# Brand New or Year old New

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brand-new-or-year-old-new/4417>\
**Category:** Buying/Selling\
**Tags:** selling\
**Created:** [September 10, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brand-new-or-year-old-new/4417 "2007-09-10T18:15:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Krajewskit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@Krajewskit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Krajewskit)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brand-new-or-year-old-new/4417/1 "2007-09-10T18:15:53Z")

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I am about to buy a Toyota Prius. The question is a 2007 for 22500 or an 08 for 23000? Is $500 an appropriate discount for a year old new car?

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brand-new-or-year-old-new/4417/2 "2007-09-10T18:22:22Z")

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I would buy the 2008 Prius. A 2007 becomes one year old when the 2008 automobiles appear. Even if you plan to run the car into the ground, if insurance would have to replace the car in a couple of years, the 2008 would be worth more than the 2007.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brand-new-or-year-old-new/4417/3 "2007-09-10T19:17:00Z")

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Get the one you can get the best price on. Is that $500 AFTER you negotiated a deal??? It really doesn’t matter if you keep the vehicle many years. If you plan on selling it in 2-3 years then get the 2008.

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**Author:** ![Krajewskit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@Krajewskit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Krajewskit)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brand-new-or-year-old-new/4417/4 "2007-09-10T19:33:48Z")

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The $500 difference is best price on two identical cars (except for color) with one being an 07 on the lot and the other an 08 that will arrive in 2 weeks. We like the 08 color (Blue) better but could live with the black 07 .

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brand-new-or-year-old-new/4417/5 "2007-09-10T20:07:57Z")

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If the difference is only $500, take the new one.

Black cars get REALLY hot when parked in the sun, which works the AC harder, which works the engine harder, which uses more fuel.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brand-new-or-year-old-new/4417/6 "2007-09-10T20:10:53Z")

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On hot, trendy, popular cars, buy the 2008 model. $500 is not a big enough discount to accept a year old model. If it was a Cavalier, the mark-down would be closer to $3500.

Some dealers are now well stocked with Prius models, so shop around for a better price…