Good idea to buy an '07 Prius with 170k miles?

dannyrst

daltonss wrote: »

Well of course the Prius isn't as fast as the M3. I was just saying judging by the video and the amount of engine noise made by the m3 it had to be revved pretty hard to keep up with the Prius at start up.

Have you driven an M3 or a Prius?

daltonss

yes both. prius has strong low down torque till 20 mph

gilbert_and_sullivan

Oh please not again about the blasted M3.
Losing the will to live here.

daltonss

The M3 believe it or not is a decent car. I know it's not like by many people but as a car it isn't too bad. It doesn't get enough respect and credit by people. It's deserving of far more accolades than none

daltonss

http://youtu.be/YODPHqY7mM4

Here is a review by Fifth fear who IMO are quite good and accurate with cars - unlike top gear

Jay_Tee

What has a BMW M3 got to do with someone thinking of buying a Toyota Prius? This is a typical distraction by you that has happened so many times before that it's totally tedious and really, really boring.

xHannahx

Check the service history, and mot history, mot-history.net is a new website which displays all mileages, fails and advisories since 2005.

The mot history on a high miler will tell you if its been well looked after- lots of fails and advisories suggests maintanance only done when essential, and I'd walk away from it. If it's been mot'd every 6 months it may suggest a mini cab.

Minicabbers seem to be loving Prius suggesting a decent high mileage capability. You never see a Minicabbers with a Focus for a reason, they don't like High mileage!

forgotmyname

Plenty of 1.6 petrol Focus's out there with over 200k miles on the clock and not all on the brink of being ready to scrap.

Find a well serviced one and it will do another 100k easily.

Johnmcl7

xHannahx wrote: »

Minicabbers seem to be loving Prius suggesting a decent high mileage capability. You never see a Minicabbers with a Focus for a reason, they don't like High mileage!

Or more simply because it's not that big a car, plenty of high mileage Mondeo taxis here.

peter12345678910

Though hybrid cars are called hybrid and are more expensive people believe that they are hybrids. The reason they do not save as much as is expected, is that they are actually fuel cars with a dynamo.

On electric alone they can only travel just over 1 mile these are the new models. The only reason they are more reliable is that they use basic engines which have been tested.