2 Toyota Hilux lots for sale across 2+ Copart locations – model years 1997–1998, avg. mileage 147,000 mi. 50% clean title, 50% salvage; Front End is the top damage (50%). Bids start at $5,100, and recent Toyotas sold for a median winning bid around $4,200 before fees across the make.
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Toyota stopped selling the Hilux under that name in the US after 1995 – the same truck continued in North America first as the Pickup and then as the Tacoma. What surfaces here under the Hilux badge is mostly older trucks and Canadian-market or import listings rather than a distinct current US nameplate. Across the make a recent Toyota sold for a median winning bid near $4,200 before fees, most between $2,100 and $8,100 before fees, and an older Hilux in ordinary shape tracks the lower half of that range. Nearly all of these stay in the US, picked up locally or hauled home on a trailer.
A truck this old and this global lives or dies on the frame, so start there. Toyota's ladder-frame trucks from this era are known for rust perforation along the rails and rear crossmember, especially on anything that spent winters where roads get salted, and a soft frame turns a cheap-looking project into a parts truck fast. Under the hood, expect the same 22R/22RE four-cylinder or the 3.0-liter V6 that carried the domestic Pickup and early Tacoma through the same years – both have a strong reputation for high mileage on basic maintenance, but a rattling timing chain on cold start is worth asking about. Import and Canadian-spec trucks sometimes carry different trim and engine variants than what sold in US showrooms, so cross-check the VIN and data plate before assuming it matches a familiar domestic truck. A rusted or wrecked shell still holds value for the cab, bed and running gear even after the body's finished.
Buying is quick: register free – no dealer license – set a maximum bid and the system bids up to that cap, or take a truck at its Buy Now price. Win it, pay the invoice plus fees, then pick up, ship or export.
Note: ACV and damage data come from the original auction listing. Always check the condition and title yourself before you bid.
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