Sold My Tundra...

Back to a Honda. This time not an Accord but a CR-V.

Luv'd that truck.

Miss that truck.

Glad I owned that truck.

Glad I sold that truck.

Sigh.

 

Why did you sell?

 

I would have got the turbo accord

 

Wow, sold the 2021. Why?

 

Subscribed... A Honda is cool!

 

I had tea and crumpets this morning.

 

That didn't last long.

 

No time for an emotional bond.

 

Just a lot of little reasons. Nothing to do with MPG. In the end, a full size truck is just not the best vehicle for our lifestyle.

 

Actually the CR-V is turbo. Smooth little engine. But hard to wrap my brain around this little 1.5l about the size of a sewing machine putting out 190hp. 6th year of them being the in the CR-V so not too worried about it though.

 

Guess you need to change your handle to “LuvCRVs”?

 

Please mods make it happen. Or NoLuvTundras.

Maybe Luv'emLeave'mTundras

 

So when you sold your truck, in today's market did you make money, break even or take a loss?

 

It was a 2-step truck ownership actually. Bought a TSS in Nov 20 for $41k. Paid $4k to move to the TRD Sport in May 21. I grew to hate the TSS ride and handling...the TRD Sport was so much better behaved on the interstate where it lived 95% of the time. So that was $45k. Actual trade in was about $42k, but that washed sales tax of $1875, so $43,875 "credit" if you will. So "loss" at this point was $1125. I stripped the truck of the bed mat and tonneau cover that I added, and also pulled off the OEM tube steps and all weather floor mats. I also put PPF on the truck for $600. Sold the cover and mat for $475 (paid $800). So subtract off $925 (600+800-475). Bottom line it cost me $2050 (1125+925) to drive two different new Tundras for 1 year for a total of about 8000 miles. These both were 2 WD. That number will get a bit better when I eventually sell the tube steps and floor mats. I don't consider it a loss really...just cost of transportation.

As for the CR-V, it has always been tough to get much of a discount on those. Back in 2017 best I could find was $500 off MSRP only if I bought the base LX model. The EX and above were MSRP. So buying this one for MSRP feels like a win in todays market. Negotiations took 4 days of texting back and forth after they appraised my Truck and I laid eyes on the CR-V. Dealerships don't like writing out 5-digit checks! In that I felt a bit lucky they did not sell it from under me.

 

As we say to everyone that moves in a different direction, don't be a stranger. Don't have to have a Tundra to be part of the community.

And we always say too! C'mon, man! Pics of the new ride!

 

We had a 4x 2005 CR-V lasted 78k being beat to shit by three teenagers as it became the kid mobile as they got old enough to drive.

My daughter that could break a ball of diamond was unable to kill it , sold it in 2009 with 125,000km 78k miles) as it was from Mexico in Phoenix with difficulty getting 'Muricans to understand 125km=78k miles for 6500.

It was a great vehicle for us.

Not too shabby.

 

Prove it.

 

Thats me taking the picture. you can see my reflection on the tea pot:

 

Our family never outgrew playing "Tea time".

 

Is that the new show taking Tool Time forward?

Tim, the tea man Taylor's zany antics.

 

I smell a remake! Hollywood, here we come!

 

If it’s a new CRV did they fix the oil dilution issues?

we had a 2018 that gas would dilute into the oil. Oil turned to water and smelled like fuel between oil changes.

 

I have similar issues, it's really not economical for me to own a truck at this point in life. It's mostly me only in it. But if I downgraded I'd want an SUV, which means a second 4runner in our family and a whopping +3mpg and the exact same insurance costs. Maybe $10k in my pocket.

But then I have a feeling the wife would want a Sequoia.

EDIT: I could get a highlander, but I honestly don't know why that vehicle exists. It's like Toyota listened to all 8 people that complained about the size of a Rav4 and the price of a 4Runner so they had to fill that non-existent gap in the market.

 

It's all that clamoring for a unibody transverse motor "suv"

I have a friend that totaled a previous gen Highlander and got the current gen and misses her old one.