Toyota Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (Tacoma Edition)!

2014 DCSB TRD Sport...


March 13th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

There is a chain of dealerships near me called CarShop (formerly CarSense), similar to CarMax or AutoNation but much smaller and only in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; Until recently, most of their vehicles were three years old and newer, with the oldest vehicles being maybe five years old. Mileage tended to vary, but I don't think I ever saw anything on the lot with over 50K, at least not prior to COVID; The current used vehicle market has forced them to lower their standards considerably, and it not longer uncommon to see vehicles a decade old or older on the lot, and many vehicles with really high miles for their model year. Today, I saw a base model 2010 Honda Accord with 122K miles at the Hatfield location. Prior to this low mileage Tacoma, the oldest vehicle I've seen on the lot at this CarShop was a 2007 Chrysler Crossfire with less than 25K miles; Here, I give you a mint last year 1st Gen with "grandma-grade" low mileage!


March 13th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

CarShop no longer lists prices directly on the vehicles, but they are not as obnoxious as Peruzzi Toyota next door because almost all of their inventory has a QR code you can scan to bring you right to that specific vehicle; This Tacoma didn't have a QR code, and I could not find the truck on their website with a manual search...

If anybody would like to see this truck, it's sitting on the far side of the lot at CarShop on Route 309 in Hatfield, Pennsylvania; I would venture to guess that, based on the insanely low mileage and how clean the truck is, that the frame has never been replaced!

 

March 13th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

Same truck, sitting in the exact same place, approximately 11 days later; The inspection stickers expire this month, so I'm thinking that it was brought in for state inspection and failed due to frame perforation. My truck was a unique case in that it met the parameters for a frame replacement, but had been inspected without my mechanic noticing the perforation, had valid inspection stickers (10/22), and was deemed safe to drive by the dealer while they waited nearly two months for the new frame to come in. This truck's frame looked pretty rough from what I can see, and it is no older than 2012 so it is well within the timeframe to get a new frame for free; My guess would be that this truck had significant rot and was deemed unsafe to drive...


March 13th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

I saw this 2010 AC TRD Off Road on the "just traded" lot behind Fred Beans Chevrolet, and die to the bumper and other body damage, thought it had been wrecked; It does have a nice dent on the passenger side, but it turns out that it just has a tubular front bumper. My guess would be that this truck is going to wholesale due to the body and damage, and also probably because it has high miles even by Tacoma standards. I've seen high mileage vehicles on discount lot at Fred Beans, and I even worked in their detail shop for almost a year, but I still can't figure out what the criteria is for selling a car themselves or sending it to a wholesale auction. The higher mileage vehicles I've seen actually go to the bargain lot at Beans are impeccable maintained and look like they have fewer miles than they actually do have...


March 13th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

Canopy is probably scratched from that tree. Pass.

 

I'd get rid of the cap; Who cares?

 

Just fooling around. If it's actually low mileage, good condition and a fair price, I think they'll have buyers lining up for it.

 

March 15th, 2022:

Ivyland, Pennsylvania

 

2018 DCLB TRD Sport


March 18th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

2021 DCSB TRD Sport


March 19th, 2022:

New Hope, Pennsylvania

 

2015 DCLB TRD Sport


March 19th, 2022:

New Hope, Pennsylvania

 

A 2012 RC 4x4 sporting FJ Cruiser wheels; I've also never seen a Tacoma with roof marker lamps!


March 19th, 2022:

New Hope, Pennsylvania

 

2005 DCSB TRD Sport


March 19th, 2022:

New Hope, Pennsylvania

 

March 19th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

My best friend and I went to see The Batman last night; Found this Army Green PRO in the parking lot after the movie!


March 20th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

2006 AC SR5 V6 4x4


March 26th, 2022:

Oaks, Pennsylvania

 

March 26th, 2022:

Oaks, Pennsylvania

 

March 26th, 2022:

Oaks, Pennsylvania

 

2009 AC SR5 V6 4x4


March 26th, 2022:

Oaks, Pennsylvania

 

2016 DCSB TRD Sport


March 26th, 2022:

Oaks, Pennsylvania

 

2013 DCLB SR5 V6 4x4; Don't know at this moment if it is a TRD Off-Road or not...


March 26th, 2022:

Oaks, Pennsylvania

 

2018 AC TRD Sport


March 26th, 2022:

Oaks, Pennsylvania

 

2012 DCSB V6 4x4; Appears to be a base model, and according to Carfax it was involved in a front end collision with airbag deployment. It is not listed as having a rebuilt/salvage title and it has been on the road for over six years following that accident, so I'm assuming the damage either was not severe enough to total it and/or the owner just paid out of pocket to fix the truck; The truck has had three owners, and this accident occurred under the second owner, so it's possible that the current owner doesn't even know about it...

Anyway, the truck appears to be under construction as it does not have fender flares on the front, but it is in excellent shape otherwise; According to Carfax, the truck was serviced the day before I took these pictures and it had just under 126K miles!


March 27th, 2022:

Exton, Pennsylvania

 

2021 DCSB TRD Off-Road


March 27th, 2022:

Exton, Pennsylvania