I'm curious where all the 4Runners around me went. From when i was a teenager until late 2022 I couldn't drive 10 minutes without seeing a 3rd gen - in fact in 2021 I drove about an hour away to sell a skid plate to another forum member, I tried to keep count of how many I passed and straight up lost count after 30 or 35. Then suddenly last fall/winter they all disappeared at the drop of a hat, now I maybe see 5 in a week. And its only 3rd gen 4Runners too; i still see a good amount of 1st and 2nd gens, Tundras, Tacomas everywhere, even a fair amount of T100s. Super strange
4th gens have become pretty rare around here too but tbh I'm glad I don't have to see those ugly ducklings anymore

@psraff Your name definitely is familiar, obviously from here. Welcome back to the forum. I've got almost 10 years in here on T4R but just created my build and maintenance thread a little over a year ago. Wished I would have done it day one.

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Party was great. About 40 attendees. It was a fun time.

Been over 10 years here but I had a 5th gen before and have a 3rd gen since 2015. I don't think the forum is dying though. Over the years, more and more of the problems are solved and questions answered, so more info gets quickly accessible via a search. And yes for sure, more units rust-out. I'd call it a natural slowing of the flow, to be more positive.

I’ve been absent for a number of years as well. Started lurking through the forum again when I put a backup camera on my ‘99 T4R. Had my ‘99 since 2012 (had a ‘97 before that). I don’t drive it much anymore, have ‘12 Honda Civic as my daily driver now, but I keep my T4R around for camping trips and towing my boat whenever my wife’s MDX isn’t available. Put a backup camera on my T4R simply because I got spoiled with the backup camera in my wife’s car, makes backing up to the trailer so much easier. Had plans to turbocharge this thing, but moving around a lot early in my career made that difficult, then having kids later on removed any spare time that I used to have. I still have the parts, I might still go for it at some point.


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Being positive is good, but I'm a realist. This forum had WAY more active members a few years ago and there was just a ton of discussion happening. It was much more interesting and rewarding to be a part of.

Back in the day when I posted a new video on this forum, there was quite a bit of interest and discussion every time. Now it's quiet like going to a matinee movie on a Monday compared to going to a movie on Friday or Saturday night.

I still show up here to contribute, but I get more bang for my time on Facebook. There's just way more activity on social media and I can reach more people with my videos posting on Toyota Enthusiast Facebook pages.

Welcome Back man! I missed that you'd moved to AZ. Welcome to the desert too.

The forum is still around, but much less active than it used to be. Part that I really miss is the local stuff. We used to do a lot of group runs, but I haven't seen anything since before covid.

I think most people moved to facebook groups, but that excludes me, so that's just a guess.

I see a lot of groups in lifelong [Facebook] I personally don't use that because of what it is. Is a Darpa program called lifelong that went dead the day Facebook went full public. Its how the intelligence agencies track people tell them all information for free.

The forums are just forums used to share information to the users, nothing more.

All the information Facebook users ask is in here. I tried to show them that but gave up.

If folks would like their privacy they would completely stay off Facebook, Instagram and Tik tok because they all are for tye sane thing. Tok tok is just the Chinese intelligence gathering. :/

Oh well folks will do what they wish. I personally like the forums myself..



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I agree. I've only been here for 3 years and the activity has dropped considerably. While there's still a good number of members, the vast majority are only semi-active for one reason or another. Those that frequent the forum regularly/often are made up of a small handful of us that's maybe a quarter in size compared to just a few years ago.
Doesn't help we lost some damn good members of the community like Nick

Agreed. I'm glad that we heard about Nick. Makes you wonder about other people that have just dropped off the map.

I wonder about DirtCo sometimes. I really enjoyed following his builds.

Yup. I joined back in 01/2015 and still pop in occasionally. I rolled my original 2002. I got a replacement 2002 and swapped most everything over. Last year I picked up a 2022 Taco that I've slowly been treating to a mild build. I still have the 4Runner. I remember all the old names and associated vehicles. I spent way too much time here back when I first joined. It is still one of the better forums out there. Tacomaworld can be a mixed bag. lol. Good to see people are still around!

True that my SaturnFans SL Fourm is the same way.


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I'm still here and usually read a few posts every morning. I try to contribute when I have something to offer.

Tim is right, forum isn't what it used to be.

I have stumbled on and off for a couple years now but have never really participated in the chats just read through for advice/ torque specs. I now realize you can't post your own thread unless you respond to others and had some questions about 4R Customs so here I am.... responding to others.....

Amen.....

Zuck outright admitted what all those companies are...."Meta" data.