So I've been without a large SUV for about 1.5 years since I sold my GX470. I miss having a large SUV that can carry weird stuff and having an SUV that while isn't a "beater" per se, can kinda be treated like one.
I debated picking up Chao's 100 series here but the distance and lack of free time didn't make sense for me. Then I remembered one of my good friends just bought a 200 series and still has his 100 series laying around. A quick text resulted in a call from him where he'd *love* to sell me the truck, as he has no stomach to deal with selling it privately himself.
I think it's a 2001, 240k miles, 3rd row seats (which I plan on just removing), he's not a car guy, so whenever something broke he paid to have it fixed. Basically stock except for a set of AT tires on the factory wheels.
Body doesn't have rust but does have some bruises, front leather seats need to be recovered. I'd probably add heated seat elements to them at the same time. It's white with tan leather interior, as far as I know everything works and it has a modern double din apple car play radio in it.
So, any ideas on what this thing is worth? He's a friend, so I don't wanna low ball him. I'm picking it up this Friday to drive for a week and see how it feels. I'll put it up on my lift and inspect it too, he mentions it's making some sorta noise in reverse, which sounds a bit ominous to me.
Plan is to use it as my mtn bike, heavy snow vehicle, carry big stuff and initially let my daughter use when she first gets her license this Spring. I'll eventually use it to run the passes around here but doubt I'll ever do a big "overlander" build with it.
Really depends on the overall condition anywhere between $4-7k
In reply to docwyte :
See my tip in this thread about downloading free dealership service records on any Toyota. All you need is a VIN. You don't even have to own the car yet so you can use it while shopping.
Thanks John, I'll do that one I get the VIN. He's owned it for quite awhile.
Place, cruisers tend to sell for a premium here in Colorado. Unless it has huge rust holes in it they're never $4k here. Chao's with 432k miles is a $4k truck and even that's a deal.
docwyte
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1/6/21 11:18 a.m.
Got the VIN, it's a 2001. Used that tool that John posted and was surprised to see it only pulled up one record from 2005. Oil change, tire rotation and diagnosis of bad exhaust manifolds which were leaking.
They're neat and thus command a premium. From what I've personally observed, I think they're overpriced/overvalued. My little cousin bought the Lexus version similar year/mileage recently, and it was $10-11k. I have spent a LOT of time fixing that truck, but he's been doing light offroading with it.
If the one you're looking at falls through, the early Sequoias are a great value at about half the cost.
I sold my '01 with 220k on it about 2 years ago, miss that rig.
In reply to Placemotorsports :
I like the graphics! I want to do an artic camo on this one...
docwyte said:
In reply to Placemotorsports :
I like the graphics! I want to do an artic camo on this one...
I had a local printing company that does commercial signs and car wraps make these for me. It held up pretty well for the couple years that I had it
Haven't you spent the time since you sold your GX470 (Toyota Land Cruiser Prado) complaining about how needy it was and trying to steer people away from them? And now you're considering a high mileage Land Cruiser?
In reply to newrider3 :
The gx and lx are vastly different imho. I like our gx460 but I like our sequoia more.
Timing belts need to be done. heater Ts need to be replaced. The rest is maintenance. Grest trucks with great longevity. Give us more details as you test drive for the week. And look around on ih8mud.com and here is a buyers guide: https://sleeoffroad.com/tech-zone/100-series-newbie-guide/
Btw i have one and love it for all your reasons that you want to use it for.
In reply to newrider3 :
The GX isn't built the way LC's are sadly. My friends with LC's with twice the mileage my GX had have had half the issues I had with my GX.
In reply to Caprigrip :
I'll check the last time the timing belt got done. I asked my friend and he doesn't remember but told me all the service records are in the glove box. I'll check the heater T's too. I've found and read the Slee guide and I've been on ih8mud.
If I buy it one of the first things I'm going to do is recover the front seats and add heating elements to them.
Got it home and up on my lift. Ugh. Just like the GX I sold, this 100 also needs a steering rack but even more badly. Both boots are ripped and oil is dripping out and is all over the control arms. Both front axles need to be replaced, swaybar end links all round, shocks are stock with 242k miles on them, so they should be replaced, silver dollar sized rust spot on the top of the front windshield and both front seats along with the steering wheel cover are torn.
I've talked with my friend and sent him the list and pics, told him I'd still be willing to buy it but the price has to make sense for me.
they should be factory heated seats i think, i wanna say all US spec 100's should have heated seats? but i would say 5500-7500 maybe. Heater T's are easy just a pain cause you have to lay on the engine to do them. Steering wheel degradation is really common.
Also CLEAN THE SUNROOF DRAINS.
In reply to MrChaos :
Yes, it has factory heated seats, so that's a plus. Also on the plus side is I found a receipt for the timing belt/water pump/radiator getting done at 200k miles, so 42k miles ago. So that's taken care of. Didn't see anything for the heater T's, so assume those need to get done.
I'll see what my friend says, apparently his brother in law is a used car dealer and has made him an offer sight unseen. I don't wanna do the steering rack job, so paying the shop ~$3000 needs to be reflected in the price for me. My friend and I talked price a little, he's going to talk to his brother in law and tell him what I found and get back to me.
I know most 100's that get sold 2nd hand in the US tend to get exported, which is why there arnt a lot on the 2nd hand market.
That will be in Central America in 2 weeks and if sold to like Costa Rica, sold in no time flat for 10-12K. They use them a lot down there including some really cool police versions.
In its condition if you dont wanna wrench its a $3k rig to come out sunny side up.
You can buy a really nice sorted one of that year with fewer miles for 10-12k and all you have to do is stroke the check.
There is no really good fix for the rust around the windshield short of pulling the glass and spending real money to bodywork it.
A rig like that is either for wheeling or parting out, not parking lot pimpin.
In reply to 93gsxturbo :
I'm willing to spin wrenches on it, just not for the steering rack. For the rust I'd definitely take it to my body shop to have them pop the glass out and take care of it. Not sure how much it'd cost, I guess it would depend on whether or no the windshield could be reused or if it breaks coming out. Maybe $1000?
I agree with you tho and made my friend an offer that's slightly over $3k.
