This is my first. I've had several trucks (all 4WDs) and many cars. Was just telling my wife tonight that I expect I'll be buying 4Runners or other Toyota trucks for the rest of my life! She has already "claimed" the current one when I give it up for something newer. Makes both of my boys angry but at least it will get her out of a minivan!
Also means I might get a new 4Runner in the near future!
I bought an '84 Xtracab 2wd pickup w/ 22re back in '86 for $5700. In the summer of '90, it got bombed by golf-ball sized hail in Denver (got $3K from the insurance company), but no broken glass. I subsequently drove it for 6 years in Central NY (yeah, salt all over the roads, temps in the single digits), then sold it for $2K. It still ran great and only the tailgate was rusted (but still worked)! So doing the math, I only lost $700 on a vehicle that I drove for 10 years and never broke down once!!!
1990 4Runner SR5 - sold in 2000? with 227,000 miles
1996 4Runner SR5 - sold in 2004 with 140,000 miles
2000 4Runner Limited - 70,000 miles (Dad's car)
2004 4Runner Sport - 14,000 miles (Brother's car)
2004 4Runner Limited - 20,000 miles (mine)
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I also owned a 2000 Celica GT-S (Sold in 2004 with 72,000 miles)
Only one, but that's all it has taken me to become hooked on Toyota vehicles. I plan to keep my '04 Runner until Toyota comes out with an hybrid edition......probably in '08 or '09. The previous poster is right; once you start reading this forum then it becomes addicting. I realized this same experience about nine months ago.
86 4x4 auto that was perfect before it died in a bad wreck.
88 4x4 manual that I bought for parts for the 86 before it died.
94 4x4 manual that we have now and love it !
So far thats all but I am sure that are going to be more in the future !
I had 2. I always wanted one so i got myself a 1993. Black it was owned by someone who liked mods. Thing had evey possible addition to the car. I replaced the rear door as it was rusty. Other thatn that I felt that car had no power. Even though it was a stick shift engine was weak. I only liked how it looked. It was also raised. It was high!! very high. No sag in the rear.
New one is 2003. I like that it is a 4.7 liter as opposed to a 3.0 I like the pick up i like how it looks very slender, very gymnist-like.
Me and my wife really enjoy this ride. I probably would get myself a GX470 next i like the toys... I wish it my 4r had more toys such as memory for seats. Very usefull feature in a family situation.
I've owned five 4Runners, '85, '89, '91, '00 and just recently a '03 SR5-V-8. have also owned a '95 T-100, 93 Ext Cab PU, '03 RAV4, '85 Celica GTS, and I could go on for 46 more cars but I digress, if my Dad had only let me get that first car when I wanted it, I wouldn't be this way......
Any one know of a support group for car buyers?...CSM-H