rigtec
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Ah-Ha! The old....cruise control, set at 65 mph, in combination with the econometer "bar-type-thing", to keep an eye-on....trick!
"I should've guessed it" :nono:
2013 4Runner
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Ah-Ha! The old....cruise control, set at 65 mph, in combination with the econometer "bar-type-thing", to keep an eye-on....trick!
"I should've guessed it" :nono:
Since the vehicle is going to be for your wife, here's what my wife tells me about my 2010 LE (she's 5'4"):
The "negatives":
The "positive":
Okki
The "negatives":
- A pain to get into when wearing heels. (I have Shrokworks rock-rails on mine)
- Gets the back of her pants dirty when she slides out.
- Passenger side has no lumbar support.
- Parking brake/emergency brake is worthless.
- House-on-wheels sized.
The "positive":
- Drives like a Cadillac; nice and smooth.
- Goes anywhere she'll ever want to go. (and some places she didn't want to be *LOL* i.e. alongside a steep drop off in CO.)
Okki
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All right guys, point well taken on the comparison between the Stang and 4R. The point I was trying to make there is if someone is use to driving a peppy vehicle the lower power of the 4R is very noticeable. To be honest I can draw the same conclusion between my 4.7L tundra and the 4R about lack of power. As some have pointed out that it may just take time to get familiar with this truck but I still think a V8 would be a better motor for the 4R. Funny thing is both the Stang and Tundra get better gas mileage than the 4R likely due to the fact that the 3.0L has to be pushed harder. I know some of you guys like to bust people’s nuts on this site but the point I was trying to make is the 4R could use more power and I stand by it.
Regards,
Joel
Regards,
Joel
03_4x4Runner
Senior Member
The sluggish power depends on what you are used to driving. If you are used to diving slow cars you will think it it fine. If you came from cars with a lot of low speed power the 4runner will feel like a dog. Most people do not like to have to keep the gas pedal floored to take off at a reasonable rate. The 4runner has to be almost floored most of the time to get good acceleration and it is noisy and not smooth. It will downshift a lot and needs to be ran at high rpms to keep up with traffic in the mountains. This is not the way it should be. It should have an engine set up for low rpm torque. If you floor it from a dead stop it is sluggish to around 3000 rpm and then it takes off pretty good but it is kind of dead up to that point.
1engineer
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Anything and everything could use "more power." Just ask Tim the Toolman. Your Mustang could use more too unless it is a 2012 GT500. Two words: T E S T D R I V E. If you think it's too slow then it is, for you. Promptly cross it off your list and move on to another vehicle. If you bought it thinking it would change then thats all you, but nobody wants to hear they made a mistake.
nw_4Runner
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Assuming you're talking an RX. Priced one of those out lately? My wife's, with nav, those HD lights you're fond of, etc. is much closer to fifty than 40. And my Limited was a good twelve grand less.
bofa
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I was thinking the same thing. Come to think of it... I can't recall a single car or motorcycle where I said, woah this thing has plenty of power - I'll just leave it alone. When you purchase a vehicle, you are buying it for what it is. If you want to change it - open your wallet and have fun.
philsey
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You got that right. I rode in my nephew's RX, very nice, and thought I'd replace my wife's CRV with one. Then I priced one out - yikes! Glad she likes her CRV.
BigBoi
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+1 other than replacing them has anyone found a fix for this? I mean my wifes camry, my avalon and my old Ford all have better brake feel than the 4R. Is there a reason they feel like they "kick in" later than the other cars I own?
V8.
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Lots of other people on this site share the same opinion about the 5th Gen's severe lack of power. No shortage of V6 vs V8 heated argument threads. Fun reads if you have time. No doubt that the 5th gen is a gorgeous SUV (besides the tail lights). If I had the $ I would definitely consider one.
adam2562
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Hmmm, must be driving to work down a REAL STEEP HILL. What kinda mileage ya gettin' goin home??
i got 24.6 going from dc metro area to ocean city.. about a 150mile trip
Bay33saw
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I was told by my salesman that the Shoreline Blue's LE get better MPG than the BP and other colors......Must be true:shrug:
rigtec
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Most of my driving is done around town, so I'll ...NEVER...realize numbers like that; consider myself lucky to get 12mpg avg.
I know that I'm a more "assertive" driver, and I enjoy the way my limited feels when I press on the accelerator; whenever there's not some STUPID IDIOT in front of me, "texting", "chatting", "blogging", or displaying some other god aweful, anti-social behavior!!!
But I know that there's "no free lunch"....EVER!. So I choose to sacrifice better gas mileage, to get better performance from my truck; you won't get both, there's always a compromise to be decided upon, and I've chosen great performance.
Greg (rigtec)
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rigtec
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I knew I should've grabbed that "Shoreline Blue Pearl" instead!! :dammit:
Kinnick
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Off-topic. Philsey, where did you go fishing and did you have any luck?
philsey
New member
Wondered if you'd catch that...
Camped near Yellow River SFP. Fished the trout streams there, + up around Wakon, Dorchester, Waterville, etc.
Caught lots of 10-12" rainbows/brooks/browns. My buddy caught a beautiful 17" brown. We've been going up there for 25 years.
Kinnick
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Awesome! If you have been going there that long I am sure you know the area well but here is a link if it helps. The Trout Stream Map has some good information.
Trout Streams
Sorry for the thread-hijack.
