1993 TOYOTA HILUX SURF SSR-X WIDE BODY OPINIONS SOUGHT

You don't say where you are? . Why are you looking at a 4WD almost 20 years old . It would have numerous faults by now. The surf was a grey import into Aus the odo was hardly ever accurate ( wound back overseas ) . It had overheating problems , not designed for Aus market. Not having a go at you but you could find a lot newer / better 4WD for a reasonable price.

I believe the 3 litre is the same as the early prado motor. They are known to overheat as the radiators aren't designed for aussie conditions, and I would probably go the manual, as the auto gearbox had a few failings. a lot of the ones you see on the car websites have been rebuilt early on in their life( say around 150k plus), but i guess if you find one that has low kms and look after it with the oil changes etc then it will be a good car. Ground clearance is good, just like the aussie hiluxes and 4runners. I have had an early model surf(1987 2.4 turbo) and also a aussie diesel 4 runner..great cars both of them, never had a problem with either but the one thing that bothered me was the rear tailgate window..prone to failure and if it jams out in the bush and you have a cargo barrier installed then you cant get into the boot at all!