Toyota RAV 4 (2000 - 2006) - Falling values? RAV4

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Wed 22 Oct 2008 23:21
Falling values? RAV4 - legacylad
Several months ago a friend of mine wanted to sell her '55 RAV4 XTR 5 Dr 2.0 diesel privately@£8k She had no buyers, and is now in a position where she really needs something more powerful to tow a single horsebox. The current mileage is 58k...av. condition. If she puts it into the BCA SureSell auction, can anyone give a 'very' approximate figure as to what it might sell for? I suggested £6k as per the Vauxhall website. All proceeds go towards a tow vehicle. She is thinking of a Disco, but I am sure that BR's can suggest alternatives....
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Thu 23 Oct 2008 09:00
Falling values? RAV4 - NARU
If she's had a good experience with her Rav4 she could always try a landcruiser?
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Thu 23 Oct 2008 09:03
Falling values? RAV4 - vtecfan
Mitsubishi Pajero is also nice, tho the diesel sounds really bad due to only 4 cylinders.
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Thu 23 Oct 2008 19:58
Falling values? RAV4 - gordonbennet
I would have thought a Rav4 would easily handle a single horsebox, you don't need great weight for stability as horse trailers are very stable indeed....no pun...well maybe;)

Instead of making a large loss on the car, how's about getting a 'steinbauer' chip for it, one of the best and very reliable too, will improve greatly that all important low speed torque for towing, or maybe a remap for low end torque instead.

If grip is a problem on grass, replace the tyres with decent on/off road tyres.

If she trades up to a disco or landcruiser they will both go into high rate road tax next year, and fuel consumption will drop to 30 or so when not towing.

Of course if she fancies a change then thats different, and as said above, landcruisers are usually bomb proof.
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Thu 23 Oct 2008 20:51
Falling values? RAV4 - tawse
Didn't someone post on here that a RAV4 exhaust is about £1200 as they only are a 'Toyota' part? Or did I read that wrong?
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