Used Car of the Day: 2002 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner TRD

by Tim Healey

Published: July 27th, 2023

used car of the day 2002 toyota tacoma prerunner trd

Today's UCOTD is, uh, interesting. This 2002 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner TRD has more than 283K miles on the clock, it's 21 years old, and the price is $15,000.

This two-wheel-drive truck has a lot of aftermarket parts. Here's the list from the post:

TRD supercharger (Nose cone replaced twice for maintenance)

K&N drop in filter

Front Suspension: 3” Toytec lift springs, Bilstein shocks, SPC adjustable upper control arms

Rear Suspension: 2.5” OME Dakar leaf springs with bushings, Bilstein shocks

Extended Steel Braided Brake lines front and rear

Pioneer Double Din Receiver

Polk Audio front and rear components, tweeters, two 8” subs and amplifier

Dashcam forward and rear facing

Clifford alarm (mainly for keyless entry)

ARE tonneau cover

Line-X Bedliner

Front and Rear Tint

18x9 +0 Volk Racing TE37’s with custom hub centric rings (old school center caps included)

Project Kics R40 NeoChro Lug Nuts

275/65R18 General Grabber A/T tires

The seller says the truck has used Mobil 1 and has been well-maintained, and the battery, starter, valve-cover gaskets, and spark plugs.

The seller also still has some original stuff, like the floor mats, audio components, original wheels, and intake manifold. That last will be necessary should you want to remove the supercharger.

Apparently, the truck is in good shape cosmetically, as well, but does have wear and tear issues such as paint chips.

Check it out here.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Lou_BC on Jul 28, 2023

My neighbour had a stock PreRunner Tacoma. Unless you are going offroad in bad places a 4x2 with LSD or locker will take you everywhere you need to go.

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- Mikey on Jul 28, 2023
  
  Or it's snowy or icy. Disaster in a 2wd truck.
  
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- Lou_BC on Jul 28, 2023
  
  "Or it's snowy or icy."
  Only if you keep the box empty, have sh!tty tires, and an open diff.
  I use 4x4 mode in winter in really bad conditions. It's a luxury. I'll use AWD if it's very icy. I've gone out in 4x2 with the rear diff locked after a blizzard to see how far I can go. It's manageable.
  
  My dad never owned a 4x4. His company truck was always a 4x2 3/4 ton. Never had an issue. Tire chains for the really bad stuff.
  A 4x2 will go more places than a 4x4 in 2wd mode.
  
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- Norman Stansfield on Jul 28, 2023
  
  Drove a Ranger 2WD with an open differential in the Northeast for 8 winters, only got stuck once, on a patch of ice. If I had to do it again the only difference would be I'd get an LSD or locker. 4WD is extra weight and complexity that for most drivers is overkill.
  
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Zerofoo on Jul 28, 2023

Even though this truck is two years prior to the dreaded Tacoma frame rot issue, buyer beware.

I've seen Tacomas split in half on a lift....scary.

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