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Looking for a unicorn! WTB '00-'02 (preferably '02) white 4Runner, 4x4, automatic. No cladding and with or without chrome trim. Preferably from the south (looking for no rust) No dents or major scratches Bonus: sunroof, gray interior, leather, under 180k miles. I realize this is a huge...

Looking for a unicorn! WTB '00-'02 (preferably '02) white 4Runner, 4x4, automatic. No cladding and with or without chrome trim. Preferably from the south (looking for no rust) No dents or major scratches Bonus: sunroof, gray interior, leather, under 180k miles. I realize this is a huge...

Did you just contact a local Toyota dealership, or how did you go about that?

Hey friends! Looking into buying my first T4R and found a BEAUTIFUL '95! Are there any huge concerns with that year and model? If so, what should I look for? Anyone here in the Portland, OR area looking to help a brother out and inspect for me, as I'm located in Texas :/ Thanks!

This guy has TONNNNS of receipts and such on maintenance. I can definitely tell that this guy has taken great care of it! While I know it’s expensive, my thought is that with the maintenance and addons he’s put, it seems worth the price?

Hey friends! Looking at purchasing my very first 4Runner! Came across one that seems like a good deal, but seeing as I'm just getting into this world of 4x4/overlanding, I'm not 100% on what I'm looking for.. any help would be great :) Images are attached, but here are the finer details...

So I've recently come across a '98 4Runner that meets nearly every criteria, and looks amazing! The only thing it has that I'm not a fan of is the cladding.. The question I have is, should I continue to wait for a 4Runner that matches every aspect (which could take a while), or would it be...

Great advise! I'm definitely worried about a high mileage vehicle, though I totally know that T4Rs are super reliable!

Yea I've been searching nationwide.. maybe my expectations are too unrealistic? Again this is my first T4R, so I'm not sure what kind of standards I should be expecting.. The one I'm currently looking at only has 120k miles, which I haven't found elsewhere.

I appreciate that! It's in Philly, so I imagine it's not too close to you haha. Would that be an unrealistic/unusual request to find and call a local mechanic to go and check it out? Never thought about it, but it doesn't seem too strange?

All great pieces of advice! Just to reiterate for future posters... I live in Texas and am looking at a 4R for sale in Pennsylvania. The CARFAX shows that it lived a bit of its earlier life in CA, but then moved to PA, where I imagine a good bit of the rust came from :)

:laugh::laugh: I live in Texas where we see practically no rust lol Seller is asking about $8k. With that in mind, does it seem worth it? Anything else major I should ask the seller to show before I make the commitment to go look at it in person?

From what I've read, that's only on the Tacos, Tundras and Sequoias :/

Not sure if everyone who already posted will see this reply but.. Car is located up north, so that explains the rust issues. As mentioned in original post, seller says that it's all surface rust. If that's true, how much/long should I expect a fix to take to clean it up? Truck has about 125k...

Hello friends! First time poster, and hopefully soon to be first time 4Runner owner! Looking at purchasing a 2002 4Runner, and have come across one that has an amazing interior, exterior and has low miles! Only concern is that it seems to have a good deal of rust on the undercarriage. Seller...