Where to buy toyotas

bend · 10-14-2009, 11:06 PM

I've been looking for a truck for awhile but i havent been able to find the right one. i'm looking for a 86-95 truck that has a 22re (plan on rebuilding), manual, extended cab, 4x4, for around 2-2.5k. Engine condition . I've been scouring craigslist in fayetteville and kansas city (currently attending the university of Arkansas and I call kc home) for two months now and I have yet to find a good truck. I know

. They all either have basketball sized rust holes on the bed (not uncommon, i know), bad collision damage, v6 or automatic. Its like CL is conspiring against me to get a yota. Craigslist is getting a little old, how have you guys found your trucks/runners? Is my price unreasonable?

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olharleyman · 10-14-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bend

I've been looking for a truck for awhile but i havent been able to find the right one. i'm looking for a 86-95 truck that has a 22re (plan on rebuilding), manual, extended cab, 4x4, for around 2-2.5k. Engine condition . I've been scouring craigslist in fayetteville and kansas city (currently attending the university of Arkansas and I call kc home) for two months now and I have yet to find a good truck. I know

. They all either have basketball sized rust holes on the bed (not uncommon, i know), bad collision damage, v6 or automatic. Its like CL is conspiring against me to get a yota. Craigslist is getting a little old, how have you guys found your trucks/runners? Is my price unreasonable?

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toyospearo · 10-14-2009, 11:34 PM

I live in California and I had to drive to Idaho to get my 94 ext cab. I beat the brush for over a year and finally found one.
Good luck.

bend · 10-14-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by olharleyman

YOTATECH.COM CLASSIFIEDS

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http://www.yotatech.com/f108/85-sr5-...p-22re-192080/

Already been looking. The first one is a single cab and the second one is out of my price range. There are soooooooo many single cabs out there

Toreador · 10-15-2009, 12:05 AM

sounds like a tough find

took me 3 months to find my runner

good luck

YFZsandrider · 10-15-2009, 12:40 AM

I was in the same spot 3 months ago. I scoured every Craigslist site in my state, and even one site out of state. I found that extra cabs are nearly impossible to find in a 22RE. I propably looked at 300-350 ads, and I was able to find a total of 3 that were both the 22re and an extra cab!

I finally came upon an ad that didn't say anything about the truck, except that it was a toyota extra cab for $2,000 with no pictures. I called right away, and it ended up being 1/2 mile from my house, so I was the first one to look at it. It had a bad head gasket, so I offered her $1,200 for it claiming that it would cost alot to fix. She just wanted out of it, so she took the bait!

There must have been 10 guys show up in the next 15 minutes while we transferred the title. I drove it home, and yanked the motor!!!

Should have the new motor all buttoned up and running tomorrow, I'm into it with a completely rebuilt motor for less than $3k

sotb3 · 10-15-2009, 09:18 AM

yeah--what all these guys say makes sense--my thought was don't be afraid to look in other states--i live in oregon and a few years back i found just what i wanted for the wife in Michigan--good excuse for a road trip when i figured out the price of the ticket against the value of the rig--
course, ya hafta have abit more time that way--good luck--

toyotatom93 · 10-15-2009, 09:56 AM

Thats funny you couldent find a 22re x-cab...I wanted a regular cab but could only find the x's.
Dont you have a classified section in your local paper?

OutlawMike · 10-15-2009, 10:38 AM

I looked for a year and a half before I found my Runner. I was willing to go anywhere CA to pick it up, southern Oregon and western Nevada also.

Nothing was right, could not get one exactly like I wanted. Then, I picked up the paper on a Sunday morning, bam, 1/2 mile from my house, the Runner I was looking for.

Keep looking, it will pop up.

bend · 10-15-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by toyotatom93

Thats funny you couldent find a 22re x-cab...I wanted a regular cab but could only find the x's.
Dont you have a classified section in your local paper?

AH thank you. i will check that out.

kiyobrown · 10-15-2009, 01:33 PM

I found mine on Craigslist. I had to drive from Tacoma down to Forest Grove, OR (south of Eugene) to go get it. Sketched me out wasting a whole day and have it not work out. But as long as you enough questions and get them to send you enough pics it should be in the shape they say it is. The inch thick folder of receipts didn't hurt either.

Good luck.

camo31"10.50" · 10-15-2009, 01:48 PM

CHECK OUT THE OKLAHOMA CRAIGSLIST!!!!!!! when i was searching for my new truck i came across A LOT of X-Cab 22re's!!!!!..of course i was looking for a V6 runner..LOL and i found it at the junkyard with a blown motor

don't be afraid to drive around out on some country roads...near a place called Cherokee WMA (i think...?? its on the northwest side of Tenkiller Lake in eastern oklahoma lol)..its where i go bowhuntin'..theres a '85 xtra cab 4x4 22re and 5speed..its red..SR5 and has been sitting in the same place for over 3 ys...LOL

idk if the person is wanting to sell it or not??..whenever i get around to it (in the next few weeks..when the bow season kicks in in that area) im gonna get the vin number and find the owner..i might be able to get it for freeeee!!!!

so yea..you need to just drive around and check out the local stuff in the papers.and check out oklahoma!

kdo58 · 10-15-2009, 01:59 PM

here is a nice one
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/1423004494.html

camo31"10.50" · 10-15-2009, 01:59 PM

http://fayar.craigslist.org/cto/1405598416.html
http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/1389748466.html

that second one kinda sounds like a good deal..lol

Junkers88 · 10-15-2009, 02:00 PM

Sometimes you just get lucky. I found this one on an add from a local bank website. Went to look at it and once we agreed on a price I ran to the bank for a certified check. In the time that I was gone (about 40 minutes) there had been 3 other guys come look at it and when I got back there was this older guy with a handful of cash trying to buy the truck out from under me. When I walked up he says "The lady decided she wanted 3000$ for it!". I handed the seller the certified check for 2500$ and told him that I'd take 4000$ for it if he was still interested. He left and I brought this home.

This is how it looked when I sold it for 3100$ a few months ago.

Keep looking! They are out there.

10-14-2009, 11:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
toyospearo Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: way way nor cal Posts: 1,583	I live in California and I had to drive to Idaho to get my 94 ext cab. I beat the brush for over a year and finally found one. Good luck. __________________ 94 Ext. cab 22re Aussied, 4.88's, SAS,ed, FLATBED, Old Man Emu rear leafs w/TG 5.5" shackles, TG sliders, LC Header, Marlin super HD clutch, 32's- Swamper TSL's- RC rims, Badland Bumper, lifted, lighted, LED'ed, Warned, alternatored (LC High ouput), Hammed, gusseted, trussed, etc, etc... My build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f152/great-w...ck-sas-164531/ My Flatbed build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f88/toyospea...-build-191787/

10-15-2009, 12:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Toreador Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Little Reatta, Jet, Texas Posts: 64	sounds like a tough find took me 3 months to find my runner good luck __________________ the story is old, i know, but it goes on. . . (:'95 4Runner: 3VZE-Rebuilt :5-spd.man: ISR'd:)

10-15-2009, 12:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
YFZsandrider Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tacoma, Wa Posts: 119	I was in the same spot 3 months ago. I scoured every Craigslist site in my state, and even one site out of state. I found that extra cabs are nearly impossible to find in a 22RE. I propably looked at 300-350 ads, and I was able to find a total of 3 that were both the 22re and an extra cab! I finally came upon an ad that didn't say anything about the truck, except that it was a toyota extra cab for $2,000 with no pictures. I called right away, and it ended up being 1/2 mile from my house, so I was the first one to look at it. It had a bad head gasket, so I offered her $1,200 for it claiming that it would cost alot to fix. She just wanted out of it, so she took the bait! There must have been 10 guys show up in the next 15 minutes while we transferred the title. I drove it home, and yanked the motor!!! Should have the new motor all buttoned up and running tomorrow, I'm into it with a completely rebuilt motor for less than $3k Last edited by YFZsandrider; 10-15-2009 at 12:47 AM.

10-15-2009, 09:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
toyotatom93 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Powell River BC Posts: 406	Thats funny you couldent find a 22re x-cab...I wanted a regular cab but could only find the x's. Dont you have a classified section in your local paper? __________________ 1993 22R-E 4x4 X-cab M/T

10-15-2009, 10:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
OutlawMike Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 397	I looked for a year and a half before I found my Runner. I was willing to go anywhere CA to pick it up, southern Oregon and western Nevada also. Nothing was right, could not get one exactly like I wanted. Then, I picked up the paper on a Sunday morning, bam, 1/2 mile from my house, the Runner I was looking for. Keep looking, it will pop up. __________________ 1989 4Runner V6 Auto IFS, 1.5" BJ spacers, 2" OME leaf springs, OME T-bars, 3/4" 4Crawler body lift, 1" 4Crawler front diff drop, ARB Bull Bar, Warn M8000, PIAA driving lights, MC rear bumper, OME shocks f/r, OME steering stabilizer, Total Chaos idler arm, 33x10.5.x15 BFG AT's on RockCrawler 15x8"x4.5"BS wheels, Downey Headers, Flowmaster 70 series, 5.29 gears, LockRights f/r Build Thread: http://www.yotatech.com/f191/outlawm...thread-187558/

10-15-2009, 09:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
sotb3 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: nw oregon Posts: 21	yeah--what all these guys say makes sense--my thought was don't be afraid to look in other states--i live in oregon and a few years back i found just what i wanted for the wife in Michigan--good excuse for a road trip when i figured out the price of the ticket against the value of the rig-- course, ya hafta have abit more time that way--good luck--

10-15-2009, 01:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
kiyobrown Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 271	I found mine on Craigslist. I had to drive from Tacoma down to Forest Grove, OR (south of Eugene) to go get it. Sketched me out wasting a whole day and have it not work out. But as long as you enough questions and get them to send you enough pics it should be in the shape they say it is. The inch thick folder of receipts didn't hurt either. Good luck. __________________ Jason. 87 4runner 22re SR5 5 speed 189k, supra MAF mod, battery/intake swap, Black Magic 165, Zuk mod, BJ spacers. 3rd gen rims with 265/70/16s. Pioneer/Boston Acoustics/Kenwood/Fosgate sound system, softopper. Craigslist and rattle cans have done wonders.

10-15-2009, 01:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
camo31"10.50" Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vian, OK Posts: 2,081	CHECK OUT THE OKLAHOMA CRAIGSLIST!!!!!!! when i was searching for my new truck i came across A LOT of X-Cab 22re's!!!!!..of course i was looking for a V6 runner..LOL and i found it at the junkyard with a blown motor don't be afraid to drive around out on some country roads...near a place called Cherokee WMA (i think...?? its on the northwest side of Tenkiller Lake in eastern oklahoma lol)..its where i go bowhuntin'..theres a '85 xtra cab 4x4 22re and 5speed..its red..SR5 and has been sitting in the same place for over 3 ys...LOL idk if the person is wanting to sell it or not??..whenever i get around to it (in the next few weeks..when the bow season kicks in in that area) im gonna get the vin number and find the owner..i might be able to get it for freeeee!!!! so yea..you need to just drive around and check out the local stuff in the papers.and check out oklahoma! __________________ FOR SALE 1986 Ext. Cab 4x4, rebuilt 22R, 5spd, 31x10.50 X-Terrains FOR SALE 1992 SR5 FO RUNNA V6, 5 speed, 4in. trail-master lift, 33x12.50 BFG muds, 4.56 gears!!! and an IMMACULATE interior..yes..you should be jealous "Its still a toyota man.. Dont deprive it of its capabilities.." "If you can read english, Thank a teacher...If you can speak it, Thank a soldier!!" Kelli Ruark-2009

10-15-2009, 01:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
kdo58 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Puyallup Wa. Posts: 126	here is a nice one http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/1423004494.html __________________ 1981, 22r, comp cam 280, weber 38, stage 1 porting,31" toyo mud.

10-15-2009, 01:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
camo31"10.50" Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vian, OK Posts: 2,081	http://fayar.craigslist.org/cto/1405598416.html http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/1389748466.html that second one kinda sounds like a good deal..lol __________________ FOR SALE 1986 Ext. Cab 4x4, rebuilt 22R, 5spd, 31x10.50 X-Terrains FOR SALE 1992 SR5 FO RUNNA V6, 5 speed, 4in. trail-master lift, 33x12.50 BFG muds, 4.56 gears!!! and an IMMACULATE interior..yes..you should be jealous "Its still a toyota man.. Dont deprive it of its capabilities.." "If you can read english, Thank a teacher...If you can speak it, Thank a soldier!!" Kelli Ruark-2009

10-15-2009, 02:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
Junkers88 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 2,779	Sometimes you just get lucky. I found this one on an add from a local bank website. Went to look at it and once we agreed on a price I ran to the bank for a certified check. In the time that I was gone (about 40 minutes) there had been 3 other guys come look at it and when I got back there was this older guy with a handful of cash trying to buy the truck out from under me. When I walked up he says "The lady decided she wanted 3000$ for it!". I handed the seller the certified check for 2500$ and told him that I'd take 4000$ for it if he was still interested. He left and I brought this home. This is how it looked when I sold it for 3100$ a few months ago. Keep looking! They are out there. __________________ RB4R Life Member. 1989 SR5 4runner. Tread Wright 31/10.50/15's. 4.56 thirds, an Aussie in the @$$, Budbuilt plate, Marlin Crawler front, modified MC rear, Supra MAF conversion, ZUK coils in the rear and 4crawler BJ's in the front, LCE header.

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