You Can Buy This Preserved 1993 Toyota Pickup With 94 Miles Here is a rare opportunity to own a new fifth-generation Toyota Hilux.

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[mylife]

Lighting up your screen with its Forest Green Metallic hue is a rarity. This 1993 Toyota Deluxe Pickup has all of 94 miles, 80 of which from its first owner. This perfectly preserved truck is ready for a new home. Be careful, just staring at it can put a damper on the rest of your day.

Old Toyota pickups get used so much and so hard that seeing one all beat up, rusted out and with the better half of a million miles is common. These trucks work so hard that they’re famous for their longevity.

That’s why seeing this one that’s soon to roll across Mecum’s auction block is so mind-boggling.

[VTenigma]

I would much rather have that than a new one. I have an ‘88 now.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Toyo trucks retain astounding resale value.

[VTenigma]

Jeep is not an American car, Fiat is the mother ship. They own Nissan too, that’s why Nissans suck now too. They’re also in bed with Peugeot, the only way they could be worse is to buy Yugo.

[dhs12345]

But they always have been junk, IMO. Soon after we bought our 93 4Runner I was riding in a Grand Cherokee (I think?). It was a rattle trap. I looked at the odometer and it only had 20K miles on it. Now maybe the owner beat the heck out of it. But our 4Runner was still tight after 220Kmiles.

Sorry to hear about Nissan. BTW, Toyota is not foolproof — my son's Corolla has had issues. Anyway, the new 4 Runner that we bought was made in Japan and time will tell.

If American car companies build a decent, reliable, product, then Americans will come. We considered it. Of course, our car buying cycle is every 25 years or so and we expect that the car will last that long.

[woodbutcher1963]

I paid $30K even.
I think I could probably get $28K.

Last I checked a new one is $38K for a double cab long bed.
The thing is there is nothing wrong with mine.
Except, I would like heated seats in the winter.

I heard they were having an issue with the automatic transmissions on the 2016+ models. When they changed the model slightly.
Have you read anything about that?

[hardspunned]

I bought my third one in 2019. They had just upgraded the auto transmission and I think there were bugs in the changing of gears, lurching in and out of gear. Not a problem for me as I bought (had to drive 800 miles rt to get one) the 6 speed manual. I had my truck serviced last month at the dealership. The dealer had ZERO new inventory. That truck of yours, being practically new, would bring a ridiculous price. Then what? You can’t buy another new truck regardless of the amount of cash in hand.

[Osage Orange]

Anza, CA?

[sarge83]

One brother of mine bought a new 1992 king cab Toyota pickup and drove the crap out of it until 2001 and bought a Tundra-which he is still driving with over 300K miles on it. He sold the old 92 model to another brother for $1500 and he drove it another fourteen or fifteen years replacing the motor at one point with a used motor for $1000. Finally with over 300K miles on it, the used motor and a homemade steel rear bumper the guy who put the used engine in it talked him into selling it to him for $1500. It’s still going...

[mylife]

yes

[Osage Orange]

Not many people know that area.....

My wife and I moved her dad from Aguanga, CA to Tuhunga CA....We laughed about that...

Prolly spelled them wrong

[VTenigma]

The Jeeps with the inline sixes are very good vehicles. Yeah you get the squeaks and rattles and some interior stuff is crap but Toyota interiors ain’t all that either. Jeep drivetrains were solid until about ‘04, bodies held up well in our environment (massive amounts of road salt). The EPA, Diamler, and Fiat killed the quality.

[nascarnation]

They own Nissan too,

Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Renault have cross ownership. What's the connection to Stellantis?

[VTenigma]

I don’t really know, I haven’t followed the recent acquisitions. I know some ownerships have changed hands in the past few years, but these aren’t brands I care to follow.

[dhs12345]

My 220,000 kmiles 4runner didn't rattle. We took care of it. And it was on some rougher roads. Never major offroading but it is not designed for that. The jeep is more utilitarian and can be set up to handle rough offroading.

Unfortunately, our experience with American cars since the 80s hasn't been positive. We have owned both Chrysler and GM and neither are solid after 70Kmiles. So we buy Toyota and it has paid off for us.

[VTenigma]

Unfortunately Toyota’s quality too has taken a hit in recent years for a number of factors. All in all still solid vehicles.

[dhs12345]

Agreed. It is frustrating for a buyer.