I am looking at purchasing a 4Runner, this will be my first 4Runner and I have admired them and appreciated them for years. I am looking at getting a used or certified pre between 2006 and 2009. Any advice on what I should be looking for? What to stay away from? I am leaning towards the Sport Edition but I am not sure what the major difference are between SR5 and Sport. Any info and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Need Advise on Purchasing a 4Runner
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ALTAHLC
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I purchased a "Certified" '06 Sport on a lease return last year. I strongly recommend the Sport for a number of reasons, mostly for the X-reas suspension and the additional features it comes with in comparison to the SR5.
One caveat, and this may be more suitable for a thread of its own, when purchasing "Certified" this only means that the dealer has only gone through the safety features of the truck, such as lights, brakes, fluids and tires. What is confusing is that they will change the oil, but not any of the other necessary changes such as plugs, differential and transfer case fluids, so it is important to ask for a maintenance schedule and compare it to the mileage. I would negotiate that this service be completed if it wasn't done at the proper mileage interval.
This, however, is what is valuable about purchasing it from a dealer. They have the ability to look up service records right there.
Here in Salt Lake, 4Runners and Tacomas are a hot commodity and the lease return is a good buy for someone that didn't elect to buy it outright.
Good luck and I'm certain you'll be pleased!
One caveat, and this may be more suitable for a thread of its own, when purchasing "Certified" this only means that the dealer has only gone through the safety features of the truck, such as lights, brakes, fluids and tires. What is confusing is that they will change the oil, but not any of the other necessary changes such as plugs, differential and transfer case fluids, so it is important to ask for a maintenance schedule and compare it to the mileage. I would negotiate that this service be completed if it wasn't done at the proper mileage interval.
This, however, is what is valuable about purchasing it from a dealer. They have the ability to look up service records right there.
Here in Salt Lake, 4Runners and Tacomas are a hot commodity and the lease return is a good buy for someone that didn't elect to buy it outright.
Good luck and I'm certain you'll be pleased!
Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it. The more I read about 4Runners the more I like them. They seem to be very reliable and can last for years. This might seem like a dumb question but I am assuming they make a lot of after market parts for them, right? Again I am new to this and haven't owned a 4Runner before.
SCRunner12
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Yes they make a lot of aftermarket items for 4runners. It all depends on what you want to do with it. If you post this thread in the 4th gen forum you will get a lot more responses. Many people don't look in the general section and your year ranges are for the 4th gens. Good luck with the searching and purchase.
