2013 Prius 2,.. 43k miles, should i sell ?

You're averaging 10k miles a year, with that average, you'll be using about 150 more gallons of fuel a year. So about $450 worth of savings a year by driving a prius.

Not a whole lot, less than $40 a month savings

Prius battery from a dealer will be $3500 or $300 a year.

CRV probably has better resale value

Based on this info, you're not saving much money by driving a prius

 

For every car that you buy and or sell, you will take an appreciation hit. Priuses in general are not holding their values well due to lower gas prices.

You may want to consider upgrading your seats instead.

Of course, if financial is not a concern, then go for that CRV! Good luck with your car endeavor.

 

How do you usually arrived at such computations? I ha e being truing to figure out how you do those. Could you give a hint, if its possible?

Thanks

 

I do a little guess work, not scientific

1 has 2013 with 43k miles - 10k a year
2 10k divided by 28 and 48mpg to get fuel difference
3 avg gas price in USA is around $3 gallon

I didn't figure in the depreciated value of his 2013

 

I consider almost any vehicle under 50,000K as being "new".
So basically what I'm reading is you've owned a Hybrid/Prius since 2007...so over a decade.
And you are thinking about selling/trading in a IMO low mileage, trouble free Prius because "the seats aren't all that comfortable" and "you'd like more ground clearance"?

Again pure opinion, but those aren't reasons enough to me. I mean, if you've had a Prius since 2007 and have survived, then how much of a real need or priority can ground clearance really be?

As far as seat comfort...if you are in the "aren't all that comfortable" camp? You are probably ahead of the curve. Many people absolutely hate the Prius seats.
If they are at all passable, count yourself lucky, and maybe try one of the nearly countless cushions or pad available.

Bottom line given your trepidation about making the move period, coupled with fears about rising gas prices, and a long history of enjoying a hybrid, at the VERY LEAST, I'd hold off on making a change until you took a look at the Hybrid CRV. Adding a few more months of mileage and ownership to your low mileage, perfectly good Prius isn't going to make that big a difference in value when it comes time to sell or trade in. If gas prices continue to rise, you might even get more for your Prius.

Sure you can look at it as I can make the change...then make a change again, but if you are considering that reality in less than a year time frame, then I think there is a flaw in your approach.

If it was me, I'd probably just keep the Prius, and buy a seat cushion. But if you really want change? And are "Pre-Worried" about whether you should wait to look at the Hybrid CRV? Then I would just wait and look at the Hybrid CRV.

Keep The Prius/Honda CRV/Hybrid CRV...will all still be basically the same available options in 8-12 months as they are today.

Another thing...my advice is don't go onto dealership lots and look at cars, unless you are entirely commited to buying a new vehicle. All that leads to is temptation. Dealerships, salesmen and the whole environment, is basically designed to make you want to buy a new vehicle.
The casual or 1/2 committed "just a test drive" only leads to vagueness, and temptation. I only look at vehicles, when I'm 100% sure I want a new vehicle.
Then and even then, only after I've researched exactly what I want, and know I want it, will I perhaps even venture onto a dealership lot.

And finally....
Having gone from a Prius to a 33 mpg Honda Fit...larger gas tank or not, you would "feel" the difference. Even if you are filling up at about the same total mileage driven vs. gas tank capacity, there is a significant difference between upwards of 50 mpg, and anything in the mid 30's or less mpg.

Which is why I say, if you really just want change? I'd at least wait to go from Hybrid to Hybrid. After 11 years of Prius ownership, a jump to a regular ICE Honda CRV would be jarring from a MPG standpoint.

 

how far is safe? we're a mile away from our tower.

 

Well very roughly,
28 mpg X 15 gallon capacity comes out to 420 miles.

Of course that's "perfect" EPA MPG and driving the tank dry.....so you probably could expect less.

You already know how far you are getting between fill ups with your Prius.

For most people, it's not so much how long or often, it's how far you're going on a gallon of gas.

If I remember right The Prius has a 11.9 gallon capacity tank. And when I owned my Prius I could easily go 400, 450, 450+ between fill ups, but more importantly I was only putting in about 10 gallons upon fill up.

You might be able to get a comparable "Time Between Fill Ups" with a CRV and a Prius. But you will never get a comparable MPG, rate between a CRV and Prius.

 

Yes. You should sell. Immediately. To me. For $2500.

 

Nope. Who doesn't like a bargain??

 

Nantucket, your plan will cost you more money, especially if you sell again if the CRV comes out in a hybrid version. The biggest hit on depreciation will come in the first few years.

You're thinking of selling the 3rd gen Prius after 4 years, and then buying a new CRV and selling it in 2 years. Those depreciation hits will dwarf any differences in gas money. It's great to be in a new car every few years, but it's also the most costly approach.

 

Should of said, Will get less. Because you're likely to not get the perfect EPA mileage, and you obviously won't be running the tank to empty.

I currently drive a Honda Fit.