Thoughts on this higher mileage buy?

Does anyone have thoughts on a fair purchase price for this truck or things that I am not thinking of when looking at a truck with this mileage? It's always been in CA truck, mainly used as a commuter. I've had a couple first gen tundras but both were bought and sold around 100k.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/campbell-2000-toyota-tundra-access-cab/7251830782.html

 

I live in CA and have shopped/ bought sold these trucks recently. IMO that's a bit over priced. It looks very much like it's in very good condition, but 245K miles is getting up there. I'd like to see a picture of the engine compartment, that usually tells a lot. If that is clean for it's age, then there's a higher chance the owner did take exceptional care of it. It's good they have all the service records. I like to look at the bed to see if it was used for construction/ hauling stuff etc. I also like to investigate if it was used to tow things like boats, heavy trailers etc. (possible excessive transmission wear) The truck looks clean, but make sure it wasn't just 'detailed' for the sale . . . a super shiny engine compartment is often a dead giveaway.
By way of comparison, I recently sold my 2003 2wd access cab tundra w/ 160K for 7K to my friends son, (I think that'd be fair for the one you're looking at). I think it was a fair deal for both of us. It was in very good condition with a shell like the one you are looking at. I'm sure if everything is on the up & up, that truck has a good amount of life left in it, I would just inspect it closely due to the mileage.

 

I think the price is a little high for the year and mileage. It does look like a clean truck though. I would definitely get an inspection. If it’s all clean and all maintenance records are available and you absolutely love it I would say around 7k would be a fair price I’d have a hard time paying more.

 

9200 is steep. I would ignore the highway miles comment as there is simply no way to verify short of a log book, and even then its subject to the person entering the miles . I don't think I've ever seen a car ad that said, "all miles are stop and go city driving" or maybe it was all highway but it was a dedicated tow vehicle with hard highway miles. Point is never use the manner that they drove it to figure into the purchase because its not proven. Its 245k miles , period. That being said , looks clean, but almost suspiciously clean.

 

Also a couple other things. Check the frame for rust, common issue on 1st gen , also find out when the timing belt was done last.

 

Dude you have a problem. I remember your user name. You sold a perfectly good 1st gen last year, regretted it, bought one in May 2020, and apparently just told that one. I've had frozen pizzas in my house longer than you've kept your last trucks. Are you buying and flipping them?

 

Ah my friend, you know me well. I bought my parents manual corolla before they traded it in and have been using that as my daily so the truck was sitting a lot and just getting used to haul stuff around on the weekends. Figured I didn't need that much truck right now. I've said many times I'll keep this truck forever but hey, everything's for sale.

 

Thanks. Agree, mileage is what it is. Frame looks good and timing belt/water pump done at 200k. Just wondering if there are other common things that start to go or need preventative maintenance at this mileage.

 

I have a 2002 Tundra Limited Access Cab with 2 wheel drive and the 4.7 V8. At present, I have 273,000 plus miles that are a combination of highway and suburban miles. I plan on keeping the truck for another 50,000 miles or so.

My Tundra matches the photo of the 2000 Tundra in the add. I would pass on it. My Tundra was rock solid until 250,000 miles. Since then, I have had to replace the transmission with a Toyota rebuilt unit ($2,700), the power steering rack and pinion system ($1,000), the air condition system ($1,200), brake master cylinder ($500), and radiator ($600). The 4.7 V8 requires you to replace the timing belt and water pump at 90,000 miles which runs about $1,000. The shocks and struts need replacement at 50,000 or more miles and this runs about $1,000.

All told, I have really enjoyed this truck but, if I was to trade for a new Tundra, I would have been money ahead by trading at less than 250,000 miles.

This may be heresy on a Tundra forum but the new Toyota Sienna with all wheel drive and hybrid drive and 35 mpg plus looks very interesting. My Tundra gets a solid 15 MPG and with $2.00 gas this is OK. If gasoline increases to $4.00 or higher, 15 mpg does not look very good. Plus, after 19 years of service and being 75 years old, a new vehicle makes sense.

 

You had me until sienna! No, these are great points and really my fears buying at that mileage. Right now seller is not budging or even considering offers above $8k. Think it’s a pass...

 

If I were buying this truck and unless otherwise documented by seller as being done recently, I'd budget in the following costs:

All ball joints, tie rods, sway bar end links and control arm bushings, struts. Also likely U joints and carrier bearing. Replacement of all fluids. If it's on the original radiator, I'd definitely replace that too. I've owned two used first gens and have done all the above both times shortly after purchase. It's a peace of mind thing and I hate break downs.

I'd feel comfortable at around 7k as well on this one unless some of the items I've mentioned above have been done with receipts.

 

LA Surfer:

I love my 2002 Tundra but every time I see a new Sienna on the road, I start to day dream. I had a 1983 Ford E150 Club Wagon with a 300 CID inline 6 cylinder and a 4 speed manual transmission for 19 years. I put 331,000 miles on the van and had many a good time with it on family trips, deer hunting, camping and fishing trips. I submit to you that the real luxury in any vehicle is the room to carry what you need and do whatever you want with the vehicle. I have ridden in several Sienna's and the view out the front window is beautiful. My brother, who is retired from Toyota, won a year old 1998 or so Sienna in a drawing. Every employee with a year's worth of perfect attendance got their name in the drum. The George Town, KY plant had about 3,000 - 4,000 employees and there were a lot of employees with perfect attendance. Long story short, Toyota gave away about a dozen executive driven vehicles and he won a Sienna. He still has the Sienna and it has over 200,000 miles on it

For now, I am keeping the Tundra as I have not had a truck payment since 2005.

 

I completely agree. I have had many Toyotas (V8 4Runners/Land Cruiser/Tundras) and always sold and bought the next based on a specific use.

 

That is a good feeling, isn't it? I just paid off my Volt and the LS430 was paid off about 6 months ago. I now own 3 vehicles outright.

I haven't been car payment free in many years...

 

I must be a scrooge as I never have had a car payment. My 2002 Tundra, bought this year, was the most expensive vehicle I ever bought!

 

I only buy outright too!
This is better to me than using credit for almost any purchase really.

It feels great not owing the money,usually.

 

I'm a cash-in-hand kinda guy, too...last car payment was in '93 and I said never again! I had a pretty strict budget when I was looking for MY Tundra this summer, so I got an '04 because the '06s were out of reach. I also go through a lot of vehicles due to specific needs at the time, and I'm working on coming out closer to even on 'em one of these days.