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What is typical rust on a frame? Should i buy this 2006?

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by alane267, Oct 29, 2020.

  1. Oct 31, 2020 at 6:29 PM
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    BIGUGLY

    BIGUGLY I the SheepDog. I have the capacity for Violence.

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    I live in the rust belt. Not only no, hell no. Run away forrest run
     
  2. Nov 1, 2020 at 5:56 AM
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  3. Nov 1, 2020 at 6:35 AM
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    ZiaTundra

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    Another will come along. Glad you walked because that was too much rust imo. Also vote to find a 4WD model if possible
     
  4. Nov 1, 2020 at 10:42 AM
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    abcinv

    abcinv OEM (+) Junkie

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    sounds like you got good deal...
     
  5. Nov 1, 2020 at 10:44 AM
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    abcinv OEM (+) Junkie

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    I prefer the 4WD (as I own one) but it all boils down to your needs /wants. There are a lot of good deals out there on 2WD trucks...
     
  6. Nov 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM
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    ThatDoomThough

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    Same here. New 1st gen owner. 2000, 215,000 Miles. I live in Ohio and I got it for $3,500 out the door, it has typical surface rust on some of the mechanical parts, some shoddy body work had been done, and there's some a little rust poking through the bed. Runs like a top though and I got it mainly for just running back and forth to the hardware store.

    I bought it because it looked so clean underneath and ran so good. Turns out after I bought it I searched for the vin on Toyota's website and it had been extremely well maintained. Frame and timing belt was replaced among a bunch of other things. But if I looked underneath of that truck and saw that, I would run...very very far.
     
  7. Nov 28, 2020 at 10:36 AM
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    Down here in Columbus I just bought my 290K 4WD 2001, admittedly with a lot more miles, but with a full Toyota frame replacement 8 years ago for $2,500. My frame has about 130K on it and looks better than that one. Solid looking trucks with mid-100K mileage seem to be under $10K when I was looking a few months ago.

    I'd get a VIN for any truck you're looking at and run it through the Toyota Owner's site, checking the maintenance history for a frame replacement. I held out until I found one that had it done.
     
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