Looking at buying a 2002 Tacoma, regular cab, thoughts?

The bottom line is what are you used to driving .

Higher horse power V8 then drop to less then 1/2 or less as an example.

The truck will handle your needs it might take sometime to acclimatize to the truck

 

Wow. A 4x4 Regular Cab, those are rare. I've only seen a handful of them. It does seem a little cramped though, my seat is usually way back farther than that bench seat. Maybe it's just because I'm tall.

It has some miles on it, but depending on the condition it's in and the price you can get it for I would think about it.

 

How did you get them to replace your frame? You know, just in case mine decides to go bad or something...

As long as it's a good off-roader then I am goood!

Im going to try and offer him 3000 and see if he'll bite. Probably not but we can see lol. Oh and I am 6' tall and about 200 pounds so it should be fun to feel the wrath of the vehicle on my body.

 

3,000 is a hell of a deal if you can get it.
Is the bench actually full backwards? I'm surprised how cramped it is. I'm about the same size as you and sometimes I have trouble fitting in the ext. cab Tacoma with my height.

 

I'm confused... so you found one with no rust, or just bought one with rust and complained to Toyota?

 

I've finally learned in life it's cheaper to buy a finished project than to do the project.
I found a truck for sale that had the frame replaced by Toyota during a previous ownership. It was all done when I came along.