Value of 2010 39,000 mile Cruiser

[Streamer]

I am trying to trade in my 2010 Land Cruiser with only 39,000 miles and the dealer can't find any comps anywhere. KBB shows roughly 37-39k as trade in value. I live in a small community so don't think selling it locally is an option. What say you all? What is a reasonable value for a low mileage cruiser?

 

[CharlieS]

Sell it to an enthusiast that will value the low mileage. Trade-ins are the worst possible way to get value out of a used vehicle.

Start by buying a membership here and posting it in the classifieds.

Not sure how it works in covid times, but I've sold several vehicles on ebay and they fetched a fair value. It reaches a much wider market than I can reach locally.

 

[lawrence1]

First, I would post it here and give someone the opportunity to buy it before you trade it in. I would also post on the national classified sites like autotrader, cars.com, cargurus, etc.

Realistically, I doubt any dealer is going to offer you anywhere near $37k-$39k on trade but you may be able to get close on a private party sale if the truck is mint and you find someone willing to pay a premium for the low mileage. I'd be curious to know where you end up

 

[Reckless]

I'd trade it in right away. Used car values are plummeting. Even though I hate losing $5k but I wouldn't risk it waiting months to find that enthusiast.

 

[JohnJB]

Have you actually floated it to a dealer yet? Those are NADA numbers, and as you can see, they don't match your stated KBB numbers at all. I would expect dealers to offer more along these NADA numbers. Low mileage vehicles are anomalies so it's always hit or miss how an individual dealer might evaluate it.

What color combo is it?

 

[shelby95]

As much as it pains me to suggest this, BaT may be a good option. it reaches an enthusiastic audience and can become a pissing contest with many cars selling for well over market value, let alone their inherent value.

 

[ThomasGS4]

^ This. Have had great success in the past selling a '92 Lexus SC400.

 

[Whiskerz]

As much as it pains me to suggest this, BaT may be a good option. it reaches an enthusiastic audience and can become a pissing contest with many cars selling for well over market value, let alone their inherent value.

This. Have it detailed and take some nice pictures and submit it.

 

[D21FJ60]

x2 What everyone else said. Or keep it and throw a lift and bumpers on it

 

[kcruiser200]

As much as it pains me to suggest this, BaT may be a good option. it reaches an enthusiastic audience and can become a pissing contest with many cars selling for well over market value, let alone their inherent value.

for a noob like me, what is BaT??

 

[CharlieS]

Bring A Trailer. The best vintage and classic cars for sale online | Bring a Trailer

 

[40Man]

I am trying to trade in my 2010 Land Cruiser with only 39,000 miles and the dealer can't find any comps anywhere. KBB shows roughly 37-39k as trade in value. I live in a small community so don't think selling it locally is an option. What say you all? What is a reasonable value for a low mileage cruiser?

Post it here too. People will travel for a clean rig for a decent price. I traveled to buy both of mine and had someone come across the country to buy my last one.

 

[krice118]

I am trying to trade in my 2010 Land Cruiser with only 39,000 miles and the dealer can't find any comps anywhere. KBB shows roughly 37-39k as trade in value. I live in a small community so don't think selling it locally is an option. What say you all? What is a reasonable value for a low mileage cruiser?

I live on the ID side of the Tetons. Nice 200. Yours isnt the one with the Horse Wrap is it?

 

[kcruiser200]

Bring A Trailer. The best vintage and classic cars for sale online | Bring a Trailer

That is a bad site ..... .... just checked it out...... too much temptation!!!!

 

[cc1999]

There are a lot of crazy variables at play right now.

Some dealers of some brands are running out inventory due to covid and all the global auto plant shutdowns.
Which could make them less then willing to to go in deep on a 10 year old vehicle even if the book values are high.

Every time I have looked to trade in a LC, I get the same thing you ran into, they find no comps.

Dealers are looking at auction websites for auction value comps.

A lot of new car dealers don't keep 10 year old vehicles as used retail inventory. They dump them to local used car dealers or send them to auction.

Most Toyota dealers would prefer to pickup a dozen used late model off lease Camry's at auction then mess with trying to move one high dollar old Cruiser that has a bit of niche following.

You can trade LC's with some success at getting a decent value out of it, but that seems to only be in certain areas where LCs are extremely popular there are hot spots for LC popularity around the US. There are other areas that if you ever see one even on the road its a rare site.

To trade I generally have to drive 250-350 miles away to get into a hot spot for cruisers then I can generally get a good selection to pick from to replace it and they tend to know what they are and value you them correctly .

My best Guess is that its probably really worth something like $35k, getting that might be easier said then done if your in an area like I am, where most dealers don't really even know what they are looking at.

 

[Streamer]

I live on the ID side of the Tetons. Nice 200. Yours isnt the one with the Horse Wrap is it?

Ha. I have seen that one. not mine.

 

[Wafflroo]

Post it here too. People will travel for a clean rig for a decent price. I traveled to buy both of mine and had someone come across the country to buy my last one.

^ this!
I couldn’t find a lower mileage, no rust vehicle here in WA so I flew to TX and then FL and ended up driving mine home from FL. All about the right price, condition, and mileage for me.

 

[Ratchey]

To give you a reference, I paid $28K for a 2009 with 82K on it. Add on $4k for mileage and about $1k for the extra year and retail on it is about $33K. (mine is an LX so LC prices may vary a bit)
I would expect a trade in price of under $30K

 

[mcgaskins]

I am trying to trade in my 2010 Land Cruiser with only 39,000 miles and the dealer can't find any comps anywhere. KBB shows roughly 37-39k as trade in value. I live in a small community so don't think selling it locally is an option. What say you all? What is a reasonable value for a low mileage cruiser?

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Have you actually floated it to a dealer yet? Those are NADA numbers, and as you can see, they don't match your stated KBB numbers at all. I would expect dealers to offer more along these NADA numbers. Low mileage vehicles are anomalies so it's always hit or miss how an individual dealer might evaluate it.

What color combo is it?

No offense intended, but there is zero chance a dealer will give you anywhere near $37-39k. Just send a couple email inquiries to local dealers for evidence of that - besides they're going to be the ones buying it so their opinion matters more than anyone here. @JohnJB 's NADA numbers are much closer to reality, but a dealer will still likely give you less than the NADA clean trade in. You/we see "the toughest Toyota ever made!" with crazy low miles - they see a decade old, dated, thirsty, niche vehicle most people confuse for a Highlander. Neither party is wrong here - even a brand new 200 is woefully, objectively dated, but what they call old we call reliable and capable. I digress, but the point is unless you're trying to sell it here, you need to just work with a dealer to get a price. There are far too many variables and the market/country is far too volatile to get a concise answer on value. Take to Carmax for a baseline, and then you'll know what you have to work with.

 

[ThomasGS4]

Take to Carmax for a baseline, and then you'll know what you have to work with.

While I am unsure if this is still the case, CarMax's auctions were closed completely about two months ago. At that time, they were intentionally lowballing buy bids (by over $10k in my case) just to politely say that they did not want/need any vehicles.


OP, put the car on BaT. I guarantee that it will do well.