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Originally Posted by offroad1994
3) Toyota Prius used (dead battery) is $18,000 (assuming $10,000 for purchase)
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The Kelley Blue Book range for a Prius is from $13,300 and up, depending on model. The batteries have long warranties (150,000 miles regardless of age in California) and the replacement battery packs have dropped in price to $3,000 from Toyota. I haven't seen any for sale with "dead batteries", but you might be able to find one in your target range. At $3,000 for a NImH battery pack from Toyota, it might make more sense to add an additional one to the Prius to increase the range you can drive it at 38 mph on electric (that's about the highest speed you can drive it without the ICE coming on, and I've driven several miles in EV mode). There are aftermarket "EV Switch" kits that allow you to use electric power only, and aftermarket battery packs to make it a plug in hybrid (but they are expensive at about $10,000).