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Old 04-13-2015, 09:03 PM   #13 (permalink)
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(Moved your question to this "used Prius thread".)

I've been watching for a few months and have seen two somewhat local 2nd gens with cosmetic damage (crushed rocker panel damage on one, cold-shattered front bumper cover on the other) and only moderately high kms for $3k & $4k each.

I called on the rocker panel one, but it sold within hours of the ad going up. I snoozed, I losed.

Another undamaged '08 with 300k km / 186k mi. sold quickly (within half an hour) at $3k.

Those are the exception, though. I have also seen some very high miles or ones with more than minor collision damage for much more than that.

But deals do come up once in a while. (And yes, I check the ads every day.)

A more typical price: there's an auction site for former Canadian federal government equipment I've been watching, and there's currently an '05 on the block with lower than average kms for the year. Starting bid is $5k. We'll see how that ends up. (I'm just watching.)
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