Selling Your Vehicle

My wife and I purchased a leased 2015 Toyota Venza XLE in 2016 and when the vehicle reached 100,000 miles in 2025, we decided to sell it.  The bluebook value for our vehicle was right around 12K with a retail value of 15K.  The dealer wanted to give us 9.5K and we sold it ourselves for 11.5K.

Our vehicle is in excellent shape to be 10 years old with only 102,000 miles on the odometer which averages to 10K/year.  We had the vehicle maintenanced according to the Toyota recommended schedule and the vehicle has never been in an accident.  We kept it almost spotless inside.

The main reason that we want to get a new vehicle was not because it was 10 years old, or it was out of style, or no longer comfortable, but because as I get older, my driving skills have dimenished and I need a warning light on my side mirror which the 2015 did not have.  I have been honked at numerous times for unsafely changing into my left lane.

My wife and I designed an advertisement that we posted on Facebook's Marketplace and we had an offer in less than 3 hours.  While we could have held out for more money, it is doubtful that we would have gptten much above 12K, and our buyer was willing to pay cash...  that we had checked at the bank to make sure all bills were legit.

Two items here to think about.

One - use Facebook Marketplace when selling or buying

Two - maintenance your vehicle according to the recommended schedule and keep it clean, in case you want to resell.