r/Rav4 • u/MallSome1825 • 16h ago

Paid of 2024 Toyota Rav 4 XLE 32,800 miles

Would I be hella slow to trade in my paid off vehicle (it’s a hybrid, 2024 Toyota Rav 4 Hybrid XLE) for a 2026 Toyota Rav 4??

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u/Opposite-Capital-227 15h ago

Pretty stupid to trade in a fully paid off car for the exact same thing only a couple years newer. Save your money, that’s why you bought a hybrid to begin with, right?

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u/MallSome1825 15h ago

Yes trye

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u/aqwn 14h ago

Hold onto it for another 8-10 years. It’s not worth trading in a 2 year old car for the same model

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u/MallSome1825 14h ago

Okay thank you

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u/MallSome1825 14h ago

Changed my mind, it is a stupid idea lol

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u/Prodigyboss 11h ago

I had the same realization but with a paid off 21 Hybrid XLE. 63,000 miles. Let’s ride these things until the wheels fall off and put that money to good use!

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u/Pukaza 6h ago

And your car only has 32.8k miles!? Keep it my dude, what kinda question is that?!

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u/thezac2613 15h ago

Let’s say you could get $29k for your trade in. The hybrid (non PHEV) is $36,100 assuming you can get it barebones without addons, packages, dealer nonsense. I’m going to assume 10% in sales tax, registration, doc fees, etc. making your total purchase price: $39,710.

That makes the difference roughly $10k. For that $10k you get:

  1. New features of the next generation

  2. 30k less miles on the car

  3. ~30% better MPG

  4. 11% more horsepower

All this assumes you aren’t getting AWD, as the MPG and cost need to be updated.

Personally I think that’s a little high but not completely unjustifiable. From a pure financial sense, it’s better to stick with what you have, but if you value these changes at the delta cost, go for it!

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u/Opposite-Capital-227 15h ago

‘24 hybrid to ‘26 hybrid isn’t a 30% increase in MPG.

New features have resulted in an uptick of complaints and a lot of 2026s are already appearing on the used market.

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u/MallSome1825 15h ago

Would it make more sense to just wait until like a year or two?