Monday, July 14, 2008

What a RIP!!!

So as you know we have decided to take the plunge and get a minivan. What you may not know is what a rip off the whole trade in process it and selling your car by your self (especially a V8) is almost impossible.

If we trade in our vehicle we have been told that we will only get @ $12,000, but probably less. We bought this car for $31,000ish 4 years ago...WHAT A RIP. I guess what they say about Toyotas holding their value was just a good thing to say when they were trying to sell a brand new car.

Anyway if you know anybody who is interested in our 4Runner here is the craigslist add that we have posted.


So here's the deal. We are buying a minivan and must sell our car quickly. We have a 2003 Toyota 4Runner Sport Edition, 4WD, V8 (which actually gets decent gas mileage at about 15-17 MPG), 58,000 miles, silver with grey/black leather interior. This car is immaculate. KBB says that we can get $15,375 (good condition) for private party sale and $12,045 (good condition) for trade in. We are selling this vehicle for $12,500. This offer is only good until later this week. If interested give us a call...Ryan or Kelley (808)721-7926.

3 comments:

Fennells said...

Maybe you'd have better luck selling the Element with gas prices as they are???? What mini van are you getting????

Fennells said...

(Greg here) Don't fret too much about the trade-in value - it always sorta stinks because dealers want to make $$ and they're probably leery about SUV sales. Like L-Mouse said, gas prices are going to hurt anyone trying to sell a V-8. But as I've learned in one of my classes, Toyota really IS one of the top car manufacturers (hopefully that will make you feel better, eh?) Ta-ta!

Fennells said...

No posts all week!!!!?????? I'm in withdrawal!!!!