Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
#12
Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
Hi Jessie,
Is your car in the database?
Bob Wilson
Originally Posted by vortex57
I have never done a front brake job. I did a rear brake job back at 130,000. No valve adjustments and car runs like new. Also easily hits epa ratings or better.
Bob Wilson
#13
Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
I realize the attraction of driving a hybrid to make a statement, but what about a new Honda Civic or a Fit or the like? You're still going to get excellent mileage while having a brand new car. Also, the Civic and Fit are both more powerful and is (arguably) more fun to drive than the Prius.
#14
Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
Originally Posted by Bemanix88
I realize the attraction of driving a hybrid to make a statement, but what about a new Honda Civic or a Fit or the like? You're still going to get excellent mileage while having a brand new car. Also, the Civic and Fit are both more powerful and is (arguably) more fun to drive than the Prius.
Bob Wilson
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Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
Sorry, I meant why not buy a regular ICE Civic or Fit. The hybrid Fit isn't even out yet. My point is that for less money, you can buy a brand new Honda/Scion/Toyota/whatever that will get great mileage while offering better performance than the '01 Prius. Hell, you could get a Mini if you wanted. I personally don't think it's worth it to buy a Prius 1 with 50k miles for $17k, environmental statement or not.
#16
Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
Originally Posted by Bemanix88
Sorry, I meant why not buy a regular ICE Civic or Fit. The hybrid Fit isn't even out yet. My point is that for less money, you can buy a brand new Honda/Scion/Toyota/whatever that will get great mileage while offering better performance than the '01 Prius. Hell, you could get a Mini if you wanted. I personally don't think it's worth it to buy a Prius 1 with 50k miles for $17k, environmental statement or not.
#17
Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
Originally Posted by Bemanix88
Sorry, I meant why not buy a regular ICE Civic or Fit. The hybrid Fit isn't even out yet. My point is that for less money, you can buy a brand new Honda/Scion/Toyota/whatever that will get great mileage while offering better performance than the '01 Prius. Hell, you could get a Mini if you wanted. I personally don't think it's worth it to buy a Prius 1 with 50k miles for $17k, environmental statement or not.
It turns out there was an $824 difference between the price of my used, 2003 Prius and a simularly equipped Scion xB:
http://home.hiwaay.net/~bzwilson/prius/payback.html
Do a head-to-head comparision, not just a Prius to 'stripped' comparison. For example, the Prius are all automatic, not a single manual transmission in the lot. They all come with AC. They all have rear spoilers. They all have anti-theft built in and electric everything. Their audio systems are usually loaded and don't forget the navigation unit if the used Prius has one. In short, add just about every option to the alternate and then compare the prices.
Bob Wilson
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Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
The pricing you are talking about for a used Prius sounds high to me. I bought mine last June - it had 7,200 miles on it and is a 2002 and I only paid $16,200 for it. Have just under 20,000 miles on it now.
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Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
Originally Posted by kirby
The pricing you are talking about for a used Prius sounds high to me. I bought mine last June - it had 7,200 miles on it and is a 2002 and I only paid $16,200 for it. Have just under 20,000 miles on it now.
Still, one of the members 'Doug'?, has been tracking the prices and came up with a formula that predicts used prices Prius prices based upon completed EBay sales.
Bob Wilson
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Re: Any opinion on a 2001 Prius?
Hey I'm Doug, and I ghost-write on behalf of Tochatihu the 2001 Prius. Ya want ebay prices? How about a graph: The inner lines capture about 50% of the population, and the outer ones, um, more. Or, you could look at the current graph with 298 dots on it. *Nobody wants* 298 dots.
DAS
DAS
Last edited by Tochatihu; 05-10-2006 at 04:22 PM.