4 runner are "chick" cars!
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Be a leader, not a follower.....
Let me tell you why I love my 4Runner......as mentioned above, it's one of the best off road vehicles on the market, plus it has a sense of sophistication to it. Say on the weekend you wanna go out with the guys and put it in 4WD for a little off road action, then later that night you decide to clean it up and take the lady out for dinner and a movie.....it's perfect for either situation. Plus, you don't have to worry about her climbing up 4 flights of steps just to get into it. So add the lift if that's what "you" want, not what the guys at work want. This is your vehicle, not theirs....be your own person. Also, how much are they spending in gas? A duramax dually.....sucks to be him right now. Just my 2 cents
Let me tell you why I love my 4Runner......as mentioned above, it's one of the best off road vehicles on the market, plus it has a sense of sophistication to it. Say on the weekend you wanna go out with the guys and put it in 4WD for a little off road action, then later that night you decide to clean it up and take the lady out for dinner and a movie.....it's perfect for either situation. Plus, you don't have to worry about her climbing up 4 flights of steps just to get into it. So add the lift if that's what "you" want, not what the guys at work want. This is your vehicle, not theirs....be your own person. Also, how much are they spending in gas? A duramax dually.....sucks to be him right now. Just my 2 cents
CJ3Flyr
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Re: Be a leader, not a follower.....
:iagree: 100%. I would add when the weathers bad and your loved one is driving there's no worries about tearing up the part-time 4wd by being in 4hi on the dry patches. There's no worries about it being such a monster in the parking lot that it'll come home dinged and the list goes on & on.
When I poke around on the Jeep forums or the Trooper forums there's always somebody who's embarrassed becaused the were saved by a full-sized truck or a 4Runner. When the 4Runner gets stuck you kinda deserved it:biggrin2:
When towing, 4wheeling or in bad weather the 4Runners rock! When none of those conditions exist it's a great daily car.
Your work buddies are just jealous or so uninformed they don't understand how cool your T4R is...
:cheers:
BCKGUY said:Let me tell you why I love my 4Runner......as mentioned above, it's one of the best off road vehicles on the market, plus it has a sense of sophistication to it. Say on the weekend you wanna go out with the guys and put it in 4WD for a little off road action, then later that night you decide to clean it up and take the lady out for dinner and a movie.....it's perfect for either situation. Plus, you don't have to worry about her climbing up 4 flights of steps just to get into it. So add the lift if that's what "you" want, not what the guys at work want. This is your vehicle, not theirs....be your own person. Also, how much are they spending in gas? A duramax dually.....sucks to be him right now. Just my 2 cents
:iagree: 100%. I would add when the weathers bad and your loved one is driving there's no worries about tearing up the part-time 4wd by being in 4hi on the dry patches. There's no worries about it being such a monster in the parking lot that it'll come home dinged and the list goes on & on.
When I poke around on the Jeep forums or the Trooper forums there's always somebody who's embarrassed becaused the were saved by a full-sized truck or a 4Runner. When the 4Runner gets stuck you kinda deserved it:biggrin2:
When towing, 4wheeling or in bad weather the 4Runners rock! When none of those conditions exist it's a great daily car.
Your work buddies are just jealous or so uninformed they don't understand how cool your T4R is...
:cheers:
Methodical
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duramax engines started in '01.
So apparently that doesn't doesn't know his vehicle that well...
So apparently that doesn't doesn't know his vehicle that well...
I will call them "women" but I have not seen any vehicle that is "man" exclusive.
I've seen women driving anything and everything these days , H2's , land Rovers , ect..... YES even mini vans on occasion.
I was at the carwash the other day and you should have saw the blonde ( woman ) that pulled up in a white lifted F350 diesel.............jeeze . And we all know that is a "women's" truck all the way .
Drive what you like , enjoy the heck out of it .
I've seen women driving anything and everything these days , H2's , land Rovers , ect..... YES even mini vans on occasion.
I was at the carwash the other day and you should have saw the blonde ( woman ) that pulled up in a white lifted F350 diesel.............jeeze . And we all know that is a "women's" truck all the way .
Drive what you like , enjoy the heck out of it .
rx900
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Re: Re: Be a leader, not a follower.....
What Trooper forum did you check out? I tried signing up (sorry to be off topic) at ITOG.org (or is it .com) but they dont let just anyone sign up, even though I do own a Trooper in the Philippines. I'm doing a little research and want to know what's a good Trooper forum so I can get some info about the USA Troopers.. Am kinda interested in gettin a used one for a daily beater. Gotta save the Runner for those special times. :bigok:
CJ3Flyr said:
What Trooper forum did you check out? I tried signing up (sorry to be off topic) at ITOG.org (or is it .com) but they dont let just anyone sign up, even though I do own a Trooper in the Philippines. I'm doing a little research and want to know what's a good Trooper forum so I can get some info about the USA Troopers.. Am kinda interested in gettin a used one for a daily beater.
Gotta save the Runner for those special times. :bigok:
CJ3Flyr
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Re: Re: Re: Be a leader, not a follower.....
I'm jealous! Diesel! I loved my '99. Aside from the fact it used almost as much oil as your diesel it rocked. (The 98-99 gas burners have an oil consumption issue.) The Torsen 4wd and having ATRAC on the 4Runner make it one step better than the Trooper which was pretty good compared to others in it's day. I put the Superwinch Premium hubs on mine so I could use low-range at the boat ramp and help with gas mileage. I also had some Calmini suspension goodies and OME rear springs.
The first forum listed is the one I still look at the most and it's pretty good. The Trooper community at Edmunds.com is pretty active and not half bad.
Some of the Edmunds communities are populated by people I just don't get:FOS:
A few years ago a hacker destroyed ITOG. It came and went for a while but it never got quite right. It seems to be gone now.
Good luck :cheers:
http://www.4x4wire.com/isuzu/
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=51
http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=a856952e8374b29081625674f1f7a911
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=239
rx900 said:What Trooper forum did you check out? I tried signing up (sorry to be off topic) at ITOG.org (or is it .com) but they dont let just anyone sign up, even though I do own a Trooper in the Philippines. I'm doing a little research and want to know what's a good Trooper forum so I can get some info about the USA Troopers.. Am kinda interested in gettin a used one for a daily beater.
I'm jealous! Diesel! I loved my '99. Aside from the fact it used almost as much oil as your diesel it rocked. (The 98-99 gas burners have an oil consumption issue.) The Torsen 4wd and having ATRAC on the 4Runner make it one step better than the Trooper which was pretty good compared to others in it's day. I put the Superwinch Premium hubs on mine so I could use low-range at the boat ramp and help with gas mileage. I also had some Calmini suspension goodies and OME rear springs.
The first forum listed is the one I still look at the most and it's pretty good. The Trooper community at Edmunds.com is pretty active and not half bad.
Some of the Edmunds communities are populated by people I just don't get:FOS:
A few years ago a hacker destroyed ITOG. It came and went for a while but it never got quite right. It seems to be gone now.
Good luck :cheers:
http://www.4x4wire.com/isuzu/
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=51
http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=a856952e8374b29081625674f1f7a911
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=239
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rx900
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Be a leader, not a follower.....
Awesome! Thanks!
Yea you are correct, the 98-02 Troopers (when they switched to the 3.5L gas engine) is when they started having problems. Actually same thing in other countries that have diesel. We have a problem (well Thank God I don't have it in my TRooper, or not yet) with the fuel injector of the Common Rail system. All new diesel engines in asian countries use this new Common Rail technology (that's why some Hyundai Tucsons, Santa Fe's, and the other asian cars like the Isuzu Crosswind and D-Max, Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Innova, etc) sometimes have a CRDi emblem, standing for that system. I think since the Trooper (which they started the whole CRDi system in the TRooper around 2000) was the first to have this CRDi technology, we were the guinea pigs of this diesel engine! :bash:
Even though my diesel was slow, it was still fun to drive, and plow through those floods. =) :bigok:
CJ3Flyr said:
Awesome! Thanks!
Yea you are correct, the 98-02 Troopers (when they switched to the 3.5L gas engine) is when they started having problems. Actually same thing in other countries that have diesel. We have a problem (well Thank God I don't have it in my TRooper, or not yet) with the fuel injector of the Common Rail system. All new diesel engines in asian countries use this new Common Rail technology (that's why some Hyundai Tucsons, Santa Fe's, and the other asian cars like the Isuzu Crosswind and D-Max, Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Innova, etc) sometimes have a CRDi emblem, standing for that system. I think since the Trooper (which they started the whole CRDi system in the TRooper around 2000) was the first to have this CRDi technology, we were the guinea pigs of this diesel engine! :bash: Even though my diesel was slow, it was still fun to drive, and plow through those floods. =) :bigok:
RunnerUp
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dude, just do this... next time they want to insult your ride tell them to see if they can follow you down a trail
the chevy will get stuck, and so will the prerunner... and then you can say "well since my car is a girl car i dont think it will pull out your MANLY cars so good luck guys" and then leave them
the chevy will get stuck, and so will the prerunner... and then you can say "well since my car is a girl car i dont think it will pull out your MANLY cars so good luck guys" and then leave them
OK, let me throw in my two cents, since I have one of each of the 2 mentioned vehicles in my driveway. (see my signature) Just because it's my wifes full time ride, I don't think it's a girly ride. It is very capable as a four wheel drive, and I drive it all the time. And being that it is full time 4 wheel, it is our ride of choice when the weather gets lousy and we are all piling in to go somewhere. As far as towing goes, the 4-runner can stay home. Sure it can pull it, but the gas gauge moves to fast, and forget about passing anyone. My truck will tow anything that has a hitch, and get about 18mpg doing it. Of course it has been BOMBed, so the performance is tenfold what the 4-runner has, I just wish there was engine tuning programmers like that available for the 4-runner.
CJ3Flyr
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oilburner said:
I just wish there was a bad a** diesel for the 4Runner, then we'll work on the programmer:biggrin2:
Reliability of D-max is pretty good, I'd love to add some Toyota reliability/durability and some D-max power/efficiency. Our foreign friends get a taste of it in the Prado etc.
My take is you can love Fords or the Dodges or whatever. You can't argue with the D-max's numbers, they're incredible! :bigok:
:cheers:
