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Old 05-03-2020, 04:31 PM #1
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Griffin4Runner here... (also my Instagram handle)
Back in November of 2019, I bought my 2000 SR5 4x4. Let me tell you, when I bought it, it was a POS. Frankly, today, it still kind of is. But now that I have time to sit down and contribute to this forum (thanks COVID!), I plan on doing just that.

With that said, let me jump right in!

When I purchased the vehicle, it had 265,436 miles on it. I bought it from this old redneck couple (sorry if I offend anyone) out in Jasper, GA. The thing stank of cigarette smell. It was essentially stock. The color scheme is Sunfire Red.

Some major problems when I bought it. The sunroof didn't work. To me, that wasn't a big deal at all. It's a sunroof, who gives a darn? I've never been a fan. Little did I know that broken sunroof would come to bite me in the butt in February 2020 (three months after I purchased it). Additionally, the shop we took it to- which the couple said regularly serviced it- said it just needed a new timing belt & water pump. That shop estimated the repair would cost $1k and then the truck would be perfect.

So with that said, I bought the 4Runner from this couple for $3500, when they originally asked $4500. Because this entire process is entirely new to me, I figured that was fair and I would be set. Moreover, because my brother works for Lexus in my hometown, I get a steal of a deal with Toyota parts (price of part + ~20%) and labor ($39/hour).

So when I took it to Toyota, we ended up actually needing to A LOT of replacements:
-Timing belt
-Water Pump
-Engine coolant
-Oil filter
-Timing belt guide
-All 3 Drive belts
-Thermostat & Gasket
-PCV Valve
-Spark Plugs (and wires)
-Brakes (cleaned and adjusted)
-Alignment
-Air filter (could have easily done this myself but it was at no charge)

This was a whopping total of $900.26!!! So I needed way more repaired than I thought, but I got a 4Runner with a bunch of new parts for less than $4500.

And thus began my journey...

Screen Shot 2020-05-03 at 2.23.36 PM.png - Google Drive
Photo is originally from November 26, 2019.

IMG_9951.JPG - Google Drive
Photo is from December 6, 2019.

Edit:If someone can tell me how to upload photos into this thread I would really appreciate it. I'd rather not just add google drive photos.
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The file size limit for attaching pictures is stupid small, so you need to resize if you want to post them as attachments. You could try Flickr if you want to host them elsewhere and embed them.
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