Hello everybody, a newbie here

[TRZ06]

I am excited about soon joining the 4Runner clan.

I live in the Bay Area, and about 3 weeks ago, ordered a 06' Limited V8 4X4 Galactic Grey on Grey w/ X-REAS. It really sucks that there are so few Limiteds with X-REAS here in California.

I really wanted an 05' with the 0% APR , but I really wanted Galactic Grey and X-REAS on a Limited Model

I did get 1K over Invoice though, which I think is good for a special order 06'
The order was approved by Toyota 3 weeks ago and has a build month of November and a delivery month of December.

Anybody have any insite on the time frames I was quoted and if they mormally hold true. Is it possible I might see it early?

Do dealers usually low or high ball special order time frames?

Thanks everybody and I am glad to be a part of this forum.

Why is there no 4th generation section?

 

[sharp4runr]

Why is there no 4th generation section?

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your soon to be 4Runner. I can't help on your other questions as I've never special ordered a vehicle before.

The reason there is no 4th gen section as this forum caters mostly to 4th geners.

Other forums like yotatech cater mostly to the older gens.

 

[curtis]

Welcome!

Why did you get rid of your GX470?

 

[TRZ06]

Welcome!

Why did you get rid of your GX470?

Well i made a bad choice and got a GX without the one option I really wanted.... KDSS

The GX base suspension is too soft, even with the adaptive 4 setting shocks in the firm setting, it swayed a lot in cross winds, and was unstable during hard braking, and in general I didn't like the way it handled. Yes it was smooth, but that comes at a price. Hence why I required X-REAS on my 4Runner.

The one thing I loved about the GX and will miss dearly is the Mark Levinson system. It plained rocked!!!

The reason I am not going for another GX with KDSS (and the reason I no longer have my Corvette Z06 for that matter) is I am a new daddy and no longer have the funds or time for either of those vehicles.

 

[GYoter]

Welcome to the forum. I noticed your first vehicle listed is a RMK...nice. I am more of a yamaha man myself, but its good to see some other sledders here. This summer i ditched my mountain max for a new SXViper Mountain 700. Cant wait to go. Where do you usually ride?

 

[curtis]

...I am a new daddy and no longer have the funds or time for either of those vehicles.

I can relate to that! In the month and a half that I have owned my 4Runner, I can truly say it is one of the more enjoyable cars I have owned.....and my kids love it too.

 

[TRZ06]

Welcome to the forum. I noticed your first vehicle listed is a RMK...nice. I am more of a yamaha man myself, but its good to see some other sledders here. This summer i ditched my mountain max for a new SXViper Mountain 700. Cant wait to go. Where do you usually ride?

Ahh, you are a yamahahaha man huh

Seriously though, nice sleds. In the group that I ride with we have a 700 MM and 2 700 SXVipers, a Rev 800, and a 800 RMK improved sled from Carl's Cycle. We have fun bashing each others brands , but it is in all good fun.

Yes it is nice to see a fellow sledder on the forum here. I ride up on Yuba Pass up Hwy 49.

We should hook up this winter and ride, it is almost that time of the year. I have my sledding videos out.

Not sure if you read Sno-West but in their magizine Artic cat always has a 1 page ad, last year I think they had a guy with all his gear on in the house in a freezer. That is me this time of year. LOL

Hmm, intersting, I don't think I have ever hi-jacked my own thread before on a forum. LOL

 

[GYoter]

I ride near Bassetts/Sierra Buttes all the time, my friend has a cabin up there at Lusk Meadows. We also ride at Blue Lakes near Kirkwood a lot. We should definitely meet up and ride sometime, I go pretty much every weekend. Always looking for new people to ride with. I am so amped to ride this year I cant wait. I bought my viper in june and its just been sitting there torturing me all summer. Summer sucks. I do read snowest, the latest issue really makes those new Apex Mountains look good. If i only had an extra $10,000 laying around.......

As for friendly bashing...
How do you keep a yahama from getting stolen?


























put a polaris cover on it. :

 

[Gromulus]

GX 470 VS. 4Runner

Well i made a bad choice and got a GX without the one option I really wanted.... KDSS

The GX base suspension is too soft, even with the adaptive 4 setting shocks in the firm setting, it swayed a lot in cross winds, and was unstable during hard braking, and in general I didn't like the way it handled. Yes it was smooth, but that comes at a price. Hence why I required X-REAS on my 4Runner.

I concur with your assessment wholeheartedly. Beofre I bought my Limited I was comparing against the GX as well. I also liked the 4Runner's sharper handling and control vs. the GX. At the time my dealer never seemed to have any KDSS equipped models and I am not sure I wanted to pay the price for the sport package anyhow.

I loved the GX interior and extra headroom but the handling differences and side-opening tailgate (w/o opening glass) were a deal breaker for me.

The X-REAS equipped Runner handles very well for a heavy-duty body-on-frame SUV.