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Re: Any T100 Owners Here?
"Jay Honeck" <jjhoneck@mchsi.com> wrote in message
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| I just purchased a '95 Toyota T100 extended cab 4x4 pickup, for the
| princely sum of $2500. The seller started at $4500, but my mechanic
| found a couple of grand worth of needed repairs, and the seller -- a
| good, honest guy, just trying to sell his truck -- came down
| commensurately. Since it included a color-matched topper, in
| excellent shape, I feel like a got a fair deal.
|
| With 189,000 miles on it, I drove it straight from the seller's to the
| shop, where we installed a couple of new tires, new front brakes, a
| timing belt, water pump, and accessory belt, to the tune of $650.
|
| The next day I took it to the transmission shop, where a new clutch
and
| driveshaft were the order of the day. The clutch replacement was
| straight-forward enough, but the rear driveshaft has proven to be a
| real bear.
|
| They thought it would just require a new carrier bearing, but the
| tranny end was found to be egg-shaped, and non-repairable. They have
| since located a "used" driveshaft at a salvage yard in Kentucky, which
| is being Fed Ex'd here tomorrow, but it, too, may require work. We'll
| just have to see.
|
| Either way, I'll end up with a great truck (absolutely no rust, even
on
| the frame -- remarkable in the Midwest) for less than $4500, which I
| think is about as good as it's going to get.
|
| I've done a few web searches, and found that the T100 has something of
| of a "cult" following amongst 4-wheelers. Can anyone clue me in on
the
| strengths and weaknesses of the line?
|
| Thanks,
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| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| '95 T100
| [url]www.AlexisParkInn.com[/url]
| "Your Aviation Destination"
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I just was taken to task in another newsgroup for posting a Wikipedia
link, but in both cases the information was correct as far as I can
see. I almost bought a T-100 before settling on the '99 Taco I have now.
Read here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_T100[/url] The Taco was newer,
cleaner with less miles than the T-100 or I probably would have the
T-100 now.
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Jarhead
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