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    What do you guys think?

    Los Angeles, CA -- Call it hybrid hysteria.

    The demand for Toyota's gas-electric Prius has prompted some people to pay more than the new car sticker price for a model that has thousands of miles on it.

    The reason is simple. They don't have to wait for months on a dealers' waiting list.

    Kelley Blue Book says buyers have paid private sellers and used car dealers as much as $3,000 more than the advertised price of a new 2004 or 2005 model.

    It is very unusual for second-hand cars to sell for more than their new counterparts, since cars typically lose value almost immediately.

    Automotive experts say the only other instances are luxury vehicles like a Ferrari and hot new releases like the Mazda Miata and the Mini Cooper.

    The experts say the Prius, which lists for between $21,000 and $26,000, is the first economy car with a higher resale value.

    Older Prius models are not seeing the same phenomenon
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    e_andree E

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    You get tax breaks owning a hybrid too
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    i dont think that i would pay over sticker price for a used car
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    That 3000k over in price will be saved in fuel and taxes though
    e_andree, May 6, 2005
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    true but in maintence for a hybrid would be more then that
    corollarider19, May 6, 2005
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    how so?
    e_andree, May 6, 2005
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    to matain the battery that it runs on is expensive and if it ever broke i pitty the person i will have to call the dealer to be exact on price but i know its not cheap to replace
    corollarider19, May 6, 2005
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    Hybrid-Related Component Coverage: Hybrid-related components, including the HV battery, battery control module, hybrid control module and inverter with converter, are covered for 8 years/100,000 miles. The HV battery may have longer coverage under emissions warranty. Refer to applicable Owner’s Warranty Information booklet for details.

    100,000 mile warranty on those batteries. So, other than that, what are these high maintentence costs youre talking about?
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    yea i just looked it up.. iam figuring if your buying the car used you might not get a warranty on it... but the way it looks you will...
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    Yeah, you wont get that warranty if you buy it through a private party seller.

    I like the idea of a hybrid car, but I dont think they are pleasing to the eye yet. 2000 tax break though!
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    tax breaks are always good...i thought about it but i really dont think that things will get really bad enough that i will be forced to buy one.. tho i like the prius design
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    Nope. And it will continue for a while too, to give people incentive to buy them
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    heh...well color me corrected :)
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    yea i learned something new
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    Yea maybe you'll pay a few thousand extra, but between tax breaks and the money you'll save from gas, I'd think it would be worth it.
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    Why doesn't the warranty extend to the 2nd owner? If the warranty has not expired, I always thought it could be used by whoever owned the car, original owner or not.
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    i thought they discontinued that? i could be wrong, but i thought i read somewhere that the tax breaks are over.

    any time you buy a certified used vehicle from a dealer it has a warranty. toyota cert used = 6 years, 100k miles. that changes between car companies, but currently there are a whopping 2 that have hybrids available, and Honda's warranty is similar.
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    i want a pirus so bad.. I really love the car.... thats all
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    they are really nice cars
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    and fast.. everytime i see one, it is flying past me on the freeway.. i think i fell in love with the back lights.
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    they are fast 0-60 its really fast.. i could see putting some flip out screens in there and a banging sound system it would be perfect
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    oh yeah !!! definately.... i am really thinking if i should tradre in my rolla for one.. but i am " in" love with me rolla. but since i just got the SI last weekend i think the pirus might look a little to close of the same car
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    civic... they do look almost the same but not quite.. hey do it if thats what u want its a really solid car
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    well since i just got the SI last weekend.. i am sure i will be holding off oon a second new car.. i still owe on my rolla right now.. but maybe next year .. how bout you? thinking about getting one?
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    i thought about it but then i went ahead and got a scion tc.. right now iam just looking for something to ride around in....
    corollarider19, May 10, 2005
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