I dunno if I would worry about it too much, the learning curve is extremely high. Not to mention the expense. The amount of research, knowledge and practice required to do it properly is insane. Lifts, tires, recovery gear, radios, how to drive offroad, how the vehicle actually works, how to do trail repairs, etc. etc. Yes you can copy a parts list off instagram and pay a shop to do the work but what happens when these people break something in the middle of nowhere and left staring at a pristine hi-lift jack with no cell service and no spares/fluids. Then read the manual and try the bottle jack to find out it wont work with the lift ha.
Insane used 4Runners dealer prices
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I dunno if I would worry about it too much, the learning curve is extremely high. Not to mention the expense. The amount of research, knowledge and practice required to do it properly is insane. Lifts, tires, recovery gear, radios, how to drive offroad, how the vehicle actually works, how to do trail repairs, etc. etc. Yes you can copy a parts list off instagram and pay a shop to do the work but what happens when these people break something in the middle of nowhere and left staring at a pristine hi-lift jack with no cell service and no spares/fluids. Then read the manual and try the bottle jack to find out it wont work with the lift ha.
People haven't figured out the GX470 = Land Cruiser Prado thing in a lot of places yet, I'd get one of those. Although I'm bombarded with GX470 vids on youtube these days so don't know how long it will last.
Humble Leader
Senior Member
IMO the 4runner is one of the best vehicles ever created, one of the last few body on frame, reliable, go anywhere SUVs. It has a trim level for everyone depending on taste and price point. there's also so many mods to customize your vehicle. they also seem to be becoming more popular as well, even older gens are pricing well in the private sales
is it perfect? definitely not, but man for the money what vehicle offers a better value than the 4 runner? I know many people will compare to jeeps but really the reliability is no where close to the 4runner and if you need to seat 7 people occasionally, a jeep won't work. Not many people can afford a dedicated off-road vehicle in addition to a family hauler daily driver. the 4runner is a great mix of both
is it perfect? definitely not, but man for the money what vehicle offers a better value than the 4 runner? I know many people will compare to jeeps but really the reliability is no where close to the 4runner and if you need to seat 7 people occasionally, a jeep won't work. Not many people can afford a dedicated off-road vehicle in addition to a family hauler daily driver. the 4runner is a great mix of both
That ship has definitely sailed. Look for the hashtag #GXOR on almost any platform and you'll see what I mean.
Truth. People definitely caught on some time ago and the prices reflect that, especially here in Colorado. Older clean-ish LCs are just as bad if not worse.
Yeah, I just entered my '19 SR5P with 12,000 miles for the heck of it and was quoted $38,510. Same deal, more than I paid two years ago. Crazy.
patkelly4370
New member
Bought my 17 SR5, 20k miles, lift, custom wheels, 285's, two years ago for $32k from a Toyota dealership.
I guess I see things differently. I buy for longevity, not trade in value. Daily driver vehicle to the 4runner I drove for 35 years. I still drive it. My 2 motorcycles are 40 years old. My quad is 33 years old.
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I guess I see things differently. I buy for longevity, not trade in value. Daily driver vehicle to the 4runner I drove for 35 years. I still drive it. My 2 motorcycles are 40 years old. My quad is 33 years old.
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PrettyGoodSam
New member
i got curious and checked carvana as well.
2012 TE 74k
$19,464
LOL NAH. im cool. i can get 10k on top of that for a private sale probably.
2012 TE 74k
$19,464
LOL NAH. im cool. i can get 10k on top of that for a private sale probably.
Nick Nostril
Member
Exactly the reason that my recently-purchased '21 was the first new car I've bought in 25 years. The 4runner is one of those vehicles for which it's difficult to justify buying a 3 year old used model coming off lease (like I usually do for our primary vehicles). It's worked out pretty well for our Hondas, but after seeing the asking prices for used vs. new 4Runners, there was no choice to be made. The several thousand dollars off new just isn't worth the loss of the warranty, the years, the miles, and not knowing how the other owner treated the car.
I usually buy used cars to let someone else take the depreciation hit. With the 4Runner, it didn’t work out. Dealer wouldn’t budge on a CPO 2019 TRD ORP for $39K, ended up buying a 2021 from a different dealer in January. I guess used prices went up even more since that time.
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Extremely high demand and low inventory due to the pandemic reducing production big time.
Jungoes
Member
Yep nothing new, the used market is nuts in Canada. Dealers are buying used 4runners and shipping to the US, making a killing with the exchange rate. Its so bad buying used makes no sense how close the new ones are priced. A 2 year old 4runner is roughly 2 to 3k cdn less than a new one . Don't even get started on the tacoma value, anyone who bought one 5 years ago would be losing less that 5k
