I went to look at a 98 Hundo this morning - it had nearly 300k miles but started right up and purred like a kitten. Temps barely got over 180f on the highway. It didn’t steer like a barge like other 100s I’ve driven - lots of recent maintenance with OEM parts (see description attached below).
The only issues I noticed was a very sticky transfer case - you really had to arm wrestle it to get into 4lo, and some very light surface rust on the underbelly (I couldn’t tell how much of this was dirt, however). The rear locker did evtuslly work, but I had to drive it on a dirt road for a few hundred meters to get it to stop blinking.
No ticking from the manifolds, and no visible leaks underneath from the rack, VCGs, etc.
They’re asking 7500 - does this seem like a fair price? I’m prepared to go out tomorrow with a cashiers check and pick it up if so.
Also, are the frames on these known to rot from the inside out like the Tacomas of the same vintage?
In any case, please let me know if anything looks awry in the pics below.
The only issues I noticed was a very sticky transfer case - you really had to arm wrestle it to get into 4lo, and some very light surface rust on the underbelly (I couldn’t tell how much of this was dirt, however). The rear locker did evtuslly work, but I had to drive it on a dirt road for a few hundred meters to get it to stop blinking.
No ticking from the manifolds, and no visible leaks underneath from the rack, VCGs, etc.
They’re asking 7500 - does this seem like a fair price? I’m prepared to go out tomorrow with a cashiers check and pick it up if so.
Also, are the frames on these known to rot from the inside out like the Tacomas of the same vintage?
In any case, please let me know if anything looks awry in the pics below.
