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Originally Posted by 4by4runr
I love the look of the 2010-2013 and have racked up 265k on my 2004 4th gen but I'm getting the itch to move into something newer. Yesterday I went to a dealer that had a 2013 Limited with 130k miles and checked it out. It was in 7/10 condition but the interior layout felt a bit more like a minivan with the nearly flat floor board. Additionally the solidness of the body sounded a little tinny, some of the interior plastics felt cheaper and to boot, this one had a slow leak between the center diff and the transmission.
Has anyone gone from a 4th gen to a 5th and found similar observations. Or just curious to any thoughts out there in general. I can sit and lay on my hood or roof without even a thought about it denting, not sure about the 5th gen.
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4by4runr
- i can give you some initial thoughts as i just picked up a 5th gen last month ('17 ORP) after having and still own a 4th gen (SR5 V6 4x4) for the last 3yrs.
some quick thoughts:
exterior - no doubt the metal body panels on the 4th are a bit thicker than on the 5th, but the 5th is still really well built and tough. i really do like the overall exterior look of the 5th vs the 4th....always thought the 2014+ body looks like the perfect mashup of a 4Runner and an FJ Cruiser.
interior: no doubt the 5th gen is much nicer...it is literally 10yrs more modern. the seats in the 5th gen are super nice...again, prob because they aren't from 2007. my 4th gen had 3rd row seats, which i immediately removed. the 5th gen only had 2 rows of seating....i can fit a lot more in the back of the 4th vs the 5th, especially width wise.
engine - for having the exact same 4.0L, they drive very differently. from what i have noticed so far, the transmission in the 5th gen wants to wander in/out of gears a lot more than the 4th. the weight of the 5th also seems to be a bit heavier in general so gas mileage isn't quite as good as i get in my 4th....my 4th has a 3" lift and 33's, and 5th is bone stock as of now btw.
4wd system - since i have an ORP, there's no doubt that with A-TRAC, crawl control, multi-terrain select, and with a legit locker in the rear, there's no doubt it's going to be much more capable offroad truck, especially once i can finally get it built up similar to the 4th.
those are just some things that came to mind right away....feel free to shoot me a DM if you have more questions.