2008 Toyota Sequoia

The good - What I have here is a 2008 Toyota Sequoia Limited with a low 80. 00 miles. I bought it a few years ago from a lady whose brother was the maintenance manager at the local Toyota dealership. It was well maintained and she only put 42k miles on it. I put the rest. She never towed anything and the hitch was still in shrink-wrap when I got it.

I have pulled a garden trailer (lawn mower) a few times. but it has never been really strained.

This car has the following:

-          5. 7 L V-8

-          Tow Package

-          Heated leather seats

-          Traction Control

-          Power sunroof/moon roof

-          Power retractable side mirrors

-          Power third row seats

-          Parking lot anti-collision system

-          Tow package. with transmission cooler and lighting hook-ups

-          Dual Air conditioners (front and rear)

-          Back-up camera. w/ retractable screen

-          JBL Premium AM/FM/CD/MP3 6 disk changer

-          Bluetooth Phone System

-          Built-in garage door controller

-          Heated leather seats

Since I bought this car. I have replaced the following:

-          Timing belt

-          Starter

-          Power-side mirrors

-          Brakes and Rotors

-          Tires

-          Window seals (they were dry-rotting)

-          Parking sensors

-          Wipers

Now the bad – twice (twice!) I have backed into things after turning off the anti-collision system in car washes. Once. I backed into a pole at the pet store. Another time I backed into a parked car at night. I have a quote of ~$1. 52 to make the repairs (see attached). However. I decided to sell the car “As-Is” so that the new owner can decide if they would rather save a few bucks and deal with the damage or repair it. I took pictures of the damage so you can see for yourself. Also. there was a small split in the seam of the driver's seat that I had stitched up. It is fine. but you can see where I made the repair.

In sum: the car has a few cosmetic items. but I know of no mechanical issues.

So how did I arrive at my price????

I did my best to honestly evaluate the “trade-in value” using Kelly Blue Book. Edmunds. and NADA. Here are the results:

Kelly Blue Book: $19. 10

Edmunds: $21. 25

NADA: $17. 51

Average = ($19. 10 + $21. 25 + $17. 10)/3 = $19. 29 Average Estimated Value

Value less the damage quote = $19. 29 - $1552 = $17. 77 Sale Price

Also published at eBay.com

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