Taking my Prius from So Cali to Boston - worth it/?

If you had KEPT paying "car payments" into a savings account after it was paid off.......the choice at this point might be a bit more obvious.
It's never too late to start.

I suggest that driving it there yourself might be a chance for an excellent road trip vacation.

I don't think I would pay someone else to get it there.

 

My wife drives a 2011 Prius and I drive a 2017 Prius Prime, here in Maine.

We have driven the 2011 out to Missouri a couple times, and 6 or 8 times down to DC.

I can't imagine why anyone would think a Prius was not a good car in New England.

Does your Prius not have a heater?

They handle extremely well in snow and on ice [crossing rivers / lakes].

 

Sounds like a great road trip. And you'll have just about the cleanest 2012 Prius in all of New England. Meanwhile, start making those car payments to yourself like Sam said.

And a Prius is a great car almost anywhere.

 

Now, if I was ready to buy a Prime, it would be cool to fly one-way to So. Cal. and drive @motifone's Prius to Boston, buy a new Prime up there, and drive it back to Florida. Anyone in the Southeast up for that if motifone was interested? What a cool road trip that would be!!

 

Wouldn't it make more sense to ship the Crosstrek and drive the Prius? You'd have almost as much room in the car and would get much better gas mileage, plus you would save putting extra miles on the new car.

 

+1

 

My guess is that it will run you between $500 and a grand to "ship".
Given your new information.....I'd sell it before you move.
One less thing to worry about.

And a low mileage used is usually a better buy than new.
That is IF you actually NEED two vehicles.
A lot of folks on the East Coast rely on public transportation to and from work.
But I know that's a foreign concept for someone from the "left coast" !!!

 

i've been driving my prius around boston for 14 years, what does your brother drive? mine drives a 500sl.

btw, i wouldn't move from cali to boston unless they were making me president of harvard. and even then, i wouldn't be happy about it.

all the best!

 

In the 70's I lived in Colorado and a friend got transferred to New Jersey. No offense to those in the Garden State, but I told him that I'd have quit my job first. LOL!

 

Have 2011 and a 2007 love in upstate ny 90 min from the city. With snow tires that I have that’s all you need.

 

Michelin Defenders are excellent tires -- had them on my Gen-2. They are not a good snow/ice tire. IMHO the Prius equipped with snow/ice tires is an excellent winter car. Not so much with all season tires.

 

Family is possibly the best reason for a move. Good on ya!

 

I would second the idea to drive the prius instead of the crosstrek. I have also test driven a crosstreck but I find my prius much roomier and then you wont rack on miles for the subaru. I have made quite a few 2-3k trips in my 2011 in the last year and a half and it has been amazing.

 

My Prius drives perfectly fine in Massachusetts! No need to sell. The only recommendation would be to buy a set of snows on steel rims for the Winter.

If you are between jobs, why don't you take a road trip (in the Prius) to Boston. You have the time. As others have said, ship the Subaru, and enjoy the great gas mileage! Good luck with your adventure. Keep us posted.

 

I gave a 2009 Prius to our daughter several years ago when we upgraded. Cost me about $1200 to truck from Western PA to San Francisco but we also loaded the car to the hilt with things she left at home when she moved. The trucker wasn't happy about that cargo but we left the drivers area cleared. lol Anyway, ship the vehicle it would cost you the most to drive cross country and drive the other. I'd drive the Prius. Caution about these haulers, which you can google. Most of the people you contract with are just brokers not the actually truckers so make certain everyone is on the same page. Call several brokers & get the best rates. If its a new vehicle you can have it shipped in an enclosed trailer. Costs more but it is what it is. Remember the vehicle will be unloaded at least a couple times as the driver shuffles vehicles for drop off. Make certain the trucker has insurance and, while he watches, take lots of closeup pics of the vehicle, write down the mileage, then examine it closely when delivered. Make certain the delivery window is agreed to (weather excepting). I have had many cars trucked as well as one Delorean, and all were successful.