Simply stating a '95 is more more than an '89 is stupid. The '89 may have 100K miles and the '95 300K miles. The '95 may have been wrecked in the front and the '89 not. How is the interior?
Serious modifications do not drop the value. They do however narrow the market. Your vehicle is worth...
I owned a nice 1 owner 150K mile '87 22re 5spd 4runner from 94-98 and put about 100k miles on it before I sold it. I did have to put a new exhaust, engine and tranny but I can do the work myself.
I am looking at another to replace it. I found a nice 120K mile v6 88 auto and it is in great...