Recent content by BobNJ

Gents, Thanks again for all of your comments.i took the vehile to a highly recomended independent repair shop.( owner operated.) He tells me the the tranny is in great shape, just can't tell about the pressure until he can actually run the vehicle. he offered the following options. a 90,000 mike...

Shawn...I have done just that. It is in a local repair shop that came highly recomended. They are in the process of giving me some indication of what went wrong, what is wrong, and what they can do about it. One early comment was that it may be possible that the mecjhanic that replaced my timimg...

Dealer issue i am in Bergen County New jersey, In the meadowlands area

I'm about to surrender the vehicle to a dealer for a tradein towards a new lease. so far three dealers have offered the same $3500 for the 4runner, two of them, sight unseen. The Toyota dealer that fudged it is offering me $3500 and putting me into a 2011 Venza for $298 per month 36 months. No...

It is an 02. I only know the kelly book it is between 9,600 and 12,300. I understand that is not what someone would pay me. If you deduct the cost of your repairs and even having the vehicle shipped to you from a reasonable total, I believe we have a starting point. Sound fair?

value as is This BobNJ again. frustration with dealer is mounting. does anyone know what the value of my 03 4runner limited Sport edition is? Keep in mind it has a hole in the engine block from the connecting rod cap. iIam looking to use as a trade in, that's why I need the value, or to sell...

I appreciate all of your comments. Unfortunately I don't know enough to challenge them. I like Little Ceasars comments about them going through a proper check list prior to attempting to move the vehivcle from outside into the shop. Is there a standard operating procedure for checking a tranny...

update on BobNJ Update on BobNJ 4runner: tech at Toyota states that he put the vehicle in drive and reverse and no movement. He noticed the transfer case wasin neutral.(not sure how that happened, but is irrellevent to what happened next.)Tech put transfer case into high gear and put shifter...

Update on BobNJ 4runner: tech at Toyota states that he put the vehicle in drive and reverse and no movement. He noticed the transfer case wasin neutral.(not sure how that happened, but is irrellevent to what happened next.)Tech put transfer case into high gear and put shifter into drive. Vehicle...

had my 02 4runner towed to dealer bc it would not go into gear. Uts an automatic 4wd, 108,000 miles. started right up would noy move. left at dealer. dealer calls next day and says when they tried to give it some gas while in high, it moved a little, then they heard a loud bang. the service guy...