What did you have before your 4Runner?

That's crazy talk tight there.

Not the first time I've been told that. I was living in Northern California when I bought it and was going to track it on the weekends since I went to school 45 minutes from Sonoma Raceway. I live in Central Oregon now, so I need something that can survive the winter and scale some mountains, haha.
 
This was my first toyota since my 4x4 '83 sr5 longbed that got stolen in highschool. '96 Tacoma with 318k on the gauge. Wanted to make a expeditionary rig out of it, but decided to keep it for what it was originally purchased for, to park the F350. So I bought a '90 4runner instead.
 

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Like many here, I came over from a Wrangler. Riding around without a top and/or doors was fun, but that vehicle was abusive and a giant maintenance bomb waiting to happen. 3 weeks into the Runner and absolutely zero regrets
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12 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4
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06 Chev Malibu Maxx SS
03 Ford Focus ZX5
02 Ford Focus ZX5 (written off)
99 Chev Cavalier Z24
92 Chev Beretta

Still have a 15 Mazda3 Sport GT


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I don't have pictures readily available for any of them, but here is a list:

1966 Plymouth Fury III
1977 Honda Accord Hatchback (blue)
1977 Honda Accord Hatchback (silver)
1984 Toyota Pick-up 2WD Std Cab Long Bed
1980 Datsun Pick-up 4WD King-cab
1974 E200 Econoline Van
1968 Ford F250 2WD Long Bed Camper Special
1968 Ford F250 2WD Short Bed Crew Cab
1989 Ford Ranger 2WD Std Cab Short Bed
1990 Chevrolet S10 Blazer
1996 Chevrolet Suburban
1997 Jeep TJ
1989 Ford Escort
1990 Ford Ranger 4WD Extended Cab (Former DD up for sale)
1991 Toyota Camry
1993 Ford F250 2WD Extended Cab Long Bed 7.3L IDIT (Our current two vehicle)
2008 Ford Explorer Limited (Wife's rig)
 
2002 Ford F-150 Fx4 in 2006

1999 Ford SVT Cobra in 2008 (you can see the result)

2001 Ford SVT Cobra in 2008 (still have it)

2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat Fx4 in 2013

2008 Jeep Wrangler JK in 2013

2005 Toyota 4Runner SE 4x4 in 2015
 

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love seeing how far we've all come especially since I don't see many lambos as previous cars.

I had a Honda Ridgeline which I loved, despite it being a van in trucks clothing.
 

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Had a 06 Honda pilot as my first car, loved that thing and all the space.
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Totaled her but ended up with this beauty, in all her stock glory ;)
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Bronco II (3 of them)

1986 Bronco II, one after another until the final straw; broke down in front of a cemetery the first day of snow. The director took us home. The fix? A $15 clutch-slave INSIDE the transmission! $800 job. F' that, we went and found a 1986 Turbo SR5 in great shape and put a new engine in it. FOR SALE by the way ;-)
 

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1986 Bronco II, one after another until the final straw; broke down in front of a cemetery the first day of snow. The director took us home. The fix? A $15 clutch-slave INSIDE the transmission! $800 job. F' that, we went and found a 1986 Turbo SR5 in great shape and put a new engine in it. FOR SALE by the way ;-)



You're the first person I've heard that didn't like his Bronco II. I know the 2.6 was prone to HG issues but the 2.9 manual trans combo was great. After driving a 2.9/5spd ranger, I always wanted a bronco II version. They're classics at this point. I had a hard time stepping away from an 89 Eddie Bauer version that was only $1,000 because the lady didn't want to pay for a new exhaust system to pass emissions.

Don't get me wrong....you definitely upgraded though...


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My most recent car prior to the 4Runner was a 2016 Infiniti Q50 Red Sport with only 800 Miles.
 

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I currently have

05 Acura TL 6 speed
08 Acura TL auto
02 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7

just added the 01 SR5

quickly running out of driveway space haha

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I currently have a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2. Trading it in on a 2018 TRD off road premium in 5 days!

Don’t even get me started on that truck...
 
I currently have a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2. Trading it in on a 2018 TRD off road premium in 5 days!



Don’t even get me started on that truck...



Baby duramax or gas?
What were your issues?


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Before this new 4Runner, I had a 13 Taco Double Cab TRD OffRoad! And a few other red things that I still have.

This is actually my third Toy, second pic was my first.

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Baby duramax or gas?
What were your issues?


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I have the v6 gas engine.
-The transmission shifts poorly. Sometimes it feels like the truck is being kicked in the ass when it’s shifting.
-Putting the truck into reverse causes a sudden jolt.
-My infotainment system would turn off not was causing the battery to drain. So at 7500 miles, I had to take that in for service. The service department was a nightmare. They didn’t want to offer me a loaner and the service writer was very disrespectful and not customer oriented. It was a terrible experience that finally convinced me that maybe I’m not the target Chevrolet owner.
-The icing on the cake, my father-in-law and I were using the truck the other day for a project. The TPMS light was on showing the left rear tire air pressure low. Stopped and put air in the tire and the light stayed on. Drove the truck all day. When I got home, I used several different gauges and the pressure was set accordingly. Just when I was about to take the truck in, I figured out that when my oil was changed and tires rotated at the same dealership, they didn’t reorient the sensors in the computer to coordinate with the correct wheel sensor.

Needless to say, that’s the last Chevrolet I’ll buy.
 
I owned a couple of s2000’s before I made the decision to purchase my 3rd gen.
 

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