My wife has a 5th gen. It has some nice off road & safety features but still like 3rd gens better. 5th gens (& new cars in general) have too much plastic body parts for my liking & the metal is noticeably thinner which gives it a cheap feel. This problem is only getting worse each year. The only reason we got the 5th gen was to have a safer ride for my wife and daughter & still keep it in the Toyota 4x4 family. Almost got the LC200 but they didn't have a black one in stock. Will most likely get one when our family grows but if that happens I'd still be keeping both 4runners. 200 would go to my wife and 5th gen to my daughter. If I had a choice between a new 2002 4runner or 2019 LC, I'd get the 4runner but between a new 1997 fzj80 or 2002 4runner, would definitely go with the 80. Although we plan on keeping both 4runners forever, if I had to get rid of one I would easily abandon the 5th gen. I've said this too much but still can't get on board with the ugly problem the 5th gens have.

Been actively looking for another 3rd gen as a spare vehicle for a little over 4 years. It took about 6 years before I found my current 02. I've got a very specific search criteria which is why I'm still looking for another one.