Found a clean '01

Hey all, been a member since 2015 when I bought an '02 4wd TRD 4door in Oregon. Shipped it to Hilo when we moved out there for a few years then left that truck on the Big Island cause it was worth so much in that market. After moving back to the mainland in '19, bought a LC 200 but always missed the taco and really needed a bed to haul stuff. Now live in NM and found a bone stock, one owner extended cab 4wd TRD in Mesa AZ without a spot of rust and a great service history. She's a beaut.
Leveled it out with bilstein 5100's and ome coils. More to come for sure.

After all that, I've a question. The temp gauge rides exactly mid scale and if I remember correctly, that's where my 4 door ran as well. Is that right?
Thanks!

Edit: should have mentioned both trucks have 5vz, automatics.

 

That’s where mine sits

 

Yup. It's a common thing with these Tacoma's.

 

I have an '04 and mine is in the middle

 

Congrats. Got my rust free example out of NM also. Looking forward to pictures of yours.

 

Welcome to TW! Mine also runs in the middle,needle horizontal, takes about 2 minutes to warm up from dead cold. How many miles on your new find?

 

Thanks for the replies, its got 245k on the odometer and purrs perfectly. Amazing trucks.

 

@Corvax is that Gold? If so I have the exact same truck. Nice snag!

 

Very nice looking
One Owner/AZ life…….that’s all you have to say!


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k_IXzU-lnLU

 

It's silver, all that brown new mexico sand is reflecting off it.

 

Congrats! I still see a lot of these trucks in AZ, though not many with good paint because of the harsh UV. Frames are solid, though.

 

I had the same 16" OEM wheels up until last December when I moved up to 17's. I really like the look of these 1.5 Gens you got a nice rig there!