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Yes, we are one of those people. One of those people that have a Prius. Albeit these days, it’s not as boring or special any more. But yes, we actually own a Prius, the wagon version. How much does it cost to own a Prius? Let’s find out! P.s. this is a repost of a post from back in 2019 with update up to November 2025! Why do you own a Prius? I can hear you think: “why on earth did you buy a Prius you bloody old hippie?” and “why have you not gone electric by now?!” We drove a lovely Volvo S60T for years, but that got into electrical problems 2013 and needed repairs worth more than half the value of the car. That was not going to work. Plus, we are tall, so are many of our friends and family. There was not that much space in the back of the Volvo for tall folks (tall here is about 1,90m or taller), we wanted to change this for our “new” car. Our beloved Prius in France Selecting a “new” car We went to a bunch of international cars shows in 2013 and tested over 60 different models to see where we could comfortably sit behind each other (we are 1,87m and 1,95m). Couple restrictions: No pick-trucks or SUV’s (I don’t like the handling, nor the fuel consumption), no vans (I still have some pride left in me), reliable and affordable. Oh, did I mention we wanted loads of space, also for our large furry friends? So not too many restrictions We actually ended up with a selection of 3 (comfortable rear seat) cars during the last car show we visited (this was back in 2013). One was as a Toyota Rav4, but since that was an SUV it quickly dropped off the list. We also fitted properly in a BMW 7 series, but that was too expensive (go figure!) and the dog didn’t fit in the boot/trunk either. And there was this Toyota Prius Wagon… I talked to a lot of cabbies a that time, whom drove this car professionally. All of them were really happy with the reliability and operating costs. Most drove over 160.000km (100.000 miles) and only needed a flush of the transmission system. No battery problem either (even in a country with brutal winters!). It seems we had found our car! Purchase and International Move We bought the car back in early 2014 when it was just 10 months old and only had done 6.700km (~4.000 miles). The market for second-hand Prius’ was very small and we didn’t have much choice, so ended up with a Toyota dealer. That being said, the car was new (including taxes & fees) around $32.000 (~€21.350 at the time), we “only” paid $25.500 (€17.000 at the time) for the car. We actually ended paying a bit less to drive away as we still got $5.000 back for our old Volvo. But think about it, the