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2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 10,300 miles, $23,495 OBO

Discussion in 'Private Sales' started by tcsassoc, Dec 23, 2004.

  1. tcsassoc

    tcsassoc New Member

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    Silver Prius with gray interior. located in Sheridan, WY. This is a non-smoking, no children, no salt, no accidents, no warranty claims car.It has always had the Prius floor mats covered by other floor mats. It has always been garaged. It has the long term extended warranty, which we will transfer with the car. The 10K mile service and break light switch recall notice have been done by Toyota. We have had studded snow tires on four extra wheels on the car during the winter months, so less than half the milage is on the original tires. Needless to say, its a great car. My wife bought a 2005 and we only need one. You can contact us directly at (307)674-4118 or e-mail [email protected] VIN#JTDKB20U740016056
     
  2. IsrAmeriPrius

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    Two thousand eight hundred dollars?
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 9750 miles, $28,000 OBO

    Sorry, I left a zero off. The asking price is $28,000.
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 9750 miles, $28,000 OBO

    You will definitely have to sharpen you pencil if you think anyone is going to give you 28k for that car. A brand new one costs less and now they're quite plentiful!
     
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    Note: We have lowered the asking price to $25,000 or best offer.
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 9750 miles, $28,000 OBO

    You'll probably ending up selling it for 20k. Good luck!! :lol:
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 9750 miles, $25,000 OBO

    We will be away from the internet from January 5 - 23. Please be patient; we will answer any inquiries after that date. Thanks for your interest.
     
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    I think you are hoping a bit hard for someone really desparate if you price a year old AM with 10K miles on it at $25K.

    A NEW 2005 AM would be $23,490. It would still be less than $25K if you throw on the extended warranty. Plus the buyer would get the $2K tax deduction which is not the case with a used car.
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 9750 miles, $25,000 OBO

    Checked Blue Book and retail is about 25,000. Seems the shortage is still adding value.
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 10,300 miles, $23,495 OB

    :guns: Price REDUCED!!! Someone out there must want this great car. I'm willing to negotiate some, so make an offer. We really don't need two.
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 10,300 miles, $23,495 OB

    For those who are nay-sayers, we sold the car for $22k wo the extended warrenty. The dealer had offered us 18K. It took a while, but when gas prices went up again, the phone began to ring. We got no inquiries from Prius Chat, 2 dead end leads from AutoTrader.com, none from Cars.com, but numberous ones from a major metro newspaper 450 miles from our isolated Wyoming home. The latter produced the sale. The Toyota dealers in the boonies had cars on the lot, but the cities still had a waiting list. Now we are enjoying our 2005 Prius. Advertising on a chat site probably isn't a good idea because of all the negative talk, but it does give you input you might consider in your marketing.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tcsassoc\";p=\"82110)</div>
    Only four months after you first posted that you were selling the car and for $6,000 less than your initial asking price.
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 10,300 miles, $23,495 OB

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tcsassoc\";p=\"82110)</div>
    So are you saying "Yup, you guys were right, I wasn't very smart to try to get $28k out of it, or even $25k. I wish I'd have listened and dropped the price to something more reasonable so I could have sold it more quickly."

    Unless it was paid in full you were making payments on that thing for 4 months. $18k from the dealer was way low-balling. The $20k suggested in this thread is probably a good price that would have sold the car much more quickly. I think the $22k you got was probably fair to both parties and if you were in no hurry, weren't making payments, and got out of it what you needed then bully to you.

    The dufus that was on CNN trying to sell his used Prius for $37k is out of his gourd...but the crazy thing is someone who saw the piece will probably buy it just b/c they saw the piece, not b/c they took the time to test the market.
     
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    Re: 2004 Prius w. Option 7, Silver, 10,300 miles, $23,495 OB

    This was a learning experiance. PriusChat was a good place to test the waters and we certainly got feedback. The car was paid for so our cost was in the advertising. I'd have kept it rather than sell it for the dealer's trade in price. At the time, the dealers within 150 mile radius had cars on the lot. The initial demand was met and the advantage isn't so great when the distance to the store isn't enough to get the engine warmed up and the distances out of town are so great that most people drive 75-80 mph. That combination isn't conducive to getting the best milage out of a prius. Diesel pickups and suvs are the norm, especially for those who drive long distances on unpaved county roads to get to town. We thought we might get some inquiries from the west coast or the mid-west where there were still waiting lists. It's always easier to come down than to go up. And we always left the door open to negotiation. I was amazed that no one called to make an offer based on prices in their local market. Gas prices going up certainly has renewed interest. We had an '83 Bronco II that we'd been trying to sell for a year. It sold the same week as the Prius.