You forgot to add resale value are great on the Sequoias even at 10 years old and high mileage. I had a 2002. If Toyota makes a PHEV Sequoia that would be nice.
Well yeah, I was talking kind of about it. The more problems that 3.4TT has, the price of used is shooting through the roof.
In 2022 brand new Limited 2nd gen was going for like $55k. Now some used are shooting over $60k that year.
No dealer wants to negotiate the price, but with a new one, they will gladly give you 0% financing and 5-10k off the price. When I was searching Sequoia, I would see new ones on AutoTrader, and most dealers never take photos of the trunk or second row. When you have to hide that in a "family" SUV, that is bad.
So, I think people are just jumping on old ones because of reliability, simplicity, and size. As I said, it is not too big, not small, however the tech is very outdated (I will install aftermarket CarPlay, probably Kenwood 10", mostly so my wife can reach it without leaning forward). But there is IMO a draw to that simplicity of physical buttons where you just start car, press the HVAC button, set whatever temperature you want and move, and not go through menus, screens etc.
On PHEV Sequoia, current one is hybrid. Good! However, besides engine issues (IMO they supposed to go BMW B58 engine in it), it is astonishing how badly designed inside it is. I think it looks exceptionally cool outside. But, 2nd gen was designed absolutely for family use first. There is that story where chief designer lived with TX family for 3 months to figure out how the average family uses cars. On new one, I have no clue what they were thinking of. Super small trunk, third-row seats that cannot fold into the floor, you cannot move second-row seats forward, etc. So, even though it is a hybrid, sales are bad. I am not sure PHEV would increase sales at all as main selling point for vehicle like that is interior practicality. I truly believe they were influenced by "YouTubo bros" who complained about 2nd generation being too bulky and not as capable bcs. independent suspension when doing hardcore off road.