Pay 45K for 1993 Toyota truck?

[esquared]

84 original miles
This was in an autoblog article.

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/1993-toyota-truck-just-84-195100626.html

It was an eBay auction that ended yesterday.

1993 Toyota Pickup DLX 4x4 Barn Find… 84 ORIGINAL Miles | eBay

This 1993 Toyota Pickup is an original. The owner has had it for 1 year. The vehicle runs great.

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[pauldun170]

84 original miles
This was in an autoblog article.

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/1993-toyota-truck-just-84-195100626.html

It was an eBay auction that ended yesterday.

1993 Toyota Pickup DLX 4x4 Barn Find… 84 ORIGINAL Miles | eBay

This 1993 Toyota Pickup is an original. The owner has had it for 1 year. The vehicle runs great.

www.ebay.com

Car collectors are an odd bunch. Will be hilarious when 6 months from now it's back up on ebay being offered for 80K .
.....unless this was purchased by a company that specializes in renting cars to film studios. Then I guess its the price is reasonable vs restoring an old one to comparable condition.

Whenever I hear about collectors buying cars like this "as an investment" I can't help but think about all the decaying Bricklin's and Avanti's under tarps and in garages in my area.

 

[Scarpozzi]

That's pretty cool when you consider even what inflation has done to current truck prices.

MSRP was $15-17k depending on 4cyl/6cyl in 1993. I would expect you to have to pay at least $28-30k now for something similar.

My guess is $45k is probably $8k too much, but for the sake of collectors, it may be worth that if they can repair the dents/paint and treat the rust reasonably.

 

[Vic]

Holy shit! I used to own one of those. It was a supercab SR5 V6 in white with blue stripes. Sold it back in 08 with 130k miles on it for around $6k and people were literally fighting over it. Which I thought was crazy because (and I know this is blasphemy) the truck for me did not live up to the Toyota hype.

 

[Vic]

That's pretty cool when you consider even what inflation has done to current truck prices.

MSRP was $15-17k depending on 4cyl/6cyl in 1993. I would expect you to have to pay at least $28-30k now for something similar.

My guess is $45k is probably $8k too much, but for the sake of collectors, it may be worth that if they can repair the dents/paint and treat the rust reasonably.

I'm not arguing with your math, just the whole idea that a car that has had little to no maintenance for the last 28 years can be worth the same as new just because it still has new car mileage.

 

[esquared]

I'm not arguing with your math, just the whole idea that a car that has had little to no maintenance for the last 28 years can be worth the same as new just because it still has new car mileage.

I agree with you and that's the reason I posted it.
If in fact the price tag today would 28k, I would rather have that new ford maverick for the 8k less.

Ford Maverick

Old School cheap small pickups are back. https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/maverick/2022/2022-ford-maverick-compact-pickup-truck-first-look-review/

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I wonder too about the gaskets and seals just sitting around for 28 years. Wonder if there will be some leaks after a few thousand miles are put on it.

 

[Vic]

I agree with you and that's the reason I posted it.
If in fact the price tag today would 28k, I would rather have that new ford maverick for the 8k less.

Ford Maverick

Old School cheap small pickups are back. https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/maverick/2022/2022-ford-maverick-compact-pickup-truck-first-look-review/

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I wonder too about the gaskets and seals just sitting around for 28 years. Wonder if there will be some leaks after a few thousand miles are put on it.

From my own experience, cars do not like to sit. Outside is terrible, but even garaged there are issues after as little as a few months of not being driven. Cars must be driven to survive. Some are better than others, but none of them IMO can do 28 years without requiring some kind of full restoration.

Edit: and oh God, the original Ford Maverick was a horrible car. It really was. It wasn't all fuel economy and reliability that was driving people to imports back then.

 

[esquared]

From my own experience, cars do not like to sit. Outside is terrible, but even garaged there are issues after as little as a few months of not being driven. Cars must be driven to survive. Some are better than others, but none of them IMO can do 28 years without requiring some kind of full restoration.

Edit: and oh God, the original Ford Maverick was a horrible car. It really was. It wasn't all fuel economy and reliability that was driving people to imports back then.

Yeah, for the life of me I can't understand why they would resurrect the name maverick with that new truck. What's next, Pinto?

 

[thedarkwolf]

because the vast majority don't remember/know about the 70s maverick and it is a cool name. Pinto is still probably too well remember even by non-car people because of the whole fire thing and it isn't as cool of a name.

 

[maluckey1]

It's not a horrible deal if you WANT one. They're in short supply, and most any modern truck is stupidly expensive if compare cost of ownership over 10 years.

I personally own two early 2000's Tacomas, and can't be more pleased with them. Toyota pickups (and early Tacomas) are legendary for longevity and loyalty. Other than frame rust, it's virtually impossible to kill one of these things. The Top Gear crew dedicated much effort into TRYING to kill one (they weren't successful FWIW). I drove a stripped-down 2 door, Toyota Hilux 4-cyl diesel 4x4 in Iraq, and it got shot to hell by a Russian Heavy machine gun (Dushka). We drove it home, patched the holes in the body, frame and block, and drove it for 6 months without issues.

I'd have taken it home if I could have. I'm still in the market for one if I could find a loophole to get it here (they weren't sold here) .

 

[BurnItDwn]

Ones with miles on them have been selling once in a while. Looks likenormally 10K-20K price range.

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Though I seeone from a few months ago that sold for close to 30K

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