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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Ft. Washington, Md.
Age: 54
Posts: 778
Real Name: Patrick
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Ft. Washington, Md.
Age: 54
Posts: 778
Real Name: Patrick
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why not keep the 4Runner?
i was in the same boat...and ended up with a 2014 4Runner and havnt looked back. once paid off, you can do what you want to it and with it. Plus, after speaking to 3 different Toyo certified techs, they say what many dont say and they wish it was more advertised, that after criticizing how 'dated' the 4Runner is after 11yrs and counting, that the 4Runners are basically bullet proof...mechanically-period. After about 2hrs worth of conversations with these guys, i was convinced...yes the Lexus will make me feel special, and are built very sound as well, but the 4Runner will run and run and run and i wont care about a scratch here or there because whether its mile 100,000 or mile 250,000, it will start the same, and run the same. And all you need to do to it is normal scheduled maintenance; fluids here, checks there...
yes, GXs have better this and that on paper and when initially compared...but adding to the things mentioned before, hydro suspension fails, its NOT the same as the LX's. Leather cracks, various things are built for lux, and not to be beaten up. the 4Runners are built to be abused, serviced, maintenance'd, and reused for miles upon miles.
I wish we got the Toyota Prados or the LandCruiser 70s that they get in Aussie, but what we do get is a 4Runner that can do the job we need it to, and not feel bad about getting a scar or two.
just my 2 cents
having said all of that...which ever you choose, i think it will work for you
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Patrick L
Ft. Washington, Md.
2014 SR5 w/ 3rd row
My TRD-Pro-Lite
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