Howdy from Texas

Hello,

Greetings from Houston, Texas! My name is Kyle.


In 2004, i received this Tacoma as a high school graduation gift. It served me well in college and remained stock, save for tint and spray-in bed liner. Never did much off-roading, maybe one or two times, since it was open diff 2wd.

Thinking i was going to move to Colorado after college, i ended up selling the Tacoma in 2010 for $10,500. I then bought a 2011 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, only to realize i would only need the AWD on vacation. I ended up staying in Houston, getting married, buying a home and recently had a son.



Now, i need a truck for work as i haul chemicals and supplies for a pool business. That doesn't work well in a small hatchback, especially with a little one. I'm in the market for a Tacoma as i've had a great experience. But with my budget, i'm limited. I don't want to spend over $22. So, i'm looking at Double Cab, Automatic 4.0 V6...either a newer (2009+) TRD Prerunner or a older (2007-2010) 4x4. Not wanting to have regret, i think i'm going for the 4x4.

Hopefully within two-three months i'll be a new Tacoma owner.

 

Welcome to TW from SA

 

Welcome to TW from Houston

 

Welcome from N.J.

 

Welcome from east Texas! Don't settle get the 4x4.

 

Welcome from Texas!

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Welcome from Ohio

 

Welcome aboard neighbor..............nice 1st gen, good luck with the hunt for the 2nd gen. Yes, home ownership means you need a truck, and leisure activities generally means you need a truck in addition to your job requirements. Gitcha one!

 

Welcome from Louisiana.

 

Welcome!!!

 

just get a SR5 4x4 and ill give you the stock suspension off my truck kyle... that should save you a good amount not having to get the TRD..by the time you pick up a truck i should be back in texas for a bit.

(kyle is my brother, which is why id just give him the parts, if anyone was wondering)

 

Howdy from Cali!

 

Decisions, decisions. They are harder than anticipated :-(
Options as of current. My 2011 Impreza has been appeasing for ~$14,000, give or take. I owe about $5,800 which leaves me with $8,200 in equity. I'm willing to throw in $3,000 cash on top, which leaves me with a CASH price of $11,200.

For that price, i've found 2002-2004 Tacoma double cabs with anywhere from 100,00-130,000 miles. To many? I don't know.

I've also seen 2005-2008 Tacoma double cabs with the SAME MILES for $14-15K. If i did this, i'd be financing $3-4K, something i'd rather not do, but it is a newer truck.

Would you finance for a newer truck with maybe 20k less miles than a First Gen. with no auto payment?

 

You're not financing that much,go for it.

 

So, you're saying Gen. 2?

 

I would,but that's me. I used to have a 97. I am glad I got a newer one.

 

Found a 2002 Tacoma double cab wit 141k for $10,000. Going to look at it tomorrow. Would anyone have reservations with a truck with that many miles?

 

UPDATE: I'm a TACOMA owner again!!!
Traded in my awesome 2011 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport for a 2005 Tacoma double cab TRD in Speedway Blue. It has 99k miles and is all stock, one owner with a clean record. Got a good deal on trade in and purchase. I'm excited.