Buying advice please - Just Got It!

1st - I am a former jeep owner and now a gen 3 retired old guy who enjoys getting off road and camping away far away from all the rv people. In addition, I am a big fan of TW even if this site has cost me a lot of $ in mods.

I have recently meet a neighbor who has a gen 1 non op'd for years. It's a So California 96 sr5, 4x4 stick. He claims the t belt and w pump was done around 100k and currently shows 135k. Body and paint look great and no rust on frame (zero). It started up quickly with a jump, drove good, shifted into 4W fine and interior is clean. I expect to do battery, brakes, suspension, tires, tune up, all fluids and?

I am looking for advice on what it may be worth? Thanks for any comments/thoughts/advice!

 

Can you post more pics of under the truck and the interior?

 

6500 up to 13,000 are the prices I have seen for these

 

sorry didn't shoot those picts
but frame is very clean
seats have had a cover on them and when looking under them was happy with what I saw (the pattern/design on the seats is very old school)
did not find frame replacement stickers - exhaust is rusted
original floor mats looked real good
power mirrors worked - mood roof worked

 

Offer him 6500 for it see what he says. He could wash it and probably get closer to 8k- that's a shot from the hip based off little information.

 

How much with the Honda 250x included? Looks like a nice clean truck from that photo and moon roofs are rare.

 

it looks loaded with all options to me, even has a sunroof!
top of the line in its day!

 

what do you mean by frame replacement stickers??

is it an AT or MT transmission

 

That's a fine looking taco you ask about it's worth, is that in reference to a price for you buying it off him?

 

can you tell if its AT or MT from this pic angle

 

it is indeed a mystery then until the OP reports back the info

 

i would put money on it being an AT since the drivers right hand is on the steering wheel
most likely i will be wrong about that but wait and see i guess

 

I know reading isn’t a thing anymore but the original post says 4x4 —>[[stick]]<—.

It has a manual transmission.

 

ok i did not see that whoops

 

MT 5 spd

 

I read that when toyota did the frame replacements on gen 1 they added stickers on both sides of the frame.... so I looked for stickers

 

You've never seen a Tacoma with a manual trans?

 

What? That's weird. Half the 1st gens I see are manuals out here

 

yes, looking to buy and spend $ on it for my Son to use.... If it works out he will soon be a X Jeep guy

 

Definitely offer him high book price and hope he doesn't bother to look at what local ones sell for there in land of ridiculous 1st gen Tacoma prices.