Well i went and looked at option 3 today... from my other thread

I am in love with it

it's a 4x4 AND HAS A REAR FACTORY LOCKER. I have a feeling i'm gonna have a lot of fun with this!

then it turned bad. we took the wheels off and found the left rear wheel axel leaking. there was diff. fluid all over the brakes and everything. he said he would order parts from toyota and have his machanic install them. he also said if it breaks, come back and he'll have it fixed.

There was one more minor flaw, the control for the bottom seat adjustment on the electric seats for the passanger side was broken, but he said he would replace that before i, or anybody for that matter, bought it.

there were a few minor dings, and the inside of the aftermarket exhaust was rusted up pretty bad. He said he'll go around with me to make a list of all body issues, and he'll have them fixed before i buy it.

the price on this 1996 toyota 4runner 4x4 3.4 V6 with factory locker, 10,000. it has 130k miles on it.

too good to be true? it looked great. VINs matched up all around the car (all doors). Also, CV boots checked out fine. brakes were above 80 percent, brand new practically.

He's going to change the oil (it was clean anyway, but he said he'll change it), check all belts, hoses, and timing before i buy it.

I have pictures of pretty much everything

also, the power of that 3.4 is AMAZING! omg i got in my 3.slow to go home and i'm like comon!!!!!!!!!!!! it's so freakin powerful!!!!!!! w00t!

so, go for it or not?

also, anybody wanna buy my 4runner?

 

Get it you won't be dissapointed. I bought '97 Limited with the factory rear locker in August of 2002 and have no problems at all. Go for it!

 

did you check it on carfax? sounds good..other than the body damage, nothing seemed wrong with it mechanically...the locker is key especially if you go off roading..see what a few of the other guys on here say...but good luck!!

 

well, ya make a hell of a sales pitch, but i think i'll pass

jk dude. yours is probably the cleanest one around, i'm sure you'll sell it quick

 

Go for it if you really like it. Sounds like you've done your homework. Locker is a key option if you plan to wheel it and fairly expensive to add to a truck that doesn't come with it.

C

 

I havent checkd it on carfax yet. does anybody know of a free carfax?

 

Here
last time i checked it was free...if not maybe someone will let you borrow their account for check it? good luck

 

it's not free. its 15 for one, of 20 unlimited.

I'm gonna post on a few message baords asking if anybody has an active account

 

$15 bucks vs a $10,000 purchase. Hmmmm, seems like a wise investment to me. It stopped me from buying a car I had found (accident).

 

i found somebody with an account

it checks out clean, except it's had many owners. milage was pretty standard year to year except one year somebody put about 25k miles on it.. probably a business trip vehicle or something.

wellllll..... whatya think? also, i need somebody to buy my 4runner!!!!!

 

what would be more worth it, taking off my nerf bars and selling them independently, or selling with the car? (i'm talking about my current car which i'm selling)

 

I'd say independently as a pair.

Zach

 

Before you buy it poke it with a stick . Now that's a real test of a car

 

You said aftermarket exhaust? Any other aftermarket parts? Cuz if it has other aftermarket performance parts it probably was run pretty hard. Also you said many owners? Any of those owners located in a place where it snows? If so you might want to check for rust as well. Just remember to check EVERYTHING and not be so focused on one truck, don't get too excited, cuz that's what I did, I ended up with a bad-ass perfect conditioned rig, just not the color I wanted:cry: Oh well.

Just be careful and good luck! This guy is promising to do a lot, hopefully he keeps his word.

 

car originated in washington then moved to so. cali after 3 years, in 99. it stayed here for the rest of its life.

 

would this raise any concerns?



also, here is the leaky axle seal

http://66.75.118.29/limited0007.jpg

and here is the non-leaky side http://66.75.118.29/limited0009.jpg

comments? concerns?

 

The rear axel leak would concern me have them fix it and replace the brakes. This should not take a competant shop more than a couple hours!

The exhaust, well its your exhaust it does not look stainless and it moves Toxic gases, over time it will look like poo.


Congradulations, 5 of my 5 closest friends who live all over the country drive third gen 4runners. Its weird and creepy but I am proud except two are 5spd which makes me jealous.

 

sounds like a good deal to me. especially if the carfax report is clean and he is willing to fix any problems you find. i bought my 96 4runner for $9500 with less than 125k miles but i had to replace the windshield and front bumper and it was keyed. yet, all those brought the price down from a "firm" $11,500.

 

I've been teasing myself by looking at 4x4 4runners and I ran across this one. I really like it because its a manual tranny, dont know if that intrests your or not but I dont buy automatics.
click right here

 

It just looks like a stock tailpipe with an aftermarket tip. The tip seems to be the part that is rusted, but the factory tailpipe looks ok. If all else fails, just get a new tailpipe, it can't be more than $25..

Get the axle seal fixed and new brakes. Otherwise, it sounds like a good deal!