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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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1st gen 4runner owners. Does this happen to you also?

About twice a month I have someone that I don't know follow me home and ask if I want to sell my runner. I've even had guys, and girls, walk away from the truck that they are putting gas into and ask if I want to sell my rig. One guy even followed me home from the gas station after I said no and pulled out a handfull of cash (1000$, yeah whatever) and tried to convince me to sell it.

Are the 1st gen runners in that much of a demand??? I paid 1500$ for mine and the seller was really happy to get his asking price. I knew what I wanted and paid for it.
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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Well, I don't get offers for a grand, I have gotten multiple people ask what year it is, then don't believe me when I tell them. I stopped by the dealership yesterday for a part, and two salesmen came out and I had to show them around it.

And to think. You almost bought a ford!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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haha when i had my other 86 that sat in my yard cuz i had no initiative then, i had a ridiculous amount of people knock on my door leave notes and wanting to buy it, i told em 2500 or it wasnt getting sold, knowing full well it was only worth like 600 bucks
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Nope...bunch of haters round these parts...if it aint a Jeep/Fullsize on 38s+ and straight pipes, you aint "cool"
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Its happened to me a few times. I've had people ask me what it is, or where I got my accessories like tube doors, bikini top, bumpers and sliders.

I had someone offer me $2,000 for it last summer - until I told him it had a 3.0 not a 22RE
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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Only had it happen twice, one guy asked if i would sell it while i was in a wendy's drive thru, he had a nice stock one already, the other was a crap whole used car dealer that wanted it for 800.00, prob so he could ask 3000.00 for it!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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Guess I'm not cool enough. Nobody asks me squat! 'Course I've been spoiling mine by storing it in the garage!!

I had someone egg my truck, does that count?
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Happens to me all the time...

When i had my 86 up on craigslist one of the pictures showed a little glimpse of the rear end of my 85, i got several calls and emails from people wondering about the other 4runner in the background.
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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Guess I'm not cool enough. Nobody asks me squat! 'Course I've been spoiling mine by storing it in the garage!!

I had someone egg my truck, does that count?
They were just jealous
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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Twice, stopped at the same intersection, someone has tried to buy my 92 xtracab 2wheel.
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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lol, well this is the land of Yota it seems up here. There's SOOOO many it's like, eh... Which is good I guess...part availability!!!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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yeah theres no yoters in junkyards around here, unless their shells of them..

Originally Posted by 4banginRunner
Nope...bunch of haters round these parts...if it aint a Jeep/Fullsize on 38s+ and straight pipes, you aint "cool"
haha my buddy has a jeep on 35's locked i made it up the same hill he broke an axle on in 4wd, i did it in 2wd...i dont even have a locker....
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBluePile
I had someone egg my truck, does that count?
Hahaha that sucks man.. Eggs ruin paint quick..
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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eh, not when it's still covered in dirt! LOL!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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No one has ever followed me home but I often get people at gas stations and at the job sites asking me how much to sell the 4Runner. I reply with something along the lines of "it's not for sale but if you make a good offer, I might consider, and it has a 4" lift kit too".

I get offers of 2000 for the truck and I tell them that it cost more than that for the lift, rims and tires... and you want the rest of the truck too?
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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I've had a few try to buy one of mine at gas stations and parking lots. Not too long ago, I came out of the grocery store and two grandma's were standing beside my 4runner checking out the back. I had the sides off the Killer Toy Top. As I walked up, they said is this your truck? We really like it. Did you put this interior in the back? They thought I modified a pickup, I had to explain it was a 1st gen 4runner. I thought it was funny two women that old were interested and liked my 4runner. Then another day, at the same store, I had driven my other 4runner that usually has the hard top on and a guy was standing beside it looking at the back sliding windows. He was carried away with the fact it had sliding windows at the back for some reason. Then when I pointed out the top came off, he was like oh wild, I got to get one of those.
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBluePile
eh, not when it's still covered in dirt! LOL!

You talking about paint or your headers?
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
About twice a month I have someone that I don't know follow me home and ask if I want to sell my runner. I've even had guys, and girls, walk away from the truck that they are putting gas into and ask if I want to sell my rig. One guy even followed me home from the gas station after I said no and pulled out a handfull of cash (1000$, yeah whatever) and tried to convince me to sell it.

Are the 1st gen runners in that much of a demand??? I paid 1500$ for mine and the seller was really happy to get his asking price. I knew what I wanted and paid for it.
You're just lucky. I kinda keep mine crappy looking for a reason. When I paint and get it finished, maybe it will happen to me.
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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Happened to me once; it was at a gas station, the guy walked up and asked if it was for sale, after i said no he offered to trade for a honda plus cash, i still said no.
I see its only about 4runners
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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I get a lot of questions about the rig, mostly, what is it? When the top is off and I am sporting the Bikini top, I get a lot of talkers. I have found several notes under the wiper offering to buy it. That makes me nervous that someone is looking at my rig when I'm not around, makes me glad I have all of the security on when I leave it.
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