It took me 4 months and lots of tire kickers to finally sell my modded 2000 4runner locally for 8900.

Ebay, YT, and most other online places are not good for selling vehicles like ours. No one wants to pay what we want for it, and people are online mostly for one reason...to find a good deal. Those trucks can be had locally for 7k if you wait for the right deal. The market we are in, people will wait

 

Keep in mind eBay has never been a good place to sale vehicles unless it's rare, highly sought after, or you get lucky by having that ONE special buyer who's already looking for a modified 3rd gen. The going-for prices on ebay are ridiculous and should never be used to compare what your truck is worth.
Sure, resale has dropped, but no where near the examples you see on eBay.

Continue using craigslist and re-list it every 2-3 weeks...then cut me a check when it sales for what you want.

I do agree with everyone above...keep the 4runner and buy a used 4cyl commuter/beater!

 

That's one reason I wound up keeping mine. I didn't really want to sell it anyways and nobody would give me near what I wanted so I said screw it. I'll just buy a little car when I get back.

Plus with 3 dogs I have to have something. If you so return it to stock I might be interested in some of the parts.

Just keep it and spend 800-1000 getting a little civic or something. It's better than taking such a big loss.

 

"What HE said!"
How much gas will you have to save to make up for the $$ beating you're gonna take on your 4Runner ($8000 loss?). You'll kick yourself after loving on that truck for two years. Just get a little Tercel or Civic for $1000, do the maint on it, and get 35+ mpg on your commute. We have helped a couple friends find early-mid 90's mini-yotas for right around $1000, ready to drive. Or, if you need something 'nicer' find a mid 90s Accord... we got one for $2500 and it didn't need much work at all.... 30+mpg.

 

What year accord? I had a 95 ex with a 5 speed. I wouldn't mind picking up another one. What need's to be done?

 

i saw your truck on ebay...its pretty. but a stock runner appeals to the masses right now with the economy and gas prices....etc. for some reason the trucks are fetching big big bucks, but the runners are not. i was thinking of getting rid of my truck and bronco, and just getting a nice ext cab tacoma, but i can freshen up the motor in my 93 truck, and still get a 97-98 runner for about 5 grand. 5 grand wont really buy you much of a nice truck at all.

 

post it back up on craigslist in big city's like INDY, Chicago, Dayton, Cincinnati,Columbus, Louisville, St Louis.

do a 300 mile circle for ads.

 

I ended up posting it on the indianapolis and on Cincinnati. I will post it on the others tonight. Thanks for the advice!

 

I'd suggest return it to stock and let the scavenging begin here on YT. Because no matter how hard you try to sell on the money spent part or reduced half in two years whatever. You gotta look at the market value, a 97 Runner is worth about 5k, period. Realistically hat's what ppl are looking after.

 

Yep, clean stockers always sell quicker and often for more than modded rigs.

Hey, how about these owners. Each is about to take a $40,000+ bath:

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/795142389.html

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/795845020.html

 

20% residual value after 130,000 miles is bad?

 

I'm trying to cheer the guy up!

 

I work in the insurance industry and we are seeing a trend in the value of used vehicles. SUV's are losing value the the 4 cylinder foreign cars are increasing in value. I'm in the same boat. I have modd'd out a 2000 4runner LTD. There is no way I will sell it if for what I have into it. I bought it used 5 yrs ago for $20k and I have dumped another $5k into it. I enjoy driving it and have come to realize it is the opposite of an investment. It's a toy, money pit, luxury. I'm not going to sell it. I will run it into the ground. I am going to take the next $2k I can save and buy a used Nissan sentra or Toyota corrolla as my daily driver. My 4runner is getting about 15 mpg. OUCH!!!

you have a sweet ride- I wouldn't sell it. I would pay your asking price if I was in the market. You need to find the right butt for the right seat. Some nut like me will pay your price and you'll both be happy.

 

Where a 4Runner gets 15mpg, a $2k Corolla will get 25mpg, at most. So math this out: To drive the 4Runner 1000 miles each month @ $3.80 = $253. To drive the Corolla it is $152.

Let's say insurance will run you an additional $40 per month for the Corolla, and maintenance about $25 per month on average, another $5-10 for inspection and misc fees.

Say the Corolla will last you 7 more years, with a residual value by that time of $250, add roughly another $20 a month. Subtract about $20 also for less maintenance and mileage depreciation on the 4Runner.

In BEST case given that NOTHING breaks total savings of $30 per month to drive in a $2k Corolla

 

I find it hard to believe that a Honda, that isn't a 20 year old money pit, can be had for less than $1000 in this market.

 

I am with camp1 if I was in the market I would buy yours in a heartbeat.

You have done lots of nice work on the ride and do not settle for less and start to break it all up. (Unless all your labor was free and still is....)

Tulsa folks went crazy when I went down there at Christmas-they had ice storms just before and just after.

Tulsa has cheapest gas in the country now at $3.50 a gallon.

List craigslist here (Denver) for example and see how many of us are out here looking. But I think a buyer is out there for you.

Patience, patience, and then more.

My 2nd gen took 4 months to sell and they are more "trucklike" than the 3rd gens.

I hope you do not start to part it out to stock, but I love that rear bumper....

 

Thanks fr all of the advice everyone. I guess I am in no real hurry to sale it. I can afford to sit on it for awhile, who knows maybe the right person will come along. I have had some really sweet trade offers here lately. It is just hard to imagine driving something else.

Bryan

 

No cars are selling at what they are worth right now. We own a used car lot, had a 99 4Runner Limited, S/C'd with LOW miles, and not a thing wrong with it, and had to sacrifice it for 8900.

I wouldn't feel bad if I were you, just gotta find the person who is looking for what you're selling. We had a Taco on the lot for 4 months, beautiful, ARB Bumper, winch the whole 9 yards and people were looking to pay 6k for it (It sold to someone who knew what they were looking at, for 11k)

Just keep on truckin' - you'll sell it!

 

Dude ........I hear your anguish!
I started a thread 2 weeks ago where my buddies museum mint 01 leather limited runner is worth 12,300 on KBB !!!!!!!!!! with 60,000 !
Keep it and live on..............

My home ........worth 100,000 less than it was 4 yrs ago
My next refy will put me in Mortgage insurance again !! RIPOFF!!!!!!!
My IRA is worth less than what I paid into it.
My runner is worth less than half of what I paid for it.

All I can say is that hopefully everyone OWNS their toys otherwise there's alot of upside down action in our country!
Kenny S>

 

i just bought a 98 4runner, like 15 minutes ago. 3899.00. 137,000 miles with a 5 speed. couldnt touch the same in a truck for under 8k. its kinda crazy. you guys complain about gas mileage in your 4runners......i have a full size bronco sitting in my driveway(rusting) cause its just to expensive to drive it. it gets maybe 10 around town, and 14 on the highway if i dont go up any hills. cant wait to see what i get for that vehicle.