BUYING A USED CAR

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Okay fellow DXP'ers, hoping for some advice. My car after 16 years and 330000kms now requires a complete engine (mechanic is still sourcing).. in the meantime I'm looking for a relatively newish used car.

I've got my heart set on the 2015 RAV 4 2WD Automatic Petrol 2.0L and the asking price is $ 26900 (Australian Dollars).. what price would you think is a reasonable offer..? Car has under 20k on the odometer.

Cheers,
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Posted by Pisces1803
Okay fellow DXP'ers, hoping for some advice. My car after 16 years and 330000kms now requires a complete engine (mechanic is still sourcing).. in the meantime I'm looking for a relatively newish used car.

I've got my heart set on the 2015 RAV 4 2WD Automatic Petrol 2.0L and the asking price is $ 26900 (Australian Dollars).. what price would you think is a reasonable offer..? Car has under 20k on the odometer.

Cheers,
Dealership or private owned?
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Dealership. As there were no 2015 RAV 4 for sale privately.
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Posted by wagtail
Yeh I checked Carsguide -looks like 26 is pretty reasonable, for that year and low ks...

Maybe offer 23 if the other dealer can't come to the table.




I offered $ 24k and no takers 😢.. I tried to get an online valuation from Toyota for a trade in on a non existing 2015 RAV 4 just to see what they buy it in at and was advise to bring the vehicle so they can inspect for a proper valuation 😄 😄.. I guess they saw through my ruse 😛