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buying my second prius, have milage ?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by abra, Nov 11, 2011.

  1. abra

    abra Member

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    After not owning a Prius for the past Yr, I find myself looking at one.

    My 08' was a loss last June @ 85K miles .

    Im looking at buying a 05' with 165K miles, Carfax report shows 1 owner with a desent maintance history.
    their asking $6900.00

    My concerns
    Does price sound right? and should I be worried about anything withend the next 50K miles?
     
    #1 abra, Nov 11, 2011
  2. seilerts

    seilerts Battery Curmudgeon

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    At that mileage, and for that area, you should factor in a major repair within the next 100,000 miles, namely, the HV battery or the transaxle. For a car with that mileage, rebuilt or salvage make sense and would be of order $2000.
     
    #2 seilerts, Nov 11, 2011
  3. cwerdna

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    Yep, since the OP lives in a hot climate, I wouldn't be surprised if the HV battery on that 05 requires replacement within the next 100K miles.
     
    #3 cwerdna, Nov 11, 2011
  4. abra

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    My limit is $9000.00 tops

    05' 96K for $8000.00 (not prefered one)
    3 past owners, 1 car accident, mixed match tires and dirty inside

    05' 125K for $8600.00 (Electic issues from non factory radio)
    CARFAX Vehicle History Report on JTDKB20U057051286

    05' 142K for $8000.00 This is the I'm going for
    CARFAX Vehicle History Report on JTDKB20U857006595

    05' 165K for $6900.00 (New tires,best body and interior)
    CARFAX Vehicle History Report on JTDKB20UX53012695

    Is 40k worth a extra $1700.00 or should I just plan now for future replacement of HV and CVT
     
    #4 abra, Nov 12, 2011
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    Of the cars you posted perhaps that one is the best option. Mileage doesn't tell the whole story and often a high mileage vehicle has done more of that as highway miles which seems to be less wearing on the HV battery.
     
    #5 uart, Nov 12, 2011
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    Avoid cars that are dirty or have electrical issues. Ignore price and mileage and choose the car that feels the best of the last two. Keep $2000 in reserve for repairs or other life emergencies.
     
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    I'm thinking about selling mine 120k miles full service records at toyota dealer clean carfax im the second owner bought it with 119k it was traded at a toyota dealer they installed 4 brand new tires and and a new 12v battery. I'd like to get 9500 out of it the interior is nice but it does have a few scratches on it and rock chips. If your interested I can take some pics.
     
    #7 p123456789, Nov 14, 2011
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    You should post this in the Private Sales forum.
     
    #8 seilerts, Nov 14, 2011
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    All because of what is a non-issue (in my book) that you posted about at http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-main-forum/100043-loss-braking-while-going-over-bumps.html?

    At http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii-2010-prius-main-forum/74199-poll-prius-brakes-problem.html (of a confusing poll), 80% of the 2nd gen folks responded "no big deal, not a risk" while the remaining 20% responded "can live with it".
     
    #9 cwerdna, Nov 14, 2011
  10. SageBrush

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    $9500 for a car that is closer to death than birth, and has defective brakes too ?
    You have to be kidding

    ;) ;)
     
    #10 SageBrush, Nov 14, 2011
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    It is past death. Remember Prii explode at 100k miles whereas a Hummer H2 goes 300k+ miles on its non-existant diesel engine and GM reliability...
     
    #11 2k1Toaster, Nov 15, 2011
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    Not so many years ago I posted (what I thought) was a pro-Prius comment in a non-auto forum that as of then, FOUR traction batteries had been replaced.

    A guy responded that he was not surprised, and asked if Toyota had helped me out. LOL
     
    #12 SageBrush, Nov 15, 2011
  13. p123456789

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    According to everyone else the brake thing is "normal" and I think 9500 is a good price all anyone can do is offer.
     
    #13 p123456789, Nov 18, 2011
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