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Old 05-03-2018, 12:10 PM   #75 (permalink)
j12piprius
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I'm reconsidering my choices, and might postphone my trip to Monday. I'd rather not rush into this and make a mistake. The 2006 and 2009 Prii with 206k and 160k miles respectively are similar. The 2006 appears to have nicer condition. The prices are good, but they only get ~45 mpg, are becoming dated, and might not be the best choices.

The 2012 salvage PIP appears a better choice to me but the price is too high. The EVSE is included, plus a spare tire and updated jack.

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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
The fact that it's been driven for years since the repair speaks to the likelihood of having future problems.

I normally value a rebuilt titled vehicle at 70% of the clean title price.
Are you saying the 45k driven should indicate less future problems?

The seller paid $13k in 2013 (when car was 1 year old), then made the repairs, including hood replacement. They have several newer salvage cars now and need to sell this one for more space.

A price of $8k or less would make this car more attractive.
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