Recent content by FStephenMasek

The seat with the painful hard spot, tiny navigation screen, and the outdated 5-speed transmission are also evidence that they are charging the same prices as competing vehicles, but giving less in return. Consider the other choices. For example, a Dodge Durango R/T with a V8 which can run as...

Let's see: A) Limited RWD $44,470 - navigation, fancier radio, sliding deck, XREAS, sunroof, ventilated leather, expensive to replace 20" tires difference $10,790 B) SR5 RWD $33,680 - cloth seats are cool in summer, Samsung Galaxy Note phone has nice navigation showing route over color aerial...

Thanks for this thread! This headrest system part mentioned above seems like the culprit. When I was at the recent car show, as I mentioned in another thread(s), I spent quite a bit of time with the 2014 Limited. I could feel something hard below the lumbar support, so I got out and operated...

Exactly my situation and experience. As soon as I sat in that limited at the car show I could feel the hard area of the seat, and I tried moving the seat every which way to get rid of the problem.

Sorry if I'm repeating myself, but you are wise to get a good long test drive, even rent one. I bought Toyota minivan and had to sell it after a month, as the steering column leaning left and the bad seat caused me severe upper back and neck pain which lasted into the next day after driving...

A bad head gasket at 166,000 miles? So much for Toyota's "super reliability" claims... Did anybody really believe that the giant Toyota parts warehouse here in southern California was only full of filters and crash repair parts? Just go see them, and you will forget the flat photos on video...

Have any of you had problems with the 4Runner seats? If so, how did you solve the problem(s)? We were among the first few in the door of the Orange County Auto Show yesterday, and they had a 2014 4Runner Limited on display. The driver's seat has a hard spot which was very annoying. I think...

The car which is the same length as the 4Runner is the new 3-Series hatchback, not the 3-Series wagon, nor the X3 SUV. In Europe, they are available with a very wide range of engines, including diesel engines, manual transmissions, and cloth seats (nice in summer). Here are a few Galaxy Note...

We were among the first few in the door of the Orange County Auto Show yesterday, and they had a 2014 4Runner Limited on display. We like that the passenger seat has a full range of adjustments (my wife is 5' 10"), something the Chrysler vehicles (Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango) lack...

Done a long time ago.

Almost nobody here has seen the real vehicles, not just pictures on video screens. Possible alternatives are buying a rental house which pays each month.

KBB has the prices. A Limited rear wheel drive with the sliding rear deck has an invoice price of $39,227. They do not list the reddish-brown seats as an option, so has Toyota changed their mind on offering them? .

Is the full pricing information (options, not just base prices) out? The OC Auto Show is just two weeks away, and they will surely have the 2014 models there. We sat in a Durago Limited and a Durango Citadel yesterday. The only choice for the entire top of the interior is black, and we...

It is rear wheel drive. As with most people who buy such vehicles, I have no need or desire to go off road. That is why the 4Runner and Durango are direct competitors for most buyers. I see plenty of both in southern California, and most never even travel a gravel driveway. My Explorer has...

You guys all seem to be referring to people who bought the older generations of Durangos which have nothing but the name in common with the current version. I have been discussing the current generation with people, and they like them very much. I occasionally drive past a huge Toyota...