Pricing Advice
1996 SR5
3.4L V6 RWD
135,000 miles.
Bought the car in 2022.
The first owner took great care of it. Kept it in a garage, drove it regularly but only put 120,000 miles on it. The second owner (me) beat the shit out of it. Messy toddler, hauling a 90lb kayak out the back window, kept outside in the Pacific Northwest and overall this is the car that I used to start learning how to do my own work. Mostly small fixes and installs (bluetooth stereo unit, fixing roof leaks, oil changes, fixing fluid leaks, etc)
The more serious things that popped up over the years I left to the mechanic.
- Rear window fixed (Apr 2025) — wiper harness short repaired, rear control module tested good
- Radiator replaced with fresh coolant (Mar 2024)
- Front brake job — pads, rotors, caliper service (Mar 2024)
- Full tune-up (Dec 2023) — 6 spark plugs, plug wires, 3 ignition coils
- Valve cover gaskets replaced twice (Jul 2023, again Dec 2023 with the tune-up)
- Upstream O2 sensor replaced (Dec 2023)
- Alternator replaced (Jul 2023), plus both front brake hoses and 3 ft of vacuum line
- Tailgate lock and latch rebuilt (Feb 2023)
- Driver door handle repaired, window rail cleared (Jan 2023)
Still needed:
- 2022 buyer's inspection recommended: timing belt and water pump, coolant and power steering flush, noted sloppy shifter and oil seepage along the oil pan and trans cooler line.
- Drivers door handle broken again.
- Keys to start the car different than keys to unlock the car (and the drivers side door doesn’t work, so it has to be unlocked from the passenger side. I have a key fob install kit that would come with the car, but it isn’t installed.
- Rear hatch panel is currently off but I have the panel. just not the right clips.
So my question is what can I reasonably expect to sell this car for? I am not trying to make a profit. I bought it for 6k and honestly I probably overpaid. And that was before I beat the car up.
Its a beautiful car when taken care of. and I hate to get rid of it, but its just going to sit if I don't.
Any insight is appreciated, just trying to gauge what’s reasonable.
Also, I’ll let it go for less than whatever the consensus is if it’s to someone here. This subreddit has been a huge resource over the past few years.