Recent content by DT2211

Thanks guys! I took a day off looking but who knows, maybe tomorrow is the day I find the right one......

Dudette, please.... and my issues are, I know nothing about cars, so am having to pay mechanics to tell me that the seller has grossly mis-represented the car, which he probably would not have either tried or at least gotten away with if I knew more about cars. Plus I am on a tight schedule, I...

WTB: 3rd Generation - Purchased no longer looking! Found my car! Thanks ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm beyond being fed up with the local dealers and hope that true 4runner lovers have at least kept up with basic maintenance on their vehicle... I would like to stay about 5-5.5K but in reality I can...

I am tired of looking, one I had looked last night I had set up to meet him at 12 at the mechanics but he called a couple hours ago and told me it was sold early this morning, so it was back to the drawing board... I am feeling quite desperate at this point. The seats are by far the best...

If something were really bad I would probably know it. However, this is as close as I have ever gotten to looking underneath a car before and was hoping to confirm that it looks ok by people who know what they are looking at before spending money on a PPI.

This is a 4runner I looked at yesterday and plan on getting inspected by a mechanic today. Do you see anything that looks bad? I just put the camera underneath and snapped away, not sure what I am even looking at...

I am (im)patiently waiting to hear back from my potential seller whether or not they want to sell me their 4runner. In the meantime, I took the advice of someone on my other thread and started out looking on CL in other states! Holy Cow, Raleigh is WAY OVERPRICED!!! If my potential seller...

Unfortunately, having a dog makes the bus system, or even most taxis impossible to use if he is with me. While in the cities, however I will most certainly make use of public transportation when he is not with me. The buses of Mexico are great compared to our buses here, or so I am told, I...

Thanks Blackcat but still out of my price range. Really $5000 is as high as I am willing to go.... but I do appreciate the offer !

Actually I am going to study in 3 different cities, one of which is indeed Cuernavaca 1997 Toyota 4runner SR5 4X4 OK< so this guy posted on CL today, it's a 97 with 237K miles. $3400 and he is negotiable. He changed the timing belt at around 127K miles so it will have to be done ASAP but...

OK, I thank you guys for all your helpful advice. I will walk away from this one but keep my eyes open over the next week for other 4runners while considering other options.

Thanks for the great advice. Now that you pointed out these things I see what you are talking about especially the airbag panel. The Carfax is clean but the girl in the office said that it was a Mexican guy who owned the truck last so perhaps he was illegal here and didn't want to call the...

Good buy ColorodoTim!

HRT4ME, I am spending 6 months there studying Spanish. Classes start the middle of July so I need to leave the East Coast in less than 3 weeks. My classes are M-Th and I want a vehicle so I can travel around with my German Shepherd on the long weekends.

I have been looking online for hours. NOTHING within driving distance that looks worth a damn for less than 6-8K and I would like to keep my spending at 5K or so.. This is a car I need to haul stuff to Mexico and drive around on their crappy roads and I do NOT want a car that I am afraid of...