26K Original Miles: 1994 Toyota Pickup Deluxe

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These days, it’s almost a guarantee that a clean Toyota pickup will net a solid price. But things have leveled out a bit, and you can at least pick and choose exactly what you want as it relates to the overpriced pickup of your dreams. From king cab to single cab, short bed to long bed, four cylinder to six cylinder, you have your choice these days as everyone with a decent truck to sell seems to be bringing it to market right now. This 1994 Toyota pickup is a single cab, short bed model equipped with the 3.0L V6 and five-speed manual gearbox, and has just under 27,000 original miles. Find it here on eBay with bidding to $15,200 and the reserve unmet.

I love this era of Toyota pickups, as they still came with these very rad side decals, and these look to be in excellent condition. It rides on standard factory wheels but the seller has upgraded to oversized 31 inch tires and they look terrific – not too big, but a definite improvement. Chrome bumpers are in excellent condition, and certainly indicative of a truck that hasn’t racked up all that many miles. The storage box in the bed suggests a life on a job site, but it doesn’t seem to be the case given the exceptional cosmetics. Interestingly, this Toyota was purchased new by a doctor in Maui before relocating to Louisiana and finally to Montana.

The interior looks even better than expected, as even with just under 30,000 miles, that’s plenty of time for the cabin to start showing signs of wear and tear. Not here, as the bench seat looks brand new, along with the door panels and switchgear. Amazingly, despite being sold new in Hawaii, there is no air conditioning, which could be a turn-off to buyers expecting at least some basic level of comfort. Still, I also like it because that’s one less thing to fail down the road, and makes this Toyota even more bulletproof than it already was. The carpets are covered by rubber floor mats, and the bed was likewise covered by a bedliner that reveals a spotless bed underneath.

The V6 likely hasn’t needed a whole lot of attention given the low mileage, but the seller does report the timing belt has been changed and that he has replaced the muffler. Otherwise, there’s nothing significant to report on the service side of things, and given there’s no major rust to report, the frame likely won’t need to be replaced any time soon. The world of Toyota trucks isn’t unlike the Porsche universe, where models of a certain vintage have appreciated to such a degree, they will likely never lose value. There is some stabilizing happening, but 90s Toyotas are still top of the heap when it comes to used import pickups that can be used as a daily driver and a workhorse.

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Comments

  1. ace10

    Relatively nice truck. Really crappy motor.

    The underside is a whole lot more crusty than my ’95 Tacoma that came out of Nevada.

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  2. Bamapoppy

    My 1986 1-Ton single cab with a 4-cylinder and a 5-speed was an awesome, I repeat, awesome truck. I know, why did I sell it? I ran it so hard I destroyed the engine. Little did I know they would become so valuable nowadays. GLWTA!

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  3. jeff

    In typical Toyota fashion, these are rust buckets. My ’94 had a lower A frame tear apart from being so rusted. I won’t talk about by ’84. A friend just gave up her 2007 due to frame rust. This one shows some minimal crustiness so the seed has been planted and extra effort in prevention would be advised. Or stay out of the northeast with it, lol.

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  4. t-bone BOB

    Item location:
    Aberdeen, Washington

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  5. Ralph

    Had a 91 reg. cab w/5 speed. And a 94 Xtra cab with auto. 22RE engines in both. Got over 400K out of them with no troubles. Would not own a 6 cyl. of this vintage though.
    Once the rust starts it’s all over though, the 94 roof rusted through where the 3 screws go in to attach the 3rd brake light.

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  6. Howard A. Howard AMember

    I will agree, it’s in exceptional shape, these didn’t last long in the Badger. Rust aside, they, like the cell phone, were an instant hit. People tired of US gas guzzlers, that ran around half empty anyway, suddenly had a viable alternative, and most that bought these original “mini-pickups”, still drive Toyotas today. I too think the 4 cyl. is the best, never cared for any V6, and no room in the cab almost requires a cap. There’s a truck exactly like this about a block away, just as clean, I never see it moved, so they are out there,,just not north of I-70, that’s all.

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