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Eulogy for My Old Friend Who Died Today I have had my Gen. 3 - 1996 4Runner 2WD SR5 for 24 years, bought her new when they first came out in late 1995. I have put 190,000+ miles on her with no serious mechanical problems--except that a head gasket broke at <2,000 miles. Toyota had her for two...

My old friend died today I have had my Gen. 3 - 1996 4Runner 2WD SR5 for 24 years, bought her new when they first came out in late 1995. I have put 190,000+ miles on her with no serious mechanical problems--except that a head gasket broke at <2,000 miles. Toyota had her for two month waiting...

Remember when Detroit (and the gov.) decided to make cars smaller and force customers to downsize, to drive fuel-efficient small vehicles? That is when car buyers started buying trucks instead of cars to get a full-size vehicle. At that time trucks were work vehicles, now they are luxury...