Scramble's '99 Limited Dog Hauler:

Ed_C said:
Is that a scratch on the left rear flare? So much tire shine too, must be hiding something expensive to repair. My offer is now $499.99,not a cent more, and consider yourself lucky I'm still feeding you as part of the deal.
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How can I pass up a deal like this? Surf & Turf? I haven't had a filet mignon & a lobster tail in too long of a time!
Are drinks included? :cheers:
 
Surf and turf? Sure,we’ll split a calamari appetizer and I’ll order you a burger.
Of course drinks are included. Soda, water, and coffee...unlimited refills!
 
theesotericone said:
Man, now I want another runner. Or a taco, or a LC. It's slim pickings around here for the last few months. I'm still looking though. lol

Congrats on the new rig and I hope it treats you as well as the old rig.
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Thanks, LOL I know what you mean. I was looking GX's, Sequoia's, LC's & 4th gens. I have no need for a truck but I did look at 05-07 Tundra's. I couldn't fight off the itch for another rig this time, especially after poking a little hole in my frame. I was mostly looking on CarGurus but found this pretty much by accident on Cars.com when I decided to look at 3rd gens for the hell of it. You should check it out. I found it last night & bought it today, it was destiny! Plus I paid cash where as the others mentioned above would have been financed & I still have a year & a half to go on my Accord loan.

BigFishAllDay said:
Congrats on the new purchase, Scramble. It'll be interesting to hear what you think about the V6/auto coming from a 4Cyl/5spd.

Watch out, because once you have two it can become a slippery slope. I maxed out at three 3rd gens in the driveway before I got my problem under control.
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LOL Thanks BigFish! I dont think I found "the one" but I found a good "one".
The "one" for me would be a 99-00 highlander S/C, e-locked, 5speed. A rare beast indeed.

I actually narrowed my search down to a 05-09 4th gen V8 sport, they really are a good looking rigs with a small lift & more aggressive tires. I'll post a pic below of the one I was thinking about buying. That's why I was lurking in your 4th gen build. I was going to steal your "snot nose kid" mod for my "drooling dog" mod LOL But I found this 99 online last night & pulled the trigger today. Rare 3rd gens get the heart pumping!

I don't have much seat time in the V6, this was my 3rd time driving one.
Two years ago we were searching for a 3rd gen for my GF & never found anything great. I test drove 2 & coming from a 3rz they don't feel under powered to me at all! LOL In AWD with the ETC on they powered right up the hills I was driving on. My last 3 DD's have been A/T's. 01 Corolla, 01 Accord Coupe & now an 09 Accord Coupe, they're great in traffic but not as fun to drive. But I will get back to you on it.
 

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Hepar said:
Good luck! May the rust be minimal.
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The rust is minimal! I fingered all of it's frame holes because I'm a 4Runner perv! It spent most of it's life in Tenn. The Carfax on it might be the best I've ever seen. One owner, no accidents, 6 pages of Toyota dealer service records. Started out in CT for 3 years, then TN for 15 & traded in back in CT.
 
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Scramble said:
The rust is minimal! I fingered all of it's frame holes because I'm a 4Runner perv! It spent most of it's life in Tenn. The Carfax on it might be the best I've ever seen. One owner, no accidents, 5 pages of Toyota dealer service records. Started out in CT for 3 years, then TN for 15 & traded in back in CT.
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I can't believe no one has asked this yet. How much? lol
 
Scramble said:
LMAO! Right on the nose! :first: He was asking $5999, I offered $5k & met me in the middle. Anything over $5500 I would have walked.
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That's a damn good deal for a 1 owner rig. I figured you got a pretty sweet deal when you said you saw it yesterday and bought it today. lol
 
theesotericone said:
That's a damn good deal for a 1 owner rig. I figured you got a pretty sweet deal when you said you saw it yesterday and bought it today. lol
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The only important things I couldn't tell from the records was if the rad & lbj's were changed. The timing belt was the main thing. I dont want to do that! I got him down because the valve cover gaskets are leaking towards the back & were dripping on the exhaust manifolds. They started smoking when it warmed up. I actually smelled it first.

4WD, AWD & the locker all engaged no problem! He even let me take it out for a test drive in the snow storm because he knew I was a T4R owner & showed him pics of my rig.
 
Scramble said:
The only important things I couldn't tell from the records was if the rad & lbj's were changed. The timing belt was the main thing. I dont want to do that! I got him down because the valve cover gaskets are leaking towards the back & were dripping on the exhaust manifolds. They started smoking when it warmed up. I actually smelled it first.

4WD, AWD & the locker all engaged no problem! He even let me take it out for a test drive in the snow storm because he knew I was a T4R owner & showed him pics of my rig.
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Locker? It has an e-locker too? Yeah, good find and great deal. Valve cover gaskets are a piece of cake.
 
Scramble said:
LOL Thanks BigFish! I dont think I found "the one" but I found a good "one". The "one" for me would be a 99-00 highlander S/C, e-locked, 5speed. A rare beast indeed.

I actually narrowed my search down to a 05-09 4th gen V8 sport, they really are a good looking rigs with a small lift & more aggressive tires. I'll post a pic below of the one I was thinking about buying. That's why I was lurking in your 4th gen build. I was going to steal your "snot nose kid" mod for my "drooling dog" mod LOL But I found this 99 online last night & pulled the trigger today. Rare 3rd gens get the heart pumping!

I don't have much seat time in the V6, this was my 3rd time driving one.
Two years ago we were searching for a 3rd gen for my GF & never found anything great. I test drove 2 & coming from a 3rz they don't feel under powered to me at all! LOL In AWD with the ETC on they powered right up the hills I was driving on. My last 3 DD's have been A/T's. 01 Corolla, 01 Accord Coupe & now an 09 Accord Coupe, they're great in traffic but not as fun to drive. But I will get back to you on it.
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That's definitely a good one. That 4th gen you were looking at wasn't bad either... the salsa red pearl is a nice color. My wife's 4th gen is just about done, I just need to install the SPC arms I have in the garage and get the alignment dialed. The 4th gens are really nice for a DD, I wish we had the room/need for another one with a V8.

Now that I've had the Tacoma a few years, I'm still happy my 4Runner is auto. The Tacoma is fun, fun, fun to drive with the 5 speed, short shifter, SC and 4.56 gears but I still prefer my 4Runner for long trips and general wheeling. The Tacoma is nice for day trips and blasting curvy mountain roads.

Did you test drive any 4th gens? I'll tell you for sure that my wife's rig would easily smoke both the Tacoma and my 4Runner with it's bone stock 4.0 V6. That 4 liter engine has some pep, and is nuts with a SC. I had a ride in a 6 speed FJ with a SC 4.0 and it absolutely romped!

Speaking of drooling over new rigs... this one has my eye right now>

https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/1996-toyota-land-cruiser-low/6428086891.html
 
theesotericone said:
How is that not sold already? If that was closer to me I'd be all over it.
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Yup. I open it every day, read the ad front to back, look at all the pics, stare at it for about 5 minutes, then close it and tell myself I don't need another F/R locked rig sitting in the driveway... two is enough.

Then I say to myself: "well... I am going to sell the Tacoma. I could have three for a little while."

Only 136K, too. You rarely see them under 200K. I missed one 3 or 4 years ago that was triple locked, immaculate, about 145K, one owner and sold for $6K. I was at work and it was gone in less than an hour.
 
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BigFishAllDay said:
Yup. I open it every day, read the ad front to back, look at all the pics, stare at it for about 5 minutes, then close it and tell myself I don't need another triple locked rig sitting in the driveway... two is enough.

Then I say to myself: "well... I am going to sell the Tacoma. I could have three for a little while."

Only 136K, too. You rarely see them under 200K. I missed one 3 or 4 years ago that was triple locked, immaculate, about 145K, one owner and sold for $6K. I was at work and it was gone in less than an hour.
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I just might fly to NM to buy one then. To give you an idea of the market I'm dealing with here's one near me.

https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/1997-toyota-land-cruiser/6408756192.html

If you do go look at it please let me know what condition it's really in. I'm tempted to say the least.
 
BigFishAllDay said:
That's definitely a good one. That 4th gen you were looking at wasn't bad either... the salsa red pearl is a nice color. My wife's 4th gen is just about done, I just need to install the SPC arms I have in the garage and get the alignment dialed. The 4th gens are really nice for a DD, I wish we had the room/need for another one with a V8.

Now that I've had the Tacoma a few years, I'm still happy my 4Runner is auto. The Tacoma is fun, fun, fun to drive with the 5 speed, short shifter, SC and 4.56 gears but I still prefer my 4Runner for long trips and general wheeling. The Tacoma is nice for day trips and blasting curvy mountain roads.

Did you test drive any 4th gens? I'll tell you for sure that my wife's rig would easily smoke both the Tacoma and my 4Runner with it's bone stock 4.0 V6. That 4 liter engine has some pep, and is nuts with a SC. I had a ride in a 6 speed FJ with a SC 4.0 and it absolutely romped!

Speaking of drooling over new rigs... this one has my eye right now>

https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/1996-toyota-land-cruiser-low/6428086891.html
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I never had a problem with the 5 speed on long trips. It cruises in 5th at 80 that little 3RZ! I drove a 4.0 4th twice when shopping for my GF. It was nice. One had the drive shaft clunk that scared me away at the time. (thought it was the trans) & the other went all crazy flashing lights when I tried to put it in 4H & walked on that one too. We ended up getting her an 04 Outback LL Bean 3.0 H6. One owner with only 37K on it. That little car is fast. It looks like an old lady car, she drives like an old lady & gets mad at me when I drive it places because I put it through the paces. I tell her, "you got to open this thing up once in a while" & it's a bigger motor than my T4R! LOL

I never looked at FJ's because I need the cargo room for the 3 dogs & I hear the blind spots are horrible.

That LC is 10-12K around here with 200K on it all day!
 
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