Another Subjective and Terribily Written Negative Review--AAA

mbrogz3000

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Just thought I'd share yet another poorly written, garbage review I came across in my AAA magazine, which is negative, and has no other purpose than manipulating and dissuading potential would-be buyers. Without even being an owner yet, I could write a huge block of text on all the fallacies of this review, but I figured I'd let you guys do it and pick it apart.

January 2011 , page 10
 
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Just thought I'd share yet another poorly written, garbage review I came across in my AAA magazine, which is negative, and has no other purpose than manipulating and dissuading potential would-be buyers. Without even being an owner yet, I could write a huge block of text on all the fallacies of this review, but I figured I'd let you guys do it and pick it apart.

January 2011 , page 10

That is a terrible review. Really just focused on three topics: Styling, door sound, and offroad capabilities.

I agree with them about the door sound. It is the one thing that bothers me the most. It just doesn't seam to get better with age.
 
Just thought I'd share yet another poorly written, garbage review I came across in my AAA magazine, which is negative, and has no other purpose than manipulating and dissuading potential would-be buyers. Without even being an owner yet, I could write a huge block of text on all the fallacies of this review, but I figured I'd let you guys do it and pick it apart.

January 2011 , page 10

I love AAA... they have saved my ass before. But that review was mailed in from someone riding the short bus... There was no though involved other than giving the 4Runner a quick roast. Hes right though... my 2011 handles great!
 
Wow, that article is written by an idiot. His review consisted of "its boxy" and the door sounds tinny. How can the Range Rover be "a sculpture" then? Its the boxiest thing on the road by far. And I don't know what the idiot is talking about with the fact the he can't shift into 4 while moving. Seems to work just fine for me.
 
Dear writer,

You can shift to 4WD on the fly. Only 4L requires stopping and shifting into N. You would probably be better suited with a vehicle that lets a computer decide when it sends torque to the rear wheels.

You also sound like a smug **** that took all of 5 minutes to get intimate with the car. You probably hear that from your wife, too, though.

Good day,

Quentin
 
Dear writer,

You can shift to 4WD on the fly. Only 4L requires stopping and shifting into N. You would probably be better suited with a vehicle that lets a computer decide when it sends torque to the rear wheels.

You also sound like a smug **** that took all of 5 minutes to get intimate with the car. You probably hear that from your wife, too, though.

Good day,

Quentin

We really need to email the author these responses.
 
That is a pretty lame review. You can definitely tell that this person spent all of about 1 hour with the vehicle. Also, he admitted that he considered toyota's recent woes in his review. Probably one of those ford till I die guys. I used to work for a guy in the AF that wouldn't let you park in his driveway unless you drove a Ford..... so lame!
 
I love to see you guys write car reviews and not be biased a little when comparing a Jeep to a Toyota. :)
It's a person's opinion and they are paid for that opinion and some will agree and some won't;I'd love to be paid for my opinion.


Seriously,why are we making a big deal of these reviews which mean pretty much nothing to current 4Runner owners of any generation.
 
I love to see you guys write car reviews and not be biased a little when comparing a Jeep to a Toyota. :)
It's a person's opinion and they are paid for that opinion and some will agree and some won't;I'd love to be paid for my opinion.


Seriously,why are we making a big deal of these reviews which mean pretty much nothing to current 4Runner owners of any generation.

I don't really care that he didn't like the 4r, but he spouts off stuff that is totally irrelevant or outright wrong. He babbles on about how he had to stop the vehicle to put it into 4wd and says that toyota should join the 21st century because all other vehicles can do it. As you probably know, it most definitely can.

I would frown upon nonsense like this no matter what vehicle he's reviewing.
 
We know not everyone is going to have the same 4runners "zen" that we do. This truck is not for everyone, so I take this opinion with a grain of salt. Overall I am happy with my TE, but I am not so immersed in my love affair with the 4R'er to recongnize that Toyota didnt get "everything" right with the 5th gens. The truth does have hair on her chin in some cases. Price and interior fit and finish is one of them. Non flexible build packages is another. However, having owned three 4runners I know the off road capabilities, performace, relability, and low cost of ownership do off-set the shorfalls - its just that the payback on these items take longer to realize than everyday bells and whisltes.
 
What I find most interesting about the reviews of the 4Runner is very few, if any, ever focus on why "I" (aka - a 4Runner Owner) owns a 4Runner in the first place.

Is styling important to me... yes... but not so much as reliability and dependability. Let's face it... the 5th gen is a sharp looking vehicle.

Is modern technology important to me... yes... but so not so much as reliability and dependability. Let's face it... technology becomes obsolete every 6 months.

I dumped earlier Pieces O'Crap for a 2000 4Runner and aside from the normal wear/tear items, I needed only replace a radiator (at 227K Miles).

The most important review to me is the consumer report reliability ratings (not the reviews). These ratings come from you and me during the annual surveys (I look forward to these).

For me the best "new" vehicle to buy is the one with the best "old" ratings. Have you seen the ratings for the Kia, Land Rover vs. the 4Runner? Kia starts to fall apart within the first 3 years... the Land Rover starts to fall apart almost immediately. The 4Runner... it doesn't fall apart. According to Consumer reports, I can buy "any" year 4 runner 2001-2009 with reliability ratings "Better than average".

Why am I a 4Runner Owner.

1. Reliability - I plan on getting 10+ years and 250K+ miles out of my ride. I will accomplish this by maintaining an already exceptionally reliable truck.

2. Capability - I plan on going just about anywhere and everywhere in my 4runner. Its off road capability will get me there with ease AND I will get there in a style.
 
Is modern technology important to me... yes... but so not so much as reliability and dependability. Let's face it... technology becomes obsolete every 6 months.

Well said. I want a vehicle, not a moving living room. The only type of tech that appeals to me are safety features, not comfort and "convenience" features.
 
Nobody likes the doors. I guess I'm weird because I like them and view the doors as light and sure functioning.

Those of us who have owned previous 4Runners especially hate the tinniness of the doors. They went cheap with the noise isolation and the sheet metal.

Otherwise, I have no complaints. I guess the editor of AAA thinks I am behind the times.
 
Like the saying goes...opinion are like !@#$holes, everyone's got one. When it come s down to it, it's all about personal preference and your own past ownership history. I have had great experiences with my past T4R's, so I am more inclined to overlook some of the little things that bother me (such as shiny interior plastic, wimpy horn, light doors...that's about it).

I will say, however, if you are going to review a truck, you might want to get your facts straight. As many of you have noted, you can shift into 4WD on the fly, just not 4Lo. Also, the review complains about it not having a modern look to it...that was one of the reasons I bought it in the first place, it reminded me of the older gens. I like the old-school look to it, and I have received a lot of compliments on my truck (It's a TE btw), more so than any other vehicle I have owned. In fact, Toyota said it was going back to the roots with this gen, and I think they did a good job. Don't worry about what someone else thinks, it's your truck, and I guarantee you my 4runner will be on the road for a lot longer than the majority of the "SUV's" they review.
 

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