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irowiki wrote:For those miles and a bad transmission that is a steep price.

But think of the money you don't have to spend on what's been done already, more than $1600 if you paid a mechanic for it

I visited the car in the graveyard today.
It's missing the weber carb and maybe the power steering pump, and wheels (they remove them before they go in the yard).

I tried to get a price on the whole car, but they don't have paperwork yet and won't quote me.

I need an engine, but this car is solid ...

Looked at it today;
Body in great shape, except for the hood and front bumper.
Paint faded some but no rust.
Interior carpet, door trim, etc. removed and put in another car (trim from other car included, but not in as good shape)
Blower motor, AC & radio removed
Engine compartment clean.
CV joint ...

TURTCEL wrote:So the craigslist ad says 210000 miles and the forum ad says 126000 miles on the car...just curious as to how many miles it has.

Peace

I reversed the 1 and 2, what a difference that makes 126,000 vs. 216,000
I fixed the post (the mileage was not part of the description, so I had added it)

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/4516514525.html

1986 Toyota Tercel 4WD All Original! Great condition. Sunroof. 216,000 miles, Manual transmission. 5spd with the granny gear for 4WD. New starter. Recently rebuilt carburetor. Recently rebuilt transmission. Tow hitch. Towing assembly for towing ...

Gottolovem wrote:The car starts right up but i would need to investigate it a little further to say it will make it over donner pass!

My T4 won't, running on 2 cylinders

Question is it in good enough shape for a trip by itself, or should it be towed.
How does it drive?

How much do you know of it's history?

I'll try to look at it this weekend

Price dropped to $1650 obo
looks decent
too bad it's an automatic

Price dropped to $4444

My brother found this for me, clean, low miles

http://www.carsforsale.com/used-cars-for-sale/1986-toyota-tercel-sacramento-ca-228663979

RARE FIND!!!! Less than 77K miles on this 1986 Toyota Tercel Deluxe Wagon. The peppy 1.5 Liter 4 cylinder engine delivers good get up and go along with ...

Sold for $2650

Price is up to $3500
It looks nice & clean
I'll be driving through there around July 4th

Priced dropped to $500

Is the registration current and can be driven away?

Thanks, in researching I did come up with some of these as possibilities

But the engine was rebuilt 30k ago, so it seems unlikely that it slipped. Although it could have been set wrong and the dizzy installed to match. After the rebuild when I checked the timing it was not advancing when I ...