24 years later and I'm back in a 4Runner

[2001box]

Good to have you back!

 

[Toy_G8R]

welcome back!

i bought my first in 1999 as well....2000 SR5 4WD....still have it....but now looking to sell it. got a ton of use when i lived out west...not much now that i'm in the east and traveling a lot for work.

i'm crying...but it needs a new home where it will get "out there" more

 

[hoppyjr]

It's fast enough for me, but the throttle mapping seems odd. I noticed it most going uphill. You had to press the pedal further... and further... to finally get it to kick down a gear. Our Sienna is similar but not as bad.

A tune can change the mapping so there is more throttle per "x" amount of pedal movement. A Pedal Commander type of device does the same thing but a tune can provide other changes.

Cool history [emoji106]

Mike - I’m using the Pedal Commander on my 2022 and it’s fantastic. For me, “City +3” gets the job done and is very livable. I’m in WA at the base of the Cascades. I highly recommend the PC.

 

[BLKNBLU]

Very nice. I'm in a 5th gen recently.
Have been in a 4R of some sort since '89. 4th gen is the only one I'm missing in there. Mine looks just like yours except no premium. A 2019 that somehow only had 10.5k on the clock.

 

[cmobe2]

Congrats!

 

[cmobe2]

Welcome!

 

[vladen32]

4runners are defiantly awesome! I can't leave them no matter what I do. I always end up buying one.

 

[leahcim19]

2nd 4runner for me. Hoping to drive this thing for the next 10 years

 

[CCC_crew]

Congrats! Didn’t go back to 3rd gen though :crybaby:

 

[alextop]

Cool story, hope you enjoy it!

 

[Duhockey]

Hi all,

Back in 1999, I bought a new 1999 SR5 as my first 4Runner and had the dealer install the TRD Supercharger. Loved it. Had it for 4 years and about 100,000 miles. Didn't do anything crazy with it- desert trips, hauling my dirtbike around, camping. Drove my first child- daughter- home from the hospital in it... a fact I remind her of every time we see a Desert Dune Metallic 4Runner on the road. She's almost 20 now.

(the millionth time I've told her)

"Hey Chloe... you know we brought you home from the..."

"Yes Dad... I know."

Doing a lot of backpacking now so I thought it was time to get back into something I could take further into the mountains. 4Runner was calling me back.

Thanks to a member from the other forum who is also here, [MENTION=143990]steelevo[/MENTION], I got a great deal on a 2023 Nautical Blue ORP. I'll post that story in a separate thread.

Here it is before a 2000 mile road trip back home to San Diego from North Dakota.

Nice!!! great drive to get back into owning a Runner btw! I didn't buy my first til 2002 so you got me beat by a few years! I moved away from 4runners for a few years as well, and just recently bought a 5th gen, i think we both know you will never regret it! Welcome back! Congrats on the purchase! This community is great for support, let us know if you have any questions. There is so much knowledge here.

 

[Mattmaine1991]

Hello from va

 

[bestofbritish]

welcome back, not many cars last as long as a surf!

 

[pcmofo]

Great story! Welcome back!

 

[- Rita -]

Welcome Back! Very cool story.

 

[9mmParabellum]

Hope you're still enjoying your 4runner.