Recent content by Rancho5

He would not answer my question about rust. I texted and called multiple times and he never responded. I took that as an answer, and never went to look at it. I’ve got a dealer friend who is keeping his eye out for a GX 470 for me. His advice is to wait a few months until things calm down...

Thanks. My feelings too. What in particular sticks out, in a bad way, for you? Mine was the gas tank strap. Too bad too...only has 97k on the odo.

I'd appreciate your opinions on the attached pics provided by the seller. It's out of state but my son lives nearby so he's going to test drive it and bang on the frame rails for me. Do you see any welds that look out place, like they've been replaced? Any input appreciated.

Well, after three requests to send the VIN so I could get a carfax, he’s stopped responding to my texts. “When I get home”, “I’ll do it right now”, and then nothing. Maybe that’s a good sign.

Excellent, thanks. Good to know there’s a bypass. Too bad there’s no dipstick tho, I’d still like to check the fluid.

Wonderful. Thanks!

I’m coming from the world of 3rd Gens, specifically at 2002 sport, which I just recently sold to my son. Anyway, I’m going to look at a 2004 SR5 V8 4 x 4 tomorrow, with 150,000 on the clock. I’ll take a flashlight and crawl underneath and inspect for rust, sagging springs, basic leaks and...

My college son is selling his 97. It’s had a quite a bit of mechanical work done to it by the PO but body wise, it’s not in pristine condition. There are no big dents to speak of and the interior is in pretty decent shape. The paint is fine but there’s not a lot of clearcoat left. We bought it...

Thanks in advance. Can’t find the name or part number of the rear frame triangle that some kind of rear linkage attaches to. (Can you tell I’m not a mechanic?) I think it’s about 5-6” tall. Found a bunch of diagrams but all were so out of focus I couldn’t tell. Thought maybe it was part...

Thanks, I'll check them next.

I replaced my ABS/Master Cylinder unit with a used one because the car would “lurch” a little at stop signs sometimes, and I thought the ABS unit was bad. By lurch I mean lose a little pressure. Brake pedal was kind of solid slowly approaching red light and then...the pedal gives. Like it feels...

So what about price? Just what the market will bear, or do I scale down a percentage, or something similar?

I’m looking for a 4th Gen with a V8 so I can tow my popup camper easier and I’d like to sell my 02 Sport. It’s got 172k on the clock. I was new to T4R’s and knew nothing about rusted frames, and it was night and I was stupid. Anyway, passenger side frame was rusted and had a few 1” holes, as...

B&M 70264 SuperCooler Automatic Transmission Cooler

Hypothetically speaking: These V8’s are getting harder to find so what if you have an out of state, friend of a friend who’s thinking of selling his 1 owner 04 SR5 4x4 with 160k? Blue Book says about $5400-7700 but he knows the rarity of what he has and is saying closer to $9,000. He loves in a...