2009 V8 price/value

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LC guy here but I did own a ‘93 4R in the 90’s. Have a good friend with a 2009 V8 he might sell me for one of my kids. It has 141k miles. He has owned it all except the first 20k. All highway miles- no known issues. Good color and paint on hood, roof and hatch are faded. What would be a fair ballpark ? I know that’s not a ton of info. It has leather so not a base model- but not sure if it’s a limited. If I know a ballpark- I may be able to push a bit to talk him into a sale once I really inspect it. I assume no rust but need to climb under it but again not going too far until I figure out a ballpark.
 
I would say 12k-18k is what I would see it listed for in my area (Utah) 2009's are pretty rare, only around 20k units sold. Last year of the 4th Gen and being a 4.7L makes it even more rare. I would say price really depends on the maintenance history and condition. Have oil changes been done on time, transmission been serviced, has the timing belt and water pump been changed already? And if so how long ago? I believe the most recent recommendation from Toyota was every 120k miles or 7 years, whichever comes first. The factory manual says 90k miles iirc. The electronic transfer case actuator is known to seize up on these, so I would verify 4Lo is working properly. Other thing to look out for is the common and expensive (depending on what failed) ABS hydraulic brake booster going out. Common on 100 series as well and you can find lots of resources and info about it online. Other than that and other common VVT-i 2uzfe issues like the secondary air injection system, these are pretty dang bullet proof. I'm at around 320k miles on my 03 with the 4.7 and it's been the best and most reliable vehicle I've ever owned (about 100k of those miles under my ownership) make sure to post pictures of it if you do end up buying it! Oh and if it's a unicorn trail edition with the rear locker, not to be confused with the center diff locker, that was only available in 2009, I'd say snatch it up regardless!
 
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