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Originally Posted by xsacta
At that mileage other things start to go: Bearings, rear, trans, and on and on. Move up to something like a 98 4 cyl and you'll have similar power to the 3.0. Plus, you can get airbags. A real plus with all the loosers talking on cellphones.
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I have the 3VZE V6 and only 235K miles and if you took care of it during those 235K miles it will take care of you. My motor is in good shape and uses NO oil between changes and NO leaks. Just put about 1300.00 buck into it but for 100K miles of trouble free driving she deserved every dime! Just routine maintenance, PS Pump,Water Pump, Timing Belt and all the junk that is supposed to be changed with it! I went synthetic in all my running gears at 140K and fluid when i changed it was old but no water/metal junk and getting ready to do it again. If ya do not work on them they will SNOWBALL and i am getting around 22 MPG on my truck which is nice. Just did plugs recently also and really pepped it up and runds really good since i got rid of that #2 Idler Pulley, the bearing on it was TOASTED but timing belt was good for another 25K at least. Just because ya buy new does not mean your good for 10 years without having to do routine maintenance! Toyota has gone recently to a lotta dealer only maintenance items and the DIY maintanier just has to pony up or forget about it and thats not good!! The money you invest will be small in comparrison to a down payment + monthly payments and semi-annual full coverage insurance payments, there is a trade off on which way to go but new is nice, that is why ihave a 06 DC also!! 2 is better than one!!
what color is the interior? check out these, i was thinking about going with a set
Corbeau Racing Seats they will fit but they run about 1k for 2 seats and brackets, and i have been looking hard at them!!
