4.5L 100 Series pricing

i looked at redbook, but let's be honest - those values mean squat for 4wds, esp with gear fitted and conditions, etc.

that's why i'm asking here - to get values that reflect reality.

You are kidding aren't you ?

No wonder Car sales men are the scum of the earth . . .

17k for a 01 or 02 100 Series Cruiser ???

Why ? so HE can flog it off for $30k . . .

Redbook says

Trade in price guide* $30,400 - $34,400
National average price - private sale* $33,700 - $38,700

Thats about what they are selling for on Carpoint.

160K on a 4.5 Petrol . . . just wearing in. It will go 400 , 500k before it even needs to be considered.

EXACTLY!

carsales are selling 2000-2002 4.5L GXL's with around the 150-175kms for between $30 to $35,000.

i was thinking of picking it up for around $20,000, keep it for a year or so and then sell it for a bit of a profit perhaps.

Nathan that figure is BS.

Your wholesaler mate is dreaming.

A rav 4 same age is worth that wholesale.

edit.

vitaras mate is dreaming.

hehe, figured you meant that!

I agree with you about being scum of the earth thats why I dont buy from caryards. I know the motor will do a sh@t load more than what is already on it It's just higher than what they say is average for a vehicle of that year that's all I was meaning. They still sell 80 series for that price. Sorry didn't read your question properly in regards to selling it in 12 months time, he was thinking your going to do another 150.000klms or more in the same period of time meaning it will have over 300,000klms if you go to sell which might make it harder for you to sell. Take Care Vitara

I disagree about the scumof the earth comment and i am not a car salesman. My brother sells second hand 4wd's etc and he tells me the guys who are scumm are the wholesalers , not the salesman. IN his yard he has to sell the vehicle for $3,000 more than it was bought for before the gets into the 10% commission part of his pay .

Sorry to ruffle your feathers rags and dags, but I used to sell brand new toyota's for 4 years well known dealership in blacktown sydney, new cars no probs if they have a warranty problem they go across to service to get fixed you can't help that if there new you are not to know, BUT when they asked me to start to sell second hand cars to the public no thankyou. You have some poor bloke come in off the street with his arse hanging out his shorts 3 kids and a wife in tow, and they want you to sell him somthing that you know is a bucket of sh@t that is worse than they are trading in thats where I draw the line, hence thats why I no longer sell cars full stop out of the trade all together.Not saying your brother is like that although they have cleaned up there act alot from previous years (the whole motor trade) and there is a lot more woman selling cars now. I dont know how some of them sleep at night .Sorry if I offended you about you brother maybe he is one of the decent blokes around but there is not many of them.Take Care Vitara

If you can get it for $20 odd then I think its an exceptional deal.

Sure , they are thirsty (I have a 4.5 Patrol) , but , for that $10k or so saving . . . thats a LOT of fuel.

You could drive it for a couple of years and STILL make a profit.

Sorry :) forgot to mention that it'll be my work vehicle - i'm a project manager so no tools in the car, however they give me a fuel card and pay my fuel including private usage!

they pay my fuel and insurance, plus pick it up for $20k...... i think i'm on a good thing here!!

I woulda thought that when Toyota dropped the 4.5 for the V8 and dropped the price of the V8 by about 20k, the 4.5's would have plummetted in price. Just my opinion....
Gerry

Yep, Toyota did some revision with the 100 series series 2. they made the lexus the flagship, a sahara affordable, and the new v8 was 60k
There is a 4.5 on ebay at the moment for 25...looks ok, no bids.
Andrew