Pricing my Grandpa's Tacoma

Nice truck and 3,000.00 worth of maintenance work plus just done

 

Sorry about your grandpa dude

If you need the money I’d post for 12k
Remove the red paint off the dent in the back and see if you can at least pop out the big dent from the back. Even if it’s not perfect it’ll help.

I’d think you could get 10 for it with that low
Of miles. However what’s going to really determine the price is going to be the condition of the frame. If it’s cherry you’ll get 10k+ if it’s not...it’ll work it’s way down depending on how bad it is...

I’d keep it man they’re great trucks

 

Wheel bearings can be hard to diagnose right if they are going bad. However, in general it will start to produce a higher frequency metal sound. This is difficult to hear especially with road noise.

Most people check the wheel bearings by jacking up the truck and putting it on stands. Grab the tire and with your hands at 12 and 6 push and pull the tire with some force. Then do the same at 3 and 9. You might want to turn the wheel so it’s straight and then lock the steering wheel. If you notice any play at all something is loose. It will feel like something is separating with your force then will return when you stop pulling/pushing. If the wheel bearing is really bad this will be easy to tell. If the wheel bearing is just starting to go...you may not notice via this test. The test works great if shits completely gone, not so great if it’s just starting to fail. When it comes to ball joints and wheel bearings if it’s the time to replace them just do it. If they fail you're fucked...

 

Is there anyway you could keep it? I'd keep that for sure.

 

X2, also I would say there probably ALOT of rubber items that need to be replaced because of age
including timing belt. 20 year old trucks rubber is failing just from age not from use. Rubber does dry rot just like old tires.
I’ve replaced ALOT of rubber items on my truck that have failed just from time.

For a truck that’s been sitting most it’s life, all oils need to be changed,
Axle, transmission, diff, radiator antifreeze needs changed,

Depending the A arm bushings

Tires are probably original so that’s 500-1000 depending.

Your looking at 3000 minimum and up to get it to a regular driver knowing
everything is updated and safe.
If it’s going to sit in a garage probably don’t have to do anything

 

"put away wet" just means you wash it after your trip, but you don't bother taking the time to dry it with a lamb skin shammy and polish and wax it every time. It's a function over form thing. I don't care if my truck has some scratches in it, in fact I prefer it. When I used to race mountain bikes, I would take my brand new $6000 race bike that I just built and kick it over. Get that first scratch out of the way and you won't be worried about trying not to scratch it anymore, which makes you faster, lol.

My dad's neighbor has (had? I dunno, he's pretty old now) a BMW GS1200 that he'd go out for a bi-weekly ride. He'd be gone for a 1/2 hour to an hour, maybe, all street. Then he'd literally spend the next 2 hours in his driveway cleaning the thing. Pretty sure he'd use half a roll of paper towels judging by the pile of them in the driveway. Sure, he is retired and has lots of time to spare, but that amount of work just seemed like an immense waste of time to me. I would have been on the bike for those extra 2 hours.

 

Yeah, this is something a lot of people forget about. They drool all over a super low mileage truck, but don't realize all the rubber parts likely need to be replaced anyway.

When selling it, I don't think I'd go as far as replacing all that stuff, I doubt you'll get your money back for it.

 

Well you know it needs new tires after 20 years=500-1000

 

the one rubber item I am not looking forward to replacing is the run channel down inside the door. I ripped one of those out at the salvage yard to take a look and wow that is involving! have to remove all the door paneling and possible the window itself to get that rubber strip all the way down inside of there

 

I don't even know what that is.

Why though, is it damaged?

Wait, nvm. rope hooks.

 

its the rubber piece your window rolls up and down in the channel
its not damaged but can probably get weather worn and cracked like other rubber trimmings all around the doors

 

Oh ok, THAT piece.

Seems like a lot of work for "probably" though. I'd just get in there with a Q-tip and some cleaner and call it a day.

Maybe use this stuff.

303 Products Rubber Seal Protectant – Protects & Conditions Seals on Doors, Windows, Hoods, Trunks | Rejuvenates Color & Flexibility of Old & Dry Seals | Weatherproofing & UV Protection, 3.4 fl.oz

https://www.amazon.com/303-Rubber-Protectant-Conditioner-Weather/dp/B00T44D1R2

 

mine is ok currently, just not sure about the wear and tear on the power windows with the dirt buildup,
yes it looked like a ton of work to replace that, should my window ever get broken (knock on the wood right) would be the best time to probably change it

the Q-tip is a great idea!