Need your opinion

[CA-RJ]

I have a 97 4Runner, 200k miles, with possible, very small, head gasket leak. I have a friend with a stock 94 LC, cloth interior, no lockers and 166k miles. He has proposed a trade with me. My 4Runner plus $3500 for his LC. The LC is in pretty good shape, never seen more than a fire road. Do you guys think his trade proposal is good? $3500 seems a bit steep to me, but I'd like your opinions.

Thanks!

 

[theexile]

My first reaction was that 3500 sounds a bit steep. Fix the head gasket then maybe trade straight accross sounds more reasonable.
Consder the fact you can buy an 80 series these days for a few thousand more.
Heres a thought. Fix the 4runner,then sell it. Use that money to buy an 80 with lockers and put the 3500 into other mods.

 

[rural]

be wary, you can NEVER win at someone else's game
ask the carnies

 

[Cackalak Han]

No way. He could have just as many, if not, more expensive maintenance items coming up. Fix and sell your 4Runner, then buy the LC.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Sounds high to me, IIRC the 94's also have head gasket problems as well as the PHH.

I think you can do better selling the 4runner and shopping around for a clean 80 with lockers.

 

[CA-RJ]

I counter offered him my 4Runner, plus $2000 (the cost of putting a used engine in once the head gasket leaks) and he didn't think that was enough. I said, thanks, but no thanks.

Looks like I will hang on to the 4Runner for the time being and see what happens to it.

 

[BIGdaddy]

I counter offered him my 4Runner, plus $2000 (the cost of putting a used engine in once the head gasket leaks) and he didn't think that was enough. I said, thanks, but no thanks.

Looks like I will hang on to the 4Runner for the time being and see what happens to it.

Good job, dude.

That would have been a no-go for me, too.