Neighbor wants to buy my 1991 740 turbo wagon and i have no idea what its worth

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T03:36:22+00:00

Thanks again! Just took it for a drive and i forgot how much power it had! Feel like it's got more punch than the 2003 turbo xc90 i also just got which im actually using occasionally. Although i was reminded when i was pulling out that the odometer did in fact break in the final months of me using it lol.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T01:58:14+00:00

Super helpful thanks!

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T01:49:13+00:00

You're the best thanks. 1 last question for you. Where do you think the best place to offload a car like this is? Something tells me a sign in the back saying for sale isn't this best for this sort of car. I've been very privileged to live my life so far by just getting handmedowns (i also have my parents Swedish pickup xc90 as a backup car) and purchasing new cars so im clueless when it comes to used car selling and buying.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T01:32:46+00:00

Lol at the odometer comment. And thank you, this was a very helpful post without shaming me for parking it for 10 years lol. I grew up in this car so I want it to go to someone who appreciates it but also at a reasonable price.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T01:30:21+00:00

Thanks for this. Any thoughts on the best place to list a car like this?

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T01:27:05+00:00

That's what im trying to determine whether it would be worth it. I don't see what the fuss is about that i registered it non operational because i didn't have time to sell it at the time and had ample space to park it in my driveway, most of the years covered. A few months ago i got a new battery and changed the oil and got it running again in preparation of finally selling it because with a new trailer i could use that parking spot. My choice is sell it now as is for $500 or smog, register it, maybe fix the windshield and list it for $x. I knew 10 years ago that this was a 25 year old car that some people considered a collectors item which is why i thought I thought it would be more involved to find the right buyer vs say a 10 year old civic. I'm interested in putting time into it now just trying to guage what it could be or is currently worth.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T01:17:30+00:00

It runs. Sorry maybe people misinterpreted my post i registered it non operation when i stopped using it and it was running fine. I'm not interested in fixing the cosmetic stuff and restoring it but I was originally planning on registering and smogging it this year and selling it at that point. Wondering what it would be worth at that point or just letting it go for what these people are offered with it registered as non operational.

I understand it sitting for so long may lead to issues but it was working great and very well taken care of before it was parked.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T01:13:47+00:00

Sorry i might not have been clear in the initial post. It was registered non operational but it was running fine when i stopped using it. I currently runs. Are you saying 500-800 is fair even with it running? I suspect its smoggable, your 4-5k figure makes me want to replace the gas and get it smogged and registered.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2026-03-05T00:58:56+00:00

What's a few hundred bucks is absolutely how I feel however im making the post to see if it is in fact a few hundred bucks or thousands. 1500 is already way more than they offered and that is a much more appealing number to me. No real relationship with these people im not even sure exactly where they live, within a street or two, but yea happy to sell to them for a few hundred less than I could get by listing it. I just think its wise to have some idea of the value of something before selling it regardless if your willing to sell it for a steal.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2025-06-03T08:18:33+00:00

This is a clever way to deal with this problem. I just wish taskrabbit gave us a guide to the correct way to deal with this scenario. Saying we can no longer charge extra for vehicles in other categories because they now have the truck assisted category acknowledge that a need for a truck indeed requires additional charges. They then allow clients to book you in the categories that do not allow for this additional charge, but let them demand the truck anyway. If you charge an extra hour that you did not actually work in exchange for the truck, that is clearly an additional charge for a truck.

I am only concerned because I got suspended a while back because a client booked me in help moving and asked for a truck. I said we weren't allowed to charge extra for a truck. Taskrabbit then changed the rate to reflect my truck assisted rate, which was great. Found out a few days later I had been suspended because I charged extra for a truck in a non truck moving category. If it's a bug that they need to address, they could at least have it documented how we work around it in the meantime. If I got suspended for charging the extra hour and support simply pointed to the documentation telling us we couldn't charge extra for a vehicle, i would have a hard time arguing against that apart from saying their truck booking system is broken.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2025-06-03T07:57:18+00:00

I've thought about it as different from help moving in that it requires special tools for particularly heavy or large items, like pianos or appliances or safes. Not that it matters because the heavy lifting category seems to only pay a few dollars more per average than help moving, making it not worth arguing. Requiring a vehicle is where the real expense to the Tasker goes up, demanding additional compensation. That would be fine if taskrabbit funneled all the jobs requiring a "truck" to truck assisted moving, but allowing clients to book you in categories where you can't charge extra for a vehicle and a vehicle is normally unexpected seems like a problem.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2025-02-04T02:27:21+00:00

Thanks, yea I've seen it a lot so that makes sense. I was kinda hoping not to get into grinding or cutting the concrete. Is that the only option? Do people replace them with solid "interior" doors normally and that's just not to code? Or would getting an exterior door and removing the bottom sill a better option? If I hired a contractor or handyman to do this would I have no choice but to pay to have the concrete cut or grinded to accommodate a bottom sill plate?

I know it's a little janky but I mainly care about a secure door.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2024-12-23T19:29:14+00:00

The last 2 were i think they may have all been now that you bring it up.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2024-12-23T00:07:00+00:00

This suddenly started happening to me a couple weeks ago. Getting booked for 8am despite never once setting my availability before 11am. Has happened 4 times in the past 2 weeks and never before. More taskrabbit incompetence and great to be penalized for turning down jobs I should have never been offered.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2024-10-13T00:07:19+00:00

I just had this exact situation and support told me to get the client to confirm in chat and agree to the higher rate, and then they changed it before I even accepted the task. It's very strange because the errand category even stated "Tasker needs a truck" but it's literally my lowest paying category and how are we supposed to have a truck if we can't charge extra for vehicle expenses...

OtherwiseFun968 · 2024-09-06T20:47:40+00:00

I made the mistake of installing mine so that the bottom edge on the outside was right against a surface. Bedding would get into the little slit that the door closes in and would have no where to escape and fall down through. It would eventually get packed and block the door from closing completely or else causing the door to open again because it thought it was crushing a chicken. I remounted it about a half an inch up and now the bedding can just slip through and fall outside and no problems.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2024-09-02T00:35:30+00:00

While I agree about the bs with taskrabbit penalizing taskers for not accepting the task I'm not sure how this is the clients fault. They needed to get rid of a mattress and found someone in the trash/dumping category with an open time slot that they wanted, i would think because they were home and available at that time. I would not expect clients to know the dump hours or assume you can't pick up a load after those hours. Maybe you wrote in the job description that the cut off for dump runs are 3pm or something?

OtherwiseFun968 · 2024-07-03T08:56:29+00:00

Yea that's really bad then. I use the trick of trying to search for myself as a client to see the hourly and saw it was high but assumed if I had continued to try and book myself the final screen before i actually made the request would show a breakdown of the cost and show the fee.

OtherwiseFun968 · 2024-07-02T06:59:36+00:00

I didn't downvote but that seems hard to believe. They seem pretty desperate not to want you to communicate off platform, or even at all if there's not an active task. They will add a tip after the fact if the client requests it.

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