Potential 3rd Gen Buyer

soulless3G4R said:
you ever hear back on the manual 99? Before I traded my Suburban for the 97 I have now, I was seriously contemplating hitting that guy up (if it's the same white(or silver...can't remember)), but with the purpose of a 4R for me being mostly offroad, that one was way too clean (according to the pictures) to justify beating to hell on the trails lol
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I have not. I texted him 2 hours ago to see if we still had a date, but didn't hear back. In his defense, though....He did say he was out till Saturday.

In the mean time...I missed this by 15 minutes...

1995 Toyota 4Runner - Cars & Trucks - Koontz Lake, Indiana | Facebook Marketplace
 
Spruce_1984 said:
That's extremely gracious. If you happen to see an FJ80 for sale it would cost $300 to drive it home, but I'd still be interested.
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I'll keeps an eye out for ya! I may know just the person to ask, he was trying to get my to buy his modded FJ100 LX470 because he bought a spotless 70. He's a LC junkie
 
soulless3G4R said:
I'll keeps an eye out for ya! I may know just the person to ask, he was trying to get my to buy his modded FJ100 LX470 because he bought a spotless 70. He's a LC junkie
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Lol...well his shit is probably way out of my price range. I would be super appreciative though if you think he's got a spare 80 laying around. The more I think about T4R's though the more I like the idea. They're not exactly Teslas, but 100% more gas mileage is not a bad thing..lol
 
Spruce_1984 said:
Lol...well his shit is probably way out of my price range. I would be super appreciative though if you think he's got a spare 80 laying around. The more I think about T4R's though the more I like the idea. They're not exactly Teslas, but 100% more gas mileage is not a bad thing..lol
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I did see this clean 60, and if I felt like selling my F350 and my T4R being a DD...I'd buy it though there'd be no justifiable reason to lol

1985 Toyota Landcruiser Sport Utility 4D - Cars & Trucks - Louisville, Kentucky | Facebook Marketplace
 
Also,

If you are buying a 3rd gen with low miles, ALWAYS run a carfax to verify the mileage. Never take their word for it.

Scammers swapping high mileage clusters for low miles ones are rampant since they know people will pay a premium for a low miles 3rd gen.
 
JCruz said:
Also,

If you are buying a 3rd gen with low miles, ALWAYS run a carfax to verify the mileage. Never take their word for it.

Scammers swapping high mileage clusters for low miles ones are rampant since they know people will pay a premium for a low miles 3rd gen.
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No kidding? I hadn't even considered that. Anyway, my boy had this sold before he even got back into town.
 
Don't know if you went ahead with your purchase, but having worked on those jeeps, and the 4runner a lot, I'd tell you that the thing you shall fear the most, is rust.

Vehicles in these years were prone to rust, and why you see so many rusted out 4runners, it's because they last so long.

Beside the pink milkshake thing that would pretty much guarantee you of a transmission swap, which you don't have to fear with a manual, and lack of maintenance on the engine, everything else is pretty much doable DYI on the vehicle, and parts are cheap and readily available.

I'd say that over 5 years, most of my problems beside a transmission swap and A/C were all related to rusting component or problem during work due to rust.

Also have to do work on the body pretty much every spring, so be prepared for that if you live in the rust belt and want to keep that beautiful look.
 
diverscale said:
Don't know if you went ahead with your purchase, but having worked on those jeeps, and the 4runner a lot, I'd tell you that the thing you shall fear the most, is rust.

Vehicles in these years were prone to rust, and why you see so many rusted out 4runners, it's because they last so long.

Beside the pink milkshake thing that would pretty much guarantee you of a transmission swap, which you don't have to fear with a manual, and lack of maintenance on the engine, everything else is pretty much doable DYI on the vehicle, and parts are cheap and readily available.

I'd say that over 5 years, most of my problems beside a transmission swap and A/C were all related to rusting component or problem during work due to rust.

Also have to do work on the body pretty much every spring, so be prepared for that if you live in the rust belt and want to keep that beautiful look.
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It was sold before he even said he'd be back in town, so shucks...

I can't stand doing rust reform either.....Last time I had a rusty YJ I eventually just patched it, rust inhibited it, primed it, and monstalined the whole shabang. I added some factory decals and clear coated it....It ended up looking great and holding up against the weather extremely well. Blasted and Por-15ed the frame as best I could without doing a complete frame off too. Took me a few weeks to do, but if i found a 4runner with a good drivetrain and minimal frame rust, I'd have no problem repeating the process.
 
Thanks for all the help fellas. I'm looking at another one soon with way more miles, but the owner says he has paper work on a trans swap and a timing service.

Truck has - 230
Trans has - 160
Timing was done- 30k ago (so at 200 on the engine 130 on the trans)

body looks excellent, didn't have pics of the frame, but the interior looks pretty beat. He wants 3500 for it

Assuming the paperwork checks out, and the truck sounds good. What do you all think? I can post some pics if it helps
 
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Is that a 01 or 02 ? ..if it is the Transfer case and 4 wheel drive system is bit more complex ..and not as preferable' ..i dont recognize the Grill..
 
Okay so i passed on the last one because the guy was kinda flaky.

I went to look at a new one today:

2000 Limited
151,000
Ran and drove well
The inside was immaculate
the frame looked good EXEPT when I dropped the spare tire I found the frame issues in the posts. It must have been because the salt was never washed off where the spare sat.

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I was all set to buy this one until i found this frame damage. Has anyone dealt with this repair before? I'm always a bit wonky about welding anywhere near the gas tank, and I really don't know if I'd want to drop it especially now that it's like 20 degrees.

These pieces of the frame are like directly under the cargo area
 
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