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ASKING $8,250 - NEGOTIABLE Location: Columbus, OH 2000 Limited 4X4 V6 3.4 LITER VIN: JT3HN87R6Y0261401 135,000 MILES E-LOCKER ONE-OWNER Very good condition for age of MidWestern vehicle. Mechanically excellent. Rear bumper is starting to rust on the edges as can be seen in DropBox photos...

Thanks, I will look around for a venue like that. I am in Columbus, OH so a pretty good population. Cars & coffee will be starting up pretty soon also.

Yes it has a locker with the gray wire / blue wire mod. Thanks all for the tips, I wish I had space for it and I would keep indefinitely. It has been incredibly reliable, as you would expect of a Toyota and I'm sorry to see it go.

Good evening, After ordering from the factory in 1999, it is finally time to sell my 2000 Limited 4WD. One owner, garage kept, 135,000 miles, excellent condition for a Midwestern 3rd gen of its age. Does anybody have any idea what the best place to sell one and a price range would be? Ebay...

Cool, I'll give it a shot of LPS 1 when I get home and order some bearings on Amazon for $7 ea if that is the problem. The mud I was in was in a swampy area and was very sticky goopy clay, like a thick pudding. Once dried, it turns into almost a baby powder type consistency so it was a it was...

Thanks! I will try the AC Belt then get some bearings. Does it need one or two? You may have saved me a lot of headache and money, very much appreciated!

Also, water pump is new (6mo / 3K miles? Thanks!

Good Morning About 100 miles and three days after some extensive water and mud exposure (no submerging), I am getting an escalating whine under hood. It sounds like a power steering pump whine but it is contingent on RPM and not effected by steering input. I am guessing alternator as it was...

I need to replace original belt on my 2000 4Runner V6 in Columbus Ohio. Does anyone know of any good shops or would you just go to the dealer? Also, should it be the timing belt and water pump or the timing belt water pump and idler pulleys in my 2000 Limited with 105,000mi? Thanks as always...

The good news, at least that I learned in Ohio, is that the aftermarket converters only fetch about $10 at the scrap yard. If a thief steals one, it is it is their first day and he doesn't know what they are doing. A bonus to this whole thing, either my factory converter was getting clogged or...

Chicago, where I used to live, had emissions checks and this wouldn't have flown. Ohio, fortunately, has no emission checks. I think the only time it becomes an issue is that certain shops won't/can't work on them if it has a straight pipe. Exhaust shops, most definitely.

I am very sorry to hear that, mine was only taken Friday afternoon and my estimate was given on Saturday after USAA was closed so they have not said anything yet. So far they have been great and I was impressed with the shop that they sent me to. The body shop was under the impression that it...

Estimated Damage $1,765.00 USAA Insurance sent me to one of their body shops to get an estimate and it came back at $1,765. The shop that did the estimate doesn't do exhaust work and had no stake in it. My question is, how much does a complete exhaust system cost? My reason for asking is in...

Yes, this happened in Ohio and I used to live in Chicago (when I registers to this forum). When I did live in Chicago with my 4Runner a few years ago, I had my spare tire stolen. I imagine that it all depends on what tools the criminal has available and what the current platinum prices are.

Less than 1min in my case, it is on video. Two people, one stays in the car and the other gets out w/ TWO cordless sawzalls. One in each hand. 15sec to cut through the pipes and less time to slice through the rubber hangar. The car that pulled up to do it was stopped for less than 70 seconds...