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thinking of buying a used prius

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by DinaPrius, Jun 1, 2008.

  1. DinaPrius

    DinaPrius New Member

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    first time here, read up on alot of stuff
    going to college in fall.
    its a 15km commute.

    thinking of picking up a 05 prius with around 66,000km on it(like 40something k miles)

    its got warranty till 2010
    and certified from toyota, navi included.

    anything i should look for before buying it?
     
    #1 DinaPrius, Jun 1, 2008
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    jjksutton New Member

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    I bought an 04 in April. No issues at all. It had 60K miles on it when I got it. I think I've put about 3K more since then. I got a good deal then...now I think I would probably have to pay a few thousand more.
     
    #2 jjksutton, Jun 1, 2008
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    Ailu Prius Groupie

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    We were going to buy a used Prius, as we always buy newer used/low mileage autos, you usually save thousands that way. But I soon found that with the Prius, people were asking nearly the same price for a new used that we could get for a brand new one! So we decided to bite the the bullet and buy new.

    What are they asking for the Prius you are looking at?
     
    #3 Ailu, Jun 1, 2008
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    DinaPrius New Member

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    well here in canada cars are far more expensive, this prius when originally bought new costed 30,300

    they are asking 22500 on the road.
     
    #4 DinaPrius, Jun 1, 2008
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    Can you get a carfax type of report to verify that nothing major bad has happened to it?

    Considering it still has the warranty you should be pretty safe.
     
    #5 jjksutton, Jun 1, 2008
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