2010 vs. 2013, Difference?

nothing notable nor worth the thousands of dollars in price difference. that's why i chose my '20 over a newer model year. solar roof?? really? nty.

 

Tail lights, radio and LED DR'sL to name a few.

 

Better looking front end. Cool zebra striped tail lights. Softtex seats in the Four and Five. The moonroof is very nice.

Welcome to the forum

Mike

Mobile on my SGH-i717

 

The 2013 will also have power driver's seat the 2010 only has power lumbar. Believe me I wish I had the power seat! Also, the 2010 doesn't have automatic headlights (they turn off, but not on). The solar roof is a nice feature, I've found it really does keep my car cooler here in the Florida heat.

 

I'd buy the used car with the warranty. You can save money.

The LRR can save you money on gas with improved MPG.

There are plenty of great tires out there that are very good in rain and are LRR

Michelin has one also.

Ask your tire question on this chat and you should get a Good answer or browse through the evaluations

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Good luck

This tire sale is national at all dealers now

 

I have a 2012 Prius 4 for two months now loaded with entune and solar roof etc. brand new at the dealer for $29k as of last week thay had one left in Dk Gray that's $4k off but New! You can try Fox Lake Toyota, Fox Lake, Illinois

 

If you can get new car for just a few grand more it may be worth your time

 

Usually when something new is being built, you will see a lot of bugs. 2010 Prius is the first one of the third generation therefore it has more problems than the later year models. However for the later year models, many times they are not only fixed most of the bugs but new things would also be added and that would lead to some new bugs to appear. You can see the problems graph by using google to search for "carcomplaints" and then select "Toyota" + "Prius".

 

The 2010 Prius had a brake actuator recall but that problem was corrected in 2011 model

The 2010 cargo Net anchors were not anchored but corrected in 2011

Etc

First year in a new gen release is not the best year

By the third most problems have been corrected

But in general the gen 3 first year was a good car

 

Here's Consumers Report rating on Prius Notice after 2010 it's perfect

Reliability History - Toyota Prius

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Engine Minor-----------
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New Car Prediction Much better than average

 

What state will the car be registered in? Are you in a Carb State?

Carb state is 10 years 150,000 mile warranty on the main Traction battery

 

---How much will the plate fee be?

 

Your neighbors to the south (NC) are considering the same thing. I've read that it's somewhere in the $50-100 range.

 

The used seems like a good deal. You will save money. Traveling a little to get the exact car model and color is a good choice.

The cars seem very reliable in most cases just routine maintenance for the first 10 years. Prius is known as a reliable car. So you'll get a good 7 years before some repairs present themselves but individual results may vary depending on care of the car.

 

I have lifetime traffic on the Garmin nuvi. The program sounds good. Usually its idea of "congestion" is much more liberal than mine (what congestion?). It also notifies me of real congestion after I'm parked in it. (Thank you.) On my last trip back from DC it did not inform me that I-295 northbound was closed at the hairpin curve. If I knew that I could have exited on US130.

The Denso unit was worse. The only time I was informed of congestion was going into the Lincoln Tunnel. Everyone who isn't an occasional tourist knows about the delays with the tunnels & bridges. IMO, not worth the subscription.

The only time I listen to the radio is when XM turns it on for free and I remember. Use the USB port in the armrest to listen to whatever you want.

LRR tires will save more in fuel cost than you'll spend on the tires over 60000 miles. Over 3 years I got 53.55mpg on the OEM tires. I'm currently getting 48.48mpg on Yokohama AVID ENVigor tires.

The 2010 MY was long and has three stages. "Early" does not have the USB port in the armrest and does not have Safety Connect (buttons by rear view mirror). "Middle" production does not have SC. "Late" (Oct-Nov 2009) production has both.

For 2010 you are looking for two cars: III Solar & IV Solar. The regions don't order & import everything so some combinations can be very hard to find.