# Is it time to start searching for another vehicle? **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Created:** [June 3, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798 "2026-06-03T05:29:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/21 "2026-06-03T21:39:55Z")
> [@ledhed75](#): > > Personally I think it’s better to trade in or sell a running car while it still runs. I’m no math genius, but I’m less inclined to pay the same money for a non-running car than I am a running one. Trade-in now for the $1000 value or drive for a year until it is no longer drivable and sell it for $500? How much is a year’s use of the vehicle worth to the owner? The trouble with delaying the replacement of a vehicle is that one year can turn into 5 years and the car dealer is denied $40,000 for the purchase of the new car. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/22 "2026-06-03T22:26:07Z")
I doubt a reputable dealer even wants a 24 year old vehicle in trade. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/23 "2026-06-04T00:33:02Z")
The rental sales said $500 fo4 anything you could get there. Then the dealer said they’d do the same. Usually it has been $200 and they just junk it., new tires and all. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/24 "2026-06-04T01:14:32Z")
> [@bing](#): > > When my diesel gave out I talked to the dealer. He said a car without an engine wasn’t worth much. So I put an engine in. Heh, remember the dealerships that guaranteed $■■■ for any vehicle that you can push, pull, or drag in? ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/25 "2026-06-04T03:10:13Z")
If that worked without the money being added to the new car deal we would have traded our dead VW for 5x what we eventually sold it for as a project. Circa 1990 we saw $1,000 for any car push pull or drag. ---
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/26 "2026-06-04T05:14:09Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Heh, remember the dealerships that guaranteed $■■■ for any vehicle that you can push, pull, or drag in? Those dealerships make up the difference in different ways. Higher processing fees, less negotiation room, higher interest rates of financing, etc… And they do not get that many trade-ins of such low quality, so it really is more gimmick than a business tactic… It’s like the business that offers a “Free Estimate” to mow your lawn, paint your house, install new windows, reroof your home, etc… We have a business that says if they cannot match a competitor’s price, they’ll give you’re the item for Free… They will meet the competitor’s price… It’s all a Gimmick! ---
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/27 "2026-06-04T05:28:03Z")
> [@It\_s-Me](#): > > I doubt a reputable dealer even wants a 24 year old vehicle in trade. When we were thinking about getting rid of the wife’s 40-year old Toyota Corolla, the dealer who sold it to us really wanted the car. But the catch was the offer was $5,000 as a trade-in on a new Toyota. The only reason we were getting rid of the car was that we had three others cars already and the Toyota as our forth car only saw the sunlight about once a month… So, we donated her (the '85… not the wife… 🤣 ) to Eggleston and she sold for $4,500 and went to new home… > [@Eleanor has gone to a new home…](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eleanor-has-gone-to-a-new-home/198494): > > Eleanor has gone to a new home… We donated our 1985 Toyota Corolla LE (my wife named her “Eleanor”) with 230,000 miles on the odometer. We bought her new back in the summer of '84 for about $7,100 and she had all the bells and whistles offered. She has been a good and faithful car and always got us home… But after 40-years, she was really feeling her age… We only took her out once a month to keep the seals wet and never too far from home… But with four other vehicles an… ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/28 "2026-06-04T12:12:54Z")
Like the free lunch at a timeshare presentation. ---
**Author:** ![Beancounter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Beancounter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beancounter)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/29 "2026-06-04T21:32:46Z")
Yes, at 20+ years old it’s obvious it’s time to begin searching but there’s no immediate need to be Buying. Assuming that your current vehicle is running and if you’re happy with with it it’ it’s costing you zero on monthly payments. Guessing the the actual Trade In Value of a 20 year old car is basically zero, you’d be better off banking the future future “payments” on the old car as a down payment on the future New car. More important, payments on a New Car loan are running between $700 and $800 per month. That’s a whole lot of monthly repairs, ---
**Author:** ![GMan88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GMan88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GMan88)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/30 "2026-06-12T03:59:22Z")
Thank you VCdriver ---
**Author:** ![GMan88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GMan88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GMan88)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/31 "2026-06-12T04:00:19Z")
Thank yoiu Mustangman ---
**Author:** ![GMan88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GMan88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GMan88)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/32 "2026-06-12T04:01:22Z")
thank you It\_s-ME ---
**Author:** ![GMan88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GMan88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GMan88)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/33 "2026-06-12T04:02:04Z")
Thank you bing ---
**Author:** ![GMan88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GMan88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GMan88)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/34 "2026-06-12T04:02:34Z")
Thank you Purebred ---
**Author:** ![GMan88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GMan88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GMan88)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/35 "2026-06-12T04:03:56Z")
Thank you Beancounter ---
**Author:** ![GMan88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GMan88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GMan88)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/36 "2026-06-12T04:04:55Z")
Wolyrobb, just wanted you to know we found a highlander that I think will be a great replacement. Thank you for all your advice! ---
**Author:** ![GMan88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GMan88](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GMan88)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/37 "2026-06-12T04:07:26Z")
Just wanted to give an update and thank you to everyone for your perspectives. After looking at about 5 or 6 different options we found a 2016 Toyota Highlander that tested pretty well with my mechanic. Thank you to everyone for helping me confirm this. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/38 "2026-06-12T05:55:34Z")
You’re welcome and may this Highlander serve you well. Always recommend them, ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/39 "2026-06-12T10:23:06Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > $■■■ for any vehicle Would that have been $ 6 6 6 ? 😀 You know these forums were doing alright the last couple of months: no censor squares appearing. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-searching-for-another-vehicle/205798/40 "2026-06-12T12:39:13Z")
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