Stealth build price point

[bigperm83]

I didn't want to post this in the classified section because I don't need feed back from someone trying to get a free cruiser.

My friends son is thinking to selling his 96 cruiser with $30k worth of parts and maintenance done over the last 3yr/10k miles. He did most of the labor himself as a hobby for the last 3 years. He used to train people how to operate Nuclear Reactors and fix the operating equipment when they broke and now works at Intel installing their robots so I would think that car maintenance is pretty easy for him.

It's only been off of the pavement 4 times to test tire clearance on the 35s and to actually find out first hand if these trucks live up to their reputation. It does btw.

I told him to email me his version of a craigslist ad and I would put it on here to try to get a price point to start at when he finally decides to sell it so here it is.


This cruiser is built to be as comfortable to drive as it was when it was new, while still being able to take it across the country to some of the best off road trails in the country and drive back home. I was building this in order to start a YouTube channel and take crazy trips and do some cool technical trails while knowing that I was doing it in one of the most reliable vehicles ever made. Or use it as a camera equipment car for a local off-road group that was already making videos and wanted another rig for the channel.

I’ve loved the journey of this build, but I don’t have the time to dedicate to the build anymore so I’m going to just convert our 100 or 200 series into a camping rig for now.


I’m the second owner. I purchased it from San Antonio, TX with 224k miles and drove it up across the country to WA where I lived at the time. The original owner was a Toyota service department manager and had all services performed at his dealership, which wasn’t much except normal maintenance, radiator and starter. It does have a Texas sunburn all over (clear coat is peeling) but this is an expedition rig and not a show truck. It is however ready for the front cover of any 4x4 magazine, and I have a can of color matched paint ready to be put on if you like to scratch new paint or want to make it "pretty"


In the almost 3 years/9k miles that I’ve had it I have put $25k+ in factory and aftermarket parts on it and that’s not including a lot of the labor or the cost of the truck.

Here is a description of the cruiser:


Lockers x3- center, front and rear

Custom interior- seats and door panels, same as Icon 4x4 with marine grade vinyl and Chilewich bamboo fabric inserts with rebuilt seat pads and springs. TLC 4x4 charges $9k for this interior.

New 4.88 gears and complete rebuilt diffs including the expensive locker bearings.

Rear axle and Front knuckle rebuild including new spindles and Longfeild gun drilled front axles and CVs and All fluids are fresh- coolant,brake,steering,diffs,transmission,T-case

Old Man Emu heavy duty suspension with caster correction

All suspension bushings replaced- shocks, control arms and swaybars

New A/C compressor and hoses installed at Toyota of Beaverton with warranty.

New brake calipers, pads, and rotors front and rear

BFG Km3 35s x5 brand new with 1k miles

Tie rod ends

New oem seat belts

New front window runs

All oil leaks fixed and Spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, belts,

Battery terminals, Valve cover gasket, coolant hoses with PHH bypass

$20k+ and that's just work done




NIB distributor

NIB factory power steering pump with new fluid

New weather strips on fender flares

1” Spydertrax spacers

ork OBA compressor setup- this is an endless air setup that Fills the system to 145lbs in 55sec at 10cfm at idle and goes up 10cfm per 1k rpm.
You can run air tools on this system

Absolute Wits End bracket mount and pulley kit

Viair 2.5gal 200# tank, 6 port manifold

Coilhose Pneumatics 8824M HD oil filter

TRD Trail Team wheels

ARB front bumper with new led blinkers

4x4 labs rear bumper, dual swing out with ladder and jerry can holder

Hanna Quality rock sliders

Iron pig skid plate

Wagongear rear tailgate storage

PFran interior LED lights and 5W CREE reverse lights

Ready for a dual battery setup

Warn 20” led light bar and 4” pods

Early 90’s -T O Y O T A- grill with mesh insert

All new speakers throughout

Double sound and thermal barrier, everywhere except roof- Stinger Roadkill expert series sound deadener with EZ-cool heat and sound insulation layered on top

Slee rear diff actuator skid plate

Slee 9005/9006 Headlight Upgrade harness with aux light connectors

Slee Windshield washer relocation kit- to fit second battery tray

 

[slow95z]

30k puts me into hdj80 or 70 series with money left over for mods. I am sure someone might pay it but no way I could come off that much cash for it.

 

[rolliges]

Doesn't even have a winch.... OR Needs exhaust system and need cash....

Wrong forum

 

[Corbet]

I’d skip the itemized cost of various mods. Everyone here know the price of these things and it only invites unwanted comment over the numbers.

Just leave it at the $20K+ and focus on what parts were used and where with the most detail possible. For example, I don’t want to know how much he spent on brake parts, but were they OEM or aftermarket, and if aftermarket what part exactly.

GLWTS, looks like a very nice truck.

 

[REKCUT]

The amount of $$$$ you spend getting a truck ready to sell is not related to how much the truck is worth. As @Corbet stated list of what you replaced with type and brand of parts is important. If i pay someone 10k to change the oil in my truck, it doesn't make it worth 10k more.

That being said, I don't think you can build a truck like you have for less than 20k. It is good looking

 

[scottryana]

The interior is cool, I think it’s fairly safe to start at $20k, might be a stretch to get it but it is a well sorted cruiser and getting top dollar is going to depend on a well put together sales advert with a lot of detailed photos.

 

[Bludozer]

To echo what everyone else is saying, no sense in detailing the maintenance/modification costs put into the cruiser on a forum like this. Everyone understands what it takes to modify and keep one of these beasts ticking properly. I have a similarly built (front bumper/sliders/gears/suspension/rear drawers/35s/etc.) along with a massive stack of receipts for OEM parts and maintenance priced at $16.9k and it has about 30k less miles. Vehicle pricing is driven by the market not your cost of ownership, $20k would be a fair starting point.

 

[Climr]

I think it’s easily $20K given the tasteful/desireable mod list, custom interior and desireable exterior color. It’s kind of a shame, because it’s pretty close to being a really special truck that could be an ebay gem. I bet if it was repainted, had some engine maintenance documented (headgasket, PHH, etc.) and some professional photos, it could go for over $30K on ebay given a little paitence to find the right buyer.

And don’t show potential buyers pics of the truck being wheeled!

 

[inkpot]

Most of us will not be impressed by DEALERSHIPprices.

 

[bigperm83]

What do you guys think of a price $15-16k as a quick sale to not have to sit on it for a few months? He's not hurting for money but obviously won't just give it away. I've been looking at 80 series for years and have only seen 2 other cruisers with similar builds for sale. there is a lx450 for sale in Texas right now for $20k with very little maintenance done but is "pretty" to look at and will probably never see anything but a parking lot group meetup. This one can get the same OOOOOOHs and AWWWWWWs at the meets and then can join the gravy train to the woods to actually do what it was built for.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

I would suggest putting it on BAT. It seems to garner folks with wider variety of buying habits. Nice truck!!

 

[ZackR]

I would suggest putting it on BAT. It seems to garner folks with wider variety of buying habits. Nice truck!!

Professional photos + BAT would be my recommendation as well.

 

[scottryana]

I am not really sure what you mean you have only ever seen 2 other cruisers with similar builds?

Maybe I am missing something but a lot of people re-gear, a lot of people do maintenance on their knuckles, a lot of people replace old brake components, etc. The only standout thing I see is the interior and to most I don't think that will be a big ticket item. $15-16k would probably be a pretty quick sell. $18-20k would likely be a sit on it and wait for the right buyer.

What do you guys think of a price $15-16k as a quick sale to not have to sit on it for a few months? He's not hurting for money but obviously won't just give it away. I've been looking at 80 series for years and have only seen 2 other cruisers with similar builds for sale. there is a lx450 for sale in Texas right now for $20k with very little maintenance done but is "pretty" to look at and will probably never see anything but a parking lot group meetup. This one can get the same OOOOOOHs and AWWWWWWs at the meets and then can join the gravy train to the woods to actually do what it was built for.

 

[Box Rocket]

There are a few pretty outrageous prices in the itemized list but that's not really important. I agree that you don't need to include the itemized costs nor will it really help much. Just listing the quality modifications will do what you need it to do. Most people looking at buying a built 80 will have researched them a fair bit and will be familiar with many of the mods and parts chosen along with the cost of them.

Sounds like the suggestions made already is a good starting point for sale price. I guess I'd add, start high and see what happens. You can always drop the price, but doesn't really work the other way.

on a side note, maybe I need to look at selling my Cruiser if this is where the prices are at.

 

[bhsdriller]

9k for interior lol

2k to replace bushings?

 

[Corbet]

9k for interior lol

2k to replace bushings?

See, it's already starting. That's why you don't list them. It simply invites negativity. For the record yah, seems high. While I don't really have any reference for the interior 2K seems really high even to if someone paid for OEM to be installed.

 

[bigperm83]

9k for interior lol

2k to replace bushings?

very helpful post.
You can call them and ask like he did before making snide comments.

 

[ZackR]

Do yourself a favor and edit the post to delete the prices for all of the additional work. As you've seen it will be torn apart on here and won't help your cause.

Good luck!

 

[bigperm83]

There are a few pretty outrageous prices in the itemized list but that's not really important. I agree that you don't need to include the itemized costs nor will it really help much. Just listing the quality modifications will do what you need it to do. Most people looking at buying a built 80 will have researched them a fair bit and will be familiar with many of the mods and parts chosen along with the cost of them.

Sounds like the suggestions made already is a good starting point for sale price. I guess I'd add, start high and see what happens. You can always drop the price, but doesn't really work the other way.

on a side note, maybe I need to look at selling my Cruiser if this is where the prices are at.

LOL. Unfortunately this is the feedback he wanted before he lists it. and I totally forgot about BAT as an option. I said the same thing when i read the list but he said these prices were what was quoted for the jobs from "reputable" dealers and specialty cruiser shops. I just don't understand how an extra $10-12k is outrageous for $25k in top quality, desirable parts that are already installed. These trucks sell for $6-8K w/out lockers and zero maintenance.

 

[ZackR]

These trucks sell for $6-8K w/out lockers and zero maintenance.

On that note they also sell for $6-8k with tons of maintenance records and receipts, in good but not perfect condition. I bought mine with a folder of every receipt dating back to 1996 (mine is a 1994) and it easily adds up to $30k+ maintenance work.

One thing I've learned is to avoid creating threads that ask what people think you should sell for, it almost always turns into a mess. Just list it on the higher end of what makes sense and go from there.