WWYD--car question

[2littleprincesses]

My husband has a friend who would like to buy our 2006 Toyota Sienna. I just got the brakes fixed on it and recently bought snow tires for this winter. He would offer a fair price for it. It has 100,000 miles on it.

We own this vehicle free and clear and have 2 more payments on our other vehicle. Then I could get another vehicle like a subaru outback wagon or kia sorento, etc. We would also have more car payments.

I would have never explored this option for another few years, it is just presented itself since he has approached us.

What would you do?

 

[robinb]

Were you already planning to sell the minivan? I might keep it since it's already paid for and your kids are still "minivan" aged kids. I think you might miss the space even if you get an Outback to replace it.

 

[happygirl]

My husband has a friend who would like to buy our 2006 Toyota Sienna. I just got the brakes fixed on it and recently bought snow tires for this winter. He would offer a fair price for it. It has 100,000 miles on it.

We own this vehicle free and clear and have 2 more payments on our other vehicle. Then I could get another vehicle like a subaru outback wagon or kia sorento, etc. We would also have more car payments.

I would have never explored this option for another few years, it is just presented itself since he has approached us.

What would you do?

I'd never sell a vehicle to a friend in the first place.

 

[2littleprincesses]

I'd never sell a vehicle to a friend in the first place.

Actually it is not really a friend. He has a mechanic that comes to his place of work every other week to do oil changes and other things. He is the one who brought it up.

 

[Hook326]

We drive our cars until they die so I'd keep it if it wasn't giving you alot of expensive problems. Think of the money you'd save that could go toward Disney vacations

 

[DeltaDiamond001]

It depends on how bad you want/need a new car, and whether or not you could afford the monthly payments.

If you like it, keep it. There's no sense in making more payments than you have to.

 

[Praying Colonel]

If you're not ready to sell it, I wouldn't sell just because someone wants to buy it.

We're a Toyota family and keep our vehicles until they die. 100K is nothing.

 

[disneysmyhappyplace]

I agree I would not sell either. Toyota's run forever without problems. My parents just got rid of their Toyota corolla and it had 350,000 miles on it, and it still ran great they just felt it was time for a newer car since it was a 1997. I would never get rid of a Toyota for a Kia anyway just my opinion though

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[cvjw]

We have a 2006 Toyota Sienna, and just purchased a 2012 Subaru Outback. If you are used to the wonderful space for stuff that the Sienna provides, you will be very disappointed in the cargo capacity of the Outback. We love our new Outback, but it doesn't hold a quarter of the junk that the Sienna does. We decided that as long as our boys are still at home, we need one vehicle that is a hauler (like the Sienna), and the other car can just be a fun car. We only have 75,000 miles on our Sienna, but have started to look around for it's replacement. You should look into the Toyota Highlander - it has rear fold down seats like the Sienna, and looks like it would hold lots of cargo.

Edited to add - if I had to take on car payments again for a new car, I would just keep your Sienna. You know that it still has many, many more trouble free years if you keep the basic maintenance up.

 

[blessedby3]

We drive our cars until they die! We also have a Sienna (2005, 107,000 miles) and love it. I would not want to sell a vehicle that had no payment to take on another payment. Tell the guy you will contact him when you are ready to sell...and enjoy banking that car payment money for quite a while

 

[2littleprincesses]

Thanks everyone. I was not even considering it until this guy suggested it. It seems unanimous and I am anxious not to have a car payment. We will keep the sienna. I think I would miss not having a van.

 

[the5marions]

If I understand correctly, the person wanting to buy it is a mechanic. That makes me think its in really good shape! I'd hang onto it, then when the other car is paid off start saving up for a new purchase down the road.

 

[tar heel]

Me - I'd drive the Sienna another 100,000 miles. Unless I can buy, not finance, a new car, I have to "need," not want one.

 

[StephMK]

We have the same van & mileage. My kids are 10 & 12 & I plan to run it into the ground as it's probably my last van. Unless you are having issues w/it, I'd keep it since it should last at least another 100k.

 

[01spirit750]

I wonder if the mechanic is going to try and flip it (re - sell it for more and make money on the deal). I have a lot of mechanic friends and they do this all the time.

Chris

 

[luv2sewtjr]

I wouldn't sell it either. My 2004 had 206k on it when my teenager totaled it and we got a nice amount for it. It was still running quite well.

 

[swilshire]

My husband has a friend who would like to buy our 2006 Toyota Sienna. I just got the brakes fixed on it and recently bought snow tires for this winter. He would offer a fair price for it. It has 100,000 miles on it.

We own this vehicle free and clear and have 2 more payments on our other vehicle. Then I could get another vehicle like a subaru outback wagon or kia sorento, etc. We would also have more car payments.

I would have never explored this option for another few years, it is just presented itself since he has approached us.

What would you do?

I would keep it. We were on the other side of the fence. When my neighbor decided to get rid of his 2000 Honda Accord with nearly 100,000 miles on it, we bought it for our son at blue book price. We have owned it for a couple of years now, had one minor repair, and fully expect it to get my son out of college.

Sheila