Need help deciding on first truck

Yep, but I think I may have found a 4x4 access cab 2.7 5-speed for $12,500 with 105,xxxmi. Only problem is it's for sale in a town very close to the ocean which scares me (frame rust). May just have to bite the bullet and drive down there to check it out

 

Ya try to stay away from rust if you plan to build it, makes everything a pain in the ass.
Sounds like a good deal tho if its clean. Ask for pics on the undercarriage.

 

I'll shoot them an email and cross my fingers they respond

 

Thanks. 300K miles on a Toyota is a walk in the park. 400K miles has been done. There's a thread on TW where a member documented every single repair he did for 400K miles. It was all basic maintenance stuff. Alternator, starter, wheel bearings, brakes, oil changes, etc.

 

Maintenance is key! My father has a tahoe with 150,000 on it that he was going to give me but it 'had too many miles to last as long as you need it to' so here I am! Hopefully I can get him to understand that these trucks last longer than from when he was a young man buying used cars (80-90's).

 

ask for a detailed video of the frame, and look for multiple vehicles to check there just in case that one does not work out so u do not waste the day.

 

Just called the guy at the lot it's on, he said he'd do it for me Patiently awaiting and hoping for no rust

 

Here you go.

https://gadsden.craigslist.org/cto/d/2008-toyota-tacoma-4x4/6978557117.html

 

If only I could get a single cab *sigh*

 

Not my choice hopefully I can find an access cab with similar specs to the red truck.

 

Single cab pluses.

Can only haul 1 buddy at a time. (Less peer pressure to do stupid stuff)
Harder to have sex in than a double cab
Better gas mileage than a double cab
Easier to park
$7K cheaper than the budget
More incentive to practice safe sex since there's no room for a baby seat

 

Might just have to show my Dad this But I definitely agree, not to mention I personally just like the looks better.

 

LMFAO show your dad this post

 

then with that extra 7k buy a carpeted camper and take the girls back there.. win win

 

Not sure if he would laugh or ask me why I'm talking to strangers on the internet either way everyone has been super helpful thus far, Thank You guys!

 

Bench seats are better for getting road head.

 

Sssssshhhhhhh. You're not helping. LOL

 

Showed this truck to my Dad, he seemed very interested Hoping to make headway on getting a vehicle within the next two weeks per him

 

Buy that, a camper shell, a harbor freight trailer for the quat, and a good commuter car. All problems solved.
I know what I would have done with a 15k 2WD taco when I was in HS... not good. Glad I had a beat up jeep to abuse back then!

 

Funny I originally wanted a jeep with a 5-speed, but the Mom shot that down quickly. Apparently everyone in her small-town where she grew up flipped a jeep I actually learned to drive stick in a jeep but the Tacoma was the next best thing