[Jnnfrsavage]

Hello,
I'm about to try to sell my 4X4 1986 pickup and need to figure out how much to ask.
1986 Toyota pickup 4x4 4 cylinder. 22r engine 160,755 miles. Runs great, manual transmission, newly rebuilt engine. The body needs work but the frame is sound.

 

[Jnnfrsavage]

It’s worth whatever someone is willing to pay. Look at comps in your area, and go from there.

Thank you

 

[Jnnfrsavage]

From what I've seen here in SoCal the value is in the fresh engine. The desert rats would offer maybe $1,200.

Desert rats?

 

[Jnnfrsavage]

I live in southern Oregon and values up here are more than southern california for Toyota trucks (you would not think so because housing is the opposite) but anyways I see these go for $1500 all the way up to $5,000 or sometimes even higher up here (some people pay insane amounts for Toyota trucks)

It truly is valued at what somebody is willing to pay and what others are selling for in your area. Its too old and unique to blue book.

Thank you for your feedback. I'm thinking I will start it at $6000 and negotiate from there.

 

[Jnnfrsavage]

Agree, and its easier to lower your price than raise it.

Thank you for your feedback. I think $6000 is a good place to start negotiations.

 

[Jnnfrsavage]

To get a realistic estimate for comps, try calling posters (on Craigslist, etc.) a few days after they've taken down their post, explain your situation, inquire whether their vehicle sold, the price, and their experience selling it. This also might give you leads on interested buyers.

Thank you

 

[Jnnfrsavage]

There was an 88 with 200K miles on that sold on Craigslist for 9K. It was rust free with original paint and one owner. The truck had lived its life in the Las Angeles area. There was another one on Bring a Trailer that was bidding around the same price range that had been repainted. So I think, given the pedigree of the LA truck that sold for 9K and its condition, somewhere around 5K seems about right for your truck given that it needs body work.

Thank you