Proud to officially join the Toyota Sequoia family!
TLDR: Last night I took delivery of this 2018 TRD Sport 4x4 with 129k miles—two owners, meticulously dealer-maintained with full records, purchased from a family in Utah, mechanically sound, and the only has the minor cosmetic wear you’d expect from a 6 year old family vehicle. It was a $32,500 private party sale—no dealer fees or sales tax!
Full Story: My search for a 2nd gen Sequoia started nearly 2 years ago. My trusty 2008 Subaru Forester just wasn’t cutting it anymore. I needed more power, cargo space, the safety features that became standard around 2018, and something a tad bit more modern (ironically, not something the 2nd gen is necessarily known for). I didn’t want luxury or tech—I just wanted a reliable workhorse.
I eventually narrowed my search to the TRD Sport, but finding the right one at the right price was tough. I quickly realized I would have to expand my search nationwide. I spent months digging through overpriced dealership listings, and even considered the 5th gen 4Runner at one point. I test drove both, and after the third time behind the wheel of the Sequoia, my mind was made up.
So when this one popped up in a random Facebook Marketplace notification, my gut feeling was that this was the one. I offered to send the seller a deposit to take it off the market and I bought it sight unseen. Everything lined up—the condition, the mileage, the price, and a seller who was very transparent and made the whole out-of-state purchase process simple.
My wife and I have been Toyota people for a long time. She still daily drives the 2005 RAV4 Limited we bought back in college at 60k miles. I work from home, so I’ll only put just a few thousand miles a year on the Sequoia for now—that’ll probably change as we start our family in the next few years and it becomes our family hauler. It feels good to finally own own a Sequoia. Looking forward to the next 100k+ miles!