eskimochaos
Banned
The no rust is a combo of the quality metal AND the fact that they coat almost every part underneath of the trucks with an electrostatic coating that helps prevent rust from forming.
So the wife and I looked at the one I was talking about in my OP. Unfortunately it was abused. The interior was totally thrashed. It had been smoked in and had cigarette burns all over the interior, including the headliner. The driver seat had a huge tear in the leather. All four of the wheels had severe curb rash. When we took it on a test drive, the fuel was on empty and the salesman complained that he did not have the money to fill the tank, as he was new there and they might not reimburse him. WTF?!
When I applied the brakes, the vehicle pulled to the right and there was significant shimmy in the steering wheel. Unbelievable. Let's just say I didn't walk from this one, I ran!
Update, we found a 2006 Limited with the V8 priced at $25,900 with 29,xxx mi. This has to be the cleanest ones we've seen. We've looked at several and most of them are abused. It seems that the majority of people that take care of them know what they have and don't want to get rid of it. I will post pics ASAP.Are you going to be looking at other 4runners? Keep us posted?
Update, we found a 2006 Limited with the V8 priced at $25,900 with 29,xxx mi. This has to be the cleanest ones we've seen. We've looked at several and most of them are abused. It seems that the majority of people that take care of them know what they have and don't want to get rid of it. I will post pics ASAP.