Too much rust for a unicorn?

[sacmaster]

looking at this truck from afar:

Used 2005 Toyota, Scion Land Cruiser Base | Lawrenceville NJ Serving Trenton & Princeton | JTEHT05J052076269

Had a salesman text me these pic of the undercarriage. Is this too much rust to pass on an 05 no nav truck?

 

[Manhattan]

Ya lost me at ____, NJ.
I think we can establish an axiom: If you have to ask if this is too much rust... this is too much rust.

 

[Ninja Cruiser100]

Hahahaaa...no interest in northern truck here.

 

[aging fleet]

Doesn't look too bad to me, but I live up north.

 

[REZARF]

Yeah, looks typical if its been in any snow. It doesn't look like a coastal truck nor a salt ridden truck.

 

[lhommec13]

Interesting truck! No nav, running boards, trailer hitch receiver or rear spoiler, but does have leather and moonroof. Not quite fully loaded but not poverty pack either.

 

[Manhattan]

And for god sake man! If you're going to travel 800 miles to get a Land Cruiser, don't head NORTH! Head WEST - you'd be damn near TX!

 

[sacmaster]

I've been looking for 6 months solid and this is only the second 03-05 without nav I have seen, and they've both been from up north.

 

[RND1]

That's hardly any rust - an 11 yr old Jersey truck would look much, much worse than that if it wasn't put away for the Winter. Most of the non-nav LC's come up from Rico so this may have spent the majority of it's life someplace far far away from the salt belt.

 

[jerryb]

there's a thread on that. in the for sale area.

 

[Kabanstva]

Yeah what rust?

There is NO WAY that was a NJ truck that was winter driven more than one season otherwise you would see actual rust. This is nothing.

 

[LEX]

Doesn't look bad for its location.

 

[DirtDawg]

Mine has about the same amount of rust and only one or two bolts have snapped off on me. Just be sure to soak any rusty bolt in pub blaster before removal. I'm slowly tackling my undercarriage, removing and recoating as I go. Not too bad.

 

[super90]

I don't do rust....pass.

 

[JonD]

That is not rust.

 

[ToHiHy]

My ideal kinda unit. I'd prefer no nav!

 

[flintknapper]

Head SOUTH to look, not NORTH.

Florida and Texas both have plenty of vehicles.

 

[Bimmerista]

Not THAT bad honestly. A lot of easily replaceable parts under there. If everything else checks out, make an offer you're comfortable with.

Don't spend too much time looking for the 'right' Land Cruiser/LX470. The perfect car might not exist.