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re: Toyota 4Runner - Pros/Cons

Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:25 am to
Posted by BoatSchoolTiger
Houston, TX
Member since May 2013
659 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:25 am to
I have a '15 TRD PRO.

I love everything about it.

sure fuel mileage could be better, but I bought an SUV.

rumors of a diesel coming next year
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
33443 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:25 am to
Still more expensive than 4runners.

Get closer to 4runner price the older you get.
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
33443 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:26 am to
quote:

I have a '15 TRD PRO.

you like that inferno red?
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
78101 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:26 am to
quote:

I drive a mid 90's 4Runner. I'm sure the newer ones are better.


same. i'm closing in on 350k miles.

quote:

Looks better at 18 years old than most of the new cars coming out.


MOTHER.frickING.THIS.

why is everyone making SUVs that look like minivans these days?
Posted by arowana
Metairie
Member since Aug 2007
1732 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:26 am to
Sorry I thought you meant new vehicle
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
33443 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:27 am to
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same. i'm closing in on 350k miles.

I plan on keeping mine forever. Just gonna get a new car and keep the 4runner in 10 years or whenever I am OT rich.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22171 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:30 am to
We were looking at the 4Runners and Explorers when shopping. The 4Runner was very stiff (actual SUV) compared to the Explorer (crossover). Since it was to be a kid carrier, we chose the Explorer. It has been fantastic and gets extremely good gas mileage for the size and has a third row seat that people can actually sit in. At 70k mileage and hasn't had a single hiccup.

I really liked the 4Runner and it felt like a tank but it also drove like one and looked like one on the interior.

I later bought a Tundra Crewmax because I liked the tankiness feeling from the 4Runner.
This post was edited on 6/30/15 at 10:32 am
Posted by Big Block Stingray
Top down on open road
Member since Feb 2009
1979 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:31 am to
quote:

rumors of a diesel coming next year



Been the rumor for at least 5yrs now.

Not happening, at least for now.
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
16152 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:31 am to
My current vehicle and will likely be my next one. My only complaint about my current one is I didn't get 4 wheel drive.
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
33443 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:33 am to
quote:

My current vehicle and will likely be my next one. My only complaint about my current one is I didn't get 4 wheel drive.
my only complaint is the limited comes in full time 4WD and not part time 4WD. kills my gas mileage
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
27429 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:34 am to
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I really liked the 4Runner and it felt like a tank but it also drove like one and looked like one on the interior.




Will you say the same in another 200k miles?

Just drove one of our fleet explorers to monroe and back, under 60k on it, front pulley wallowed out. Limped it back from Zachary.

I do not drive a forerunner. I actually like the explorers, but they do not belong in the same sentence.
Posted by JBeam
Guns,Germs & Steel
Member since Jan 2011
68377 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:35 am to
I really like the TRD edition. But the price tag is a bit too much for a 4Runner

Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22171 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:39 am to
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Just drove one of our fleet explorers


Also does not belong in the same sentence as a personal vehicle.
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84124 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:41 am to
I get what you're saying, but Explorer reliability really cannot even come close to comparing to a 4runner's.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22171 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:44 am to
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I get what you're saying, but Explorer reliability really cannot even come close to comparing to a 4runner's.


Oh no doubt. I expect my Explorer to get to 100k without anything major happening. I'd expect the 4Runner to be a little longer but I expected that since I got the crossover instead of the SUV.
Posted by crazy4lsu
Member since May 2005
36311 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:47 am to
I have a 2012 4Runner and a 2015 RAV4. Love them both but the 4Runner is a great car.
Posted by RJL2
Bruno's Tavern
Member since Apr 2015
1933 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:47 am to
My mom has a 2012 4Runner limited and I thought party mode made it louder but it's actually for if the hatch is open to play music at a tailgate or something
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
27429 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:49 am to
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Also does not belong in the same sentence as a personal vehicle.



Every single service is performed at time rather than mileage. The thing literally sees under 1000 mile oil changes at times.

Current call on the idler pulley was a casting defect. I can buy that, but I don't agree it should have happened.

With sync fleet updating the fleet manager of everything we do, these things are babied. Over 3500 rpm sends an alert. Over 65 sends an alert. Braking too hard sends an alert.

I actually love the 4.0 4x4s from a few years ago. Excellent mpg oddly enough.
Posted by BoatSchoolTiger
Houston, TX
Member since May 2013
659 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:50 am to

quote:

you like that inferno red?


Mine is the black
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 6/30/15 at 10:50 am to
Tough decision between this and a Tacoma for me.
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