Leo
08-19-2016, 12:03 PM
[MENTION=11919]jimcrackcorn[/MENTION] Yeah mine blew up at 134 miles on the odometer, literally the day after.... I should have demanded my old car back and unwound the deal, but there's no laws allowing that, so they don't have to therefore they won't. During the two weeks without the car I learned that pretty much they aren't all that reliable, even one person posted pictures of his Challenger having caught fire due to some electrical short. There's all sorts of stuff about engines ticking and having engine work done at very low miles, very easy to find on their forums. I know Prius, or any vehicle for that matter, has their issues and the occasional lemon, but I don't come across that so much on Prius Chat, unless we're talking about a 2004 pirus or something that's pretty old.
If I can walk away with the Prius, shave a bit off the loan and the payment and be happy, I'll do it. So they still have to offer a reasonable amount for the Challenger and be able to offer financing. If they offer me less than $23k then I'll either have to talk them up or go home, that or they'll have to whip out a cash rebate on the Prius. Either way, I have set numbers on what I will take and won't take. Obviously the know anyone walking into a dealer with a car that's 1 year old either hates the car or there's something going on, I'm sure they'll bank on that.
As far as being upside down on the Prius, yeah going to be way upside down, for a lot longer but not for the entire time. Unless I put a lot of miles on it I should be alright but it would probably be sometime in 2019 before I hit the break even point...about where I stand with the Challenger if I opt for a 60 month term.
If it doesn't work out, can always look at next year. Definitely want to part ways before something else goes wrong, like the transmission I'm concerned about. It likes to buck when it's cold, never driven a car that behaved like that even when cold. Problem is that if I take it to the dealer and bitch about it they will give me the old there's nothing wrong with it...
If I can walk away with the Prius, shave a bit off the loan and the payment and be happy, I'll do it. So they still have to offer a reasonable amount for the Challenger and be able to offer financing. If they offer me less than $23k then I'll either have to talk them up or go home, that or they'll have to whip out a cash rebate on the Prius. Either way, I have set numbers on what I will take and won't take. Obviously the know anyone walking into a dealer with a car that's 1 year old either hates the car or there's something going on, I'm sure they'll bank on that.
As far as being upside down on the Prius, yeah going to be way upside down, for a lot longer but not for the entire time. Unless I put a lot of miles on it I should be alright but it would probably be sometime in 2019 before I hit the break even point...about where I stand with the Challenger if I opt for a 60 month term.
If it doesn't work out, can always look at next year. Definitely want to part ways before something else goes wrong, like the transmission I'm concerned about. It likes to buck when it's cold, never driven a car that behaved like that even when cold. Problem is that if I take it to the dealer and bitch about it they will give me the old there's nothing wrong with it...
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