Year + Trim + Mileage + Price: What's the Golden Ratio?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by c.ortiz108, Aug 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM.

  1. c.ortiz108

    c.ortiz108 Junior Member

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    Most of the cars I'm seeing listed online from private sellers are pretty high mileage, though with a lot of variation. Most are 2016s and 2017s. Trim varies quite a lot. Prices are in the same general region of $10k-$11k.

    So all things being equal as far as condition, clean title, and VIN report go, what's the best way of deciding? Here are a few currently available to illustrate what I mean:

    2017 Prius Four (listed as "LE" but seems to be an error), 176k miles: $10,900

    2017 Prius Two, 164k miles: $10,900

    2016 Prius Four Touring, 195k miles: $10,800

    2016 Prius Three, 267k miles: $8,500

    2021 Prius LE, 223k miles, $9,500

    A couple of these are out of town and I'm not sure I can get to them, but I included as examples.