mattp Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 1988 Toyota 4x4 pickup, regular bed for sale as is. It needs a head gasket and maybe a starter, and one speaker is slightly blown. Other than that, it is a cool climber's vehical with only 165k miles on it. Burgundy red truck and canopy, with a 4x4 brush bumper on the front, comes with an extra set of studded tires and chains. No reasonable offer refused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 6, 2003 Author Share Posted January 6, 2003 It comes with a complimentary deck and custom mattress for the canopy. This rig is sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 If you can call a vehicle in need of a headgasket "sweet," yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleblebleb Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Sell it to allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 How much you askin' for the old heap anyway? I might be interested in takin' it off your hands for a song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 For you: special deal. Make me an offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 I'll sleep on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 You better not sleep too long. That thing is so hot it is going fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Shit. That'd be a tough one to lose. We're not at an auction here, how much do you want for the old turd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTop Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 What kind of range are you looking in? Take 100$??? Not trying to offend just don't know??? Let me know where you are at!!! Josh pjosh@attbi.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 $100 bwahahaha Get real sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 I'm not that desparate yet. Granted, a vehicle that needs engine work and a starter is not worth bluebook (something like $4,000) but .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 I'm more concerned about the blown speaker - now that's serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_by_Northwest Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Is it the 22R motor? How bad is the head gasket? Is there a lot of anti-freeze in the oil? Does it run or is it totally incapacitated right now? How are the hubs/transfer case/tranny/brakes? Details make a difference man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 If you look around, you can get an equivalent that runs for about $3500. What it will sell at with a blown head gasket depends on the damage associated with that: does it need a new engine or a new $30 gasket? If you can do the work yourself, and get the engine tip-top while you're at it, you end up with a sweet rig that will go for many more miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 It is a 22R. There was not a lot of antifreeze in the oil last time I checked, but it was not holding water so I was having to refill the radiator every other time I drove to work before, two months ago, I stopped driving it. It will not start because of what I think is a starter issue although I can't understand how this problem mysteriously appeared when I stopped driving it. I have had no problem with the tranny/hubs etc. or the brakes. I drove it on 800 or 1,000 mile trips twice this past summer, and since I returned from the second tripo I have not driven it more than a couple hundred miles so I believe that, once the imediate issues (admittedly serious ones) are resolved it will be an OK vehical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 But what about that goddamn speaker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_by_Northwest Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 If the radiator is always empty but the oil isn't over-flowing where is it going? On the street? Sounds like other problems too. On a more serious note: you don't have a whole lot of silly climbing and political bumper stickers on it do you? I don't think I could drive a truck like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 DFA used to have a Toyota van that blew a headgasket (and warped the piece of shit aluminum head as well). The beast was going through anti-freeze with great gumption, but it wasn't showing up in the oil. Mechanic thought it was the radiator at first, matter of fact. That van was a piece of shit, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 No bumper stickers. But where else do you think the water goes? Some got into the cylinders the last couple times I drove it because the exhaust smelled bad, and I see it on the ground some times. My mechanic said it probably only needs the gasket, though he thought there was some chance the head would need to be machined. I was already looking for a new car anyway and just didn't want to mess with it. Trask: the stereo is only 25w per side (Sony) tape (no CD) and you wouldn't be happy with it anyway. Don't sweat the speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 But Matt, music and pornography is my life. Got any nude pictures of your girlfiends above the visor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_by_Northwest Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 If it's serious and it's in the cylinders the oil should appear bubbly and soapy from the anti-freeze and it should be overly full all the time. If the oil isn't like that and the radiator's empty I'd say it's probly going somewhere else; a radiator full is a lot to burn. I'm not a mechanic though, I don't know all the possibilities. The last used car I bought had a big comb under the seat. The previous owner (and only driver) had been bald for years before he even bought the car. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 17, 2003 Author Share Posted January 17, 2003 This may be your last chance. I put a new battery in it and it starts just fine - no new starter is needed. Still needs the head gasket, I'm afraid, but you can't have everything. Anyway, some guy came and looked at it today and said he was going home to call his mechanic and would call me back. I said I'd sell it for $1,000 and I expect him to come back with some lesser offer but we shall see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 (edited) you and kurt should start a used truck lot on hwy 99. I can get you a good deal! I'd venture some advice that someone with some xtra time and a garage give matt the $1,000, buy a manual and a head gasket and you'd have a rig with another 150k to go. I have a friend who had an '86 and we attempted to kill it several times. It just kept coming back for more. Infact, his younger bro rolled it at high speed off a loggin road into a clear cut (after we put a homeade body lift on ), landed on it's wheels and drove it home. Pretty indestructable. almost as good as a ford. but not quite. Edited January 17, 2003 by Bronco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nattybumppo Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Does it have a solid axle front end or is it the IFS setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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