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I prefer more cylinders so the engine doesn't work as hard. That was a problem the reviewer found in the video. He said that the car had a complicated way to produce power in the 3 cylinders, and though it was made to save gas, to drive it properly you have to make use of the turbo a lot....so the engine works harder and will probably wear out earlier, it won't save as much gas as they say, and used ones won't be worth much. Also, the CUV will probably hold up, but requires a lot of servicing which adds up. The reviewer said there are cars available that he thinks will hold up better. The Rogue looks good, but based on what he says, it makes sense to me. He'd choose a RAV4 or Subaru over the Rogue.

Ok. So I’m far enough along in the process that I can share my Tacoma’s new destination. When I leased the new Camry, the dealer offered me $26K for it. I brought it to Carmax and they offered me $30K for it. ALGO & Give Me The VIN also offered me $30K. Carvana came back with $31,800. Neither ALGO or Give Me The VIN would match Carvana’s price.

I kept seeing ads on Facebook for a company called Driveway. I submitted my Tacoma’s in for to them and the spit $32,100 back at me which is pending a virtual inspection. The virtual inspection was basically me taking a bunch of photos on a website. The problem is that there’s no internet access. So I had to snap a photo, then run into the house to connect to WiFi, then repeat. Now I disclosed the chip in the windshield and the small scrape on the front 1/4 panel & front bumper. I admit the truck was filthy when I took the photos, but it was in the high 90s and I wasn’t about to start washing it.

I don’t hear from them for about 2 days, then I call. They tell me their virtual inspection team graded my truck in “fair” condition which was the 3rd wrung down on n their scale. They sent me their report noting multiple scratches including damage to the rear tailgate which was actually bird poop that made a straight line down the tailgate. Many of the scratches they saw were actually reflections.

I called up and spoke to them explaining this and sent them photos of when I detailed the truck 2 weeks prior. They called back and said hey would honor their offer of $32,100. It is a little more than $2K more than my payoff.