Well, for the past 6 years, we have been using a 98 Jackaroo SE. Seven seater and we love it dearly. Even if she is a bit banged up thanks to an impatient commuter!
With #6 on the way we went into new car discussions, and we were aghast at the idea of replacing our beloved Jackaroo. If it were not an economical and environmental monster, we'd have considered a Suburban - which is basically a bigger Jackaroo, lol. But its city conditions fuel consumption is atrocious! 21L/100KM.
We ended up buying a Hiace Commuter. It has plenty of seating and if you remove some of the back ones, it gives you room to put the shopping or luggage - something we dont have with the Jackaroo. It also filled my one and only requirement. You can fit it in ONE parking space.
Well we have signed contract to buy an 05 Honda Odyssey, luxury model. Low k's in great condition. DH and I were finally able to agree on a car lol. I didn't want a 4WD, he didn't want a bus. So now we are just waiting, waiting for the bank to sort out the finance for us. And thinking about what to do with our existing car...I want to just trade it in, but DH seems to think we should private sell it because he thinks a trade will be a rip off. I just want to get rid of it, and if we can use it to reduce the purchase price of our new car, all the better.
if you can afford to wait for it to go, I would sell it privately.
I had a 2002 V8 Statesman that had just done 90,000k's, was in PERFECT condition (we were second owners, the previous owner was a fam friend who is very fussy with her car, and so am I!) and we got a 12,000 trade for it (Paid 21,000 for it, with 60000k's on the clock and had it for just over 2 years) When it was easily worth at least 16,000!
Its funny you should say that, as our current car is a 2000 V8 Statesman. Its got fairly high ks though - about 172 000. We know a trade will get us at most probably 8k, but we would ask 12 if we sold it privately. Thing is, I am not convinced it would sell because of the current market - nobody is buying. Although, DH thinks that there is always a market for V8s, so not sure. I would be happy with 7 or 8k on a trade, as it would make the new car that little bit cheaper.
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When it was easily worth at least 16,000!
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