I’m looking to buy a specific Gen 3 Tacoma but can’t find it in my area

As my headline says, I’m looking for a specific model configuration and thought someone here might have a lead that AutoTrader and the other apps might not have listed. Here’s the specs

2022 or 2023 Tacoma TRD Off-Road, Access Cab, 6ft bed, Barcelona Red.
No accidents. Preferably under 40K miles. Equipped with hardtop tonneau and bed extender would be awesome, but it seems even the Access cab with 6 ft bed alone makes my selection something of a unicorn.

I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The closest I could find was dual cab in Colorado. I suspect the owner of this car likes it like I do so it’s not listed for sale but maybe is looking to get something larger and is willing to let me know it’s for sale.

I actually bought an older model with these specs off Carvana recently and fell in love but my mechanic and the Carvana mechanic found serious oil leaks and estimated $6K in repairs so I had to return under their 7-day return policy. So the search continues. Sorry if I broke any etiquette on the forum. First post.

 

Sit and wait and be prepared to travel or settle for something slightly diff than what your looking for.

What I had to do anyways ..

 

Yeah, I hear you. I’m seriously considering the road trip back from Colorado. It would be a great way to get to know her

 

It took me a little over a year to find my V6 AC MT
I DGAF about the color but I lucked out and got the best color
Had 62K on it when I bought it 4 years ago

I searched Autotrader neurotically and ran the VIN of every truck that came close to what I wanted
Went and looked at a few but they were rust buckets

I was about to give up and go test drive a 3rd gen AC with an automagic, to be sure I would hate it..
But the same day, my truck popped up 3hr south of me so I called about it
It was listed wrong - it was listed as a sport not an OR - I ran the VIN and verified, then when I called I asked them to verify

They then told me I had until 1200 the next day to get down there or else [they were nice about it]
Then they called me back and asked how I was paying for it - I was the first one to call, so I had dibs and they respected that
[Shout out to Hardee Auto Sales in Conway, SC]


Good Luck!!

AC are rare to begin with - once I added the MT to my criteria, it was definitely a unicorn!

 

Welcome to TW! Good luck!

 

Welcome!

Look on CarGurus and Autotrader and change location to nationwide.

 

Welcome! Good luck on your search.

 

All access cabs have 6' beds AFAIK.

 

I'd say a Colorado truck is worth a cross-country trip to get one that's been in an area where frame corrosion isn't an issue. My current Gen 1 is a Colorado truck, and my Gen 2 is a San Diego truck -- both brought back to Saint Louis, where I was living at the time.

I expect any future used vehicles I buy will be from the Southwest. They really are worth the trip.

 

I had a few that matched this description on my list before I found mine, let me see if the listings are still up!

 

All that's left from my list is a 22 OR dual cab in army green. 6ft bed tho. Its actually at the same dealer where I got mine.

When I was still on the hunt I used Edmund's and Carfax too. Unfortunately most of the dealer stock I saw in philly suburbs was SR5 or base. Had to go out to Red Lion to get mine