Well it looks like this isn't a particularly active part of the forum, but since I'm a Yotatech fan, I'll post! My Tacoma has 330,000 miles and is feeling it. Has life left, but it needs the pressure of being a DD taken off it.

I'm going to look at an '03 Tundra today. Access Cab. Flatbed. 4x4. 156,000 miles. One owner. I know about the frame rust issue. It needs the timing belt water pump job. Lower ball joints have never been done. Guy said he'd discount the price for the timing belt job. Any other stuff to look out for when looking at first gen Tundras, beyond frame rust and the normal used vehicle stuff?

If I don't buy this one, there are others out there. I don't mind some mileage, but I'm trying to stick as close to ~200,000 as possible.

Thanks.

 

Some other things to keep an eye out for on those are the front lower control arm bushings. A lot of the time the bushings are torn and allow some decent movement. With those the alignment adjusting cam bolts tend to get seized and have to be cut out. All in all it can add up.

Another thing to look out for would be inthe power steering rack. The seals and bushings start to get a lot of play on both sides where the inner tie rods connect. NOT the inner tie rod joint but in the base of the rack. I tend to see these items on a lot that come into my shop. Still very great trucks!