Its your money, buy what you want. of course you will get a lot of flack on here for posting anything but 4runner to runner comparo's. I think the new JGC looks good, low to the ground, but good. I have not driven one. I would think it would be way more fun to drive than a 5th gen, which is good to drive but not exciting , and definately not powerful by any means. I think the design/looks of the JGC will be very dated looking in about 2 years, most Dodge stuff looks hot when it hits the market, but then looks very crude to ME just after a short time. Where older Toyota's have the vanilla thing going on, not flashy when new, but still good looking ten years down the road. thats the Toyota way, they love Vanilla, they have spent lots of money on market research and know Vanilla sells.
The 5th Gen missed the mark with bang for the buck, growing features over the 4th gen, quality. I have owned both, and went back to a 4th Gen. the lack of V8 just kills it on the market when you have folks like me that have to tow something. and general torque, everyday driving is more fun, easier when you have a V8. I live on top of a mountain so everyday is an adventure with snow, or some crap road.
I long was a Pentastar lover til they killed my spirit with a new dakota I purchased. the low reliability of it is what killed it, and very poor dealer service. like ghetto poor.
American stuff still has a long way to go. there is all this talk on the cars are better, and I think in general they are in fit and finish, its good to see. Toyota rest's on its laurels too much. the tacoma just gets a new grille for its 7 year makeover, blah! the Tundra, geez could they wait a little longer to re due it? I mean, its been forever, american trucks refresh 2-3 years to keep pace. Tundra is boring with its hideous interior with acres of hard plastic. heck a new dodge looks downright amazing in comparison. The 4runner they rarely advertise, they treat it like a foster child. never on sale, never any good spiffs on it. I have to wonder if there ever will be a 6th Gen. prolly not. All this said you might think I have a beef with Toyota, well, I guess I hate to see them go the way of Honda, boring snooze fest cars with no character/ horrible styling, and hideous looks, but expensive. Remember when the Accord was pinnacle, the civic was unbeatable cheap/fun car, the CRX, the Prelude etc... yeah, thought so.
Toyota waits way to long to redue/update, and doesnt take any chances with throwing a V8 in the Taco or Runner. thats bad. I still think their products have exceptional quality, esp the ones made in Japan. I do love the 4th Gen, and if I had to get another 5th Gen, I would make sure it was the Limited with xreas, or at least the trail. I could only dream they put the new 4.6 in the 5th Gen with Torsen full time awd. ala Lexus.
the new ford raptor looks inviting, and I am far from a ford guy, but if I bought something new this week, it would prolly win. to have good v8 power, great suspension, and unique looks. Kudo's to Ford to have the balls to make it. Toyota could so easily make a kick butt taco with the 4.6, a small lift, some BF's on it etc... call it whatever and charge 9 grand more and I would buy one. but they wont, they are too vanilla for their own good, reminds me of Honda.
my rant is over.
The 5th Gen missed the mark with bang for the buck, growing features over the 4th gen, quality. I have owned both, and went back to a 4th Gen. the lack of V8 just kills it on the market when you have folks like me that have to tow something. and general torque, everyday driving is more fun, easier when you have a V8. I live on top of a mountain so everyday is an adventure with snow, or some crap road.
I long was a Pentastar lover til they killed my spirit with a new dakota I purchased. the low reliability of it is what killed it, and very poor dealer service. like ghetto poor.
American stuff still has a long way to go. there is all this talk on the cars are better, and I think in general they are in fit and finish, its good to see. Toyota rest's on its laurels too much. the tacoma just gets a new grille for its 7 year makeover, blah! the Tundra, geez could they wait a little longer to re due it? I mean, its been forever, american trucks refresh 2-3 years to keep pace. Tundra is boring with its hideous interior with acres of hard plastic. heck a new dodge looks downright amazing in comparison. The 4runner they rarely advertise, they treat it like a foster child. never on sale, never any good spiffs on it. I have to wonder if there ever will be a 6th Gen. prolly not. All this said you might think I have a beef with Toyota, well, I guess I hate to see them go the way of Honda, boring snooze fest cars with no character/ horrible styling, and hideous looks, but expensive. Remember when the Accord was pinnacle, the civic was unbeatable cheap/fun car, the CRX, the Prelude etc... yeah, thought so.
Toyota waits way to long to redue/update, and doesnt take any chances with throwing a V8 in the Taco or Runner. thats bad. I still think their products have exceptional quality, esp the ones made in Japan. I do love the 4th Gen, and if I had to get another 5th Gen, I would make sure it was the Limited with xreas, or at least the trail. I could only dream they put the new 4.6 in the 5th Gen with Torsen full time awd. ala Lexus.
the new ford raptor looks inviting, and I am far from a ford guy, but if I bought something new this week, it would prolly win. to have good v8 power, great suspension, and unique looks. Kudo's to Ford to have the balls to make it. Toyota could so easily make a kick butt taco with the 4.6, a small lift, some BF's on it etc... call it whatever and charge 9 grand more and I would buy one. but they wont, they are too vanilla for their own good, reminds me of Honda.
my rant is over.
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