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I found a 08 tacoma for sale 4x4 Manuel 6 cylinder 92,000 miles they are asking 19,000. Thoughts? Loaded pictures

 

Seems pricey ..

Check the frame by the cats with a hammer

 

welcome
not screaming anything wrong but a few points for closer examination:
the rear axal at the wheel looks heavily rusted
spare tire looks to have not been dropped is some time and the mech might be frozen
rust doesn't look bad but the fram need the hammer test
will need treatment for rust or will not last long
looks like a dent in the driver's door (or an odd reflection)
headlights need attention

not out of the question but 19 is to much

 

19 G’s for under 100k miles? It’s not outrageously priced. People have to adjust to the new normal. You can wait and hope for prices to adjust (down) but used car financing is not going down anytime soon.

 

Thanks guys for reply, I’ve been hunting for tacoma all are pricey and 4x4 Manuel is hard to come by seems like. I’m in Texas found this but I’m wanting to pass on it from the rust and the price. Found a 17 model 4cyl on caravana with 28,000 on it but the interest rate is outrageous.

 

what % rate have you been quoted in a perviously owned?

 

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$19K would be a decent price if the frame & underbody were spotless, but it looks like rust is already widespread & well-established. I think it'll be pretty hard to prevent the rust from getting worse if you live anywhere in salted-roads country.

I think $16.5K would be a competitive ask for that particular truck, depending of course on other factors like clean title, service records, etc.

If you live in the southern deserts (like AZ or New Mexico) it'd probably be fine because the rust isn't likely to make much progress down in the arid zones.

 

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Previous owner was bought cash, due to current status in able to do so. And I have very little credit due to only ever having one loan. And im down in Texas

 

Welcome In 2004, I paid $12k for my 99 SR5. It had 97k miles on it. I understand today's market is what's driving up cost, but $19k for a 2008 seems a bit pricey given the current condition. That'd be an easy hard pass for me. IMO you should keep looking for a truck that's in better condition - they're out there.