I am genuinely curious and am not sure about the used market this far back. Was hoping you experts could help me figure it out.

Sorry for the new thread. Newish to the forum.

TIA!

2001 4Runner SR5 4WD w/ Diff Lock - 35,700 Orig Miles - ONE OF A KIND - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

VIN: JT3HN86R110340398

This is a duplicate post, same vehicle on another.

Assuming its Real, I'd have to say, no two ways about it, It Is Over-Priced, period. If miles don't get a vehicle, TIME will.


Keep looking for good deals.

Sorry I am terrible at using forum. Thank you for the reply. I am not asking whether it's overpriced. I am asking what you would pay for it.

Oops, yeah sorry. In that case, personally I don't like that model so it would have to be 'given' away. I've had a limited too long to know the difference....

even if it had that many miles, the price they are asking compared to the kelly blue book is a bit up there. thats great to see what good condition it is in but no matter the car i would always have it checked by a professional mechanic just to be safe. yes also check the carfax and dealership. the question i have is if that car really does have that many miles at that age it tells me it has been sitting for quite some time..which can be very bad for any car. all in all i really dont think the price is even close to what its worth. awesome cars! 3rd gen is the best but really check into these things before making a purchase as high as this one..(just my opinion)

Sure and sorry I don't mean to sound negative.

I don't think that truck is worth $15k. If he bought it for that then it's his choice.

$15K is near half cost of a brand new damn nice Tacoma.

Also just fyi but you don't need to quote the entire huge post. You can edit it or not quote, I'm following along plenty fine
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$20K for a 3rd gen. I don't believe the mileage, not for one second.

A sucker is born every minute. Unfortunately there are sooo many fans of our trucks that now slimly resellers are buying these trucks at auction, sometimes even ROLLING BACK THE MILEAGE and then selling them to suckers.

Notice that the truck isn't even registered in CA. Does he live in CA? Then it has to be registered here. The only exception is for military but even then it would need to be registered in the home state of the military person (eg Ohio) within 10 days of purchase. The sales tax MUST be PAID. ALWAYS. They will come after him or you for not paying the sales tax and registering it.

VIN #? If he isn't willing to share it then that is suspect.

Be sure to not only do CARFAX but also search Toyota's website with the VIN # for any dealer maintenance records where they would have written down the mileage.

And those WHEELS .... are those even from an SR5 4Runner? They look like cheap Tacoma 15" wheels, not a 4Runner.

Be sure to ask him:

* Where is the car originally from?

* How long has he owned the car?

* Why is he even selling it?

* Where is the paperwork from the original owner?

* Why wasn't hasn't it been registered in CA yet, the law says 10 days max, no exceptions

* Has it been CA smogged yet? FYI now that it's 2019 there is a new LAW and smogging is a LOT more difficult. I failed the first try and my truck runs damn near perfect with no issues or CEL.

To me this looks like a classic case of someone buying a clean looking $4,500 4Runner at auction, rolling back the miles (totally possible, happens all the time), taking it to AZ for easy registration and new title issuance, putting new wheels on it and trying to sell it for STUPID price of $20,000.

It was purchased from a dealer he was hoping to flip it, and has it listed in AZ to for sale. The original dealer was in AZ and it has passed smog. I know this because I tried to buy it originally.

I mean the dealer verified the truck for me, but they could be lying about the story too. It looks exceptionally clean in the pictures. I asked about the wheels a while back and someone said these might have been swapped not sure. IF the mileage is accurate. What would you pay? All things considered.

Sent you a DM hope that is alright.

This site is worth checking out to see what 4runners have actually sold for...

Toyota 4Runner For Sale - BaT Auctions

It's kinda crazy what some of them go for, but not my money.

Ask yourself this, why doesn't the seller put it on BaT if he wants top dollar as some have been going for. Granted not everyone likes the auction process.
It's a base SR5 lowest entry level model, too many better deals out there.

Yeah I am not sure. I actually asked and the response was it would take too long and the reserve they’d want is 18k. Showed me a screenshot of the email from BaT. Reason for not listing was timing, however that doesn’t match up with the waiting for the right buyer part. Trucks on BaT can go either way.

The thing that boggles my mind is how expensive 3rd gen 4runners still are. I've done a ton of maintenance to mine lately which is probably in the 1k to 2k in parts alone area.

Most of these 4Runners are ~200k miles which is generally going to need new parts : timing belt, water pump, bushings, shocks, springs, valve covers, hoses, interior parts, and such. Kinda baffling people are willing to spend the same amount of money that I did 5 years ago for a 150k mileage one.

My gut tells me it's not what he says it is, things don't add up completely.

@APhelps , Bought 01 limited 198k mi $3450.00 was right in all I was looking for. After 200k mi refurb plus alot of high dollar extras and work I'm at $14k @ 211k mi.
Have been offered more than I have in it don't want to do it again unless I have to.