Who would have qualms about buying a 30-yr old Toyota with 131K miles?

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Jul 17, 2019
8:39:29am

StarMan All-American

Who would have qualms about buying a 30-yr old Toyota with 131K miles?

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StarMan

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Who would have qualms about buying a 30-yr old Toyota with 131K miles?

StarMan

7/17/19 8:39am

its 30 years old

TPcoug

7/17/19 8:40am

....and I'm over 60. Your point? 🙂

StarMan

7/17/19 8:43am

If it's a Land Cruiser, nothing.

Ragnar Danneskjold

7/17/19 8:41am

Except rust, right? Paging Bert609, aka Land Cruiser convert.

The Machine

7/17/19 9:02am

I thought I knew what rust/rot was until I joined the Toyota facebook pages. A mid 2000s tacoma looks worse than

Bert609

7/17/19 9:40am

Lol. Look what just popped to the top of my facebook feed. Someone looking at an '04 Toyota 4Runner:

Bert609

7/17/19 11:05am

Are you adept at replacing every last hose, seal, and gasket?

Left Shark Coug

7/17/19 8:42am

This

TPcoug

7/17/19 8:45am

After a few decades.. the miles don't matter.

TheLost

7/17/19 8:44am

I have no qualms with that. My FIL still drives his 88 Toyota pick-up. Perfectly

Von Cougarschnauzer

7/17/19 9:00am

I guess depends on the use case. Daily driver for you? For 16 years old? Something only using occasionally?

7/17/19 9:01am

I'd never get a teenager a car older than 1989 (Airbags & seatbelts)

TheLost

7/17/19 9:04am

What model?

The Machine

7/17/19 9:02am

Are you sure the odometer hasn't rolled over to 1.131 million miles?

7/17/19 9:13am

yes - the safety equipment on the new cars is so superior that I'd find it unwise to purchase/drive such an old car.

HarlemCoug

7/17/19 9:22am

What model? Corolla? Yes. T100, probably not much left...pass. FJ40 or FJ60? No question.

Bert609

7/17/19 9:34am

Celica GT convertible. Claims new engine seals.

StarMan

7/17/19 9:51am

So like a fourth or fifth gen? On principle, I'd be looking at third gens or older. But that's because I'm a RWD snob.

Bert609

7/17/19 10:10am

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