From: Stuart McGraw on 17 Sep 2009 10:13 Hello, Wonder if I can get some advice... I have a chance to buy a 98 Toyota with relatively low mileage for a reasonable price. The catch is that it has been sitting for about a year, the battery is dead and the tires flat. I know the former owner and he always took good care of the vehicle so I am mainly concerned about the length of time it has been sitting. Assuming it starts and runs ok with a new battery, is there anything special I should look for? The tires have good tread -- are they likely to be usable after refilling with air? Thanks for any hints!
From: someone on 17 Sep 2009 10:46 In article <72bd7$4ab24413$4e3c306$7099(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, Stuart McGraw <smcg4191(a)frii.com> wrote: >Hello, > >Wonder if I can get some advice... > >I have a chance to buy a 98 Toyota with relatively low >mileage for a reasonable price. The catch is that it >has been sitting for about a year, the battery is dead >and the tires flat. I know the former owner and he >always took good care of the vehicle so I am mainly >concerned about the length of time it has been sitting. >Assuming it starts and runs ok with a new battery, is >there anything special I should look for? >The tires have good tread -- are they likely to be >usable after refilling with air? > >Thanks for any hints! outside inside? can you clean the fuel system? are the tires dry rotted? they will probably be bad just from rims sitting on them. cheap needs to include how much to make it run. if it takes another $1000, is it still cheap?
From: SMS on 17 Sep 2009 13:17 Stuart McGraw wrote: > Hello, > > Wonder if I can get some advice... > > I have a chance to buy a 98 Toyota with relatively low > mileage for a reasonable price. The catch is that it > has been sitting for about a year, the battery is dead > and the tires flat. I know the former owner and he > always took good care of the vehicle so I am mainly > concerned about the length of time it has been sitting. > Assuming it starts and runs ok with a new battery, is > there anything special I should look for? > The tires have good tread -- are they likely to be > usable after refilling with air? > > Thanks for any hints! Change the tires and pour in a bottle of Heet. Should be fine. I would be wary about the tires being rotted even if there is still tread on them. I had a blow out on my old, lightly used Land Cruiser because I used it so rarely that the same tires were on it for like eight years.
From: clare on 17 Sep 2009 14:02 On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:13:38 -0600, Stuart McGraw <smcg4191(a)frii.com> wrote: >Hello, > >Wonder if I can get some advice... > >I have a chance to buy a 98 Toyota with relatively low >mileage for a reasonable price. The catch is that it >has been sitting for about a year, the battery is dead >and the tires flat. I know the former owner and he >always took good care of the vehicle so I am mainly >concerned about the length of time it has been sitting. >Assuming it starts and runs ok with a new battery, is >there anything special I should look for? >The tires have good tread -- are they likely to be >usable after refilling with air? > >Thanks for any hints! Count on a new battery and new tires.. If it runs when you put a new battery in, also count on hetting the fuel injection system cleaned. You might not need to, but consider it a strong likelihood. Do you have emission testing in your area? You might want to make the purchace contingent on passing the E-test (before you spend a lot of money on it) You may quite possibly need to do some brake work as well - rotors may be pitted from sitting, and check the rubber hoses.
From: Jeff on 18 Sep 2009 00:59 Only a year? Just air up the tires and jump start it!
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