need help is this a good deal what should i look for?

tack it to a Toyota dealer and see what they say. looks like a good truck but with all that surface rust I wouldn't buy it unless it was checked out.

 

Nice looking truck,but the rust would be a deal breaker.It should show on the carfax if the millage is correct and has not been tampered with.

 

Honestly, for a 10 year old truck the rust is minimal. Wouldn't be a deal breaker for me if the price was right.

 

It was either sitting around or all those miles are short distance trips. Means tge mikes on there were a lot harder than highway miles.

 

My truck was 10 years old when I bought it,had the original frame that looked like new,years have nothing too do with frame rust,its what state a truck has been in that makes the difference.

 

How long until you want/need to buy?

 

I doubt the frame is compromised, but that does seem like a lot of rust for such a snow free arid environment.

 

Its your comment in post #23 that doesn't make any sense.

 

First 5 years it's was in the Chicago suburbs then south Texas. He was asking $20k I got him done to $17k saw the rust then offered him $14k he walked.

 

I've seen rusty Tacoma frames, and that isn't one of them. That is minor a compared to what we see in PA. I'd probably have it cleaned real good and put something on it, but from what I saw it wouldn't scare me away.

 

Mine will be for sale this fall... If you could wait lol

 

I asked to take it to the dealer and he told me that it's a waste of time when he knows it's a good working truck with low miles. Even offered to pay for the inspection.