I'm in the market for a Prius and have my choices narrowed down to two, a 2012 Three or a 2010 V. Both have 34K miles and are listed between $18-20K. The Three has leather and navigation. The V is fully loaded with all options. Most of the options on the V are unimportant to me, I really just want a well maintained low mileage Prius with Bluetooth and leather. Any thoughts on which is the better choice? Is there a huge difference between the 2010 and 2012 models? Thank you.
I did check the pricing and its a little high for the area but I can work on that a little as its at a dealer. My main concern is whether there is big difference, other than age, between a 2010 and 2012.
If the gadgets are unimportant to you, then don't get them; it's one more thing to break, and they're more expensive to replace. The 17" tires are more expensive, too, and hurt fuel economy a tiny bit. The 2012 was the mid-cycle refresh, so the styling is slightly different, and the navigation system was upgraded. Some models added DRLs, too. The 2012 will also come with any changes they made along the way - I have a fairly late 2010 model, and so the most recent recall is the first one to affect me. There have been 2 other recalls that affected earlier 2010s, but not mine - and those are just the changes that were worth recalling for. Later models (even with the same model year) often get additional tweaks for unimportant things like fixing rattles and the like that you might or might not notice.
