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Posted 01-26-2008 at 11:04 PM by jwellons
I just purchased a 2003 Tundra SR5 with 111,000 miles. Truck is in excellent condition. What should I do first?
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Drive it home and enjoy - I think you're going to like both the performance and economy. I've got almost 150M on mine, and just had some maintenance costs, but overall it has really done well.
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Posted 01-29-2008 at 09:34 AM by citellus citellus is offline
Updated 01-29-2008 at 10:00 AM by citellus
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Maybe I should add that, if you do any 4-wheeling, you're going to like the amount of clearance underneath. I've driven domestic 1/2 tons (work) as well as my Tundra in the same situations and have found that the extra 2" underneath can make a difference.
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Posted 01-29-2008 at 09:57 AM by citellus citellus is offline
Updated 01-29-2008 at 10:03 AM by citellus (change entry)
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First - wash it inside and out and underneath and the engine too, real good to remove all the previous owner's personal gak stuck to it.
Second - Grease everything, re-oil everything, replace all filters, etc.
Third - replace all belts and timing belt too, all hoses too and new brake pads.
Fourth - give it new round rubber, wiper rubber, change all light bulbs outside including head lights.
Fifth - change all fluids under the hood when changing hoses including brake lines.
Now drive it and be happy. That Toyota will last another 50,000 before you'll need a clutch and another 100,000 before it'll get dirty. Since you aren't the one who put all that mileage on the truck, you don't know how the previous owner took care of it. Do all this and you can feel like you have a reliable vehicle for a long time.
FrankC
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Posted 03-30-2008 at 10:27 AM by FrankC FrankC is offline
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Oh...
One more thing...
Throw out the battery and put in a new one.
Again, you don't know the history of the truck and don't know when you'll have the last crank of the shaft. Here in Arizona, batteries only last two to three years if we're lucky. When my battery is slowing down on the cranking or two years goes by I'll replace the battery before it goes dead. I know that sounds wasteful but at least I don't get stuck in the middle of nowhere.
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Posted 03-30-2008 at 10:30 AM by FrankC FrankC is offline
 
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