Need to see more pictures with the truck on a lift but it looks about how you'd expect a salted road LC200 to look. Surface rust on every weld and on many of the bolts.
This one is borderline. If he's willing to throw some money at it post-acquisition to have the frame wire wheeled or dry ice blasted and then painted it will probably be OK. But again hard to say anything definitive from one picture.
Rusted bolts are the bigger concern and he could be dealing with a lot of headaches come time to work on the vehicle. If it's a LC as opposed to a LX he should check the KDSS valves to see how rough they look. Would also recommend testing the spare tire and checking the hitch receiver.
These things are rust buckets like most Toyotas. Even desert trucks rust in many common spots. Unless the owner is extremely meticulous with prevention they are going to get crusty.
Edit: What is the seller asking for it? What year and miles?
This one is borderline. If he's willing to throw some money at it post-acquisition to have the frame wire wheeled or dry ice blasted and then painted it will probably be OK. But again hard to say anything definitive from one picture.
Rusted bolts are the bigger concern and he could be dealing with a lot of headaches come time to work on the vehicle. If it's a LC as opposed to a LX he should check the KDSS valves to see how rough they look. Would also recommend testing the spare tire and checking the hitch receiver.
These things are rust buckets like most Toyotas. Even desert trucks rust in many common spots. Unless the owner is extremely meticulous with prevention they are going to get crusty.
Edit: What is the seller asking for it? What year and miles?
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then I think he experienced some buyers remorse on the drive home due to comparing it to his Tesla, and a few of the common complaints with these (HVAC controls, lack of storage space for random things while you drive, outdated/somewhat clunky infotainment system). He has liked it more and more over the past few days, but isn't sure if he wants to keep it yet.
Agree that will probably reach $90k, potentially not even meeting reserve. Based on the sellers answer about the engine recall, they might be a bit over optimistic when setting reserve.
