sell or keep?

I have a good running 2000 taco 4wd access cab 2.7 5speed
it looks good has a couple glitches not enuff too matter.
I owe a small amount on it, a guy I know is begging me to sell it to him. I can make a couple thousand dollars on it. If I sell I will be looking into buying a 2008 or newer with third or fourth door which will cost me significantly higher price but warranty. If I sell my 2000 taco would you move up to v6? or stick with 4cyl for economy. or do you think i should just keep the one that i am mostly happy with except the door options. Concerned about the newer models reliablilty, mine has 120,000 miles and it runs great and i average 19mpg no matter how i drive no better or worse. just looking for experienced taco owners suggestions. I love these trucks , I am just not so sure about newer models. everyone tells me i will miss this one but if i sell it i will be able to take care of some other bills allowing me to afford payment on newer one.

 

I say keep it...Car payments suck, Aswell do warrantys (in my case)

 

Keep it till it dies!

 

Not Sure!! I bought a new 2008 DC 4x4 in 2008!!! now I have a $300 payment!!!!

 

That will be a looooooooooonnnnnnnnggggg long time...

 

Has the frame been checked out?
If it fails, Toyota will give you more (150% Excellent KBB) than you'd get selling it privately.

 

I would never buy an extended warranty on these trucks. Complete waste of money. Instead put what it would cost for the warranty in the bank & only draw from it if you need repairs. Then when the normal extended warranty would have expired, you have extra cash in the bank for upgrades or whatever. I have a 05 & it has 144,500 miles on it. The only thing I have done is normal maintenance. I did replace the factory battery last summer(which would not be covered under an extended).

Welcome to TW!

I personally would say sell.I had an 03 Tacoma & traded up to the 05 in 05. Best thing I ever did. Even got $2500 more than I owed & it was just a year & a half old.

Get a newer tacoma, you will have much more room. I love my 05 Tacoma DC PreRunner V6. Still has the power it had when I bought it.

Good luck,
Sean

 

True that, I have an Ext. warranty. Complete waste of $$$ When I take my truck in, It's like Toyota dosen't even recognize the warranty.

 

Just hit 144,444 today. Sorry pic is sideways. Couldn't get a clear normal shot with my crackberry.

 

beestrom650,
Why do you need the additional doors? Children in the back seat? If you have a real need for the extra doors then maybe but I would keep what you got. I would not add the additional debt without a very good reason.

 

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keep it you could probably get 250k miles on that engine. one of my friends has an 09 tacoma and 4 months old a bearing went out. may be an unnusual thing but i have 00 tacoma with a 2.7 with 145k miles on it and no problems

 

Keep it. hard to find a first gen 4x4 in good shape if you want out of the payments on a second gen.

On second thought, sell it to me. I can't find a decent first gen 4x4 at a reasonable price. How much you want? Miles? Condition?