What did you pay for your 1st gen?

2003, 4x4, Access Cab, 3.4L, 5-Speed, SR5. Bought used 8 months ago with 120k miles for $9400. It was a 1 owner with all service records from the dealership. 8/10 condition. It had typical New England frame rust, but otherwise no mechanical issues.

Since then, I've put a topper on it ($200 craigslist deal), Toyota just installed a new frame and while I was at it, I had the Toytec 3.5" Ultimate Lift Kit ($1800) installed while everything was apart to save on labor charge. I figured why put the original completely worn out suspension stuff on the new chassis? It drives like new. I'm very happy so far.

 

25K off the lot in 2003 with about 4 miles on it. Love it more every day.

 

2001 Taco Xtracab, 222K miles, 2.7L, 2wd, 5 Speed manual, SR5, Silver, alloy wheels. Tried to find used truck 2 or 3 years old with low mileage but could not find one with less than 50k so I bought a new one for $17,900. Still drives like new and people frequently ask me if I want to sell it, including guys in the Toyota Dealership maintenance department. Great Truck!

 

96 2.7L Extra Cab, 200K/+ miles, 33's and re-geared 4.56, Rebuilt head $3400

 

How the hell did you guys get such good deals on yours?

Getting them 4k under KBB?

 

Traded my dad who was the original owner straight across.

Traded:

01 Civic, Manual, NO A/C, 110k miles with some body damage...

for

01 V6 Ext. Cab 4x4 160k miles excellent condition.

He bought a new Tundra so did not need two trucks. Wanted my civic for the gas savings for commuting. I didn't think twice .

I had an 06 that I had to sell for financial reasons. Feels good to be back in another Tacoma of my own.

Civic with the damage was worth maybe $3k... So I'd say I came out pretty good!

 

2002 ext cab trd sr5 150,000 miles new frame absolutely mint truck. $7,500.00 taxed titled and plated.

 

1999 sr5 4x4 non TRD 190k miles older gentlemen owned it since new and had all maintenance receipts including $2400 worth of work done timing belt, water pump, fluids, etc. Settled at $7500

 

traded a 02 bmw 330ci with 165 000 for my 01 v6 with 273 000 kms and $500 bux

 

2002 SR-5 3.4 xtra cab auto 4x4 with 94k miles, paid $9,400 last month (10/13). Frame was replaced in 2009 and looks good. Fair amount of rust on original parts. has a lot of rock chips, gas tank needed replacing (seller did this when it leaked on first fill-up). Leafs are shot, and I just bought a new (used) front drive shaft - $100 - since the u-joints were worn, and the slip joint seemed to be seized up. Confirmed upon removal.

 

2003 Xcab 4x4 TRD, 145K miles. Excellent shape but needed some basic maintenance and a timing belt. $11,500. Not great, not terrible.

 

99 3.4L 4x4 manual with 80K miles

10,500

owner did timing belt, water pump, battery, tires, fuel filter, plugs all within the year.

I think i did alright considering in CA these trucks are hard to get at a decent price.

 

Damn haha I feel like a dick I got my 99 with 120k at the time, bone stock, for $3,800 but immediately dumped around 3k into suspention wheels meats and regrettably a badass system I blew out after a year and a half haha

 

14k 02 dc
122k miles. sliver so clean, love it daily all day

 

04 ext cab came from arizona with 125,000 miles after all said and done 14,000. Was damn near mint.

 

1998 ext cab white tacoma 5spd
424k chassis
2nd motor unknown km
price = $0
thanks dad! should make a great bush exploration truck

 

99 Prerunner xtra cab TRD Off-Road 139k

$6,000

 

2000 prerunner TRD with 141,000 on the OD, $5000 back in 2010...then I sunk an additional $600 with new bilsteins and rebuilding front suspension first thing....fixing the seats was a piece of cake, took them out, disassembled, found the problems, reassembled with locktite, been a dream ever since...

Other stuff since purchase, two sets of tires, new 17" factory Toyota rims, fixed driveshaft vibs (that took awhile to isolate and repair) and redid the rear suspension...no lift, just fine the way it is...normal maintenance since..

Truck has traveled three times to California and back, a long vacation to Prince Edward Island in Canada, and all over the Midwest and Eastern seaboard since purchase, totally reliable...

 

1995.. single cab.. 4x4.. 110,000 Miles.. PERFECT shape.. 5900$

 

04 DC trd 15k