Recent content by Oldmanb777

Doing some additional learning. This car is not easy to drive in heavy traffic. The throttle response is horrible, and I have noticed that when the AC compressor engages, the RPM goes up over 200 RPM. So if that happens when trying to stop, its like adding gas while stopping. Combine that with...

I wanted the Land cruiser. Wife didn't and its her daily driver. The GX actually works better for us anyway. If we had bought a 4 runner, it would have been long gone a long time ago. Between my Neice with one a neighbor with one and another friend, the things I don't like about the GX are...

Amazingly slow. I just have gone on to something else the last few days.

The emotional purchaser "wants" a 4 runner. Thier friends all "want" 4 runners. None of them have stopped long enough to understand the difference between them. So depreciation on the GX is atrocious. I can't count the number of times I have been told by 4 runner owners that "I wish I had a V-8...

Nice looking rigs! Also looks like some fun trips.

I see many people who seem to be living extravagantly on a lot less. So I question the statistics. Yes it takes a lot more than it did a few years ago. Still I see the 30 somethings with 2 kids and drive late model nice cars, take nice vacations, eat out more than we do. WE don't live in a...

AI response. I should have expected that. Driving both my old truck ('99 GMC 2500) and our 98 Grand Cherokee. Both have excellent throttle response. The Cherokee being spot on. The GX460 is absolutely terrible! So should I pull the trigger on the banks unit. I think so.

The trades are a great place to be right now. Automotive techs are in high demand, and short supply. So that is good if you want to do that kind of work. If you want t be in the off road sector, fine. Get SAE cert, get some experience working on vehicles, especially 4x4's. Then go more...

As you said, this is probably the wrong forum to ask this question. I've beena Ford guy for ever. Although not really prejudice. I've owned plenty of others, GM, Jeeps, and a few Mopars. I think in 300K miles the 4Runner will be a bit more trouble free. The Ford may bring more smiles with a...

Anybody use one of these? Corrects the poor throttle response. Our GX and my Nieces Runner are horrible. So they put a pedal comander on thiers. It's much better, but occasionally throws a code and thus a check engine light for no reason. So is the Banks better? I really believe the poor...

Guess who ultimately pays. Somebody pays the price for all the fraud. You pay it in higher fee's, higher interest rates, but be sure of the fact that the price of fraud is passed on to the consumer, somehow. So now look at electronic money. It's even worse!

I have way too much on my plate right now to deal with this. I spent a couple hours today putting the plastic back together so its drivable. Checking prices, just eh air dam is close to $400. It's toast, many of the attachment points are broken. I can make it work, nobody would notice. But...

The last Gen of GX has full time 4x4 with locking transfer case. So failure of the front diff disconnect. Probably an unusual failure, and probably isolated. Anything can fail, and anything mass produced can have a few that are defective.

I havn't figured it all out yet. Yes i would prefer to put something decent on it. What Lexus puts on it is ugly at best and non functional, in the way at worst. I'm still trying to come to grips on how she could have done this. Some of the plastic is cheaper than I would have thought. So far...

My wife just dinged the GX. "Hit the gas instead of the brake" I know,,,, how could anyone do that????????????? Anyway, she is a horrible driver, but extremely careful and doesn't exceed her capabilities. But of course I can't show her how to drive. Her Dad was at least as bad, so runs in...