Seems the earlierV8 cab chassis toyos are suffering resale value??

With injector cost of around $900, x 8, If I was thinking of buying one with more then 250000ks I would be bargaining hard to, where as the old 6s where just run in, and total injector cost was only around $1200.
Does anyone know how long these injectors last, if they are good for 500000ks then its not and issue.
Cheers Pete

Was at a clearing sale a few weeks ago and a 2007 V8 trayback (221,000km) sold for $21,000. A 2005 4.2 with 240,000km sold for $24,000 both were in similar condition.

Your talking utes that are now 6 plus years old with relatively high K's.
Cars lose 50% of their value in the first 3 years as a pretty good general rule.
$65K 6 years ago, $33K in 2010 so low to mid $20's for a ute is probably pretty reasonable pending its condition.

Ha ha thats a silly post
With the end of thr current mining boom alot of tojos went off to auction
And were tarted up for quick sale through the yards
So go buy one if you think there cheap. .....
Good quality privatly owned ones will still be fetching decent coin

There are lots of ex mine 70 series now coming off their lease and on the market. Cheap and cheerful.....

Check the previous owner carefully. It could be a mine, contractor or facilites company.

It comes down to prior history of the vehicle, many Toyota's are used in the mining industry and hence why so many sell cheap.

Ultimately, depreciation (resale) is one factor in the overall cost of a vehicle.

Another factor will be the value of the Australian dollar, bear in mind we have enjoyed a currency that has appreciated against the US dollar to above parity, and against the Yen it has also appreciated.

That has now changed, and it has fallen in excess of 15% over the past few months against the US dollar, and similar against the Yen. This change in value of the currency will eventually be reflected in the imported cost of new vehicles, and I suspect this can have an influence on the resale price of vehicles, especially if the landed cost of new vehicles is going up.

But in reality, how many people buy vehicles with resale in mind, unless you are turning them over at a regular rate?

Yes, nice to know it holds its value, but there are so many other factors that might influence a vehicle purchase, including running costs over its useful life...

Vehicles will always be a depreciating asset – all the more reason to get Out and About to make the most of it, that is where its true value lies for many of us!

Cheers...