2006 tacoma problems

Hello I'm looking to buy my first tacoma but was wanting to see what to look for when looking at one I have one im interested and will include some pictures and see if anything looks odd I know the tacomas are known for rusty frames what do I look for when checking that any info or insight would be helpful thanks here is the info on the truck in the pictures
2006 tacoma v6 sr5
4x4 automatic
125,000 miles
And I'm in southern indiana.

 

Aside from the Flavor Flav wheels it's a nice looking truck.

 

I thought so too who ever owned it before really put some money and time into it

 

Get up under it and examine the inside of the frame rails for rust, take your time. Take some pics and post them up for us to look at.

 

Looks pretty good from the pictures. Look at the frame really close where the front mount for the rear leaf springs are welded. Also look towards the front of the frame where it is boxed. Make sure it hasn’t been slathered in paint or some other type of coating to cover the rust. You can use a hammer or some other object to tap on the frame. Make sure it sounds like you are hitting solid metal. If it makes a thud like something soft, be careful!

 

If you can pull a Carfax report, it will tell you where the truck has spent most of its life. If it spent a lot of time in the road salt states, inspect it very closely!

 

Its mainly been in indiana but was in Georgia a short time I checked the car fax to see

 

Georgia would not be a concern to me, Indiana would be.

 

If the truck had the frame replaced would I be able to tell

 

Looks wet when that pic was taken. Make sure you inspect that paint when it's dry for clear coat problems.

 

Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t it the 05/06 that had the head gasket problems??

 

Yes, all of 05 and early 06.

 

You shouldn't be able to tell if the frame has been replaced.

I like those wheels.

 

The cutoff is a manufacture date of November 2006 and later. See post #27:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/05-06-tacoma-head-gasket-failure-poll.595994/page-2

 

According to car fax the truck was manufactured 10/24/05

 

Man, that is so close I'm not sure I'd risk it. My 2 cents.

 

I appreciate everyone's help it sounds to me like I need to keep looking and avoid the 2006 model I know this is probably a topic for another thread but with all the trouble the 05 and 06 have is there any year that I can look for that didnt have as much trouble thanks

 

Anything newer than a 07 sounds like

 

Exhaust is not stock either ("dual" exhaust)...not that is necessarily bad, but I'd have a look there as well. Looks decent from the pics though.

 

05-06 have motor mount issues also.