2012 Prius

BionicRasher

So we have first refusal on this
http://greatisland2013.webzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Prius/HYBRID-LUXURY/200714485319155220/

Dealer will take our crock of a car (08 Picasso C4) but not giving us a great trade in. So our car is on its last legs and I don't want to lose out on this as it looks decent but....

He is looking for a grand more than we have budget for after he kind of suggested we could have it for 9.9K plus our trade in he has now backed down and is suggesting he will only take 10.9K and our trade in

A few things I have noted. Only 1 key, no parcel shelf in the boot, missing a tiny handle in boot for closing the boot, has spare wheel but no jack and accessories, no service history stamped in the book.

These might give me some bargaining chips? I will pay 10.5k max with our trade in.

The car itself drives really well and is in general very good condition. Its top spec half leather with sat nav and all the gadgets etc and is a local garage to me and I know the owners so I will be asking for a 12 month warranty. I am calling the main dealer where it was originally purchased as there are some service stickers on the windscreen and they might have service history

Would anyone be kind enough to comment and see if we are getting a half decent deal or if I should avoid and look elsewhere.

Atlantic Dawn

The tyres appear to be a mickey mouse brand too, prepare to become friends with the ditches, I'd budget to replace all 4. New key and parcel shelf could be a couple hundred from main dealer, parcel shelf could be possibly sourced from scrapyard.

bazz26

Missing key, parcel shelf and jack smells of ex-rental to me.

colm_mcm

Tyres on it are Aelous Steering Ace, which aren't premium, they are Chinese, but wouldn't be as bad as Triangles etc.

BionicRasher

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The tyres appear to be a mickey mouse brand too, prepare to become friends with the ditches, I'd budget to replace all 4. New key and parcel shelf could be a couple hundred from main dealer, parcel shelf could be possibly sourced from scrapyard.

Dealer says he will look at tyres and may replace

bazz26 wrote: »

Missing key, parcel shelf and jack smells of ex-rental to me.

Is this a bad thing? Should there be a service history available? Do rental companies service cars well or regularly?

Is it worth doing a motorcheck/cartell on this now?

Atlantic Dawn

BionicRasher wrote: »

Is it worth doing a motorcheck/cartell on this now?

Yes, doing it after you bought it would be a waste of time.

colm_mcm

Dunno about ex rental tbh. The big companies do hang onto automatic cars for a few years alright. Budget certainly do, but any long term cars of theirs I've seen are D reg.
That Prius is 1 owner alright.

BionicRasher

So Motorcheck turns out green all around
Its not a rental and has 1 private owner

Slightly high mileage, the presence of a toll-tag and the fact that it seems like the drivers seat was used and not the rear seats may suggest a person that drove for a living.
C reg so maybe it was up and down the motorways regularly or maybe someone that did a long commute each day to work from out the M8 past the toll plaza in Fermoy in to the city

Is this normal?

No. of Owners 1 (incl current owner)
Date(s) Of Sale 26/11/2015
Dealer
Duration: 25 days
20/11/2015
Dealer
Duration: 6 days
04/12/2012
Private (Consumer), 1st owner
Duration: 2 years, 11 months

colm_mcm

I'm not certain that it could tell whether it was rental or not.

corks finest

BionicRasher wrote: »

So we have first refusal on this
http://greatisland2013.webzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Prius/HYBRID-LUXURY/200714485319155220/

Dealer will take our crock of a car (08 Picasso C4) but not giving us a great trade in. So our car is on its last legs and I don't want to lose out on this as it looks decent but....

He is looking for a grand more than we have budget for after he kind of suggested we could have it for 9.9K plus our trade in he has now backed down and is suggesting he will only take 10.9K and our trade in

A few things I have noted. Only 1 key, no parcel shelf in the boot, missing a tiny handle in boot for closing the boot, has spare wheel but no jack and accessories, no service history stamped in the book.

These might give me some bargaining chips? I will pay 10.5k max with our trade in.

The car itself drives really well and is in general very good condition. Its top spec half leather with sat nav and all the gadgets etc and is a local garage to me and I know the owners so I will be asking for a 12 month warranty. I am calling the main dealer where it was originally purchased as there are some service stickers on the windscreen and they might have service history

Would anyone be kind enough to comment and see if we are getting a half decent deal or if I should avoid and look elsewhere.

They used to rent out cars,or at least the same owners had a rental office in mc curtain St,Cork

Soarer

I woulda thought, even in Ireland, that a 3 year old car would have a full main dealer history.
Not to mention the parcel shelf and jack. Anyone can lose a key. But the other two?!

Soarer

Also, Ireland isn't that big a place. You'd be up in Dublin in a few hours. Ring a few dealers up there and see what they're offering.

BionicRasher

corks finest wrote: »

They used to rent out cars,or at least the same owners had a rental office in mc curtain St,Cork

It's not one of their rentals

BionicRasher

Soarer wrote: »

Also, Ireland isn't that big a place. You'd be up in Dublin in a few hours. Ring a few dealers up there and see what they're offering.

It's a big enough journey when you have kids and work full time. Also I am not sure our Picasso will make the trip without breaking down. A few garages we have been to have refused to even quote us a price for trade in.

Soarer

BionicRasher wrote: »

It's a big enough journey when you have kids and work full time. Also I am not sure our Picasso will make the trip without breaking down. A few garages we have been to have refused to even quote us a price for trade in.

I've kids, work full time, and last Saturday was able to fly to London, buy a car, drive to Holyhead, ferry to Dublin, and drive back to Cork in one day. A 3 hour drive up to Dublin isn't a big deal.
The fact your car mightn't make it is another issue. Then again, I think you might be over playing the rubbishness of it. I don't think the dealer would be giving you €4k for it if it were a bag of bolts.

All that being said, the Prius is an ultra reliable car (the generation 2 is anyway; don't know much about the gen.3), and there's a lot to be said for convenience.
Does it have to be the gen. 3? Autodirect in Little Island have this 2010 gen. 2 for €11k. Even if they only gave you the same €4k for your own yoke, she'd be costing you €7k as opposed to €11k with the same low road tax.
She looks fairly mint, has 2 keys, parcel shelf, tinted windows, wind deflectors, Dunlop Enasave tyres all 'round, and I'm assuming a jack!

BionicRasher

Soarer wrote: »

I've kids, work full time, and last Saturday was able to fly to London, buy a car, drive to Holyhead, ferry to Dublin, and drive back to Cork in one day. A 3 hour drive up to Dublin isn't a big deal.
The fact your car mightn't make it is another issue. Then again, I think you might be over playing the rubbishness of it. I don't think the dealer would be giving you €4k for it if it were a bag of bolts.

All that being said, the Prius is an ultra reliable car (the generation 2 is anyway; don't know much about the gen.3), and there's a lot to be said for convenience.
Does it have to be the gen. 3? Autodirect in Little Island have this 2010 gen. 2 for €11k. Even if they only gave you the same €4k for your own yoke, she'd be costing you €7k as opposed to €11k with the same low road tax.
She looks fairly mint, has 2 keys, parcel shelf, tinted windows, wind deflectors, Dunlop Enasave tyres all 'round, and I'm assuming a jack!

Would love to go to the UK for a car but we are tied to getting Credit Union Finance (they only make out a cheque to the garage) and we have to factor in our Picasso as part trade in.
To tell you how bad the Picasso is....Its blow 2 sets of Turbos in 3 months, The DPF is knackered and keeps putting car in to limp mode, there is an engine warning light saying STOP on the dash. We have spent the best part of 2k on trying to fix with no positive results. Its is a bag of bolts.

Nothing against AutoDirect but thats where we got the lemon of a Picasso. They would not even give me a trade in price for the Picasso when we called to speak to the manager last week. We have driven that Gen 2 Prius with them and its a Jap import with Jap buttons on the dash and radio is also Jap. But it has a jack!! They have a nice Honda Insight but as I say they wont take our Picasso as trade in

BionicRasher

So I spoke to the main dealer that sold the car day 1. Its a Toyota garage outside Cork city.

They have records of services at

44k - Jan 14
63k - Sep 14
77k - Apr 15 (included full change of brake pads)

He will not give me details of the original owner but he seems to remember the car was serviced twice in another garage before the 44k service they did. He is not sure why the book is not stamped.
Looking at the book it seems brand new (maybe a replacement?) compared to the other documents and booklets in the glove box.
Is this all a bit suspicious or am I just a bit paranoid?
Would hate to be caught out and buy yet another lemon of a car!!

also is the fact that a dealer shifted it on after 6 days the norm also?

BionicRasher wrote: »

No. of Owners 1 (incl current owner)
Date(s) Of Sale
26/11/2015 - Dealer
Duration: 25 days

20/11/2015 - Dealer
Duration: 6 days

04/12/2012 - Private (Consumer), 1st owner
Duration: 2 years, 11 months

Soarer

Fair enough.

You've thought everything through so, and by the sounds of it, the quicker you can get shot of the Picasso, the better. No reason the Prius shouldn't be a good car.

AutoDirect sound like a right bunch.

Soarer

BionicRasher wrote: »

So I spoke to the main dealer that sold the car day 1. Its a Toyota garage outside Cork city.

They have records of services at

44k - Jan 14
63k - Sep 14
77k - Apr 15 (included full change of brake pads)

He will not give me details of the original owner but he seems to remember the car was serviced twice in another garage before the 44k service they did. He is not sure why the book is not stamped.
Looking at the book it seems brand new (maybe a replacement?) compared to the other documents and booklets in the glove box.
Is this all a bit suspicious or am I just a bit paranoid?
Would hate to be caught out and buy yet another lemon of a car!!

also is the fact that a dealer shifted it on after 6 days the norm also?

Wouldn't know why it was moved from one dealer to another. It's trade though, so I wouldn't be too worried about it. They're giving a warranty, so it shouldn't be too bad.
The more recent service stamps are more important than the first few. She's also just been serviced by Great Island if the ad is to be believed. So she's done near on 35k miles in the last 2 years, but has had 4 serviced in the same time. Shouldn't be much of an issue.

Maybe ask them if you can have a 24 hour test drive, and see if anything crops up?

grogi

BionicRasher wrote: »

So we have first refusal on this
http://greatisland2013.webzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Prius/HYBRID-LUXURY/200714485319155220/

Dealer will take our crock of a car (08 Picasso C4) but not giving us a great trade in. So our car is on its last legs and I don't want to lose out on this as it looks decent but....

A hint: sell your car privately, you'll get much better deal out of it...

BionicRasher wrote: »

A few things I have noted. Only 1 key, no parcel shelf in the boot, missing a tiny handle in boot for closing the boot, has spare wheel but no jack and accessories, no service history stamped in the book.

I had second key done at Macroom Motors some time ago - €140 if I remember correctly.
The shelf is around €400 from the dealer - but you should get one for around €50 from scrap yard...

BionicRasher wrote: »

also is the fact that a dealer shifted it on after 6 days the norm also?

The wheels got traded in (for a premium brand for instance), the dealer did not want anything to do with it and passed it to less reputable dealer.

Normal practice.

bazz26

If the OP has no confidence that their current car would make a trip up the country without breaking down then selling it privately could possibly be more hassle than it's worth. No matter how much you tell potential buyers of it's problems or how cheaply you price it, you could still find them at your door whinging to you about selling them a lemon. Sometimes it's just easier to take the hit on the trade-in value and get shot of it.

corks finest

BionicRasher wrote: »

Would love to go to the UK for a car but we are tied to getting Credit Union Finance (they only make out a cheque to the garage) and we have to factor in our Picasso as part trade in.
To tell you how bad the Picasso is....Its blow 2 sets of Turbos in 3 months, The DPF is knackered and keeps putting car in to limp mode, there is an engine warning light saying STOP on the dash. We have spent the best part of 2k on trying to fix with no positive results. Its is a bag of bolts.

Nothing against AutoDirect but thats where we got the lemon of a Picasso. They would not even give me a trade in price for the Picasso when we called to speak to the manager last week. We have driven that Gen 2 Prius with them and its a Jap import with Jap buttons on the dash and radio is also Jap. But it has a jack!! They have a nice Honda Insight but as I say they wont take our Picasso as trade in

Good advice ref auto trade,little island,bought my Honda insight hybrid there,honest ppl,great customer care,owners in the trade 35 yrs plus,ian his sales manager is tops,anything needed done to my car was,no quibbles,also I got a great trade in price,I'd recommend Gerry(owner) and Ian anyday

corks finest

corks finest wrote: »

Good advice ref auto trade,little island,bought my Honda insight hybrid there,honest ppl,great customer care,owners in the trade 35 yrs plus,ian his sales manager is tops,anything needed done to my car was,no quibbles,also I got a great trade in price,I'd recommend Gerry(owner) and Ian anyday

Just read your full post,sorry,surprised they didn't do a deal with you,they're spot on,hope you get fixed up soon,Prius is v good,but you get a lot more car ,cheaper too,and also uber reliable, if you choose to go for an insight

corks finest

grogi wrote: »

A hint: sell your car privately, you'll get much better deal out of it...



I had second key done at Macroom Motors some time ago - €140 if I remember correctly.
The shelf is around €400 from the dealer - but you should get one for around €50 from scrap yard...



The wheels got traded in (for a premium brand for instance), the dealer did not want anything to do with it and passed it to less reputable dealer.

Normal practice.

You can get a coded key for e100 in Blackpool,,,, approximately e100,I did for my Honda insight hybrid, Blackpool shopping centre, key fast

colm_mcm

Would the luxury model Prius have keyless start?

BionicRasher

Selling privately is probably out of the equation as Picasso has blow 2 sets of Turbos in 3 months, The DPF is knackered and keeps putting car in to limp mode, there is an engine warning light saying STOP on the dash. We have spent the best part of 2k on it trying to fix with no positive results. Its is a bag of bolts so trade in is the only option as nobody in their sane mind would buy something that kicks in to limp mode on a test drive!

Dealer is giving me 5k for it.
I tried to push for 6k which is probably 1 to 1.5k off what I would sell it for privatly if it was in good condition

Autodirect were nice to deal with but the Picasso was in to them 4 times in 18 months with issues. Gerry sorted it each time but when turbos went in August he wanted nothing more to do with it. He wouldn't even give me a price for trade in when we were interested in the Honda Insight and another VW last week.

Back to the Key. It is a smart key i.e. keyless start etc so maybe more expensive to get from a dealership?
Would there be many Gen III Prius in scarp yards to get a parcel shelf?

bazz26

Here is one in the UK but not cheap:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/GENUINE-TOYOTA-PRIUS-PARCEL-SHELF-LUGGAGE-LOAD-COVER-BLIND-2009-2013-ref-354-/252220881384?hash=item3ab98939e8:g:d5MAAOSwNyFWcU7P

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/GENUINE-TOYOTA-PRIUS-PARCEL-SHELF-LUGGAGE-LOAD-COVER-BLIND-/201481443140?hash=item2ee93ad744:g:NzsAAOSw3ydVmpRm

Might be worth pricing one at a dealer too.

BionicRasher

BionicRasher wrote: »

Dealer says he will look at tyres and may replace
.......

That's Arthur Daley dealer way of saying they are grand

Tell him the tyres are utter sh1t and you wouldn't have any confidence driving on them in the winter months, that considered ask them to meet you halfway on the price, "suggested we could have it for 9.9K plus our trade in he has now backed down and is suggesting he will only take 10.9K and our trade in" actually don't, offer €10,000 and your trade in with a view to settling on €10,200 max

Go up in €50 increments, nothing bigger, whatever he says in response to the €10,000 just go to €10,050, level with him and tell him you can only get €10k off the credit union, no more.

You're going to have to sort tyres, the key and whatever else is needed jack wise etc etc

The info you got off Toyota garage coupled with the check you did is confidence inspiring imo.

thierry14

For the money you are giving OP you should just buy new.

Skoda Rapid, Mitsubishi Lancer, Dacia, Renault Fluence would all work around the same or just a few k more.

You can get a diesel Sandero 12k

1.5dci is a great little engine

thierry14

thierry14 wrote: »

For the money you are giving OP you should just buy new.

.......

You can get a diesel Sandero 12k
...........

€10.5k budget and a Sandero is tiny as well as being incomparably sh1t relative to a Prius.

thierry14

Augeo wrote: »

€10.5k budget and a Sandero is tiny as well as being incomparably sh1t relative to a Prius.

He's trading in a 08 Citreon

He will save money, Sandero was an example.

Prius is nothing special, Sandero is not tiny, especially not the stepaway version.

thierry14

thierry14 wrote: »

He's trading in a 08 Citreon

He will save money, Sandero was an example.

Prius is nothing special, Sandero is not tiny, especially not the stepaway version.

Yeah, he won't land a new Lancer or anything for €10k and his trade in.
Sandero is the only example where he'll "save" money.

BionicRasher

Augeo wrote: »

BionicRasher wrote: »

Dealer says he will look at tyres and may replace
.......

That's Arthur Daley dealer way of saying they are grand

Tell him the tyres are utter sh1t and you wouldn't have any confidence driving on them in the winter months, that considered ask them to meet you halfway on the price, "suggested we could have it for 9.9K plus our trade in he has now backed down and is suggesting he will only take 10.9K and our trade in" actually don't, offer €10,000 and your trade in with a view to settling on €10,200 max

Go up in €50 increments, nothing bigger, whatever he says in response to the €10,000 just go to €10,050, level with him and tell him you can only get €10k off the credit union, no more.

You're going to have to sort tyres, the key and whatever else is needed jack wise etc etc

The info you got off Toyota garage coupled with the check you did is confidence inspiring imo.

Good advice.
Dealer has advised that he is replacing the tyres and the jack was in with his valeting department!
10k is what we are getting from Credit Union. We will go to 10250 Max. We will only go to 9.8k if he can't provide parcel shelf and key.

thierry14 wrote: »

For the money you are giving OP you should just buy new.

Skoda Rapid, Mitsubishi Lancer, Dacia, Renault Fluence would all work around the same or just a few k more.

You can get a diesel Sandero 12k

1.5dci is a great little engine

Loath to go diesel again. I only drive about 15km per day to work. We do 150km Max per week. Not sure diesel is the way to go.
Buying new has never taken my fancy. Would we not lose a fortune straight off the bat. Prius seems to hold its money pretty well and is economical to boot!
I have looked at some of the cheaper stuff and its pretty basic. The Prius is plush compared to a Dacia and other things like it.

thierry14

Augeo wrote: »

Yeah, he won't land a new Lancer or anything for €10k and his trade in.
Sandero is the only example where he'll "save" money.

Lancer is like 17k new for 1.6 petrol, it won't be much more than 10k with trade in.

thierry14

BionicRasher wrote: »

Buying new has never taken my fancy. Would we not lose a fortune straight off the bat

That's the price you pay for 5/7 year warranties.

If I had the option I would buy new, simply because I just want reliabilty

acronym Chilli

Augeo wrote: »

That's Arthur Daley dealer way of saying they are grand

Tell him the tyres are utter sh1t and you wouldn't have any confidence driving on them in the winter months

+1
My take on tyres is that you'll almost certainly have junk on any used car.
Twice I've bought cars for around €1000, then spent €300-400 on a set of new all season tyres (hankook optimo 4s, Michellin crossclimates, vredestein quattro's, etc). Each time, ive been very pleased.

Better to get dealer to take money off, or you go to him with the tyres you want.

bazz26

Lancer is old hat though, it's a modern day Almera. Other than being reliable there is not much else going for it these days.

thierry14

thierry14 wrote: »

Lancer is like 17k new for 1.6 petrol, it won't be much more than 10k with trade in.

A main dealer will offer a pitifully small amount for a 2008 Picasso with issues.........

BionicRasher wrote: »

........A few garages we have been to have refused to even quote us a price for trade in.

If you think they'll knock much off a €17k new car for a trade in that they'll be offloading trade for a couple of grand you are dreaming.

bazz26 wrote: »

Lancer is old hat though, it's a modern day Almera. Other than being reliable there is not much else going for it these days.

Indeed, I have a diesel one, the engine is great but apart from that I almost regret buying it.

corks finest

BionicRasher wrote: »

Selling privately is probably out of the equation as Picasso has blow 2 sets of Turbos in 3 months, The DPF is knackered and keeps putting car in to limp mode, there is an engine warning light saying STOP on the dash. We have spent the best part of 2k on it trying to fix with no positive results. Its is a bag of bolts so trade in is the only option as nobody in their sane mind would buy something that kicks in to limp mode on a test drive!

Dealer is giving me 5k for it.
I tried to push for 6k which is probably 1 to 1.5k off what I would sell it for privatly if it was in good condition

Autodirect were nice to deal with but the Picasso was in to them 4 times in 18 months with issues. Gerry sorted it each time but when turbos went in August he wanted nothing more to do with it. He wouldn't even give me a price for trade in when we were interested in the Honda Insight and another VW last week.

Back to the Key. It is a smart key i.e. keyless start etc so maybe more expensive to get from a dealership?
Would there be many Gen III Prius in scarp yards to get a parcel shelf?

Best bet for Prius spares in Ireland would be trainors,or traynors,in co Tyrone, next day delivery,extensive supply of secondhand parts etc

grogi

BionicRasher wrote: »

Selling privately is probably out of the equation as Picasso has blow 2 sets of Turbos in 3 months, The DPF is knackered and keeps putting car in to limp mode, there is an engine warning light saying STOP on the dash. We have spent the best part of 2k on it trying to fix with no positive results. Its is a bag of bolts so trade in is the only option as nobody in their sane mind would buy something that kicks in to limp mode on a test drive!

Turbo does not blow just like that... Not over 3 months...

The job was not node properly and there is something else wrong with the engine - probably lubrication pipes are blocked and turbo does not get any oil.

Have the DPF taken out and cleaned it up with pressure cleaner.

mullingar

+1

Normally a failed turbo is simply caused by oil starvation. A blocked oil pick-up/pipe will cause this.

I'd put money that they didn't do the job fully. This entails replacing the oil pick up/feed pipe and flushing the engine, verifying the correct amount of oil flowing through the turbo. And it's always best practice to verify the engine oil pressure too.

corks finest

I don't k how you've had so much bad luck,in so short a time,I'd back the op,jobs weren't done properly, driving 35 yrs,and except for the last 5 years,all my motors were bangers, yet I never had your bad luck,,change your mechanic

BionicRasher

Bought the car and all good. 3 months later car goes on to limp mode. Dealer fixed it. EGR issues i was told.
2 weeks later someone rear ends us. €3k in damage paid by offender's insurance.
A couple of months later car breaks down again. Dealer fixed it even though it's out if warranty. Hydraulics issue was the explanation.

Then back in August Driving home one afternoon and car went in to limp mode. Weird noises from engine so brought in to my garage. Mechanic said turbo blow. Called the place we bought it from and they said no go as we bought it 18 months ago and we'll out of warranty.
1200 quid later with Citroen parts and inspected by main dealer we drove out the Door. All good and got 12 mth warranty on parts. Then 6 weeks later bang same noises. Back to the garage and they replaced turbos under warranty but said DPF was the issue.
We removed DPF and had it professional cleaned 300 quid. Still warning lights and strange noise. Replaced fuse board and DPF sensors another couple hundred Euro. Still could not get it out of limp mode.
So we took it to another garage that was recommended by main Citroen dealer. They replaced a fan belt or something like that and also tried to fix DPF. 200 quid. They advised me not to spend more money on it and to sell it ASAP so that's where we are now

Pure lemon of a car. Body and everything is perfect 60k miles on the clock but engine is goosed.

Time to cut our losses now and trade in Asap.

I wouldn't have the heart to sell it privately but the garage will sell it on to Merlin auctions or just for scrap I think.

acronym Chilli

corks finest wrote: »

I don't k how you've had so much bad luck,in so short a time,I'd back the op,jobs weren't done properly, driving 35 yrs,and except for the last 5 years,all my motors were bangers, yet I never had your bad luck,,change your mechanic

+1
But if so the mechanic has probably made more money from doing it wrong (twice?) than if done right first time.
Its scenarios like this where 7 yr warranties and bundled servicing become most attractive: where owner not in position to hold mechanics to account, nor assess risks/impacts. I've friends who are like this, e.g. no idea even of things like that tyre brands/spec make a difference for normal use, thinking it funny that I look at temperature gauge on car from time to time, etc, If folk like that don't have scrupulously honest mechanics/sales people then they're likely to be taken advantage of

colm_mcm

Car will likely end up on private sale on donedeal with a patch up job done ready to empty someone else's wallet

corks finest

colm_mcm wrote: »

Car will likely end up on private sale on donedeal with a patch up job done ready to empty someone else's wallet

Car should be scrapped, or stripped ,sold for parts.

grogi

corks finest wrote: »

Car should be scrapped, or stripped ,sold for parts.

That's the subtle difference between should and would...

run_Forrest_run

any update OP?

BionicRasher

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

any update OP?

Good timing
We went ahead with a deal yesterday at 5pm!

Ended up getting it for 10K with our crock of a trade in
However there is no 2nd key and I need to get a parcel shelf so that’s going to be about €500

I am bringing the car to the main Toyota dealer tomorrow to just get a once over as there was a repair made to the back bumper and I want to ensure its all above board

Drove it to work today and really like it – that sick feeling in my stomach about the Picasso blowing up while driving to work or dropping the kids off is no longer with me !

run_Forrest_run

BionicRasher wrote: »

Good timing
We went ahead with a deal yesterday at 5pm!

Ended up getting it for 10K with our crock of a trade in
However there is no 2nd key and I need to get a parcel shelf so that’s going to be about €500

I am bringing the car to the main Toyota dealer tomorrow to just get a once over as there was a repair made to the back bumper and I want to ensure its all above board

Drove it to work today and really like it – that sick feeling in my stomach about the Picasso blowing up while driving to work or dropping the kids off is no longer with me !

well wear

I'm looking around for a good Prius too, 2012 upwards preferably.

Soarer

BionicRasher wrote: »

Good timing
We went ahead with a deal yesterday at 5pm!

Ended up getting it for 10K with our crock of a trade in
However there is no 2nd key and I need to get a parcel shelf so that’s going to be about €500

I am bringing the car to the main Toyota dealer tomorrow to just get a once over as there was a repair made to the back bumper and I want to ensure its all above board

Drove it to work today and really like it – that sick feeling in my stomach about the Picasso blowing up while driving to work or dropping the kids off is no longer with me !

Congratulations.

Unless you've (highly doubtful) picked up a lemon, you'll love the boring monotony of the car always working! As well as playing the "how many miles per gallon I can get by hypermiling?"

How to Hypermile