Originally Posted by Hogger

Still going to definitely stop in and take a look st a 4runner before crossing it out but doesn’t look promising. A shame since this was the best chance I had at getting into one. One kid too many lol

Originally Posted by kenwilliams0803

My wife has the QX56 - the Infiniti version of the Armada. She won't give it up for anything and it has been painless, plus has a ton of room. Problem is, the newest gen (either 2011 or 2012+) has some major engine issues. We got her the older gen (2010) just to avoid those.

But she is almost 50 and says it's her favorite car that she has had in her entire life. We bought it with about 80k on it, it now has 131k. Only real issue has been a starter which of course they put under the intake manifold so it's a $6-700 job at an independent mechanic. Everything else has been pretty solid. It eats belts and brakes and tires (heavy car, heavy foot), and the windows are slow, other than that its fine for the job.

Originally Posted by Ventil8

Wow- what a bunch of softies. "too cramped, can't haul stuff, etc.'' When I was a kid, we had a family of 6 traveling from Grafton, ND to Torreon, Coahilia, Mexico in a 1984 Pontiac Sunbird, 4 cylinder, 4door. Google maps says one way trip was 1942 miles, or 3884 miles round trip! We had a hard case cargo carrier on the roof, the trunk fill to the max and my 3 annoying sisters and myself in the backseat! I would not hesitate to haul of family of 5 in my 4th Gen. But, this is America where everyone is overweight so it might get a little cramped if everyone is chubby and you're hauling stuff.

Originally Posted by big51810321

A slightly used Sequoia?

Originally Posted by honda250xtitan

lol my mom has a 2011 and it had the timing chain issue. Was not cheap. Other then that its been bulletproof. she's put like 180k miles on it, bought it new. She also refuses to get anything else. That thing is a rocket

Originally Posted by Ventil8

Wow- what a bunch of softies. "too cramped, can't haul stuff, etc.'' When I was a kid, we had a family of 6 traveling from Grafton, ND to Torreon, Coahilia, Mexico in a 1984 Pontiac Sunbird, 4 cylinder, 4door. Google maps says one way trip was 1942 miles, or 3884 miles round trip! We had a hard case cargo carrier on the roof, the trunk fill to the max and my 3 annoying sisters and myself in the backseat! I would not hesitate to haul of family of 5 in my 4th Gen. But, this is America where everyone is overweight so it might get a little cramped if everyone is chubby and you're hauling stuff.

Originally Posted by honda250xtitan

lol my mom has a 2011 and it had the timing chain issue. Was not cheap. Other then that its been bulletproof. she's put like 180k miles on it, bought it new. She also refuses to get anything else. That thing is a rocket

Originally Posted by arehman11

the 17+ Aramads have the newer 5.6 that doesnt seem to have any issues

Originally Posted by Smitty19TRD

I carried three kids in the backseat of a 2004 4runner for years. The main gripes were from the youngest on long trips because he was usually in the middle and didn't have as much leg room. Since we tow a boat, we went with Tundra crew cab short bed and put a topper on the bed. The back seat was like a sofa, could tow a house, plenty of rear cargo area and cheaper than a Sequoia.