What did you pay for your 1st gen?

I bought my 2004 double cab prerunner in August. Super clean truck with 39k miles for 14k.

 

bought new 2001 S-Runner paid $30,000 including my TRD kit and TRD Supercharger

 

$500, 180k, 5 years ago. Was running on 2 cylinders, lots of other little mechanical issues. Overhauled the engine after connecting rod #3 decided to stop connecting, been running like a taco should since.

2000, 2.4l stick shift, regular cab, black 218k

 

Paid $4300 for my 2000 Pre-runner 3.4 in October of this year. Had 150k on it and had basic maintenance was done-Tbelt, new brakes and the underbody was almost new looking, and the body is in excellent shape. Literally no rust on this truck brought up from GA 2 years ago. However it has a bunch of leaks from valve gaskets, PS, and somewhere else.

So putting some money into it and doing the work, but that was kind of the plan. New rims, tires, cosmetics etc. Fingers crossed nothing major happens for the time being. I guess i'm into it for about 6k including registering it to be on the road.

Been posted but:

 

2004 Extended Cab, 1 owner, absolutely no rust whatsoever, silver, m/t, 4x4, new bfgs ko2, 150k miles. I paid 12,000 for it. It has always been garage kept. It is a very solid truck. I had been looking for 6 months or longer when I found it. I got very lucky. Although, I may have overpaid a little for it.

 

2003 extra cab 4cyl 2.4 engine 5sp sr5 203k miles. $4325

paint is orange at the top and a bunch of scratches. Clean unmolested interior. Took a gamble because transmission was hard to put in gear when test driving. New shifter bushing and trans fluid and it shifts a lot better. It’s my daily.

bought this past December

 

Stepside!

You gonna switch to a standard bed?

 

Yep

 

1996 @280k miles bought for $3500.

Currently clocking 356k

Have repaired:

Cv axles
ball joints (upper and lower)
Clutch plate
Driveshaft replacement
New rotors
Alternator
Radiator+thermostat
Fuel pump
PCValve
Ignition cylinder
Misc Ground cables
Battery terminal connectors
Tranny mount
Throttle body(with junkyard replacement)

And I’m sure other things I’ve forgotten.

And all the obvious....plugs, fluids etc.

Need to do :

Steering rack
Every damn gasket on my engine it seems
Leaf springs, coil overs
Power steering pulley

 

My 2004 Tacoma. I bought it in 2008 with 46K for 14k.

 

2003 2.7 minimal rust from rear shackles back, 76,000 miles, little old lady wanted $4000, it was her deceased husband’s wood truck, gave her $4500.
shopped around for a year to find one, turned out to be right under my nose at a customers house, just sitting there waiting for me.

 

I got my 99 in 2004 with 40,000 mi for $17,000 on a lease return from a dealership. My mechanic at the time said he'd buy it from me if I didn't want it so I kept it and now it has just over 311k mi. I need to have it gone through thoroughly soon to avoid any potential future problems but otherwise it runs great. If something happened to it, I'd definitely try to find another after I stopped crying .

 

Bought my used 2000 Tacoma ( base model flare side ) for way too much money, at a new car dealer, 9 years ago........SO GLAD I DID , BEST TRUCK I EVER OWNED IN OVER 40 YEARS OF OWNING TRUCKS AND VANS.

 

2002 xtra cab Sr5 4x4

130k miles —had a worn out gasket in the rear diff and that’s it. Came with camper shell



paid 10k


I should mention that the pic is from a freak snowstorm over Xmas in Southern California.

CA truck no rust!

 

99 base model 2.4 5spd 205k miles

3.5lbs

 

Everybody is posting up their good deals, but I'll buck the trend. No shame here. I paid 13k for a 2004 V6 4x4 MT with 135k miles in 2014. In retrospect it's clear that I overpaid, but I was over a barrel because I needed a truck, was only interested in 4x4 tacos and also needed financing. My dad and I had been sharing an old F-250 and when it kicked the bucket he decided he wasn't buying a replacement truck.

The taco had an exhaust leak and a CEL when I bought it, and had lived most of its life in Saltsylvania. The dealer had coated the frame in some frame paint which hid most of the issues for a year or two. $8000 and 5 1/2 years later the truck is sorted and has a new frame, suspension, brakes, bushings, wheels/tires, stereo, etc.

If I could do it all over again I'd have been more patient, and would avoid any truck north of the Ohio River, but I've learned a lot fixing up ole crusty. Still cheaper than buying a new truck.

 

1999 2.4l rwd 203k-
1,200$
Good condition overall.

 

yikes. When I bought my 02’ 4x4 I sold my 99 2.4l rwd with 234k miles for $3,300 so I’d say you got a good deal!

I did just replace ball joints though

 

I got a decent deal. I wouldn’t say it was great or even good. But I was searching 4-5x a day and ended up finding the truck on my girlfriends Facebook marketplace (I don’t use fabo) and of course it had been sitting for a couple months. Lol

 

2004 TRD 3.4L 5sp

280,000kms at the time

Paid $5500 CDN two years ago.

Discovered and repaired a rotten frame since, so what I thought was a good deal was no longer a good deal.