Should I sell?

I have a 2006 Toyota Tacoma trd off road. It has a leveling kit and 33 inch tires on it. I bought it last march with 87000 miles on it and now it has 103000 miles. It needs a 100000 mile service done and I dont know how much that'll cost me. Spark plugs, coolant/antifreeze change, transmission fluid change, gear oil changes. I dont know how much all of this will cost. I am considering selling it. It rides way too rough for an independent front suspension truck. On top of all of that, the front right rotor needs to be replaced.
I bought it for 16k and I now owe 12.8k. I'm thinking I can get 15k for it.
What do you guys think?

 

Take off the leveling kit and run 265's

Do everything else yourself with help from here and save all that cash.

Front right rotor? Like the hub? Guy one here sells those for cheap too. DIY man.

Or just sell it man idk It sounds like you don't like it and owe a lot on it.

 

I think the 33 inch tires affect the drivability. It likes to hunt for gears on the highway.

 

I would 100% blame your tires and leveling kit on your ride quality

 

Also op I would add air filter(s) to your list. Gear oil I assume you're talking front/ rear diffs and transfer case. Because I'd be doing all three of those. And would suggest checking your brake pads. If you have any questions please ask.

All of this maintenance can be done in a driveway with a basic mechanic kit, a drain pan, and the allmightly YouTube + Google .

 

I hate to break it to you but all cars need maintenance. You are constantly going to be losing money if you think you can just sell vehicles to get out of doing any work on them.

 

FYI, as a general rule don't buy trucks that have lifts and 33 inch tires if you don't want to ride like a buckboard wagon and have to constantly fix shit

 

I have no words...

 

FYI, sell it

 

Sell it! Buy NEW, drive it until the tires wear out, SELL it.....repeat

 

Do the service, fix the rotor, then sell it. If you have the stock parts on hand then bring it back to stock and sell the mods separately. Otherwise, just fix it and sell it.

If you try to sell a truck that needs work done, either you are willing to take the lowball offer or you are patient enough to find that one idiot buyer.

 

In a sale you will lose more money from the needed maintenance than you would spend doing the needed maintenance.

 

THIS ^ 100% keep it and learn to go the stuff yourself.

 

And generally brake parts should be replaced in pairs. Like do both front rotors(or have them turned),and fresh pads.. if they’re still originally it’s probably time anyways.. I replaced mine at 75k miles.

 

I assumed he was talking about the hub because he only mentioned one needing to be done, and who does one rotor?

Either way, I'd do it in pairs.

 

If you purchase another ride the taxes, tags and fees alone could have fixed your tacoma up. Bad move.

Unless you plain old don’t like the truck, then ask yourself if the lost cash is just the price of happiness and move on.

@Clearwater Bill always puts out solid financial advice when these questions pop up.

 

It's cheaper to fix what you have than to buy someone else's problem.

 

Ok thanks guys. First thing I'm going to do is put 31 inch tires on it and have them remove the spacers. That will probably make it accelerate better and hold speed on the highway better and probably even give me better mpg.

 

post some pics of the truck!

 

Just as a friendly tip, for the sake of your bank account, it would be really good to start thinking about vehicles on a longer term basis.

As to your question, most of that stuff is small potatoes and very DIYable, but if you can't DIY, get multiple quotes. Shop prices vary.