 gallons for 49.9mpg. For fuel economy the Prius will beat anything else that doesn't have a plug.

 

The OP lives in Oregon, not New York, the temps are mild, so the Prius should warm up pretty fast. I would not be concerned with not being able to benefit from a Prius MPG's, because of a short commute.

 

You need to know the trim level of the Prius. Cloth seats or leather? Steel wheels with hubcaps or alloys? Etc.

 

Kelly Blue Book lists a 2015 Prius Two in "good" condition with a trade value between $12,200 and $14,000.

Private sale gives a value of $15,450 .

Looks like you might get a reasonable bargain.

 

Powertrain warranty has many more years left on it, its 5 years and 60,000 miles.
Toyota 3/36,000 - Bumper to Bumper
5/60 - Powertrain
5/Unlimited - Rust

 

The dealer will be happy to sell you an extended warranty as long as the car is under 36000 miles. The odds are against you needing the extended warranty for a covered repair.

Search for and download the sales booklet. Your friend should give you the owners manual and two fobs.

 

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Dorunron is correct. Prius does best when driven.

Yes, Oregon will not have sever winters like New York, so mileage should be better in Oregon than NY.
Oregon is colder than the Los Angeles area; LA will likely get better mileage than Oregon due to temperature.

Here's some real world numbers for OP to ponder
When we were living in Long Beach, wife had a commute of 14miles/45minutes door-to-door, w/ a resulting MPG of 48-51.
Now that we moved to Torrance, wife has an enviable commute: 1.1miles/8minutes door-to-door, with a horrible resulting MPG of 33-37.

How Bisco got 45-55MPG in cold Boston is incredible. Maybe his Prius was always garaged and he used an engine block heater in winter?

If OP decides on a Prius, enjoy your purchase. However, don't be disappointed if you do not see great overall MPGs (say >45MPG, even in winter).

 

Yeah but still, even with the shorter commute he would still be getting better mpg than a comparable gasser!

Not to mention he stated he also drives 7k miles a year outside of his daily commute!

 

The long CARB warranty is to be based on the initial and continuous vehicle registration in a CARB State. If this is the case, then no worries.

HOWEVER, there are weird exceptions.
Washington State and a few others are worthless CARB- they adopted the CARB emission standard, but not the longer warranty.
Some States adopted CARB & the longer warranty starting w/ a certain model year.

Since you are looking at a very late model Pri, you probably don't have to worry about the adoption starting with a certain model year.

There is only 1 State, IIRC, that adopted CARB for one model year then drooped out of CARB completely: Arizona.

There have also been "Good Will" gesture from Toyota Customer care, giving the longer warranty to a customer in a non-CARB State. The one strong commonality to Good Will, seems to be how good of a Toyota customer are you:

Lots of dealer paid maintenance?
Lots of Toyota vehicle purchases?
The more of both, the greater likelihood of assistance.​

 

neither texas, nor oregon are carb states, are they?