It's also a 7K mile 25 year old vehicle so it definitely needed maintenance by someone.
Low mileage OLD vehicles always have lot's of problems no matter how nice they look!
I guess my
39 year old Mercedes 1017AF did not get that 'memo'. It is another 'firetruck' with 14,000 total miles, and zero problems. There is a big difference between a truck used hard, or military surplus that have been sitting and fire trucks that have been maintained on a weekly basis. The log book for my truck shows almost monthy visit to the dealer for maintenance or changing parts based on 'time' not miles. I would venture to guess that Japanese fireman have the same standards as German fireman.
The seller
(no relation to seller or vehicle) said the injectors started leaking fuel with the change over to US diesel. His local diesel shop said this is a known problem. He had everything redone while they were changing stuff out. I am certainly no expert on HiAce trucks, but I would venture to guess adding the aluimum flatbed was $6-8000, and the TRD wheels with new tires were in the $2,000 range. Plus a lots of other work.
It certainly seems like a fair price to me given the condition, rarity, all the work done, and a known quality that can be 'inspected'. Not some unknown sitting in Japan.