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1Gen Buyer's guide??
Hello, I'm looking for a older model 4x4 that will serve me well as a photography vehicle for traveling around the South West (USA). Cosmetics are not a concern for me, getting stuck out in the middle of know where is.
I've searched around a bit on the forum here and have seen people talking about looking for rust in the rear wheel area and checking on the mounts. Is there any other items that I should look at closely for this vehicle? The basic I have covered.
Gas mileage is an issue. Also, is there a certain mileage where major things have to be replaced? Which would be better, the 4cyc or 6cyc. Manual or Auto tranny?
Thanks for any help.
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03-03-2005, 03:59 PM
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Better MPG go with a 4cyl manual tranny, Rust is the biggest issue.
The 22R (4cyl) is a time tested rock solid engine.
Look for the front solid axle early first gen.
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03-03-2005, 04:08 PM
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Thanks Mike. Should I be worried at all motor or tranny wise on one with 100k-150k miles on it? Assuming it has been reasonably taken care of?
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03-03-2005, 04:23 PM
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Thanks Mike. Should I be worried at all motor or tranny wise on one with 100k-150k miles on it? Assuming it has been reasonably taken care of?
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Are you kidding that is nothing, That has to be on a rebuilt engine right?, If your talking early 1st Gen.
If it is a well mantained engine/tranny you can get over 200-250K easy.
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Sorry, was not talking about a specific truck...just in general. That eases my mind about the higher mileage trucks. Thanks.
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I searched and searched for a 1st Generation 4Runner as well. I got a 1988 SR5 with the infamous 3.0 V6. I would imagine most will recommend you steer clear of the V6, from what I have read the 22re is as reliable as it gets, personally my 4Runner has 201000 miles on it and runs like a top. I guess you should check any 3.0 to make sure that it has had the service campaign work for the head gaskets.
Here is a 4Runner on ebay right now that looks good
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
Here is a pic of my '88 (I paid $2100 2 months ago)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...9884Runner.jpg
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gohawks, I looked at that one on ebay yesterday as well. If it was a little closer, I might bid on it. As it is right now, I'm in Afghanistan and a buddy would have to go pick it up for me.
I think I will go with the 22R. Since I will not be towing any thing and I will not be doing any off roading for fun, it should have more then enough power for me.
As long as it dives good and the heater and ac work, I should be fine.
What do the different models mean? Like SR5 and stuff??
Thanks again for all the help!
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SR5, DLX, etc are trim levels, SR5 being the top and DLX being the base model.
Since you don't want it for serious wheeling, skip looking for an 84-85 with the solid front axle and get a newer IFS model with a 22RE engine. The IFS will give you a better ride onroad but is still capable offroad.
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03-04-2005, 09:33 AM
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What year did they start putting the IFS on these? What about the ~'94 year models, are they any good?
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03-04-2005, 10:03 AM
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1994 is obviously a different body style (second gen), the one drawback for me personally was that you can't take the top off as in the first generations. That is a matter of personal choice, I like the fact the top comes off of mine.
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I live in Colorado. The removable top is cool. What years did they have that?
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03-04-2005, 10:42 AM
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The removable top was on models from 1985-1989. That's why I went with the 1st Generation. I also like the kind of quirky body style the best, so old its almost cool again.
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Looks like an 86-89 would be just right then.
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Keith,
Should be lots of 'em still left in Colorado from what people say on the boards. Have you done a serach on cars.com or autotrader.com ? You should be able to put parameters in such as year, price, location to pinpoint some to look at.
A lot of the ones here in the midwest are really rusty, I got one from Minneapolis that had spent 95% of its life in California so the rust wasn't really much of an issue.
I guess the 1st Gen is a bit more spartan inside as well, but I think the SR5 trim package is pretty nice and it is easily more comfortable the the 94 Ford F150 XLT I drove previous.
Good luck!
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