Hey everyone,
Long time lurker, first time post. I'm looking to purchase my first toyota truck, and what I think is a great deal on a T100 has presented itself to me.
I don't have a ton of money to spend – if I could I'd spring for a Tacoma with around 100K miles, but I can't reasonable do that yet. So my thought was to get an older Tacoma or T100, drive it until it dies and maybe drop a new 3.4L into it or get it rebuilt once the original one dies?
It's a 1998 SR5 w/ around 220K miles on it. Asking price is $2000 USD. The owner got it recently inspected and it came back clean, but I'll get the results directly sent to me so I know for sure. The rust is minimal on the frame, a little bit on the bed but it's not worrisome. Also comes with brand new studded winter tires worth $1000 themselves. There may be a slight issue with the 4lo (transfer case?) and I'm not sure if the head gasket has been done.
Anyways, for that price, and condition, is this a good buy as a first toyota truck to own? I'll be using it as my daily driver, which, I drive maybe 300 miles a week at most, with the occasional weekend trip out of state. I may throw a camper on the back too. If it lasts me a couple of years with minimal fuss and maintenance costs I'd be more than happy. The high mileage is slightly concerning to me, but I've heard that toyota trucks are the best out there. Not looking to do any huge overland adventures with it –*just stateside and some extended roadtrips chasing the whitewater.
Long time lurker, first time post. I'm looking to purchase my first toyota truck, and what I think is a great deal on a T100 has presented itself to me.
I don't have a ton of money to spend – if I could I'd spring for a Tacoma with around 100K miles, but I can't reasonable do that yet. So my thought was to get an older Tacoma or T100, drive it until it dies and maybe drop a new 3.4L into it or get it rebuilt once the original one dies?
It's a 1998 SR5 w/ around 220K miles on it. Asking price is $2000 USD. The owner got it recently inspected and it came back clean, but I'll get the results directly sent to me so I know for sure. The rust is minimal on the frame, a little bit on the bed but it's not worrisome. Also comes with brand new studded winter tires worth $1000 themselves. There may be a slight issue with the 4lo (transfer case?) and I'm not sure if the head gasket has been done.
Anyways, for that price, and condition, is this a good buy as a first toyota truck to own? I'll be using it as my daily driver, which, I drive maybe 300 miles a week at most, with the occasional weekend trip out of state. I may throw a camper on the back too. If it lasts me a couple of years with minimal fuss and maintenance costs I'd be more than happy. The high mileage is slightly concerning to me, but I've heard that toyota trucks are the best out there. Not looking to do any huge overland adventures with it –*just stateside and some extended roadtrips chasing the whitewater.