Are you car savvy? I only ask because it has been in an accident and he is asking almost excellent condition pricing? Nope sorry salvage title possible underlying issues. Not worth 10k.

@wadle5 yep, I new the chances on the Enterprise purchase. 1.5 yr old @ 39k. I figured still low miles and had great service record. Besides, it was rust and damaged free.

I looked for for 5-6 months. I used craigslist and autotrader. There were only two good possibilities that were 2 hours away, but they sold before I could get down to see them (like less than 24 hours). I ended up Flying out to get one far because there just wasn't enough available in my state. Craigslist sucks but if you can stick with it, it can save you a lot.

Yea most likely it is rusty underneath.

Carfax only "finds" a % of all accidents... Just because it has a clean carfax does not mean it is accident free. Having an accident does not automatically make your car a "salvage" vehicle. A minor accident/fender bender is acceptable. A major accident with a salvage title is not acceptable. The accident provides negotiation power to the buyer. An honest ad with the accident disclosed is better than the "Awesome car" add with a hidden defect not listed... The baby seat in the truck shows its a family car so "hard wheeling" use can probably be ruled out. If I were looking for one, I'd check it out. Just because 10k is the asking price does not mean that is what would be offered. I usually look up the private party values, trade in values, and dealer resale values... I typically offer a thousand or so higher than the trade in value... Most times the seller accepts.

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On the flip side of your statement, a vehicle can be rendered to a salvage title WITHOUT major damage.

That is a good buy, IMO.

Every car I've bought in the past 5 years has been off Craigslist. Just keep hunting!

I would say patients and what @CAMELPRO said try a search tempest sort of search it lets see more options.

My biggest advice is if you get a gut feeling about the vehicle listen to it, if it says bounce like its the zombie apocalypse then don't touch it. Just make sure the gut feeling isn't that you need to poo, it happens.

This one looks decent, no?

longisland.craigslist.org/cto/5427625551.html

Around here there are much better CL options in the summer time. I guess people don't like car shopping in the cold so aren't looking to sell their old one.

I use autotrader.com

found mine on auto trader, I like the expandable options...distance, mileage, key words...for us, that was third row...

I'm in Eastern Pennsylvania.
I always wanted a 4R, so when it came time to find one, I started looking on CL.
Found some very interesting prices, but really had to wonder why the price was so low, on a vehicle that holds it's value, even close to 200k miles.
As it turned out, my new employer had a sales call with a local Toyota dealer,
which had a few 4Runners advertised on cars.com (and similar sites).
I honestly felt a lot more confident buying from a business, which wasn't going anywhere...
as opposed to some unknown person, who could easily disappear after selling me a lemon.
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I've been looking to get into one myself.
Looked at 4 cars over the past 3 days. All sold already......

I found this one near Buffalo which might be closer to you. Has the air suspension.

Used 2005 Toyota 4Runner Limited AE15P448A For Sale in Williamsville NY | Serving Buffalo & Amherst, NY

I would stay away from CL.

There are a few good vehicles if you look hard and find listings who the ORIGINAL owner is selling the vehicle. Usually original owner vehicles are kept and maintained very well.

CL has a lot of salvage title listings, used car dealers selling cars, etc. I would stay away from these listings.

My deal lately is going for a vehicle with higher mileage that has been taken care of. Rigs like 4runners will last forever, but only if it hasn't been towed and rodded it's whole life.

I found an 05 V6 SR5 4x4 with 180k miles on it for $8500. I hate having that many miles, but it drove and ran perfectly. Good deal in my opinion.

People are typically scared of high miles, but if you know what you are doing and looking for you can get some good deals...welll I guess time will tell with this one

Lots of people want the used rig with 100k miles on it that is 7 years old. That is why those rigs are always jacked up in price.