thegardentool
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I will try to add many more photos as soon as I have the time to go take some without distractions from the kids.
It's finally time to start listing my 2003 Toyota 4Runner Sport Edition, V8, RWD for sale. My parents offered me a deal too good to pass up on a Tacoma 4WD in September. 4Runner did about 90% of everything I wanted well, but many times would have benefited more from a truck bed than using the cargo area especially now that we have 2 car seats. Fear not, I hope to again own another 4Runner in the future because they are just that awesome.
I bought the 4Runner with about 110k miles on it in Aug. 2010. It now has ~152k miles. It is located in the Oklahoma City area. It has a clear, green Oklahoma title with no liens and has a good Oklahoma tag until Feb. 2016. The majority of maintenance since ownership was performed by Fowler Toyota of Norman because they are the most convenient place to me and always offered me a loaner if it was going to be more than a couple hours. Before I list it on Craigslist I wanted to list it here for less so I'm asking $6,000 for any T4R members.
These are the options I am aware it has, but feel free to ask anything more specific and I can try to find out: roof rack, moonroof, JBL 10-speakers and 6-disc stereo, leather seats /w driver power lumbar, rear cargo tray with a spider net, rear cargo net, and the factory towing package. I still have a 7-pin to 4-pin connector for the towing plug-in that looks like it's new in the package, the wheel key, and the original owner's manual that is beginning to come apart some. It is Galactic Gray Mica and has the awesome plastic cladding! It looks a little odd but I can't even imagine how many door dings it would have on the paint without them. Just yesterday my Tacoma got dinged dropping my kid off at school and it ripped part of the overly expensive Baja sticker.
Here's a list of the Major Service history since Aug. 2010:
May 2011 @ 118,042 Miles
Timing Belt and Water Pump
Transmission, Coolant, and Power Steering all Flushed and Filled
Spark Plugs replaced
Fuel Injection cleaning
Feb. 2012 @ 123,329 miles
4 Michelin LTX M/S2 P265/65R/17 tires installed (1 was replaced Feb. 2015 at 149,685 miles thanks to a huge screw through the sidewall)
Rear Brakes were replaced
March 2013 @ 133,647-133,820 miles
Front Brakes replaced and rotors turned March 2013 at 133,647 miles
Front Calipers replaced March 2013 at 133,820 miles after the original issue did not fix the issue.
Optima Yellow Top battery installed April 2014 (didn't write down mileage, sorry). I wanted a red top but the Autozone I was able to make it to that day didn't have them. I needed to make 2 more stops before I would have been able to get to another store so that's why it is a yellow.
Rear Differential serviced July, 2015 at 150,484 miles
3 recalls done, not sure exactly which 3 they were...gas pedal shaving and 2 software updates maybe? I'll have to try to look up the exact codes later.
Oil changes were around 5k intervals and were also part of many of those service visits. They were also done at the dealership just for convenience as well.
A few issues since it is 13 years old:
Windshield has had a crack in it since Spring 2011. I did have the crack pushed to the edges and filled. Doesn't impede my vision and haven't had anymore issues with it.
Brakes are spongey again. Haven't taken it in to see...good candidate to try out 5th gen calipers for anybody so inclined!! Sadly I didn't even really notice how bad they had gradually gotten again until after driving the Tacoma for a couple weeks.
Battery needed a jump after sitting for 2 weeks following the Tacoma purchase. Autozone did a test, alternator failed one test but then said the battery was still getting full recharge. Been starting it a bit more regularly and no issues since.
Speakers are all original as far as I'm aware. Have heard some distortion in them all, but mostly from the subwoofer when I had aftermarket stereo installed. Probably time to replace them all. Will also throw in the Metra trim and JBL amp interface if wanted to install aftermarket double din. I put back in the factory stereo and seems to work just fine after being out for 2.5 years. I could probably include a cheaper, ~1 year old Kenwood double din I pulled from my wife's car before trading it in earlier this year. The Alpine I had in the 4Runner I'm still debating putting into the Tacoma.
Dash is cracking. Covered under the Limited Service Campaign. Tried getting it done over summer but no parts. Haven't had time to mess with it since trying back in August.
Interior shows age and wear. Few missing or broke pieces of trim. Stains in the carpet. Some mess on other trim pieces. Scratches on the tint for rear quarter panel windows (understanding is PO had dogs in the back often...). Front leather seats have lots of wear including rip on driver's side. I'm sure there's other issues so I'll just try to take lots of interior shots.
Exterior has some dents and dings about. No major hail damage but might have a few spots here and there. I tried keeping it parked in a garage most of the time I owned it. Would benefit greatly from thorough, complete interior and exterior detailing still.
I am staying fairly busy for the next several weeks so you must be willing to come to me to see it. But for anybody with a serious interest feel free to PM me and we can try to setup a time and day.
