New 4Runner owner!

JDinh4R

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What's going on everyone! My name is Joshua, and I am a proud owner of a new (to me) 2006 4Runner! A little background on myself, I've been into high performance cars for as long as I can remember. My dad is a big car nut, and is the one who got me started. We both own 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X's that are modified. Ever since the new 2014 4runner design, I became very interested in them. I ended up test driving one and immediately fell in love with it. I was very close to trading my Evo in on a 2014 Trail Edition. Long story short, dad talked me out of it. I then began the hunt for a clean used 4Runner. I wanted one that was clean and had low miles, local preferred. No easy task as most 4Runners in MN have been put to good use. After a few weeks of searching, my dad ended up stumbling upon a gentlemen selling his 2006 4Runner SR5 V8 4x4 in white with 44k miles! Dad and I went out and looked at it, and it was immaculate. I knew I had to have it. Ended up buying it about a week later after seeing it! Couldn't be happier with it! Anyways, enough of the long read, onto pictures!

When we went to look at it for the first time:
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When I first got it home:
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Spent 10 hours polishing the paint (thanks dad for helping!)
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Next day got new wheels/tires for it:

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Some random pictures and plastidip shenanigans:

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And my Evo X (mine is the white one, dad has the blue one)
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Thanks for reading!
 
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Welcome, your build is off the a very good start. I love the Evo X as well. I flirted with the idea of getting one of those when I sold my S2000.
 
great looking truck

Hey JDinh4R welcome to the 4RNR world! We got ours about the same time, for the mileage though wish I would have seen yours. I'm in the south end of the cities. If you ever see me say hi, tan SR5 with a German Shepherd silhouette on the back window. Love the new shoes btw. The black and white looks awesome.
 
What's going on everyone! My name is Joshua, and I am a proud owner of a new (to me) 2006 4Runner! A little background on myself, I've been into high performance cars for as long as I can remember. My dad is a big car nut, and is the one who got me started. We both own 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X's that are modified. Ever since the new 2014 4runner design, I became very interested in them. I ended up test driving one and immediately fell in love with it. I was very close to trading my Evo in on a 2014 Trail Edition. Long story short, dad talked me out of it. I then began the hunt for a clean used 4Runner. I wanted one that was clean and had low miles, local preferred. No easy task as most 4Runners in MN have been put to good use. After a few weeks of searching, my dad ended up stumbling upon a gentlemen selling his 2006 4Runner SR5 V8 4x4 in white with 44k miles! Dad and I went out and looked at it, and it was immaculate. I knew I had to have it. Ended up buying it about a week later after seeing it! Couldn't be happier with it! Anyways, enough of the long read, onto pictures!

When we went to look at it for the first time:

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Thanks for reading!

Welcome to the forum from a fellow Minnesotan! Nice rig. I covet your V8! Good job listening to your dad!
 
Thanks for the comments guys! Cool to see fellow 4Runner owners posting from MN too! I got extremely blessed with my 4Runner. Finding it with the mileage, a V8 and in immaculate condition was amazing. Thanks again guys! I live in the west metro, but travel south often. Hope to see you guys driving sometime!
 

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