RennSport2UZ
New member
Hi guys, I’m new to the forum and wanted to kinda just document and share stuff I’m doing with my 4th gen.
This is my first Toyota. I’ve always wanted a 4Runner, but just haven’t ended up with one until a couple weeks ago.
I found this ‘05 Limited locally at a dealer who was planning to auction the truck. It had been traded in and placed on the retail lot, where it quickly sold. They took a deposit and still had to inspect the truck. In their inspection, they found it needed a front end rebuild, axles, AC compressor, manifolds, a license plate lamp, the rear wiper fixed, and brake rotors. They refused to sell it to the buyer and returned her money. It was placed on their on-site auction lot, which is where I saw it.
My parents have bought two cars from that dealer - one of which was a Cayenne which had a bad battery and was placed on the wholesale auction lot for that reason - after the dealer had the local Porsche dealer change the battery and do a full service.
I contacted the salesman they’ve worked with and before I even told him what I was calling about, he said “if you’re calling about that black V8 4Runner, you don’t want it.”
So here I am. I now own my first Toyota. That black V8 Limited 4x4 with 158k miles, zero frame rust, and a perfect interior.
Their caveat was the truck needed to be trailered off their lot due to the issues they’d found. No problem. We put it on my dad’s trailer and pulled it to a parking lot about halfway home. I had to drive it.
Honestly, it drove beautifully. It felt great. The brakes didn’t feel warped at all like the dealer claimed. The front end was tight and the alignment was good. I couldn’t even hear the manifolds.
This is my first Toyota. I’ve always wanted a 4Runner, but just haven’t ended up with one until a couple weeks ago.
I found this ‘05 Limited locally at a dealer who was planning to auction the truck. It had been traded in and placed on the retail lot, where it quickly sold. They took a deposit and still had to inspect the truck. In their inspection, they found it needed a front end rebuild, axles, AC compressor, manifolds, a license plate lamp, the rear wiper fixed, and brake rotors. They refused to sell it to the buyer and returned her money. It was placed on their on-site auction lot, which is where I saw it.
My parents have bought two cars from that dealer - one of which was a Cayenne which had a bad battery and was placed on the wholesale auction lot for that reason - after the dealer had the local Porsche dealer change the battery and do a full service.
I contacted the salesman they’ve worked with and before I even told him what I was calling about, he said “if you’re calling about that black V8 4Runner, you don’t want it.”
So here I am. I now own my first Toyota. That black V8 Limited 4x4 with 158k miles, zero frame rust, and a perfect interior.
Their caveat was the truck needed to be trailered off their lot due to the issues they’d found. No problem. We put it on my dad’s trailer and pulled it to a parking lot about halfway home. I had to drive it.
Honestly, it drove beautifully. It felt great. The brakes didn’t feel warped at all like the dealer claimed. The front end was tight and the alignment was good. I couldn’t even hear the manifolds.
