Shopping for a New 2010 Prius Base Model

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By base Prius do you mean a Prius I or II? The Prius I (if you could find it) is really a fleet model with very little equipment. The Prius II is considered the base model for consumer users and comes nicely equipped. As far as what you should pay, I suggest you go to Edmunds or KBB.com. Those sites will give you workable pricing both invoice and retail. Also, check out Toyota Certified Cars at ToyotaCertified.com

I found my 2010 Prius III through Toyota Certified. It was a dealer demo and I was more than satisified with my deal.

Best wishes as you research your new Prius.

 

Ooops; forgot to tell you. There's no difference between the 2011 and 2010. So, I think the 2010 is a better value unless you need the most current model year because you trade cars every 3 years. Really, there's no difference except in the serial number.

 

Familiarize yourself with the incentives. I was offered $1500 off or 0% financing from one dealer, $1000 off or 0.9% from another. I still don't understand the discrepancy, but I think it had something to do with the fact that they were under different jurisdictions. Anyway, I used internet sites to contact multiple dealers at once, and within a couple of hours had a good offer. I recommend that approach.

At 0% APR my best offer was $22,600 for a 2010 Prius II with nothing but floor mats. You may want to use sites like truecar.com or edmunds.com to determine if that can be expected in your case.