Recent content by courtwshr1

Quick intro: bought my 2006 sport edition 2WD about 9 months ago with recommendations from this forum. Love the car every day despite 200k. I drove across country from California to Ohio in July without a single issue. ...until today. Driving 300 miles from Cincinnati to Nashville with my two...

This forum helped my purchase my 2006 V6 Sport a few months ago and I'm back for some advice: I'm planning to tow a Uhaul trailer cross-country in July. Tow weight probably about 1000-1200 lbs. I've never done this drive and don't know much about what to plan for in terms of prepping the...

I appreciate all the very insightful comments! I ended up seeing both 4Runners today and the 4th Gen definitely wins out. My poll stated "assuming all other factors equal" for the sake of easy comparison - but in reality the 4th Gen was in SIGNIFICANTLY better condition cosmetically. In...

I appreciate all the very insightful comments! I ended up seeing both 4Runners today and the 4th Gen definitely wins out. My poll stated "assuming all other factors equal" for the sake of easy comparison - but in reality the 4th Gen was in SIGNIFICANTLY better condition cosmetically. In...

Posting the same thing here and on the 4th Gen forum: I'm looking to buy a 4Runner to last me a couple years and help my family move cross-country and back. Anticipate owning for 3-5 years, putting about 30k-40k miles on it. My goal is to spend about $7k. My mechanic says he thinks the "older"...

Posing a question to the group and appreciate your input: I'm looking to buy a 4Runner to last me a couple years and help my family move cross-country and back. Anticipate owning for 3-5 years, putting about 30k-40k miles on it. My goal is to spend about $7k. My mechanic says he thinks the...

Wow - Very informative and insightful responses. Thank you all very much. I guess I'll continue on my search for the 4WD car.... (I appreciate the comment above that Cincinnati doesn't get much snow - which is true - but we will keep the vehicle for going to mountains on vacation, etc and the...

I'm posting to this forum for 2 reasons: 1) I'm looking to buy my first T4R (used) 2) I live in San Diego... but moving to Cincinnati. Question: How important is it that I buy a 4WD vehicle? The actual reason for the new car is because (1) we have another kid coming and need a bigger car...

Thank you all for the great advice. You have given me confidence that my crazy idea isn't completely insane. The more I learn about these 4 runners, the more excited I get. To answer the post above, I am not getting it just for the move. It's a combination of having a second kid and needing a...

Newbie here - looking to buy my 1st 4Runner based on great reviews. My goal: looking to tow a U-haul trailer (est 2500 lbs) from San Diego to Cincinnati. The route will go through Denver, which means driving over the Rockies. My questions to the forum: Am I crazy to try doing this with a...