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Originally Posted by Atropine
I have a 2013 TE 4Runner (similar to your FJ)...I'd say keep the FJ...
@ Tcoat ...that FJ will hold its value...iono about the twins...but clean FJs (and 4Runners and Tacomas) hold their value more than pretty much anything on the road.
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Originally Posted by Shinigami301
The FJ will only increase in value as there is high demand, though perhaps not where you live. Anywhere in the snow belt will command a premium.
Keep the FJ. Dump something else and get the FR-S.
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Not for one second saying the FJ will lose value but prices for vehicles can be a fickle mistress. There is no such thing as a guaranteed resale on any vehicle and they can go up and down for no apparent reason. Right now they hold value but to predict what they will do in 5 years remains a gamble.
The sentimental value to an individual outweighs the true value by miles anyway. I have 3 or 4 vehicles that I got rid of over the years that I sometimes deeply regret (my $800 70 Coronet R/T would now be valued at around $40K). When I think of those cars/trucks I have to remind myself that it is not feasible or realistic to keep every vehicle that I ever owned and that at the time I sold them I had my reasons.
In Fardo's case he needs to consider if the sentimental value outweighs the expense and trouble of storing and maintaining a vehicle he does not use and may never use in it's real capacity ever again. The possible future value of either of the vehicles should be a very minor consideration when looking at the whole picture.