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Originally Posted by Sapphireho
Here is my mom's 1997 toyota, pristine, driven by a little old lady to the store and back once in a while. 60k miles. Factory brush guard and all. seats have always been covered. What do you think it's worth?
Sorry about pic. Best I could do in the garage.
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A low mileage Cali car of that vintage is listed for almost $30K at Carfax. There's a range of prices depending on mileage and location. That one should get top dollar, no question.
https://www.carfax.com/Used-1997-Toyota-4Runner_z15582
4Runner is usually at the top of resale value of any vehicle in the US. That's partly why new ones are essentially sold out nationwide. In my (and your) region, there are only 16 new 4Runners in dealer stock spread between 70 dealers in five states and those just arrived this week so will be gone by now.
The former industry standard dealer stock level is a 60 days supply of each series. 4Runner is running at ½ days supply, total Toyota car and truck inventory nationwide is four days supply. Of course much of that is due to the chip shortage but like I've said here before, this is the time to sell your used anything, especially SUV or pickup.
IMO, if it's accident free, one owner with service records, recalls completed, tires under five years old, I'd ask $20K and take $17K-$18K. Get it detailed in and out, oil, air and filter change with Toyota parts, advertise on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace in the Bay Area and it'll be gone in days.
Hers is stock, a big plus that offsets the lower trim SR5 model.