Is it worth it: 2010 Prius V, 155k miles, minor cosmetic damage for $5000 2 owners, did not have carfax but I saw that there was 67 service records, no accidents but there is some cosmetic damage. I dont have the exact pics of the car but I looked some up and these are quite similar to what I saw. There is some rust on the driver: Rear bumper is slight misaligned: The front bumper (attached)is dented but you cant tell from far. There are minor scratches on all sides. I did a test drive, everything seems fine even the hybrid battery where the average was 14.7 from my obd scan tool. The rotors and the tires would need to be changed. Overall I think this is an okay deal for $5000, the seller obviously could not sell it to a dealer because of the amount of work required to get it to the dealers standard. The KBB Private Party Range $3,473 - $5,800 I would like to hear everyones thoughts and opinions since this is my first time buying a car.
Misaligned bumpers are from smacking into something. Granted sometimes not to hard can get it to be misaligned, but more often that's more of a significant hit. The health of the hybrid battery is not tested by the fact that it is at 14.7v. Also, its a 10 year old car -- I'm thinking you should pay much less, especially with rotors/tires being shot. Just my two cents.
The rust in that first pic is worriesome, maybe the tip of the iceberg. Oh, there should be a couple plastic film pieces in that corner (trailing corner of right/rear door?). They're missing, which likely means there was some cut rate bodywork there? Ok, those pics are not the car in question, lol. Never mind.
I agree, I wouldn't buy it for that price. I have seen 2010's with similar mileage for around that price without the damage and the needed tires and brakes. I would think more like the low end of that price range you posted....just my opinion. Good luck with your decision!
