Recent content by Snowcreature

I think the 5th gen will last, most of the chassis and mechanical elements are still being used in very rugged service in different developing-world models. But there are definitely a few things about it that have made me want to hold onto my 4th gen for a few more miles. What I like about the...

Thanks! I'm dropping it at the Toyota dealer tomorrow, will have them do that. Plus will see whether they have any thoughts on the transmission. I imagine they're not transmission experts but maybe have seen something like this before.

Hey all, just discovered T4R and hoping somebody more mechanical than me can give a few pointers. Driving a '06 V6 4WD 4Runner with 70k miles, for the last 10k miles or so it's developed this thing where if the vehicle is cold (say, first 10-15min of operation) it feels like either the...

'06 SR5 with 71k More than half of that is the SF-Tahoe run to feed my snowboard habit! :wow: Still love it. Great vehicle, only miss my old Tacoma a little...