It is a 4wd extended cab pickup with a good amount of rust on the frame and just about everything on the underside. How much rust is too much? Above the left rear wheel there is a half dollar sized hole rusted out into the frame. How big of a deal is this?

I thought I got a good deal on it, but now I'm not so sure. Its got 168K on it and runs fine. I think I might just sell it What do you think something like this is worth?

Btw if anyone can do a carfax on it for me i would appreciate it. VIN is 4TAVN13D7RZ283285

2/12/2009 5:33:00 PM

how much did you pay for the beached/up north truck

2/12/2009 6:06:28 PM

$2300

2/12/2009 6:14:46 PM

fail

2/12/2009 6:25:25 PM

Google Tacoma Rust Buyback. Toyota was buying them back at 1.5 times blue book value. A lot of people were buying rusted ones just to sell back to Toyota and make some money. As far as I can tell it applies to 1995-2000 models only, but it would still be worth a trip to the dealer to see if they can get yours covered.

[Edited on February 12, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Reason : l]

2/12/2009 6:28:30 PM

^yeah, I might try that.

So, is it safe to drive for a while as is?

2/12/2009 6:44:25 PM

you got fucked

2/12/2009 6:58:53 PM

V6 or 22-RE?

2/12/2009 7:15:17 PM

you bought a car and never even glanced under it?

its not like the thing doesn't have ground clearance....

2/12/2009 8:00:37 PM

Its the V6. I lookded under it and saw the rust, but am just now thinking it might be a little too much rust Its got new tires though

2/12/2009 8:33:35 PM

Quote :

"Its got new tires though"

fuck the rust. its got new tires. great selling point

2/12/2009 9:00:13 PM

sounds to me like you're F'd in the A. 3.slow and lots of rust. too bad. oh and the buyback only applies to tacoma's not earlier trucks.

2/12/2009 9:13:41 PM

I say drive it til the bitch falls apart

2/12/2009 9:59:38 PM

The 3.0 isn't geared very well for on road usage, but has plenty of torque for mud and snow.

1. Remove superfluous body panels

2. Turn into offroad machine

3. Profit!!

2/12/2009 10:28:16 PM

move things when need be

move friends things when need be

use as tailgaiting truck

drive to and from work cause you will get at least 256000 miles out of it before something happens

2/13/2009 2:31:44 AM

I'm surprised nobody has recommended getting something like a 10"x4"x1/4" plate welded over the hole. I mean, it's not perfect, but it's better than having a freaking hole in your chassis. It's bound to add a few years to it. For $2300 if you can get 4 years out of it and sell the engine/tranny that isn't half bad.

Or hell, make a tube back half for the son of a bitch. You'd probably be the 8,769th person to do it, so it's not like it's uncharted territory.

[Edited on February 13, 2009 at 9:49 AM. Reason : l]

2/13/2009 9:40:47 AM