Welcome To The New Highlander/4Runner Forum!!
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ironadrenaline
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The More the Merrier(sp?)
AlexJet
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May be in this case Forum should have separate "Highlander discussion". This will helps Highlander owners to concentrate on their problems and suggestions. Just an idea...
I'd love to see Highlander on trails. I've seen one guy tried to follow us, but he stopped after first 100 feet and turn around.
I'd love to see Highlander on trails. I've seen one guy tried to follow us, but he stopped after first 100 feet and turn around.
jharris2 said:
right, yea im deffinitly for it, the more people we have the more information that can be spread around and the more this site is spread across www. land. I do think it will require more moderators watching for spam, trolls, and commercial ads not welcome, but it sound like everyone is up to it. I think it will be nice to have a change to the Forum here, deffinitly for it
jharris2 said:
I'm sure will see much more developed over the next few days. Maybe even tomorrow.
How about expanding to cover the new RAV4? I don't see the FJ Cruiser fitting in...I mean, we're talking about true SUVs with 4 real doors, not that "access door" junk.
We wouldn't want the new Highlander forums to look like they are "here today, gone tomorrow." Take your time.
the_josh
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This is sooo stupid am i the only one against this?
the highlander is a glorified sienna, anbody that owns one just uses it to pick up the kids from school. this is just as stupid as a idea as having a honda pilot forum! i think this website has been going down hill for quite awhile now, since about the 06 model year.
this website is just whoring itself sooo much it makes me sick, and i think i should just quit this site and move to actual 4runner board like yotatech!!!
the highlander is a glorified sienna, anbody that owns one just uses it to pick up the kids from school. this is just as stupid as a idea as having a honda pilot forum! i think this website has been going down hill for quite awhile now, since about the 06 model year.
this website is just whoring itself sooo much it makes me sick, and i think i should just quit this site and move to actual 4runner board like yotatech!!!
the_josh
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Thai said:So...i take it...that you're against this merger??
And this forum going downhill since '06 model year?! We're just in the first quarter of 2006....
maybe im just the only one that feels this way and im fine with that. im not knocking anyone personally but i just feel that with all these new owners coming on the board that it just seems that almost every post is very minimal in meaning and all that is ever talked about is of no substance. when i first joined the board everyday we had interesting topics and i would always be on the board and now its a rare occasion i ever feel like posting on a thread cause nobody has anything interesting to say. the offroading thread is always dead and after two attempts ive tried to get get-togethers and noone is ever interested, i know my interest in wheeling my runner offroad is not the same as most peoples interest in keeping theirs clean as can be... like i said i may be the only one but i just gotten so bored here
JB.
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the_josh said:
I think you're selling the Highlander short. I know it doesn't have low range but the traction control is so much better than on the 4Runner, I've seen 'em go places a 4Runner couldn't make it. And I'm talking steep, loose, rocky off road trails. It's incredibly underrated as a trail machine.
Thai
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the_josh said:
All kidding aside, remember the original purpose of this forum:
This is from our Welcome statement in 2002:
"This forum is created by Gatorgreg and I for the 4Runner enthusiasts! I have been looking for a dedicated 4Runner forum for a long time. Some sites are just too disorganized, while others are too hard-core into off-roading. I want to create one for the "average" 4Runner owner...someone who loves to drive to work everyday in a 4Runner, but also do some off-roading on the weekends."
Gromulus
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Grow or Die
Great , now we can have the Runner crowd dogging the Highlander owners for owning "wanna-be" SUVs while the Highlanders call us macho, anti-green tree stompers!.
More things to argue about then the "V6 vs V8" and "X-REAS vs. non/X-REAS" debates.
Seriously, I think it is a good move - but why stop there? Might as well include the RAV4, Sequoia, Land Cruiser (if the model continues), and especially FJ as well. The new RAV4 can be optioned with DAC and HAC may even have slightly better offroad abilities than the Highlander and the FJ is built on the 4Runner frame. With the new Tundra just around the corner, a newly designed Sequoia can't be too far off. I would include the Lexus GX (RX and LX) owners too but these buyers really are a different breed for the most part. LOL
Might as wll expand the demogrphics since some of us may be owners of these other vehicles someday. Diversity and information sharing is a good thing. (Of course 4Runners owners know they have something special and will maintain our dominant role!)
Will the sight still be called T4R?
Great , now we can have the Runner crowd dogging the Highlander owners for owning "wanna-be" SUVs while the Highlanders call us macho, anti-green tree stompers!.
More things to argue about then the "V6 vs V8" and "X-REAS vs. non/X-REAS" debates.
Seriously, I think it is a good move - but why stop there? Might as well include the RAV4, Sequoia, Land Cruiser (if the model continues), and especially FJ as well. The new RAV4 can be optioned with DAC and HAC may even have slightly better offroad abilities than the Highlander and the FJ is built on the 4Runner frame. With the new Tundra just around the corner, a newly designed Sequoia can't be too far off. I would include the Lexus GX (RX and LX) owners too but these buyers really are a different breed for the most part. LOL
Might as wll expand the demogrphics since some of us may be owners of these other vehicles someday. Diversity and information sharing is a good thing. (Of course 4Runners owners know they have something special and will maintain our dominant role!)
Will the sight still be called T4R?
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the_josh said:
I deffinitly agree with that statement. I mostly see it in the 3rd gen forum as thats where i normally am posting. I open a thread titled: "subs"/"lift"/ or my favorite, posted by "drew": Whats for Dinner? . We still have an off-topic section right? And once you open the thread, its one or two words such as: "what are good subs" or "best 2.5' lift"
So i can deffinitly understand where your coming from.
I really dont see how the highlander aspect will affect anyone in the 4runner section though if they are in different sections because why would a highlander post their issue in the 4runner section?
The way i see it, i beleive it will add more to all of the universal to toyota sections with out touching the 4runner specific sections, such as 4th/3rd/classic TR4s. However i do think the general discussion need to be specified as 4runner GD. Also to destinguish between the 4runner and highlander members yall should create a code to change our member names to red and blue for 4runner and highlander or something of the sort(just a suggestion to show effectiveness of who joined for what reason).
After all Thai and Gator might start the Highlander aspect of the TR4 website and it all fall through for one reason or another. Maybe not enough members join for that reason, or it just doesnt work out for one reason or another, so dont get too excited and go leaving just yet.
Jeff Kleb
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Highlander
I say "Welcome Aboard!" to the Highlander folks. Since my girlfriend owns one (2002 V6, 2wd) and I sometimes drive it, I figure it will be nice to compare notes and comments from others.
To the person who said that the Highlander is a glorified Sienna, I say that is really a tall Camry. It has a smoother ride than my '05 4Runner, feels less "trucky" in its road manners and is definitely much better on fuel. With gas hovering between $2.55 and $2.60 a gallon, an extra 4 or 5 mpg can make a difference in the family budget!
Her Highlander will outperform my 4Runner in snow if we both are restricted to 2-wheel drive. The Highlander is a front-driver and will pull through snow very well - much better than a rear-drive 4Runner ever could! The Highlander ECT works great on hers. Of course, I have 4x4 as an option on my 4Runner.......but the Highlander gets around fine for commuting and hauling three kids wherever you need to go. They are different vehicles, built for slightly different customers.
Both the Highlander and 4Runner sell pretty well and both are excellent values for the money. Toyota has had few quality control issue with either of them, and I doubt they're going to make many changes to either model because they're fine the way they are.
I say that Highlanders and those who own them should be welcomed here with open arms. Maybe, as a compromise, you could have a separate topic button for them......but they will bring new members and new information that the rest of us may find useful. After all, what is another few megabytes of storage?
:awais:
I have already posted a question about Highlander brakes. Feel free to move it to another topic or area if you so desire.
I say "Welcome Aboard!" to the Highlander folks. Since my girlfriend owns one (2002 V6, 2wd) and I sometimes drive it, I figure it will be nice to compare notes and comments from others.
To the person who said that the Highlander is a glorified Sienna, I say that is really a tall Camry. It has a smoother ride than my '05 4Runner, feels less "trucky" in its road manners and is definitely much better on fuel. With gas hovering between $2.55 and $2.60 a gallon, an extra 4 or 5 mpg can make a difference in the family budget!
Her Highlander will outperform my 4Runner in snow if we both are restricted to 2-wheel drive. The Highlander is a front-driver and will pull through snow very well - much better than a rear-drive 4Runner ever could! The Highlander ECT works great on hers. Of course, I have 4x4 as an option on my 4Runner.......but the Highlander gets around fine for commuting and hauling three kids wherever you need to go. They are different vehicles, built for slightly different customers.
Both the Highlander and 4Runner sell pretty well and both are excellent values for the money. Toyota has had few quality control issue with either of them, and I doubt they're going to make many changes to either model because they're fine the way they are.
I say that Highlanders and those who own them should be welcomed here with open arms. Maybe, as a compromise, you could have a separate topic button for them......but they will bring new members and new information that the rest of us may find useful. After all, what is another few megabytes of storage?
:awais:
I have already posted a question about Highlander brakes. Feel free to move it to another topic or area if you so desire.
TRD04RUNNER
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IF WE ARE GETTEN A HIGHLANDER FORUM CAN WE GET A RAV 4 FORUM TOO SINCE WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO COMPARE TOO?:rolleye2:
I haven't been here long, but I would certainly welcome the Highlander members. I used to drive a Lexus RX, which is basically the same vehicle, like the GX is related to the 4Runner.
This is a pretty active forum already, so I'm thinking that it might be best to break "General Discussions" into two separate areas - "4th Gen 4Runner" and "1st Gen Highlander". And as mentioned earlier, "2nd Gen Highlander" is right around the corner.
Just an opinion.
This is a pretty active forum already, so I'm thinking that it might be best to break "General Discussions" into two separate areas - "4th Gen 4Runner" and "1st Gen Highlander". And as mentioned earlier, "2nd Gen Highlander" is right around the corner.
Just an opinion.
