Whereas immediately’s Good Value or No Cube 4Runner has 280K underneath its belt, the truth that it’s a ’90s Toyota ought to make that much less related to its worth. Let’s determine simply how a lot of an affect it’d make.
There was consensus within the feedback on yesterday’s 2012 Coda EV that its range-limiting battery problem narrowed its enchantment to solely these with the talents and gumption to tackle its required repairs. That excludes the overwhelming majority of us, so not even a modest $4,000 asking may muster a lot enthusiasm. The outcome? A large 97 % No Cube loss.
I’d such as you all to show again the pages of time with me. Step right into a metaphorical Tardis and set a course all the way in which again to… Tuesday of this week. That’s proper, the day earlier than yesterday. Are all of us right here? Nice. It was Tuesday that all of us checked out a 2004 Volvo XC70, an AWD soft-roader that proved most notable for being in stable form regardless of having over 207,000 miles on the clock.
Compared to that Volvo, immediately’s 1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 can even spin all 4 wheels when wanted, is taller and a bit roomier, sports activities another cylinder underneath its hood plus a handbook transmission, and, most significantly, has much more miles underneath its belt. To prime all of it off, identical to the Volvo, it doesn’t look half dangerous.
Naturally, Toyota vans and excessive mileage go collectively like COVID and a cough, however that doesn’t imply that issues can’t go mistaken. Fortuitously, that doesn’t appear to be the case on this 4Runner as the vendor claims in hyperbolic Wayne’s World vogue that “Every little thing works glorious.” Additionally they boast it to be all unique and accident-free. It comes with a trailer hitch and a clear title as extra incentives.
Wanting on the footage within the advert, the truck doesn’t appear to endure any important points with the paint or trim, and apart from the period-correct however gauche gold badging, it seems complaint-free.
Issues are a bit of shabbier within the cabin, the place the leather-based upholstery has gone a bit south, requiring a canopy for the motive force’s seat and a snood for the steering wheel. An airbag warning sticker and a few type of adhesive hook mar the sprint, however neither needs to be a problem to take away. On the plus facet, the truck rocks its manufacturing unit stereo, and has working A/C, in addition to energy home windows and locks.
Maybe essentially the most notable characteristic of this 4Runner is the five-speed handbook gearbox, which sits forward of the two-speed switch case for the part-time 4WD and behind the 183-horsepower 3.4-liter V6. That’s a stable mixture when nicely maintained, with the one actual draw back being that, as geared up, this truck most likely solely averages round 16 miles to the gallon of gasoline.
After all, that’s to be anticipated with one thing of this measurement and functionality. So, too, is having house to maintain it, which, apparently, is the difficulty going through the present proprietor and therefore the explanation for the sale. To that finish, the vendor has set the worth at $8,500.
What’s the over/underneath on this 4Runner and that $8,500 asking? Contemplating the truck’s presentation and equipment, does that really feel like a deal? Or, just like the mileage, is that worth simply too doggone excessive?
You determine!
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