I have a 1996 CRV which is past its best although still passed recent WOF. Would like to trade this in on another Vechicle. I have no ideas what to expect for trade in price if it is worth anything at all?! Am thinking possibly getting Rav 4 up to 18k. What would be reasonable Kms/yr for that amount? Help!
thejazzpianoma,
Jul 23, 12:48pm
Best place to get an idea of price is on here. As well as the asking price, use the down arrow by the magnifying glass above to search for closed auctions and you can see what the closing prices were.
I would suggest you don't "trade it in" as such, just give it a clean and $1 reserve it. Dealers are not going to want to sell your old CRV due to having to warranty it under the consumer guarantees act so you will almost always get far more money selling it yourself.
I would also suggest you consider the RAV very carefully, they are not in my opinion as good or as reliable as the CRV. I would be looking at another CRV if it was me, or even better a Skoda Yeti or Tiquan if you can get one in your price range. The Skoda Yeti and VW Tiguan are much more economical to run, nicer to drive, better featured and more practical in terms of layout and space than the RAV and also the CRV. The Yeti would likely have to have one more awards than any other car in the segment. Parts cost and availability are much of a muchness as per the Japanese options, likewise labour rates etc.
Best of luck with it all.
intrade,
Jul 23, 1:17pm
trading it in = 0$ for any car that is old, i dont like to name years as that would just start arguments over whats old etc. the problem is as following. you trade the car in to the dealer, the dealer has 2 options pay you nothing for the car or have the car you buy so overpriced that he can give you 3000$ for your trade in so your traded car owes him 0$ why is that you want to know, well one thing is consumer guarantees act , if a dealer onsells the car it comes with a consumer guarante. this is extreemly troublesome to honest dealers to actuarly sell your car whom is a wrack its why you want to get rid of it and give a guarantee for it, So they either scrap it or onsell it at turners as end of live vehicle as they cant risk having to repair your car under the consumer guarantees rules and regulations. this would be why dealer would give you nothing for your car its just to big a risk to onsell again by them.
intrade,
Jul 23, 1:23pm
also rav4 are not exacly the best of toyotas. busted transmissions and broken cv joints collapesd wheel bearings pop to mind to name 2 issues i have seen more then once. plus permanent 4x4 use a ton of gas and all 4 tyre must be the same sizes , somone said there is 2wd rav-4 also i could immagin the 2wd having slight less problems
brapbrap8,
Jul 23, 1:26pm
Add a new stereo system and a cambelt change onto the price of that one though jmma.
Most likely an dealer would give you about $500 for the CRV, they would most likely scrap it or sell as parts as it would be far too risky to sell otherwise.
tamarillo,
Jul 23, 1:52pm
Op, what is your use and main needs? Do you need to be up high for mobility reasons or are you ok with normal height car? Give us some ideas as to what you want and need?.
thejazzpianoma,
Jul 23, 1:55pm
Good point, I see a lot of people using SUV's purely for their high seats, when there are now more suitable options that provide the high seats without the compromises of an SUV.
msigg,
Jul 23, 3:39pm
The RAV 4 is an excellent vehicle, very reliable and hold their price very well, the newer ones are getting a bit bigger, I like the second generation ones the best, each to their own,The rav 4 is better than the CRV, the trans are much better, my partner has a CRV for the last 10 years, done 250k no problems, The RAV does go better and is nicer in my opinion. Just $1 reserve the CRV if the paint has faded and done high km. Get some Ideas from the dealers what the exchange is worth, sometimes better to just trade and move on in life than try to sell to save $500.
kazbanz,
Jul 23, 3:48pm
Kiwiinnz- What is your attraction to the RAV4 ? What are you intending to use the vehicle for? The reason I ask is that unless you are using it for sand/snow use then you will get a lot newer,lower KM example of more "normal" vehicles for your money or pay a lot less for something the same age/milage. I must warn you that the 2.0l rav4 in your price range isn't the best product Toyota have created.There are ongoing issues with the engine. The 1800cc 2 wheel drive is a nice vehicle and the 2.4 equally is nice.
mack77,
Jul 23, 9:39pm
I would definitely sell your CRV on TradeMe; it's worth good money, believe me.
asue,
Jul 23, 9:47pm
I sold a 96 CRV for $1500 in January with 280,000km on it with current wof and reg. Sold with a $1 reserve on here on a quick 3 day auctiion. Auto was a bit temperamental. Trade in offered by car sales on a 2007 SV6 commodore was $500.
Yea johotech that review was great, very nice looking Honda CRV.
johotech,
Jan 5, 9:23pm
That video is the latest model. It has a slightly different 4WD system than the 2007-2013(14?) model.
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