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Found this Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business - Motor Vehicle Dealership Q&As Things to note: Personal checks are not cash! Wire transfers are not cash! The IRS knows how to make it complicated.

Visited a dealer recently to talk about a used 4runner on the lot. The dealer asked me how I was going to pay. I said I will pay in cash, a certified check or whatever else is acceptable. The salesman said to me that he has to still run a credit check on me and he will need my SSN and date of...

05 4Runner SR5 v8 2WD

I need to make an offer and a possible purchase of a used 4th gen 4runner. I decided to get a pre-purchase inspection (PPI) done from a mechanic before purchase. My question is whether I should take the vehicle to the mechanic and then make an offer or should I first make an offer and then take...

A seller/dealer has a 4runner which interested me. However, the wheels on the vehicle are something that I have not seen before on a 4runner which is making me suspicious. After doing research I concluded that they are OEM wheels from 2005 Toyota Tundra truck. They are like this Toyota Sequoia /...

Thanks for all your replies. I used the below link to print out maintenance requirement details for this vehicle (a 24 page booklet) by clicking on "print all intervals". I will ask the salesman to show me the records that at least some of the important maintenance steps have been done. Toyota...

Bump. Wanted more eyes to see this post. Thanks

Hi 4Runner owners, I am considering buying a 05 4Runner SR5 v8 RWD with 70k miles. Carfax is clean and shows 2 owners. Vehicle is being sold as a toyota certified vehicle (3 month/3k, 7yr/100k). I test drove the vehicle and it seems all smooth and fine. The price mentioned is between 17k...