Crazy 3rd gen prices
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lockedlex
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This truck keeps coming up every couple of months, lol.
I said before, I think the problem is that this is the WRONG truck to be putting that much of a rebuild into (new engine, new this, new that), because they don't have problems to begin with. So whether it has 200k or 20k, it pretty much will drive the same.
So the question is, why not buy one for 5k, and save the 40k+ for your own mods, etc. Which is the other problem, they restored it to stock form and it does look good, but that kind of money would get you a very nicely modified one, with still like 20k to spare!
30k is pretty impressive though, which does align with what we've been seeing the past 1.5 years on these things. That regardless of miles, the MINT condition ones are getting very pricey.
I said before, I think the problem is that this is the WRONG truck to be putting that much of a rebuild into (new engine, new this, new that), because they don't have problems to begin with. So whether it has 200k or 20k, it pretty much will drive the same.
So the question is, why not buy one for 5k, and save the 40k+ for your own mods, etc. Which is the other problem, they restored it to stock form and it does look good, but that kind of money would get you a very nicely modified one, with still like 20k to spare!
30k is pretty impressive though, which does align with what we've been seeing the past 1.5 years on these things. That regardless of miles, the MINT condition ones are getting very pricey.
They've been trying to sell that thing for like 2 years. IMO, while it's super nice, it's not worth that kinda money because the attention to detail is just not quite there. You could get a comparably nice one for 15-19k that's all original whereas that's not as nice as it would be if it was just built by Toyota. Beautiful truck nonetheless.
Devbot
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As said this truck isn't nothing knew. They're trying to ride off the near-nonexistent mileage to get the pricetag and brand new paint job. The only time I've seen a 4runner even SLIGHTLY warrant a price that high was the """barn find""" that sold last year with like <50 miles on it, kept in 100% mint condition from the 2000s (which DID fetch like $41k or something in the end). But that's because it was still brand new, not someone's fix-her-upper. Even when done to the letter, a restoration is very rarely worth the same to the buyer as it is to the owner. However a new, total respray like what they did is NOT cheap no matter what way you slice it. That would easily be a $10k bill for one of us to do.
Seeing the sanded body instantly reminded me of when boomers would sand and re-finish antique firearms in their garage because they thought that was "restoration," when really they just cut the value by 2/3 instantly. Also kinda funny how they put a Sport hood on a Limited (or the missing side cladding), or the 2002 skid on a 2000. What a hodgepodge "restoration" :lmao:
Seeing the sanded body instantly reminded me of when boomers would sand and re-finish antique firearms in their garage because they thought that was "restoration," when really they just cut the value by 2/3 instantly. Also kinda funny how they put a Sport hood on a Limited (or the missing side cladding), or the 2002 skid on a 2000. What a hodgepodge "restoration" :lmao:
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Js'00imited4runner
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Too add to it the frame/underneath doesn't look up to snuff enough to be asking $30+k..No thanks. Their trying to bank off the 3rd gen nostalgia.
Devbot
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Exactly, just trying to squeeze more money.
Nah, I view it more as testing the waters. They clearly resell 4runners and other enthusiast vehicles, some of which have been restored. The resto market has not really been explored due to the amount of these things sold and sheer durability. I think there are not many people who'd want to pay 40k for a 3rd gen and the resto market has not yet been proven. I do not understand mentality of collector vehicles or the criticism that it has a 2002 skid plate, etc... Looks pretty nice and functional to me.
levee-11
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Where can I find info and pics of this runner? I can't seem to find anything about it on the forums.
I believe it's this one: 5k-Mile 1996 Toyota 4Runner SR5 for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $43,000 on May 15, 2020 (Lot #31,485) | Bring a Trailer
Here's a couple other low mileage ones that sold: 38k-Mile 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4x4 for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $35,000 on September 14, 2020 (Lot #36,382) | Bring a Trailer No Reserve: 24k-Mile 1998 Toyota 4Runner 4WD SR5 for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $31,750 on September 25, 2020 (Lot #36,928) | Bring a Trailer
Edit: That's probably not the same one that Devbot is talking about
JoeT4R
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I think they (seller) is trying to over hype it, and [MENTION=46762]lockedlex[/MENTION] has really solid points. Don't get me wrong, if Toyota somehow produced a brand new 3rd gen off the line with original parts and everything, I'm talking bone stock off the lot, in 2021, hell, maybe I would drop that kind of money for it. But I can't trust x or y company over OE Toyota manufacturing. It's pretty sweet to see it all rebuilt and done up nicely, but I'm not dropping 30K on it. I'd have a hay day rebuilding anything on my 01' if or when that time comes, and allocate my money towards building it instead
TheShowtime
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Do not buy from those crooks! I have a buddy that bought one of their vehicles and they were rotten from the inside. Read their reviews on BBB and Facebook they are a bunch of crooks. The guy writes his own reviews on google also.
Devbot
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I think if they're gonna charge MORE than what the vehicle originally sold for, then it should be restored to it's original spec at the very least.
MaineRunna
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I am familiar with Davis Auto Sports. I have a customer with a 98 from them that is really nice. It is clean, has beautiful leather interior, awesome stereo with b/u camera, TRD wheels, cool old school emblems, etc, but he did pay about $17k for it and I have had to fix a few things on it and remind the owner that no matter how nice it is and how much he spent on it that it is still a 20+ year old vehicle with around 200k miles on it. I would have a hard time getting $10k for it around here and can't even imagine paying $30k for any gen 3 runner. I just sold a real nice 02 Limited from FL with 223k for $4k plus an 07 Corolla in trade, I would have taken $6k cash. You can still get these way cheaper than $30k anywhere in the country even CA.
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It makes me feel kinda bad cause I have quite a few friends that are also looking for 2nd/3rd/4th gen 4Runners but it's impossible for them to find any at a reasonable price, unless they're on their last leg and/or covered in dents head to toe. It was slim pickings a year or two back, but now with the pandemic screwing the market and overlanding becoming mainstream it's become totally impossible. It sucks watching them hope to snag something at $4-6k and see nothing but listings at $10k and over. I paid $4500 for my rig in early 2020 and I suspect if I had waited till now I'd be spending close to $7500 at the very least, and that's being generous. Hell even the alternatives are outrageous; seems like literally anything with 4x4 is fetching twice what it should be, and certainly far, far more than their 2WD counterparts :der:
But to an extent you can't blame them. With the general quality new cars have been over the past 10-15 years and the current downhill direction they're snowballing towards, people are becoming VERY hesitant/reluctant to buy newer vehicles. Especially EVs.
$17k for 200k miles... I've seen muggings go better than that :spit:
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