06-19-2015, 01:39 PM
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2010 Honda Insight $5950, 124k miles
2010 Honda Insight
Maybe outside your radius, but fairly new and fairly cheap... I checked the book value and it said $6050, so you might be able to talk them down if they still have it.
Sam
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06-19-2015, 02:23 PM
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Thanks, but both outside my search radius and my brand radius. 
I'm going for a Toyota hybrid this time 'round. |
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06-19-2015, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Daox
Not really. I just looked on car-part.com. A Prius trans (of which there are TONS) can be found for $100. A new refurbished battery from a Prius is only around $1k. A few cells to change out the bad ones? Likely a LOT less.
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That is way off from what I found in my area! In Phoenix, the least-expensive A-rated battery was $850 and $250 for the transmission!
(I was surprised) |
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06-23-2015, 12:59 PM
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It's been a week and a half now with no new prospects. That's a record. And prices are higher lately at the bottom end of the market.
Patience, I must have.
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06-23-2015, 01:31 PM
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Patience, I must have.
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2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
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For confirmation go to people just like you.
For education go to people unlike yourself.
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06-23-2015, 01:44 PM
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Thanks, but both outside my search radius and my brand radius.
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Ok, I thought your reason for excluding the G2 Insight was purely price.
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06-23-2015, 01:47 PM
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Patience, I must have.
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Thank you, Yoda. |
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07-07-2015, 12:21 PM
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Just passed 3.5 weeks with no prospects.
I know what's going to happen: I'll gradually get away from my routine of checking the ads several times per day, and just when I stray, someone local will post a killer deal that'll get snapped up before I even know about it.
If there's nothing on the Prius front by mid-August, I'm going to cast a wider net and start considering any reasonably efficient manual transmission car for the next winter beater. |
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07-07-2015, 02:59 PM
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Metro, have you tried using the "email alert" button on craigslist?
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07-07-2015, 03:42 PM
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I use Kijiji (more popular up here than CL for some reason), and oddly there doesn't appear to be an alert option for searches as detailed as I'm making them.
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