How Bad Does Rust Look??

Good afternoon everyone, I am looking into buying this 14 Tacoma from 1st original owner.

Odometer has only 30k miles, Carfax & Autocheck only have about 7 records.
Does the rust on this exhaust look valid for such low miles? Also how bad does undercarriage look?

Please advise, thank you.

 

Do you see any rust?

Does this first owner (hopefully not just someone selling on a skipped Title) have service records?

 

Ummm... what rust?

 

Looks absolutely awesome to me. And I live in the rust belt.

 

Looks great! Looks can be deceiving though so inspect ever square inch and tap on every inch with a ball peen hammer. Where is the truck from? How's the service history?

 

Hi gentlemen, I appreciate your prompt responses.
Only rust I can really see is the exhaust (seems like maybe just surface?)

The is in California (desert zone), only 7 records. Said he did his own oil changes so nothing from an actual mechanic.

I guess what I'm really wondering is if that undercarriage matches what a 30k mile truck would look like?

 

That undercarriage is cleaaaaan. So is the underside of the body and what is pictured of the rocker panels. Exhausts will eventually rust like that everywhere, with the heat cycling that an exhaust undergoes. It might need a catback replacement soon just due to age, but that truck looks to be extremely clean.

 

My 22 has about that much rust on the exhaust now, I took a steel brush and high heat paint to it
Frame looks fine

 

do to heat/cool cycling the exhaust looks fine

my 06 with 160k-ish looks about the same

 

Thats got to be a southern truck, it looks super clean.
Edit. I’d still wooly it out underneath just so it stays nice.

 

Yup. That looks like a 30k mile California vehicle. If you like the truck and like the price I'd buy it

 

Sweet find, I would buy it 100%

 

Whats the rest of it look like?

 

Extremely good shape

 

Man that thing is a rust bucket. Message me the seller info so I can dispose of it properly. Lol... J/K that undercarriage is super clean. I would buy that in a heart beat if I was you. Great find man!

 

Clean title, 1st original owner, crew cab, TRD sport V6 4x4, 0 accidents he wants 31k... Too much??

 

Not a bad price, $30K is about what they go for on Autotrader. If you really want it throw him an offer.

 

Crazy for a 10 year old truck, but it’s not many miles at all, and I think gen 2.5 is best, so yeah, it’s probably worth it. Should give you another easy 200k miles

About the only crappy thing is the infotainment system, but there are great aftermarket choices nowadays

 

Your photo could be better, but you may want to use a screwdriver for a punch to push in the metal and see how solid the metal is at a low point where moisture could settle. If you only drive a short distance and shut it off, it doesn't have time to discharge the condensation. Muffler shop could also tell you to be aware of their motive. Good Luck

 

It'd be better to verify the mileage by looking at the wear on the pedals, and interior wear. Frame, and exhaust look fine.