Buying from a used car lot

Do any of y'all get a little wierded out by what should be a killer truck at a decent price that has just been sitting on the same little used car lot? I haven't had the chance to check it out yet, but its been listed for several weeks. 04 DC 4x4 V6 90k miles for 12k. Am I the only one that red flags start flying up at this point? The pictures even look half decent... I'm at a loss

 

Just go look at it, get a Carfax and go from there. Mine came from one of those little car lots too. Got a decent deal and no regrets.

 

carfax and make sure you crawl under in and look for rust or any signs of being spray painted or undercoated underneath

 

No...

I’m turned off by brand new cars on dealer lots.

Used cars are used cars and all need to be inspected and test driven. Doesn’t matter where they come from.

 

yeah I understand that. I've bought all of mine off craigslist. This is some little sketchy lot...

 

Craigslist is the sketchiest way to buy a car to me.

A sketchy lot is great to me because typically the people who buy at those lots don’t buy Toyotas so you can get a good deal.

 

intresting, Ive never thought of it like that...

 

not really, got my bmw from a whole seller in ga. 1 owner & clean. most of these guys go to auctions or pay cash to owners down on their luck. as mentioned above, do your homework, test drive, carfax, take mechanic, etc.
got my 1 owner taco from a dealer in n"awlins, 180k & run'n strong!

 

i found myself doing this to a 2o19 voodoo blue tundra (bigass truck) in the dealer showroom yesterday lol

 

BF has the 18 5.7 tss longbed sky metallic blacked out, thats 1 badass truck! when my silverado dies, this model will replace it!

 

Pics or link?

 

https://www.revolutionauto.co/vehic...2004-toyota-tacoma-pickup-petersburg-va.shtml

 

is this what the back of this year and particular trim/model looks like
i.e. badges
i don't know much about the newer 1st gens

 

Those little lots can be bad and some good. I left carmax to get my other truck appraised and a guy that owns a lot a few blocks away saw me and stopped me at the light asking to look at it and offered 2k more.

Just check it out thoroughly. Look at their shop and see what they are doing when you are there. Are they working on cars like maintanance or are they covering shit up?

 

I got mine from a little used car dealer I found through craigslist ...

There was a cherry looking pickup (pre tacoma) sitting at a local
used car place for a couple of months recently... I finally stopped
to look, and the owner wanted $10,000 for it. I posted pictures
of it here - coincidentally(?) it was gone about two days
later...

Good ones usually go fast, but not always I guess... when I found
mine and called up to North Carolina about it, the fellow said there
were already some folks looking at it. I asked how I could get
in line, he said there was no line, anyone who brings money gets
to buy it if they want. I put down $500 over the phone, I was done
looking all over for 4wd/mt/6cyl/2-door...

-Mike

 

looks clean from pics. 1 thing i noticed it has a drawtite hitch. some idiots over tow... bad thing vs just tow'n a 12' jon boat on the weekends... no problem. dont know much bout VA, but if you live round snow or salt check it good for rust!

 

says structural damage reported: https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory/p/Report.cfx?partner=CRU_0&vin=5TEHN72N64Z459402&source=BUP

 

RUN LIKE HELL!!!

 

could of been a rusted frame but who knows

 

sheet, i wonder if this is one of those bot cheap - new frame - flip for profit trucks
one of those prior owner looks shady time