250k miles... should I be worried??

Hi Folks,

I'm currently in the market for a higher mileage Tacoma and came across an 06 sport with 250k miles. Has the auto trans and is 4x4. Is pretty much immaculate cosmetically with a clean carfax.

I should say that I have a company vehicle so this truck will mainly sit in the garage. I do have a 2500lb boat that I occasionally pull. I would jump on it in a heartbeat if it was under about 180k miles. Should I pass on it due to the mileage?

 

Lots of guys on here will say that Tacomas last forever..

but 250K is too high for me no matter the vehicle, then again how much are they asking?

 

Thanks. They're asking 11,8 but I probably wouldn't go more than 10,5 OTD.

 

About six months ago, I bought my wife a DD 4runner with the 3.4, 325k miles. Still going strong. That said, it's effectively a secondary vehicle for us, she drives 1.5 miles each way to work every day. We take my truck almost everywhere else. The point is, it depends. You may have a great truck for many more miles to come. You also may throw a rod on the way home from picking it up.

 

i only paid a couple grand more and I got one with half the miles, full carfax, etc..

 

This one will rarely get driven. It is a lot of miles.

 

250k miles is low if you owned the truck from the very beginning and know its entire history.

250k miles is high if you're buying the truck with 250k miles since it's a crapshoot on how it was taken care of.

 

Good point.

 

also id stick to 07+ preferably 09+

 

I'd like to but don't think I'll be able with my budget. Really can't go over about $12k. Why so?

 

Frame rust is why.. toyota changed frame suppliers around 09 i believe

 

Shouldn't have much to worry about if it's a vechile that spent its life in the south right?

 

I wouldnt think so.. but id still be very cautious now that if you buy one its not covered for frame replacement. Pretty sure you would have had to purchased it by last december for toyota to still cover replacement.

 

11k for a Truck with a quarter million miles? I would not have even bothered clicking on the ad lol. Maybe for 5k

 

Normally i'd say "move along" but test drive it and have it inspected by a mechanic, if it checks out and frame has minimal rust go for it.

 

hell no!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I paid 23,000 new for my 05.

 

how many miles? on it then

 

5

 

you got the deal of the century they were going a lot more than that when I was looking at them in 2005, instead I got a left over 2004 TRD tax and tags $25K