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Old 03-28-2022, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dropzone
now the real challenge begins to find a decent Tacoma in today’s market with out killing my wallet
HA! Good luck


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Old 03-28-2022, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jakey poo
HA! Good luck
no kidding prices are all over the map.
a friend at work bought this 2009 4th gen from a coworker (who has owned it since new) is too tall for the 4runner.
it has 130K on it. 14 years old I know both the owners and the entire history of it. Price is at the lower end of the 4th gen price spectrum.
There is one on PDX craigslist they want $38k for
so this might be in the driveway soon


it would be a slow build but would serve the purpose of a good dog hauler and weekend trail runner
start off with sliders and a bumper to throw my winch on,
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Old 03-29-2022, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dropzone
no kidding prices are all over the map.
a friend at work bought this 2009 4th gen from a coworker (who has owned it since new) is too tall for the 4runner.
it has 130K on it. 14 years old I know both the owners and the entire history of it. Price is at the lower end of the 4th gen price spectrum.
There is one on PDX craigslist they want $38k for
so this might be in the driveway soon


it would be a slow build but would serve the purpose of a good dog hauler and weekend trail runner
start off with sliders and a bumper to throw my winch on,
I like the clean simple lines of the 4th gen, and especially the fact that the lower ball-joint issue found on 3rd gen has been addressed. I was looking at one but that fell thru and I ended up with my first-gen which I'm very happy with.

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Old 03-29-2022, 05:50 PM
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Well, it's no 3rd gen but I guess if not having your front wheel rip off due to lbj failure is your game...
It'd make a good dog and grandkid carrier so I can almost (not 3rd gen) approve.
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Old 03-30-2022, 08:24 AM
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That's a super clean 4th gen. Hard to turn something like that way if it's a fair price, buddy has one with the UZ V8 and it's a sweet ride.
Old 03-30-2022, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by habanero
Well, it's no 3rd gen but I guess if not having your front wheel rip off due to lbj failure is your game...
It'd make a good dog and grandkid carrier so I can almost (not 3rd gen) approve.
haha, glad it almost meets your approval, i am basically looking for something that is less than 15 years old and my payments won't be through the roof and this fits the bill
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That's a super clean 4th gen. Hard to turn something like that way if it's a fair price, buddy has one with the UZ V8 and it's a sweet ride.
Thanks, the price is very competitive. I thought about a V8 4runner but the 6 will get a little better mileage, no much but a couple of MPG improvement helps with the price of gas going up & up.
my dodge truck i am driving right now only gets about 8 around town.
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Old 03-31-2022, 01:43 PM
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Personally, I like the 4.0l V6...

And Project Recycle is getting cozy.


If you look close, you can see the gray truck shoved in the back of the garage... Poor thing!
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Old 04-01-2022, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CreeperSleeper
Personally, I like the 4.0l V6...

And Project Recycle is getting cozy.


If you look close, you can see the gray truck shoved in the back of the garage... Poor thing!
coolest garage around here!
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Old 04-01-2022, 03:46 PM
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I was going to hijack this thread and keep going, but I decided I would make you guys subscribe to another thread. LOL!

Project Recycle - Part 2
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Old 04-08-2022, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CreeperSleeper
Personally, I like the 4.0l V6...

And Project Recycle is getting cozy.


If you look close, you can see the gray truck shoved in the back of the garage... Poor thing!
That is indeed a sweet garage!
Old 04-27-2022, 06:38 PM
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What I miss?
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Originally Posted by BigBluePile
What I miss?
not much.
my driveway still doesn't have a toyota in it yet. deal on the 4th 4runner didn't work out. I really need a truck so the search goes on

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Old 06-12-2022, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dropzone
not much.
my driveway still doesn't have a toyota in it yet. deal on the 4th 4runner didn't work out. I really need a truck so the search goes on
Well, poop. :/
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Old 06-13-2022, 05:13 AM
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That ^
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Old 06-13-2022, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BigBluePile
Well, poop. :/
Originally Posted by habanero
That ^
I agree!
I was hoping a 2nd Tacoma Access cab would work since you can find them with a 3RZ so the 4 banger would get a little better mileage but the rear seat just didn’t seem like it would work with Tatum’s car seat.. and the little bugger is growing like crazy so it probably would not have worked for more than a couple of years.
just filled the Dodge yesterday and had to leave a kidney on the counter with gas at $5.40/gal and climbing so I may need to just get a commuter car ..uuuuugg
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Old 06-13-2022, 01:50 PM
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Gas prices booooooooooooo
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Old 07-11-2022, 05:25 PM
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Found a Taco!

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f240.../#post52478142
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
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