King’s Chariot in Jacksonville

Any of you Florida folks (Jacksonville in particular) have any experience with this used car outfit?

Www.Kingschariot.com

They look to have some nice Toyota’s but these types of places can be deceiving. Looking for some opinions with the locals as far as them being legit.

Appreciate any info!

 

Whenever I have a VA Appointment in the area I swing by there. They have tons of cool stuff. I think they buy at auction really cheap then build them up with lift, tires, wheels and armor then make like $15,000 profit.

Most of their sales wind up in Colorado and even overseas! When I first saw them and their prices I didn't think they'd be around long but they don't keep their inventory too long.

 

Thanks for the response Matt!

Their current inventory is heavy on LCs/GX’s that are built and priced pretty high but they also have a nice stock 1st gen Taco and a nice low mile 1st gen Tundra - both are priced fairly IMO for the shape they appear to be in.

I was mostly curious about their reputation so it’s nice to hear from someone who has been there to kick tires in person!

Thanks again

 

Yeah man. Their stuff is high mileage though so just a heads up on that. They get them from auction and usually have like 3 owners prior. If I ever got one through them I'd def budget for full maintenance in the total cost.

 

They target a specific buyer with the way they deliver a dolled up, usually decently clean history vehicle with new wheels and ARB add ons (my understanding is they are an ARB dealer and buying at wholesale). 99.9% of the TW type are probably not the target audience.

I think like a similar dealer out in Cali they give you a fancy booklet with all the service records and associated crap.

Most people aren’t wanting to pay $25-30k+ for an early 00s vehicle. Not my cup of tea either.

 

The stuff they are modifying isn't cheap - 40-60k for a hundy is ridiculous regardless of the bolt-ons/mileage

Thanks for chiming in!

 

Yeah prices are nuts. I think the main appeal is to the type of people who have money to burn, and would be taking all their purchased mods to a shop to be installed. Not necessarily trying to crap on those people. The land cruiser and GX community has an abundance of them.

 

That red v8 4runner is noice