re: The reason Toyota is tops of all vehicle manufacturers

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The Sad Banana

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I love the Tacomas and the older 4Runners....the newer 4Runners I'm not so sure about the new body style. My mom has an Avalon and it's really nice.

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I love the 98-2001/2 4Runners. I bought a '98 back in 2007 with 138K miles on it. Some guy pulled out in front of me the Sunday after I had paid it off and totaled it back in 2009. Replaced it with a 2000. Same color, etc. That one had 154K miles. I had put about 70K miles on the first one.

I think I have somewhere around 209K miles on this one. I've had minimal work other than preventative maintenance, brakes, rotors, etc. I think I changed a few batteries.

Oh I did bust a taillight out of the first one that required me to buy a replacement online for $39.00 that I changed out with one screwdriver in less than 10 minutes.

Just a totally reliable platform. I got both of them tuned up upon purchase and they've run like tops.

I'm realy disappointed that the one I have now has a knock in the engine and the mechanic told me there's nothing I can do with it. I'll need to trade it in or sell it private party within a year or so and move on. Not sure what direction I'm going from here.

ETA: Spent less than $10K to purchase and own oturight for both of them. I don't need to spend money on a car to feel good. I waste it on other stuff