1987 4x4 Toyota Tercel - $1500 (Nashville)

[jaredheath]

well, check this rig out.

http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/5602849073.html

[BaileySims]

That valve cover is amazing!

[Petros]

that looks like a great deal if you want an auto trans. guy did a crazy valve cover paint job, super clean engine compartment.

Too bad is it a DLX auto trans.

[Old School]

Hey guys, I'm new here and would like to ask for advice about this car.
I have a good daily driver for commuting to work. 1998 Acura CL 4cyl manual with 53k miles
I have a good truck for hauling stuff. 1996 Chevy 2wd with 60k miles

I love to deer hunting and do a lot of it. I always use my truck, and that can be a problem. That thing can get stuck on level (wet) ground. I really need something that will not get stuck. None of the places I hunt requires me to drive anywhere that is really rough, so ground clearance should not be a big issue.

So now I stumble across this car on cl. Kind of low mileage, newly rebuilt engine, 4wd... Unfortunately, it's a 3 speed auto. The guy says it is starving for more fuel / air at higher rpm's, so it would perform better with a Webber carb.

I live in middle TN, so going to look at the car would be easily done.

Considering all this, would this be a good car? Most of the time, it would be used for hunting.

Is there anything about this car that I should be concerned about?

Thanks for your time. I appreciate your advice.

[jimcrazy]

looks like the valve cover was hydro dipped, couple of shops set up local to do it,, can do some wild stuff with it

[Old School]

I spoke to the owner the other day. He is a professional mechanic and did all the work on this car. (I'm not sure if he did the valve cover.)

[timothygodden]

Looks good seems to take take pride in his work which is always a good indicator in my opinion.
Sucks it is an auto, but you could always swap in a manual when the auto dies.

[Old School]

Also, the car is described as a SR5, but I don't think that the auto Trans cars were SR5.

[timothygodden]

It is a dlx. All sr5s are manual, at least as far as I know.