KrabbyKakes
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So there is a pretty nice 06 Limited with 113K miles for sale nearby. I like it but there are two things that stick out as weird to me.
First is that it doesn't always switch to 4Lo. When we test drove it, it switched from 2Hi to 4Hi just fine but a beeping in the cabin started when the 4Lo switch was turned on. It never engaged until later in the ride. I was thinking that it hadn't been used all that much and it was pretty cold out so it was probably just getting warmed up. Once it was switched into 4Lo, it didn't switch back to 4Hi or 2Hi. The switch was turned to turn off 4Lo and the previous beeping started without 4Lo disengaging. My dad then threw it into neutral and recycled through the gears back to 4Lo and then back to 4Hi. It disengaged and worked fine through the rest of the test drive. The sales lady said she would have the techs look at the transmission on Monday. Is this something we should be concerned about? I see it happening frequently but can't find how serious a problem it is.
The second is that it is from Mew York. I live in SC and we use sand on icy roads. I know that the salt used in the North can really damage cars. There is some rust underneath and in the wheels by the brakes but my dad didn't seem to concerned (he was a mechanic for 5 years and has worked on his own cars his whole life). The first owner owned it for 7 years and put 80K miles on it. Then it was shipped to SC and since then, the other two owners have sold it within a year of buying it. It has also been for sale at a Toyota dealership for 4 months. Do you think there is something wrong and that is why nobody was keeping it? There are no recorded accidents and service reports were kept.
Sorry for the long post but I don't want to spend a bunch of money on something that is going to crap out on me in a couple of years
Thanks!
First is that it doesn't always switch to 4Lo. When we test drove it, it switched from 2Hi to 4Hi just fine but a beeping in the cabin started when the 4Lo switch was turned on. It never engaged until later in the ride. I was thinking that it hadn't been used all that much and it was pretty cold out so it was probably just getting warmed up. Once it was switched into 4Lo, it didn't switch back to 4Hi or 2Hi. The switch was turned to turn off 4Lo and the previous beeping started without 4Lo disengaging. My dad then threw it into neutral and recycled through the gears back to 4Lo and then back to 4Hi. It disengaged and worked fine through the rest of the test drive. The sales lady said she would have the techs look at the transmission on Monday. Is this something we should be concerned about? I see it happening frequently but can't find how serious a problem it is.
The second is that it is from Mew York. I live in SC and we use sand on icy roads. I know that the salt used in the North can really damage cars. There is some rust underneath and in the wheels by the brakes but my dad didn't seem to concerned (he was a mechanic for 5 years and has worked on his own cars his whole life). The first owner owned it for 7 years and put 80K miles on it. Then it was shipped to SC and since then, the other two owners have sold it within a year of buying it. It has also been for sale at a Toyota dealership for 4 months. Do you think there is something wrong and that is why nobody was keeping it? There are no recorded accidents and service reports were kept.
Sorry for the long post but I don't want to spend a bunch of money on something that is going to crap out on me in a couple of years
Thanks!
