Unfortunately for sale

[GeorgeBent32]

I have a blue RAV4 that has been a super car for years. Think I have had it for about 8 years and I am the second owner. Has run great until recently when it appears that my baby has developed the charging problem so well detailed by dfergenson and alflash in the repair section. Looks like a pretty straight forward replacement of the charger fuses - but getting to them appears to be beyond my capabilities. I am interested to sell it..... as I have another car and was keeping this one because it was so fun to drive...

If you are interested, let me know.

 

[miimura]

Your location says San Diego. Why not get a quote from Konduit EV to change the fuses and see if you think it's worth the price to fix it so you can keep the car? Also, if you do want to sell it, it would certainly fetch a better price if it's fully working.

https://konduitev.com/

 

[asavage]

While a working car sells for more than a non-working one, for non-DIYers I have for decades advised selling a car to avoid a repair, rather than repairing a car to sell it.

If you can DIY, the equation is different.

 

[miimura]

Clearly there are repairs that you won't get back in the selling price. However, when you have a car that is basically inoperable and the sale is limited to people who are able and willing to do the repair themselves, you run the risk of having to basically give the car away in order to get rid of it.

If you fix it first, you can sell it to people who just want to drive a working vehicle. Risk of future failure is a nebulous thing that the buyer has to evaluate.

 

[GeorgeBent32]

Thank you for the suggestion. The car is not inoperable though. There is still about 40 miles of charge in the car it's just that I cannot increase that. Turns out I was shopping for a new car now at year end and at the end I asked about trade-in on this car. I think the dealer wanted to close the deal and made me what I thought was a fair offer for the car sight unseen. I was very upfront with them about the nature of the problem. They asked if I had any idea what the repair cost would be and I honestly replied that I did not.

But I will miss this car. What a lot of fun to drive......

 

[miimura]

If you got a dealer to give you what you thought was a fair price, then that is what I call a Win. Congrats.
What did you get? I just got a year-end lease deal on a Kia EV9 Wind 7 seater. I am keeping the RAV4 for my daughter. I was going to wait until she actually got her license to get a new car, but with the uncertainty of what will happen in 2025, I locked in a good deal on a 2 year lease.

 

[asavage]

What did you get? I just got a year-end lease deal on a Kia EV9 Wind 7 seater.

*envy*
TE News likes it, and I trust 'em.

 

[JDP]

Also finding blowout deals on NEW 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge. Got mine >$22k under MSRP. They were only going to give me $4000 for my RAV4, which I thought was low ball considering I had a Carvana offer for $5,200.

 

[asavage]

Also finding blowout deals on NEW 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge.

Back in 2020 the XC40Re had only 47 ft³ compared with the RAV4 EV's 73 ft³. That, plus its Geely (China) origins put me off. I am personally suspicious of Chinese OTA telemetry, but I admit to being more concerned on this topic than most.