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Why are 2008s and 2009s seemingly hard to find?
It may just me be, but I rarely see an 08 or, especially, an 09 for sale. Anyone else notice this or is it just me?
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12-11-2023, 02:25 PM
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It may just me be, but I rarely see an 08 or, especially, an 09 for sale. Anyone else notice this or is it just me?
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They only sold 19k in 2009 and 47k in 2008
VS 103k for 2006 and 2005
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12-11-2023, 03:33 PM
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Mine is an '09 Urban Runner and I couldn't be happier, it's like bullet proof and purrs like cat, but it's also low mileage 108K, and despite a salvage title, no signs of salvage performance.
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12-12-2023, 06:59 PM
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Mine is an '09 Urban Runner and I couldn't be happier, it's like bullet proof and purrs like cat, but it's also low mileage 108K, and despite a salvage title, no signs of salvage performance.
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The great recession. Nobody had money to buy cars.
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12-12-2023, 09:04 PM
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Possibly.......the last two years with the V8? I got mine......a 2008 Sport. 😎
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12-12-2023, 11:05 PM
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Mine is an '09 Urban Runner and I couldn't be happier, it's like bullet proof and purrs like cat, but it's also low mileage 108K, and despite a salvage title, no signs of salvage performance.
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Oh nice! You found a real unicorn with the Urban Runner.
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12-12-2023, 11:06 PM
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The great recession. Nobody had money to buy cars.
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Hadn’t thought of that, makes sense tho. Lower production.
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12-12-2023, 11:08 PM
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They only sold 19k in 2009 and 47k in 2008
VS 103k for 2006 and 2005
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Dear goodness that’s a steep drop off. I know someone else mentioned that was during the Great Recession. Wonder how many were produced in 2008 and 2009 compared to other years.
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12-12-2023, 11:09 PM
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Possibly.......the last two years with the V8? I got mine......a 2008 Sport. 
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Nice! I have an 07 V6, but itching to try the V8.
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12-13-2023, 12:36 PM
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I’ve got an 08 sr5 v6. Less numbers and they all still work great explains it.
I wonder if it’s the same thing for the fj cruisers. I pretty much only see 07s for sale. Really hard to find 2012-2014 except for brand new prices
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12-14-2023, 12:06 AM
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Yep, that and fuel economy with the spike of gas prices back then.
You'll see that many competitors were shortly discontinued or went crossover around that time and soon after - 2009-2013ish.
Ex: Pathfinder, Explorer, Trailblazer, Sorento, Durango...
I think a big shame was the Kia Borrego. They dropped a BOF three-row that seemed pretty neat on the market smack in the middle of 2008 and yanked it after a year. (two for Canada)
I heard they sold only ~22k of 'em in the US, so maybe the next time you see one you can imagine it as a 2009 4Runner sighting.
That and the last years of the standard multi-mode transfer case before it went Limited only is probably a big draw.
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12-14-2023, 02:37 AM
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As previously noted, 2009 was the lowest sales year for 4Runner since 1985. People weren't spending $30-40k on an SUV with $4/gas and housing crash. I guess I'm lucky like Urbanite, I also have a 2009 Urban Runner.
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12-14-2023, 01:38 PM
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The FJ Cruiser was introduced and took over production numbers..
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12-14-2023, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Syr4RinNC
I’ve got an 08 sr5 v6. Less numbers and they all still work great explains it.
I wonder if it’s the same thing for the fj cruisers. I pretty much only see 07s for sale. Really hard to find 2012-2014 except for brand new prices
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I’ve noticed that too about FJs.
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12-14-2023, 05:32 PM
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As previously noted, 2009 was the lowest sales year for 4Runner since 1985. People weren't spending $30-40k on an SUV with $4/gas and housing crash. I guess I'm lucky like Urbanite, I also have a 2009 Urban Runner.
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Good point. That was a tough time for me so I can understand. I think I was driving a 91 Geo prism at the time.
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