Buying a wrecked Tacoma - worth it?

I would be interested for sure.

 

There's a guy I follow on Instagram (overlandunderbudget) that has a SWEET 1st gen Tacoma. He recently bought a totaled Ranger Raptor from a Copart auction and put it back together; turned out sweet!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2fu3SMyFj5/?igsh=MW5vNTJzM2llN2xtMQ==

 

^ that guy is a fucking hack.

 

My 4Runner before and after copart
Got the later 5th gen facelift while it was in the shop too..
Better than new, bearing a rebuilt title that will never matter to me.
Fully insured, with no diminished value should it be totaled a second time..

 

just an update, it got the replacement body panels painted. I didn’t bother blending adjacent panels for now, i just figured I’d paint the replacement ones and see how it matched. I bought a cheap 2 stage kit for Barcelona red.

As you can see, it turned out darker than the rest of the truck. But it’s fairly close, good enough for now. At some point down the road I’ll repaint and blend into the adjacent panels.

Also, as an idiot with a cheap spray gun and limited painting experience, metallic paint is tough to paint! But it’s a good learning experience and I don’t mind imperfect paint, maybe by the 10th time I paint one of my vehicles I’ll have it all figured out.



Also got some vision bronze wheels and Falken wildpeaks! It’s not for everyone but I love the bronze on red.

 

Love that bumper!

 

this turned out great. awesome work! Surprised that the condition it was in still fetched 17k+

 

is there a story to this?

 

Mazel Tov OP! You clearly have a proper perspective; it's just a truck. As my dearly departed brother used to say, "that's a great looking 10-footer!"

 

Yes. He has no idea what he's doing and he butchers those vehicles. They're unfit for use on the road. If they're trail only rigs, fine. If he puts his family in those vehicles and drives on the street, he's a fucking asshole.