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Originally Posted by clearock
This, many people don't seem to understand rubber/plastics and other items still degrade over time and not using the machine can accelerate and cause issues, especially when stored for long periods with fluids. It will be interesting to see how this vehicles (3rd gen 4runners) are valued at the 30yr mark, if they start showing up in high end car auctions, and if full restoration units could being in $ to make the work worth the time and cost.
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To a point, but a lot of rubber and vinyl oxidation is caused by heat when the engine runs. The fluid systems can def be an issue, but my '85 with around 30k original could almost pass for showroom when I clean it up under the hood. The low miles premium is worth a lot to me personally when it comes to auto transmissions, since most people ignore that fluid, and most of the rest of the powertrain to a lesser degree - valves, bores, driveshaft u joints, etc, and suspension like ball joints, etc. But not this kind of premium.
Pretty funny that the guy modded it and is trying to sell for double. Rule of thumb has always been to mod for enjoyment but don't even count on making back what you put into it, let alone a profit. Maybe that's changing in these crazy times too, or maybe he's new at sales.
