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FS: 2005 Limited 4WD V-8 - Orlando, FL

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SOLD!!!!

I am selling my 2005 Toyota 4Runner Limited V-8 with 4WD. Has gray leather interior, navigation, power everything, sunroof, and much more. Runs great with no issues. AC blows cold. You can click on my Craiglist post but most of it is repeated here, but I summarized a bit more so I don't insult everyone's intelligence.

**The WMW roof rack is not included. I will include the OEM rack and rails.**

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2005 Toyota 4Runner Limited V-8 4WD Nav

Asking Price: $10,900 (My T4R price)

Price Justification (i.e. sales pitch): I put over $10,000 (mostly repairs and maintenance) into this vehicle over the last year to get it to where it is at. You can find a 4Runner for less than I am asking, but it may require a lot of work to get it to where this one is. I bought the 4Runner at a pretty low price for a vehicle that seemed to be in good condition. Good condition wasn't good enough for me so I dumped a bunch in this to make it as new as possible to me, at least mechanically. I did everything I could do to bring the vehicle current with all maintenance including the dreaded timing belt. I fixed everything that wasn't operating as it should and gutted the supension and put all new bushing, ball joints, springs, and shocks/struts. The vehicle drives like it is new.

Miles: 171,700

General Condition: Everything works and it drives great. The motor runs very smooth, fast, and burns nothing. Transmission works great as well. In general, it is mechanically sound. Cosmetically it shows its age slightly in a few spots. The body and paint look good and no dings. There are a few scuffs and dings on the interior, and the drivers side seat is cracked on the side.

Chassis: There was some light surface rust under the vehicle (none on the main frame), but I wire brushed it and used the POR-15 process to convert the rust and put a protective coat on it. I then sprayed it with the Rustoleum Professional Undercoating. The process took a long time and was done right to make the chassis last a long time.

Navigation: Came from a 2014 Scion FRS. Added backup camera and center console USB connects to it. The microphone is wired in as well. Works great. Love the HD radio.

Maintenance & Repairs (@155k miles): Timing belt, water pump, CV axles (high quality from CVJ), spark plugs, brake flush, brake pads & rotors resurfaced, differential oil change (front & rear), power steering drain and refill, transfer case oil change, and EFI injector & throttle body cleaning. I fixed a few things when I first bought it, but those things aren't worth mentioning. Also, the prior owner replaced the exhaust manifold around 140k miles. Since owning it, it has only seen synthentic oil, which was just changed. Has a Fumoto drain valve.

Suspension: As previously mentioned, I gutted the entire suspension and replaced everything that wore out to make the vehicle drive like new. The shocks/struts and springs were from a FJ Cruiser TRD (Bilstein) and had less than a few hundred miles on them. The lower control arms and upper control arms bushings were replaced along with both ball joints. The caster bolts were replaced as well. A front Toytec spacer was added to level the vehicle.

Tires: BFGoodrich K02 265/70/R17. They are less than 2 months old. The spare was replaced at the same time. Paid over $1,200 for the 5 tires.

Wheels: I exchanged the original Limited wheels for 6-spoke Sport wheels. Just my preference in case you are wondering.

Exhaust: Borla dual exhaust. I have the OEM exhaust as well if interested in having it swapped out.

Trailer Hitch & Towing Package: Has the heavy duty hitch and transmission cooler. Hitch is in perfect condition.

Headlights: Upgraded to the newer 06-09 4Runner headlights with 4200K HID. Fog lights were upgraded to HID as well.

Taillights: Upgraded to newer 06-09 4Runner taillights.

All-weather Weathertech mats and cargo cover are included.

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Nice truck. If this was another color I might go for it, I just got a silver v8. GLWS!

What's funny is silver was one of my least favorite colors when I bought it, but I bought it anyway because it seemed like a good deal. Then the color grew on me a lot. I liked how it offset the black parts (roof rack, tires, etc.) and it doesn't show dirt. I ended up seeking out another silver vehicle.
 
Out of curiosity, what are you doing with the roof rack? I would love to take it off of your hands. I'm in Orlando too! PM me of you are interested in selling it.
 
Friday bump.

Rack is going on another 4Runner. If the rack makes the deal for someone, I can possibly include it... but I am not separating it to sell.
 
Where is this runner from before Florida?

The vehicle came from Illinois, but has been in Florida for almost two years now. I know why you are asking. I have lived my whole life in Florida and didn't know that northern cars rust like they do. The rust wasn't too bad when I got it, but I wasn't accustomed to working on a vehicle with even a little rust. It was mostly surface rust on the frame and the skid plates. The OEM skid plates and aprons protected most of it so they were good for something.

In the time I have had it I have slowly removed the surface rust from the underside and repainted with chassis paint for protection. The biggest thing I did was take the suspension apart, sand blasted the lower and upper control arms, brake rotors and anything else I could and repainted it for protection. Purely for looks, I also replaced the trailer hitch with a perfect one and replaced the bolts. The caster bolts were replaced when I took the suspension apart.
 
Not familiar with the exhaust, looks great but how does it sound? Bigger, just more air? Any drone?



The exhaust is high quality. Before getting it I was nervous about it; I didn't want anything too loud. After having it, I think it sounds perfect. I don't tow, but folks have said it is a little louder when doing so. I have the stock exhaust as well. I can swap it if anyone prefers quiet.




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This is a bummer, :cry2:

Thank you.

Haha... it is definitely a bummer for someone who gets their hopes up that this is a pristine Florida born and raised vehicle.

For others who don't mind some imperfections and looking for a deal, I will say that when I got it, it wasn't that bad. And again, since I have had it, I have been slowly removing all the rust I can and replacing parts. I replaced parts that didn't need to be replaced simply to get rid of the light rust on some of the joints. I will try to get some pictures this weekend. With the time change, I don't get home until after dark making pictures a little difficult.
 
Price drop and added some value to the vehicle.

It took awhile, but I put a protective coating on the chassis. I have been slowly doing this as I worked on the vehicle (suspension, trailer hitch, etc.), but I finally did the rest of the vehicle.

There wasn't much rust left. The little that was there was wire brushed and degreased. I then used the POR-15 metal prep followed by the POR-15 protective coating. Lastly, I sprayed it with the Rustoleum Professional Undercoating. The chassis looks really good and should be protected enough to last a long time. The process of cleaning, prep, and painting was a very labor intense job. I will try to post pictures sometime this week.
 
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For those interested, here are some pictures of the undercarriage with the skid plates off (except for gas tank skid). As previously stated, the main frame had no rust. Some of the cross beams, drive shaft, and skid plates had some light surface rust. The skid plates took the brunt of it. All the surface rust was converted and coated with several layers of POR-15 followed by rubberized undercoating.

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damn. I wish you were in CO.

IMHO, a v8 silver 4th gen is probably the sickest Toyota 4WD you could ever own. Dunno why you are selling!!!!!!!!
 
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Vehicle sold today to a great home in NC. Hard to see it go.

Time to build my next 4Runner.

Thanks Sean. I love driving her around and my wife is very impressed with how immaculate this truck is. Going to put the spacers on sometime soon.
 

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