Should I sell the Jeep?

[dishdude]

On a whim, I requested a quote from Vroom for the Jeep and it came in much, much higher than expected. I love the Jeep but barely drive it and have my eyes on a Maverick or 2022 short wheelbase Grand Cherokee. I *think* we can slum it around for a while in the Corolla...

The used car market is nuts. This has more miles than mine, less options and is more than what we paid new for one last November.

https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/1964319

The other half seems indifferent since we don't go more than a couple miles from the house. I really wanted to get out of this buy/sell cycle of vehicles...they've been turning over way too fast the last few years...but if we can move up to the new body style JGC why not?

 

[Skippy722]

I’d say keep the current Jeep. Sure it doesn’t have all the newest features, but it’s on a decade old platform and most of the bugs have been worked out now.

 

[joegreen]

sell it and get a maverick. Im biased though as i ordered a maverick. besides this is such a rare time to be able to have bought a vehicle and then pay nothing to own it for a year or two and then sell it.

 

[Lubener]

Keep it. Any monetary benefit will be offset by sales tax and fees on a new vehicle.

 

[Trav]

Tough choice for sure but if you really want the Maverick or the GC then it may be the best time to do it.

 

[AZjeff]

This market situation never happened before and likely won't happen again. You want to be able to tell your grandkids how you beat the dealers at their own game!

 

[SwampSurvivor]

sell it and get a maverick. Im biased though as i ordered a maverick. besides this is such a rare time to be able to have bought a vehicle and then pay nothing to own it for a year or two and then sell it.

I really like that Maverick!

We're doing a quick liquidation right now and no payments / debt as much as possible to buy a house in 2 years. Once we're in a house, a leased Maverick is going to be a strong consideration for a daily driver! Can't keep anything nice in the salt and I'm getting to old to deal with old vehicles as DDs long term. I really am loving the XL model with the silver steelies and the hybrid powertrain.

Back to my search for a cheap DD for 2 years

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I don't see what you guys are seeing in the new Maverick. From a distance, It has junk written all over it.
But I haven't driven one or owned one. 23K tops price though given it's a unitbody FWD Ca-twuk

Now this - in that Gulden's Spicy Brown - on the other hand:

 

[Nick1994]

Now is the time to sell.

Get the KBB price, there's a button on there that you can reach out to a dealer that works with KBB and honors their prices. That's what I did and they offered $1k more than Vroom for my Genesis. But I also got them to pay $400 over KBB.

 

[KCJeep]

If you're barely using the vehicle/don't need it now is certainly the time to sell. This market surely can't hold but I'm betting it will be a while yet before it settles down. Bank the cash then score when the time is right.

Housing here is already starting to cool off a bit and I've actually seen a few vehicles with prices lowered from initial asking although still too high, many people are sitting this out.

I got a really strong offer for my Passat but it's a DD that would have to be immediately replaced so nope.

 

[zzyzzx]

Sell it.

 

[dareo]

Take the money and walk. Or drive the corolla.

 

[dishdude]

Vroom said the offer was good for 7 days. Today is day 6 and when I went to upload the documents they said the offer had expired!

 

[Chris142]

How are you guys getting these prices? I keep getting low balled. $1300 for my 02 wrangler I bought new!

 

[CKN]

How are you guys getting these prices? I keep getting low balled. $1300 for my 02 wrangler I bought new!

The vehicle is almost 20 years old? You being the first owner has no bearing on value.

 

[Nick1994]

How are you guys getting these prices? I keep getting low balled. $1300 for my 02 wrangler I bought new!

They don’t want old cars, old cars have to be sold at auction.

 

[Nick1994]

Vroom said the offer was good for 7 days. Today is day 6 and when I went to upload the documents they said the offer had expired!

You just need to type in your VIN again and it’ll re-do it.

 

[partspro]

Sell NOW, really. Some of the chips are coming in for new cars but used markets vary by state, by color by whatever.

 

[Chris142]

The vehicle is almost 20 years old? You being the first owner has no bearing on value.

It's the desirable one with the 4.0, upgraded tupy head and D44 hard top etc. I would think I could sell it locally for much more.

 

[dishdude]

You just need to type in your VIN again and it’ll re-do it.

I did, waiting to hear back. Probably will be Tuesday at this point.