Ron Frisard's Blog...

This week I hit the Tacoma lottery! Here is the story..
Last Sunday I went to bring my 1999 Toyota Tacoma with 184,000 miles on it to the shop. The news was not good. I needed the following:
- new rear springs
- new fan belt
- new battery
- new brakes
It was going to cost way above $2000. The guy came out to talk to me and kind of sounded like a vet telling you your dog was about to die. I decided I needed to go get a new car instead of dump money into a car past its prime.
I went to Acton Toyota and as I pulled in the guy said I had hit the "Tacoma lottery". He explained that Toyota of America was buying back Tacoma's that were made between 1995-2000 for 1.5 times excellent condition blue book value what ever the condition of the truck. First I thought the guy was crazy but it is true! On Friday I signed my truck over to Toyota for $12,510... The truck I would of been lucky to get $500 dollars from a high schooler on a good day. As you can see from these photo's I did not keep the car in great condition since I bought it new 9 years ago (I started a few years ago putting gum on the roof).
A few facts, the truck needs to fail a frame corrosion test and almost all cars in the northeast will fail because of the harsh winters.