Afternoon, I have a situation. I bought a 95 4-runner 4x4 with the 3.0 v-6 for $4200.00 with 175,000 miles on it. I thought I got a good deal since the gentlemen that I had bought it from was the second owner and keep really good records of everything, boy was I wrong!
I recently drove the 4-runner down to Florida from NC. it did fine going down no problems but the day after getting down there it started missing and running like crap. I took it to a mechanic down there to see what was wrong with it and possibly fix it enough for me to get home. What he found was a list of things wrong. 1. out of time. 2. spark plug wires cap and rotor back from 2003 I'm sure the plugs were too. 3. front wheel bearing loose. 4. pitman arm worn. 5. front rotors and brakes bad. 6. rear wheel cylinders leaking and the list goes on. I also found out that it burns about a quart of oil every 600 miles (no leaks). My question to all of the Toyota guru's should I repair this vehicle or just get rid of it. This was going to be my expedition style vehicle but I do not want to put to much money into it if the vehicle is not worth it! Any suggestions would be great and very helpful. Is it worth trying to find another vehicle?
Thanks!