1987 Toyota Pickup Reviews, Pricing & Specs
What owners say
"Overall, owners of the 1987 Toyota Pickup express strong affection for their trucks, highlighting their reliability and off-road capabilities as key positives. Many drivers have praised the truck's performance and the quality that comes with the Toyota badge, while common complaints include some issues with interior space and the need for occasional repairs, primarily to small parts."
I bought this truck new in 1987 and have owned it for almost 26 years. It has been extremely reliable. I have only had to replace the starter and the clutch. It still has the original water pump and alternator. I have only had to replace the front break pads twice and the rear breaks have never needed to be replaced. Since I've always lived close to where I work, it only has about 120,000 miles on it. Over all, I have really enjoyed owning this truck and have no plans to replace it.
November 8, 2013Brutus is the best truck ever. I might even like it better than my new car, the Rx-8, based purely on emotional attachment. It's got a nice little 2.4 liter non-turbo edition of Toyota's 4 cyl. engine and it's combined with a small suspension lift as well as 33 inch all terrain tires. As you could imagine this thing loves to burn rubber at every opportunity; total drag racer fo sho. Not. But it's a beast off road with lots of low end torque and its fun to drive because you can see over pretty much everyone except the losers in lifted Fords, Dodges, Chevys. Hey, at least I get 20 mpg in my truck, eh. Needed an axle repaired when I bought it, also a replaced fuel pump and a fixed crack in the radiator. Alternator went out about a year after I bought it. Replaced that, got it tuned up, hasn't had a problem since and it's got 287,500 miles. Not surprising, it's a Toyota. Interior is in excellent condition for how old the truck is and what it's been used for. Exterior is decent. There are a few dents here and there and it looks like someone took a knife to the front hood (I still don't know what happened to that) and scraped off the paint and part of the metal. 4wd still works great, gets awesome traction. Installed some HID clear bright white headlights in effort to improve visibility, but I was disappointed overall. Low beams are too dim and high beams are awesome for brightness but don't project far enough. Also installed a JVC CD player with some new speakers a few years back. Sounded better but still not great. I would definitely recommend this (specific) truck to a friend, but I doubt I'd let many of my friends drive it. I'm just as protective of this car as I am my Rx-8!
July 24, 2008Great little truck, has let me down only once (aftermarket fuel pump gave out), is an Xtra Cab since I'm tall, has never gotten stuck, has been upgraded with SR5 parts, and has the indestructible 22R 4 cylinder along with the G52 5 speed manual transmission with over 245,000 miles.
December 29, 2009What owners say
I bought this truck new in 1987 and have owned it for almost 26 years. It has been extremely reliable. I have only had to replace the starter and the clutch. It still has the original water pump and alternator. I have only had to replace the front break pads twice and the rear breaks have never needed to be replaced. Since I've always lived close to where I work, it only has about 120,000 miles on it. Over all, I have really enjoyed owning this truck and have no plans to replace it.
November 8, 2013Brutus is the best truck ever. I might even like it better than my new car, the Rx-8, based purely on emotional attachment. It's got a nice little 2.4 liter non-turbo edition of Toyota's 4 cyl. engine and it's combined with a small suspension lift as well as 33 inch all terrain tires. As you could imagine this thing loves to burn rubber at every opportunity; total drag racer fo sho. Not. But it's a beast off road with lots of low end torque and its fun to drive because you can see over pretty much everyone except the losers in lifted Fords, Dodges, Chevys. Hey, at least I get 20 mpg in my truck, eh. Needed an axle repaired when I bought it, also a replaced fuel pump and a fixed crack in the radiator. Alternator went out about a year after I bought it. Replaced that, got it tuned up, hasn't had a problem since and it's got 287,500 miles. Not surprising, it's a Toyota. Interior is in excellent condition for how old the truck is and what it's been used for. Exterior is decent. There are a few dents here and there and it looks like someone took a knife to the front hood (I still don't know what happened to that) and scraped off the paint and part of the metal. 4wd still works great, gets awesome traction. Installed some HID clear bright white headlights in effort to improve visibility, but I was disappointed overall. Low beams are too dim and high beams are awesome for brightness but don't project far enough. Also installed a JVC CD player with some new speakers a few years back. Sounded better but still not great. I would definitely recommend this (specific) truck to a friend, but I doubt I'd let many of my friends drive it. I'm just as protective of this car as I am my Rx-8!
July 24, 2008Great little truck, has let me down only once (aftermarket fuel pump gave out), is an Xtra Cab since I'm tall, has never gotten stuck, has been upgraded with SR5 parts, and has the indestructible 22R 4 cylinder along with the G52 5 speed manual transmission with over 245,000 miles.
December 29, 2009I absolutely loved this truck. It ran great and was a very smooth ride. I still have it on the side of my house, but I can't drive it anymore. I hit a patch of ice in the big storm of '06-'07 and slid off the rode into a couple trees.
March 27, 2008I love trucks. This was my first car I ever had. I learned to drive a stick shift on it. I was insanely in love with this truck and I still am. It was all steel, straight axeled and amazing :)
November 6, 2009fun off roading, great quality, toyota quality and typical toyata rust, performed well untill I put a rod through the block, parts were expensive and hard to find, the interior was small for a guy that is six foot five, the truck was a blast to drive, on and off road
November 6, 2008an almost indestructible, see top gear's attempt to destroy one, at about 270,000 she's middle aged but runs like a champion, gas is pretty good when i keep my foot out of it, and for the price I've paid she's the best so far, in short she ain't pretty but i love her anyways
October 26, 2011I Love This Truck!! IT IS AWESOME!!! This truck has never caused me any trouble and never requires any repares. Iv never had it sutck, it rarely requires 4x4 to go through anything. I have had nothing but good experiences with this truck!!
March 15, 2010
