Thinking of buying this 88 pickup
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Thinking of buying this 88 pickup*pics added*
I found this 88 yota pickup and the guy is asking $800 for it. The engine runs smooth and has 139k on the clock. The truck is somewhat rusty, but thats expected in my area. Its got 4wd and the 3.0 V6. I've been reading about the head gasket problems common to this motor, and I can say with good certainty that the motor doesn't have a leaky head gasket right now, but I am curious as to what leads to the gasket failure. does it just go randomly? Will it be ok as long as the cooling system remains in check? Also, how durable are the V6s assuming maintance is kept up on them? This will be a daily driver/motorcycle hauler for atleast a year so I think it will work well for that. Just wanted some input from other yota owners before I buy it.
Last edited by Brett636; 09-23-2004 at 12:13 PM.
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does it run? if so, buy it. $800 is a steal for a toyota 4x4 no matter what. i'm not sure about which years of the v6 had the recall. i'm sure somebody will chime in, but that's a good deal any way you put it...you're lucky to find one without an engine for that much here
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Originally Posted by kyle_22r
does it run? if so, buy it. $800 is a steal for a toyota 4x4 no matter what. i'm not sure about which years of the v6 had the recall. i'm sure somebody will chime in, but that's a good deal any way you put it...you're lucky to find one without an engine for that much here
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Ok, those pics are kinda hard to access, but just to update you all I went ahead and bought it. The guy that owns it agreed to put a new clutch in it for me since the old one was fried. Thats getting done right now and I will have it sometime early next week.
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Originally Posted by Brett636
Ok, those pics are kinda hard to access, but just to update you all I went ahead and bought it. The guy that owns it agreed to put a new clutch in it for me since the old one was fried. Thats getting done right now and I will have it sometime early next week.
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