Recent content by 4x4Runnr

Yep, evidently... I thought a Reader's Digest version might be fun - highlights the absurdity. Nobody has to read my comment if they don't want to, even though it is now on here twice. That's it from me on this thread.

Burning one quart of oil every 500 miles. That's almost as bad as a Mustang GT 350! LOLOL Lest I anger the thread topic police (not that I'm going to devote a post to cyberbullying with threatening pics of potentially injurious and/or deadly lawn, garden and forestry paraphernalia), I'd better...

Hey brah - if you get a Subie, I can't wait to see your posts about the inevitable condensation in one or both of the taillights, having to put a quart or two of oil in the thing between oil changes, transmission shimmies, differential whine, and parasitic battery drain. Hey Trumpet - would you...

I gotcha. I hate that it's come down to that mechanism for you. I bought my '06 on 8/30/2012 with 48,007 miles on it (just looked - happened to have my file handy) and last year it just did hit 100k. Full disclosure, it has had to have a water pump replaced, and the steering rack developed a...

Why did you buy your 4Runner? Ever wish you'd spent, and continue to spend, your money on a Tailblazer or an Exploder? I mean I'm just trying to get an understanding of the hatred.

Are they good for cutting out of ice and all? 2-strokes easy to start in 0° weather? Electric start propane / natural gas gennys are a blast though. That, a gas furnace, and I can watch TV and surf the net and wait out pretty much any deep freeze. Is this on-topic too?

I've never had an issue with my '06's rear latch, no gooey rubber button cover like some have had, and the mechanism works every time. Unless the battery is dead, which had happened a couple of times before I gave in and replaced a battery well past its time that I had been nursing along. That...

Time flies No, sure didn't. Thanks for the info though. Guess I'm just shouting into the abyss at this point. I just wanted to make my point that my preference is what it is and hasn't changed because I'm defending what I own. Like I said years ago - at the time I could have purchased either...

The 5th gen has a lot going for it for sure, just didn't do it for me. I stand by my criticisms, but they can be corrected with some suspension work and an aftermarket electronic throttle module. The styling upgrades and some of the new packages and features that have come out since our last...

Still keepin' her clean and have zero plans to replace her! Just hit 100k miles back in August and changed the engine oil, front dif, rear dif, and xfer case oils, did a coolant flush, brake fluid change and bleed, power steering fluid change, and drained the transmission fluid, dropped the pan...

Bought my 2006 Limited 4x4 with around 47k miles on it in 2012 for $17k. I've babied her and the only thing I've had to do to her repair-wise was to replace a leaky steering rack about three years ago and replace a leaky water pump yesterday. She's got 99,764 miles as of today. Did the 100k...

Gonna try black electrical tape when my Durapore wears out. I just used it because that's what worked getting rid of the rattles in the dash of my Tundra. Can't see it when the sunroof is closed anyway. Does the adhesive on the electrical tape maintain adhesion when the summer comes and the roof...

Bimmerphile - I haven't driven a 2019 - my experience is based on a full week of driving a 2017 SR5. Felt like I had to stand on the throttle to go anywhere. And the handling. Aaaargh! I'm sure rock crawling would be easier with a soft pedal, so at least with the pedal mod you can dial up...

Solution? Sorry for conjuring this old thread, but I have since seen on YouTube where Jason Koertge tested a module to add to 5th gens that sharpens throttle response, and can be dialed in to different ramp profiles of throttle tip-in to suit your taste/feel (skip to 0:48 to start the mod off...

Yeah, well, I got tired of the stiffer ride in the back with the torched springs, even though I really, REALLY liked how it looked, so today I had the factory springs swapped back in. Fun just messing around. I really wish there was some way to level the 4th gen by dropping the back just a...