NEWB needing purchase advice on used 3rd Gen.

Hello all. Finally gave up my 2016 Frontier to my son and looking for a 2WD Tacoma (can't justify the added cost for my needs). My budget is $25k-$27k. I'm finding some 2018's and 2019's SR5 with 80-100k + miles that are in my budget. Should I stay away from Tacomas with that high mileage in that short a period of time? I realize there are many variables, but generally speaking could that be an issue? What I am seeing is that most are lease returns with 1 owner and decent maintenance history.
Thank you for any input you can offer. Hoping to be in a new (to me) Tacoma real soon!

 

I wouldn't worry about it too much... what I'd more be looking at is do you want to spend that much on a used 2wd truck? What I'd personally do is wait for the market to chill, and get a cheap beater till then. If you can't wait, I wouldn't worry about the trucks, just know that you're gonna overpay a bit.

 

Don't be afraid to buy out of state, getting it shipped to you isn't all that difficult and usually the dealerships know of a carrier or two that they use.

https://www.luxurymotorsflorida.com...a-Tacoma-c5c2fcd80a0e09b177ab8be803780894.htm

 

Welcome to the forum

I vote to buy a beater and wait for the market to cool off a bit.

High miles, providing the vehicle had good maintenance, isn't much of an issue.

You didn't state where you are, in salt areas rust on the underside - frame, body mounts, brake lines, etc. is much more to worry about than miles alone.

 

Wait 3-6 months unless you want to pay more for a used one than a new one costs.

Toyota just announced they are upping production to make up for lost volume

 

I rather doubt they are lease returns with 80-100k miles but in these crazy times, who knows.

I personally would not buy a used vehicle with that kind of mileage unless it was a bas ass 1985 Xtracab or something.

 

I'm in Central Florida.

 

Also look for a 19+ model as they would have had most bugs worked out. 16s and 17s had some minor teething issues

 

If it makes you feel better, the common denominator on vehicles which reach the 1,000,000+ mile mark is long highway miles. The 1 million mile Tundra made regular trips between North Dakota and Mississippi (or Alabama, I can't remember which). There's a 1,250,000+ mile Tacoma which has 400,000 on the current engine. He drives roughly 400 miles per day for work.

About 90% of the wear in your engine occurrs before it is up to temperature. I'd take a 2018 with 100k miles over a 2010 with 100k miles assuming both were equally maintained.

 

I appreciate all the responses and input. I ultimately took the plunge on a 2018 TRD Sport 4X2. It has 110K miles, a leveling kit from the previous owner, and 285 70 17 BFG K02's on some wheels which I'm not sure were original or not. So far I'm very happy. There's a bit of tire rub when I cut the wheel all the way, but nothing too bad. The throttle response is killing me though. I feel like I'm driving a car in Economy mode. All in all I am super excited to officially have a Tacoma.

 

Congrats, it looks good!

Pretty sure those are the stock 2016-2019 Sport wheels and hey, that's the tire size (and type) I'm moving up to soon! An alignment and/or cab mount chop (CMC) should help with rubbing. CMCs run about $350ish from what I've seen so probably best to see if you can fix the rub with an alignment, if you feel it's significant enough to address of course. Some ppl just live with it, and if you don't plan to off road you're probably fine. There's a big thread for that tire size if you want more info on addressing the rub.

If it's a V6 you can do the KD Max tune to help with throttle response. Lots of folx swear by it.

 

Thanks for the info. It is a V6. The rubbing isn’t too too bad to me yet, but at least now I know how to address it. Definitely will be looking into the KD Max tune. Like I said, the only thing I am remotely unimpressed with so far is the sluggishness of the throttle. Otherwise, I’m in love! Thanks again!

 

Nice looking truck! As far as the throttle response concern, there are a couple of choices. KDMax tune was mentioned earlier and there are also plug-in devices, like Sprint Booster that are solely designed to make the throttle more responsive. I went the KDMax route for a number of reasons, including more "improvements" than just the throttle sensitivity. When it comes to the throttle response alone, the tune package will give you 4 different levels of response to choose from.