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Prius 2 vs 3 vs PIP

Discussion in 'Dealers & Pricing' started by igneous, Nov 14, 2012.

  1. igneous

    igneous New Member

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    I'm trying to decide between these 3. A part of me just wants to get the base prius, but another part of me wants the Prius 3 to get the nav/camera and solar roof. Some people are saying you can get the base plugin prius for a similar price after rebates though, but I can't figure out the math on that. Truecar is showing me local dealers around Rhode Island selling the PIP for $31k, and the fed rebate is $2500. I am willing to travel around the east if need be, but the plugin would have to be really close in price for me to justify it. Any thoughts?
     
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    Owning a 2 now if I had it to do over again I would spring for the 3 for the reverse camera. To get the price closeto a 3 you would have to get a base Plug in therefore no solar roof. It's really your choice, but I think I would go for the most goodies.
    I wouldn't negotiate from trucar prices but from invoice, there is no shortage of these cars, good luck.
     
    #2 Munpot42, Nov 14, 2012
  3. wjtracy

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    You gotta tell us what state you live in so we can tell you state PiP incentives. Anyways PiP are being had for in the range of $27k before TTL back East after $4000 subvention cash subtracted from the 0% financing. You need to have pretty good credit rating to get the 0%. That is before tax discounts.
     
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  4. igneous

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    Rhode Island, I dont think we have any tax incentives or anything. I'll probably be paying cash so the loan incentives aren't that important for me
     
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    OK thanks igneous not much better incentives than VA, sorry.
    If you check out some of the threads such as Price paid for PiP you will see a dealer in Boston had the best PiP prices, in the range of $26.5k before TTL...not sure that is still possible but that gives you idea.
     
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    Hmm yeah I guess that that price it puts it around the range of the prius 3 once you factor in the tax rebate. I'll have to think about it a bit more. I think it'll depend what I can get for my low mileage 05 dakota. I don't commute so I feel like if I got the plug in prius I'd never have to fill up for most around town driving(most of what I do)
     
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    PiP might be very nice for that driving style.
    The other reason is the conventional no-plug-in hybrid has ~5-minute warm up period before you start seeing 50 MPG so you could be in the category of folks who might be disappointed at hybrid MPG results due to short trips. Of course that is true for all cars, my minivan would only get 10 MPG on a steady diet of short trips. But most people getting a Prius want to see that 50 MPG mark as achievable. I think the low cost deals I was talking about may require getting a 0% loan, so see what you can do.
     
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    This is my exact driving style and I definitely bought the wrong Prius. I drive to the post office and back 5 days a week. And my trip is about 5 minutes. The poor car never gets to warm up. Lately, I've been driving it around town to bump the MPG up a bit.
    Had I known any better, when buying my four, I would have definitely sprung for the PiP. But I was just enamored in options and accessories and big LCD screens.
    I do still love my car though. Just love it more when I'm taking a trip in it.
     
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    Yea, if you drive a lot of short trips, PiP is a no brainer.
     
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    Got 14k for my truck today...the PIP is starting to make a lot more sense now :) Time to figure out what kind of price I can get around New England
     
    #10 igneous, Feb 14, 2013
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