Good offer on Touring or not?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mastem4 @ Nov 7 2006, 07:06 AM) [snapback]344941[/snapback]</div>

How did the car get 150 miles if the guy didn't drive it?

You can get this type of deals now with the new one with 0 miles on it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mastem4 @ Nov 7 2006, 10:06 AM) [snapback]344941[/snapback]</div>

Technically speaking, if it was titled, then it is a used car. 150 miles is not a lot, though, but I thought I'd seen posts here of folks getting 1000 off on a new Prius, now that demand was down and inventory was up.

 

<_< If it is a used car, there are several considerations:

1. You can't purchase a Platinum Extended Warranty up to 3 years/36K miles;
2. Correct: You can make a similar deal on a spanking new Touring Prius;
3. You don't know "how" those miles were put on the car. Probably OK, but you don't know;
4. You will NOT be entitled to the IRS Tax Credit [$3,150 or $1,575 depending on the original purchase date] the first owner got that.

Sounds suspiciously like the first owner wanted to take the IRS Tax Credit and get out of the deal... $1,575 in the bank for him. You can't legally take the Tax Credit on a used car even if the original owner did not take it.

I bought my 2004 "used" with 4,000 miles on the clock. It's been a great car but with the bumper-to-bumper warranty expiring and limited options on Extended Warranties, I decided to upgrade to a 2007 Touring Edition and got ~90% in trade of what I paid for my 2004 which was MSRP "used." My "penalty" at the time was the 4,000 miles on the clock. I believe those "used Prius high price" days are winding down since, in my area (North Texas) you can find new Prius on dealers' lots ready to deliver and can negotiate the price a little.

Either way... you will enjoy the Prius.