The 5th Gen Is a Regular Car
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An elaborate conclusion statement only to say that it's a vehicle made with mass appeal to cater to multiple uses, including projecting an image, offroading and just as a regular car.
I think that's obvious. Few mass-produced vehicles in this category are precise specialists. Most are generalists with increased capabilities in very specific areas while trying to keep everything else in balance as well.
I think that's obvious. Few mass-produced vehicles in this category are precise specialists. Most are generalists with increased capabilities in very specific areas while trying to keep everything else in balance as well.
Whippersnapper02
Senior Member
Haven't watched yet but I bet it's funny and accurate.
I thought it was great and took it as a half-joking self indulgant and largely self examinatory existentialist diatribe, which I cant fault to be honest. It was really refreshing and not what I expected. But I can see it cutting a little close to the bone for some people, and the deadpan humor going over some heads.
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rageandlove
Member
It was cutesy but not interesting enough to complete watching. I moved on to some other YouTube video about 40% of the way through. I'd give it C- / D+ both for information content as well as actual humor, so a disappointment to both crowds.
Whippersnapper02
Senior Member
I watched it and felt it was spot on. To bad he didn't make fun of the ricer raptor lights, ladders to nowhere, RTT brahs and hood mounted traction boards. I'm sure someone was screaming at the screen about him not using mall control in the snow.
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tylertenny
Member
This one was pretty great! The FF7 references really resonated with me.
Xtremluck
New member
I couldn't have said it any better. The 5th gen 4runner is a pretty terrible car for what most people need out of it. Even for the folks on this forum if they were being realistic.
and we like that :lmao:
baldrik78
New member
I've always said the whole SUV fad was just a way to get men to buy station-wagons.
* men without a spare 110k for an Audi RS6.
So what if most people don’t use the 4r to its full potential? Most people who drive pickup trucks or sports cars don’t use or actually require their capabilities either.
Would the world be a better place if everyone drove a 2008 Ford Focus station wagon because they “need” nothing more? Do you get to decide what car is “better” for others?
Before you ask if the hat fits me, I don’t require the 4runner’s off road capability often, but I do go places where a standard crossover won’t fare well from time to time.
And my friends who tried (Tiguan, Escape etc) proved that to me on several occasions when we had to get out and push...and they then had to fix trail damage under the car!
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Xtremluck my comment wasn’t necessarily aimed squarely at your post, it’s just a recurring theme I see on the forums “there are probably better options for you” “you don’t really need a 4runner” etc. Whereby the poster implicitly insinuates that THEY are “worthy” but the person their post is directed to is not.
Who cares why people buy their vehicles, or anything for that matter, your money, you decide!
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CajunMikeR
New member
Honestly, most people don't have the skill, nor training, to push even the most mundane of cars to their max capability. Most people just overdo it, cross the threshold into too much in a heartbeat, then blame the car... when it's actually their lack of ability to determine where the razor's edge is and ride that fine line.
