Kelly Blue Book, Edmunds TMV (true market value), NADA guides, all can help you determine the fair market value in your specific area.
Service records on Carfax mean diddly squat. The car seems like a reasonable price for my area if it is in good condition from a dealer with no accidents and nothing of that sort on its record.
Example: 2008 for $12000 vs. 2008 for $13400 $12,000 car has: package 2 equipment needs new battery needs new tires has scratches/dents doesn't seem to have good records $13,400 package 5 equipment has new battery has new tires perfect condition inside and out has all service records The better buy is the $13,400
what state are you in? that's a bit high for the northeast, but decent for cali. is it a private sale, used car dealer or toyota dealer?
It's at a toyota dealer, it looks really nice, no flaws I'm just really worried about the costly repairs.... do i get an extended warranty? What questions should I ask? I'm in Montana, am i going to kill the battery going up a hill home everyday?
Buying a hybrid and only having the dealer as your only source for repairs can be expensive. Although this car has low miles, it might not have anything go wrong right away. But you would have to be prepared for expensive hybrid repairs when they occur. The hv battery has a 8year/100k miles warranty. You should be ok for another 32k miles. The hills won't kill the battery
What costly repairs? Most Prius never have a single repair done to them until high 100K miles without an impact. My Prius is at 120K, driven rough through the Rocky Mountains and $0 in repairs needed. And lets say something does go wrong, what are you expecting to be costly? You know that in any other car when the transmission goes you are looking at $2K to $4K to rebuild or replace it. Engine control units are just as expensive, water pumps, everything is just as expensive as a "normal" non hybrid car in terms of maintenance.
