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<blockquote data-quote="TacomaJD" data-source="post: 679426" data-attributes="member: 1780"><p><strong>Re: How many is to many?</strong></p><p></p><p>When I was looking for one last year, I did Autotrader and Craigslist searches trying to find one with around 100k miles. They are out there and that is considered low miles on earlier ones like mine (2005 model). I just so happened to find my truck in my hometown and from a guy I knew from school that was a couple years younger than me. But I was prepared to drive several hours if I had to in order to secure the perfect truck for me. My truck had 110k miles on it when I bought it. Runs and drives like a brand new one, clean as a whistle inside and out (after I got those rusty cab corners fixed haha). I say anything under 150k miles that you can check out and its in good shape and drives tight, visibly inspected for oil leaks and such, should be a good investment. And these trucks hold their value damn near as well as a Toyota Tacoma nowadays. If you look at an extended cab, be sure and check the lower cab corners and rockers for rust. It starts from the inside out. Not sure exactly where the water gets in, but it gets in and gets to the bottom with no way to drain. I think the 3rd brake light gasket failing is one culprit. Some have it, some don't. Doesn't have to be a truck that came from up north. There is not a stitch of rust under my truck, but you could poke your finger through the bottom of the cab corners in a couple small spots. </p><p></p><p>Plug - I'm gonna keep my truck for a good long while. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies2/flipoffsmirk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":flipoff1:" title="Flipoffsmirk :flipoff1:" data-shortname=":flipoff1:" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170920/653b884da01f722e5fd64d5afc19dfce.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TacomaJD, post: 679426, member: 1780"] [b]Re: How many is to many?[/b] When I was looking for one last year, I did Autotrader and Craigslist searches trying to find one with around 100k miles. They are out there and that is considered low miles on earlier ones like mine (2005 model). I just so happened to find my truck in my hometown and from a guy I knew from school that was a couple years younger than me. But I was prepared to drive several hours if I had to in order to secure the perfect truck for me. My truck had 110k miles on it when I bought it. Runs and drives like a brand new one, clean as a whistle inside and out (after I got those rusty cab corners fixed haha). I say anything under 150k miles that you can check out and its in good shape and drives tight, visibly inspected for oil leaks and such, should be a good investment. And these trucks hold their value damn near as well as a Toyota Tacoma nowadays. If you look at an extended cab, be sure and check the lower cab corners and rockers for rust. It starts from the inside out. Not sure exactly where the water gets in, but it gets in and gets to the bottom with no way to drain. I think the 3rd brake light gasket failing is one culprit. Some have it, some don't. Doesn't have to be a truck that came from up north. There is not a stitch of rust under my truck, but you could poke your finger through the bottom of the cab corners in a couple small spots. Plug - I'm gonna keep my truck for a good long while. :flipoff1: [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170920/653b884da01f722e5fd64d5afc19dfce.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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