I'm interested in getting a 2007 Toyota Prius from a Toyota Dealership what should I be looking for?

Cassandra · 19 Jul 2010, 03:53 am

I found this 2007 Toyota Prius at a dealership that I really love, I wonder what I should be looking for as a warning sign from this vehicle.

Zach · 19 Jul 2010, 03:55 am

make sure the breaks work lol..

Michael · 19 Jul 2010, 04:03 am

The 2007 was in the many years of high reliability. The only condition I would be looking for is abnormal noise (squealing or squalling noises) from the inverter pump - the second generation had quite a bit of that and the resulting pump failure before Toyota changed the design (and part number) of the pump. Earlier Gen 2 models, particularly the 2004 and 2005, had intermittents in the multifunction display but they had that fixed by 2007. (I know it sounds like these were major problems, but they were relatively uncommon problems in a car that has very few problem patterns.)

If you can test drive it on a windy day you will be able to decide whether the car is blown about too easily for your taste. There is an aftermarket stiffener kit to control that.

Otherwise it is the usual - service records and price.

JerryJ · 19 Jul 2010, 04:10 am

Mostly just the usual things you look for in any car: maintenance records, accident records, signs of abuse, etc. There are inspection firms that can help you with this. I have both a 2001 and a 2004 Prius which have been among the best cars I've ever owned. They have 80,000 and 108,000 trouble-free miles respectively.

And the silliness about the brakes in the one answer is just that "silliness". The Prius has four braking systems: regenerative, friction, engine, and parking (not to mention brake-assist which detects if you have an emergency situation and adds additional force to the brakes, and brake-override which cancels acceleration if you press on the brakes firmly). You have to really try hard not to be able to stop a Prius.

So if the Prius you're looking at checks out, go ahead and get it. The Prius is a great mid-sized car, reliable, easy to maintain, roomy, and fun-to-drive.

I'm interested in getting a 2007 Toyota Prius from a Toyota Dealership what should I be looking for?

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