Today's the big day. I'm going to see the 2009, the 2006, and am going to try and add the 2012 pip just in case. After scouring the prius chat forums, the battery pack has me extremely nervous, primarily that all the modules are 12+ years of age, and replacing them one by one (or the whole pack for $1600) could be tiresome, and add cost. On the plus side the 2006 would give me plenty to work on and learn about. I'd probably have the car only a couple of years at the most, and then could move up to another.
The pip would be higher cost at the start, but could possibly last for another 10 to 15 years, which is major. It's a tossup between one of the gen2's and the pip at this point. The most I've paid for a car was $5501 for a 4 year old chevy in 1993, which would be about $10k today? Once I see one of the cars and move to the next one, the distance means I won't be going back and will have to count on the next one. Departure time's in 2 hours. I'm excited, and also quite nervous, like I'd be running a big race.
