4bytruckin

a truck is like a woman. u don't marry the first one u test drive. most have baggage u don't know about. and the previous owner probably rode the hell out of it. take it for a spin, if u can live with the problems get it cheaper. if not find one better if more expensive. either way you will spend lots of money and feel satisfied once a week. just my .02 my fathers wisdom to all his sons

thook

Wow! Wish I had $2500. That's in my neighborhood.

Ugh...yeah, shoes. Look into shipping prices, man. I'm having a vehicle shipped from Texas to Ark. for $800. This '86 is a nice vehicle you'd be real happy with, I'm sure. If not, I'd gladly accept it for an early Christmas present.

kcrunner

Look at it this way:

I paid 3500 for my 87 Runner with, well, who knows how many miles. You could buy this Runner (from the CraigsList link), have it shipped for 500-800 bucks, and it's got a killer sound system (from what the description says). Looks like very little rust, and still spend less than I did on mine. Which by the way, I drove 8 hours round trip to buy.

Jay351

perhaps he wants the 3vze and not a 22re?

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

Way overpriced for something that has a dead engine that is a crappy engine even in good shape.

Pass.

TORTIS

iTrader: (1)

keep shopping. No telling what kind of shape the diff's, tranny and transfer case are in. With 4x4 it is a crap shoot, unless you know the history. There are plenty of deals out there. Keep looking, you will find one.

Guardian_Saint

Your 4x2 is a 3VZE V6 right? If so swap it over if you can.

SoCalWheeler71

My advice- don't buy a vehicle that needs work if you can't do it yourself. If you have to ask why the clutch pedal isn't returning you would probably be in over your head. Sorry if that sounds harsh but I'm just giving it to you straight! If you have a mechanic that you trust then by all means have him look at it and listen to his opinion. But like I said you need to sutract repair costs from KBB value. If the website gives a fair value just take 15% off that.

thook

Jesus christ...why going insulting the mans intelligence? A clutch is not a big thing. He's already done work on his own motor, which is complicated enough. I'll bet he could figure out a clutch real quick.

The word will be soon enough, but if there's no rust at the body chances are there's little to no rust on the frame...which gives something pretty farkin' solid to build on. It's an '89 Toyota truck guys. Unless it's really been beat to hell...and it doesn't look that way....I'll bet the drivetrain is just fine. A little investigating is all it will take. Any used vehicle anyone buys is gonna need some work. I know I've put more money than what it would cost for him to put a brand new motor in into the two 4rnrs I own sans any motor rebuild...just to get them road worthy. Yeah, $1500 is excessive, but I paid $2500 for an '86 that's a rust bucket. Am I sorry I did it, fark no! It's taken a few years, but I've got a solid little mf'r. Plenty of folks have rebuilt a 3vze with good results. (TNRabbit comes to mind. Ask him if he's sorry. I think not.) So what if he has to dump another $1500 even to get a good truck. It's a Yota...and built by him! And I'll bet he could do it.

shoes138

thanks thooks for standing up to me. and yes my yota right now has a 3vz-e. I dont want to swap my motor in my yota into this one, i would just want to fix the one in it. but im gonna still look around to see what else is out there. But im gonna look at it again but its gonna stay there for a while, the seller said its not going anywhere.

shoes138

i took some of your guys advice and found one way out of state. this one is nice it has all the same features but has rust issues on the bed. tell me if this is a good find or just keep looking http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/car/365075848.html

Kaleb

It runs, no rust, clean, good price. It is MUCH better then what you were originally looking at.

Jay351

It has some minor rust but nothing that couldnt be fixed easily.
worse comes to worse, go to a junkyard and cut the panels out of a junker and get them welded on, paint , new bumper and youre good!

thook

Oooo...hey! One that runs! Sounds pretty good. The person didn't screw around on parts, either. It's a deal.

shoes138

does anyone live in minneapolis? if anyone does could they do me a big favor and take a look at it! also how much does it cost for shipping vehicles?

thook

Minnesota?! Holy crap...that is way out of state. I live in Arkansas, otherwise I'd look at it for ya. As for shipping, I don't know. I could do a little investigating, I just don't how it all works. The folks shipping my wife a vehicle went through a broker. It's coming from Texas for $800....broker fee included.

offroad4x4yota

My father in-law bought my wife an 89 Pickup before we got married and only paid $2500 (was only a year ago), and the truck is in perfect shape. I have had offers to buy it that where over $5000 and turned them down. My advise is there are deals out there to be found, just keep looking and you will find it. Like my 86 pickup I bought for $400 that needed a new engine. I picked up a built 22r for $1000 and dropped it in so I only have $1400 in a good running truck.

shoes138

yea these truck are hard to find for a good price, mostly all of them are costin over 5Gs. i found out the price of shipping also it was gonna be at least a G. Thanks thook for the thought.

dijlop

my throwdown is this. we're talkin bout shoes guys. he can handle whatever happens. lol.

shoes, srsly keep lookin. even drive around town some with ur eyes out. i found 2 4x4 yotas, one with the 3.4 and one with the 22re, and pretty low mileage, semi cheap, but of course too expensive for me to buy and pay more insurance on.

thats just drivin around. course it was nice cause they were right across the street from each other and on my way to work, but its all bout keepin an eye out.

good luck man. and if u find one, buy it, make it rly awesome, then dont like it anymore.... hehehe.

shoes138

thanks that prolly what im gonna have to do.