Subspd
Adventurer
A little background. I have owned a lot of trucks over the years. 7.3 Excursions to Suzuki Samurais... But I love Toyota trucks and keep coming back to them. Wife and I have lived all over the USA and Mexico and travel frequently. I also get transferred to a new area every 3 years or so. We don't travel light and space is always a hot commodity. HOWEVER I really don't like rigs that won't fit on trails on the East Coast since I end up there frequently.
So past Toyotas...
97 T100 SR5 4x4
97 FJ80 LX450 (triple locked and never should have sold it...)
1999 UZJ100 LC
2006 Tacoma
2007 4runner (was fully built up, but miles were high and I got tired of front end problems with it)
2009 Rav4 (only kept it for a year but could hold more than you think)
Must:
be under 150k miles
be under $14k
be able to lock the center diff (this has come in handy in snow situations)
be able to add a rear locker if it doesn't have one.
have aftermarket support for bumpers, sliders, lockers, etc.
So I am really trying to decide on what to get next.
Budget is 14k for initial purchase and will build it over time.
I am really trying to get something with less than 150k miles and in really clean shape.
I am thinking about a first gen Tundra or Sequoia, thoughts?
Could try to find a clean 1st gen tacoma but most are rusted out on the east coast and over priced if they aren't.
GX470, this one interests me, but I see a lot of little problems pop up on these with all the electronics. Still nice platform.
Another 4runner, kinda would like something different.
100/80 LC... This is probably what I should head towards but finding a clean one with low miles is next to impossible in my price range.
Any other suggestions? Any reasons to lean toward one over the other?
So past Toyotas...
97 T100 SR5 4x4
97 FJ80 LX450 (triple locked and never should have sold it...)
1999 UZJ100 LC
2006 Tacoma
2007 4runner (was fully built up, but miles were high and I got tired of front end problems with it)
2009 Rav4 (only kept it for a year but could hold more than you think)
Must:
be under 150k miles
be under $14k
be able to lock the center diff (this has come in handy in snow situations)
be able to add a rear locker if it doesn't have one.
have aftermarket support for bumpers, sliders, lockers, etc.
So I am really trying to decide on what to get next.
Budget is 14k for initial purchase and will build it over time.
I am really trying to get something with less than 150k miles and in really clean shape.
I am thinking about a first gen Tundra or Sequoia, thoughts?
Could try to find a clean 1st gen tacoma but most are rusted out on the east coast and over priced if they aren't.
GX470, this one interests me, but I see a lot of little problems pop up on these with all the electronics. Still nice platform.
Another 4runner, kinda would like something different.
100/80 LC... This is probably what I should head towards but finding a clean one with low miles is next to impossible in my price range.
Any other suggestions? Any reasons to lean toward one over the other?