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well guys took my 06 taco trd to get a cv joint replaced today an guess what showed up, yup my whole damn front diff is history craterd junk.so i just ordered one from toyota 2058.00 installed an a alignment an filled with all fluids 1 year wrrnty on parts an labor. yall think its a good deal or not.

 

Did you not have warranty on your truck anymore?

 

no i bought it used an the warranty was out

 

What caused the diff to go out already? How much for diff alone? it cant be that difficult to install.

 

Wow. I seriously abused/neglected vehicles in my youth and never got those kind of results. I'm really curious about what caused all the damage.

 

well i have only had the truck for a month i bought it from a car lot an the salesman told me it had a small shimmy at 60 an that he knew it was a bent wheel an he wood buy me a new one so i drove it an checked the oil an all looked well so i bought it it had 105000 miles on it

 

Since the front was toast, did you have the rear checked ? Don't get the wrong impression, or get nervous when I say, it sounds like the previous owner either wrecked this truck, or ran the hell out of it, I would have a complete physical done on this truck if I were you. Toyota front ends just don't go bad after a year, as a matter of fact I never have heard of one going bad, tread cautiously.

 

then bout 2 weeks into it the shimmy got bad so i crawled under it an found a bad carrier bearingso i called the car salesman an he said no prob he paid for a new one an i put it in now 2 weeks later i got another vib in the front end so i crawled under with a pry bar an went to shaking an prying to find what was lose,well i found a bad cv joint drivers side so i called an ordered it an they said no kit to fix it so i got the whole axle an that get us to this morning

 

i go to the taco dealer to get it put in an the parts manager comes to the lounge an says come with me soi go an look at it an sure enuff both axles are lose grease is leaking out an u can see the bearings in the diff he said it wood have to be replaced so i ordered a new one will be here tommorrow morning an shood get my truck back wed or thursday we figured to put that amount of miles on a 06 it was probly driven by a rural mail rt man an he used the 4x4 every damn day then sold it

 

yes i told him to service the rear diff an tranny while its there cuz that truck makes my livin cost me 540.00 a day every day it doesnt roll . so needless to say i want it right he said it drive as good as any thing on the lot when he finished it.an the i called the place i bought it nfrom an told him he said he wood make it right with me ,an we live in to small of a town to do a customer wrong it wood very harmfull to future sales an i told him that i wood let everyone know how this goes be it good or bad.

 

I thought the truck being wrecked might be a possibility too, and with 105k in 2 years it was definately run like hell. Even with the high miles, I'm suprised the dealership didn't offer some sort of warranty, even a small one.

Before I got my 02 (also a high mile truck) I went after an 05 with 97k on it, but someone beat me to it. After hearing this, I'm kinda glad someone scooped it up before me.

 

no guaratee but he said he wood make it right we will see cuz im takin him a reciept for 2056.00 in the morning.

 

I hope for your sake he does make it right. Just out of curiosity, how much you pay for the truck?

 

15000.00

 

This is not meant to offend you, but why in hell would you buy a vehicle with that many miles on it when you say you make 540.00 per day? Maybe I don't understand completely?

My father taught me a few things and some of them were:

A. All car dealers are not to be trusted.
B. Never buy somebody elses troubles. (used vehicles)
c. Never live beyond your means. (only use credit cards for convenience, NOT for credit).

It pays to do your "due dilligence".

I hope for your sake that the dealer you bought from makes things right for you. Good luck, bro.

Can you put up a picture or two so we can see what you bought?

 

Hey 22, thanks for having the fuzz to call a spade a spade, your old man and my old man had to have been buds, 'cause he said the same thing to me. I really feel bad for this lad, this was NOT a Toyota certifide trk. It sux because there is a guy out here who is going to have a bad taste in his mouth about Tacos and it really won't be representative sample of what they are really made of.

 

My magic 8 ball say the outlook is bleak !

 

I feel bad for him too. Under normal circumstances, 100,000 miles isn't bad...these trucks can do 300,000+ but for for $15,000?

This might turn into a tough lesson. But you know what?, it won't be forgotten soon. Hopefully he can dodge this bullet and be no worse for the wear.

Hell, even when you do your "due dilligence" you can still make mistakes.
(say that 3 times fast)