What did you have before your 4Runner?

Fun! Ive had a bunch of cars but here is the highlights. My big turbo SR 240SX was fast. Not a single stock suspension component under that car. It was unreal on the mountain.
Fully built and caged turbo ITR. All the money was in the engine and the rest was pretty stock but that car was so good from the factory it didnt need much.

Couple of sweet corollas. Current family wagon. I still love my beater pathfinder.

Honorable mention to my sweet turbo 1st gen eclipse and a ratted 260z that I dont have pics handy for.
 

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My last ride was a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 4.7 V8. I loved that thing! In 14 years it broke down twice and both times it was in my drive way. Considering all the times I was in the woods hunting and if it wouldn't start I would have been kinds screwed, I'm real happy about that! I had 3 Jeeps in a row and while I had pretty good luck with them it seems after 115,000 miles or so the problems start. I wanted more long term reliability and I love the looks of the $runner so hereI am!
 
1983 240 Volvo Wagon
1988 240 Volvo Wagon
1990 740 Volvo Wagon
1992 740 Volvo Wagon
1992 740 Volvo Wagon
C-C-C-C-Combo breaker
2002 4Runner

Grew up in a Volvo family, we were often trading cars between us, so there was a lot of turnover. It's been an interesting transition. I really miss the Volvo's turning radius, storage capacity, and how cheap parts were. Other than that, though, I've been loving the 4Runner.
 
1972 Datsun 510, 2dr sedan, 4sp mt
1974 Opel Manta, 2dr coupe, 4sp mt
1977 Toyota Celica GT liftback, 5sp mt
1981 Toyota short bed pickup, 4X4, 4sp mt
1986 Mazda 626 2dr coupe, 5 sp mt
1994 Isuzu Trooper 4dr, 4X4, 5sp mt
1998 Subaru Legacy sedan, AWD, 4 at (have it for second time - son's car)
1999 Audi A4 sedan, 1.8t, AWD, 5sp mt
2004 Honda Pilot, AWD, 5 sp at
2006 Mazda 6 wagon, V6, 6 sp at
2011 Subaru Forester, AWD, 5 sp mt
2016 Subaru WRX sedan, 2.0t, AWD, 6sp mt (Still have)
2008 Subaru Impreza hatch back, AWD, 5sp mt (still have - daughter's car)
2018 Toyota 4Runner ORP (still have)
 
Well, here we go.

1st. 1969 Lincoln Continental suicide doors.
2nd. 1984 Nissan Maxima.
3rd. 1977 Chevy 2wd 4spd 6" lift with a built 350.
4th. 1973 Chevy 454 1tons and 4spd on 38" groundhogs.
5th. 1978 Chevy suburban on 38s.
5TH. 1981 Chevy 4dr Lb 4sp with a Vortec 350 on 39s with a 13" lift.
6th. 1972 Datsun 510 wagon.
7th. 1973 Datsun 510 wagon.
8th. 1972 Datsun 4dr 510.
9th. 1973 Datsun 2dr 510.
10th. 1965 Mustang.
11th. 1983 Toyota truck
About 5 other Toyota trucks to build my 83 with 529 dual cases and 33" super swampers then swapped the axles for dana60 up front and dana 70 rear in 38s.
12th. 1985 T4R 5sp EFI straight axle wiring was crazy rats nest so parted it out and ended up trading rolling shell and axles for a 1987 T4R Turbo.it only needed a tune-up drove and wheeled stock for a while then sold it.
13th.1997 T4R stock with TRD Supercharger then converted to rear leaf springs taco axle with e-locker and manual hub conversion on a 3" lift with nitrogen shocks up front. (This was the one that was stolen and totaled)
14th.2006 Chevy Duramax crew cab 4x4 with some add ons..
15th. Honda Odyssey (Wife mobile)
16th. 2000T4R on 3"ToyTech lift and 33" KM2 sliders and soon to be e-locker rear and much more.
I have had a total of 31 vehicles but the others where short term build and sell or part out.
 

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Here are some other ones.
 

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04 factory manual is300 sportdesign (along with my daily in the background that i sold a week or so ago). i got tired of not being able to go anywhere when it snowed and the IS sitting in the garage rotting the majority of the time i owned it. so i wised up, sold both and have a 3rd gen. no regrets.

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ive driven the IS in the snow in that current state, let me tell you. snow mode does NOT help with that much camber. lol. the highway patrol was not stoked. the first and last time i did that.
 
I think this list is complete:

1967 Saab 95 Wagon
1972 Saab 99
1981 Rabbit
1986 Golf GTI
1987 Celica
1991 Integra
1997 Nissan SE-R
1964 FJ-40 (still have this one)
1972 FJ-40
1987 FJ-60
1993 FZJ80
1999 F-350 Crew Cab
2005 Outback XT Turbo
2010 FJ Cruiser
2018 Hyundai Tuscon (wife's)
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road Premium

Bikes:
1991 Nighthawk 450
1987 KTM495
1979 Suzuki GS1000E
2008 WeeStrom
2017 Africa Twin, Manual (Still have it)
 
2015 Colorado Z71 2wd crew cab long bed

2015 Colorado Z71 2wd crew cab long bed
 

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Can’t remember if I responded to this...

1972 Vega GT
1976 Mustang II
199x Ford Ranger
A few motorcycles...
{minivan era of which we shall not speak}
1995 Maxima
1993 300ZX (still have)
1999 4Runner (wrecked by daughter’s bf)
2000 4Runner Ltd
2000 4Runner SR5 Sport (my fav)
A couple different Subaru’s for my daughters
2012 4Runner Ltd (daily driver)

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Jeep and 4Runner together and happy.

I traded a 2004 Grand Cherokee for a 2007 Sport Edition with 169K. I also still have a 1999 jeep wrangler. Included pics of both. Looking forward to making my 4Runner look more like my jeep or vice versa..... Also doing a frame off resotoration on a 1993 Wrangler Olympic Edition.
 

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All of you have, and had some impressive vehicles for sure. Over the years I have had some as well. Now at the ripe old age of 70 I decided on the 2019 4R Limited. As far as off road types I have had are three Jeeps, one Chevy Blazer, Chrysler Aspen(currently still own). Living in Northern Michigan I wouldn't have anything else but 4WD.
 
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2002 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road. V6, 5-speed. Stock. I bought it new. Lots of adventures in the eastern Sierra Nevada, Death Valley, Nevada. Just gave it to my son. 177,500 trouble free miles. Everything works. Replaced with a low mileage 2018 4Runner.
 
1995 BMW 740IL
1995 Nissan Maxima SE 5 Speed
1999 Honda Civic EX 5 Speed
1997 Honda Civic EX 5 Speed
2006 Scion xB 5 Speed
2007 Honda Civic SI 6 Speed
2009 Honda Civic SI 6 Speed
1991 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 5 Speed (450HP @ 18 years old. yes i crashed it)
1995 Nissan 240SX
1999 Toyota Camry V6
2002 Huyndi Something
1998 Nissan 240SX SE 5 Speed
1997 Nissan Maxima
2003 Honda Accord V6 6 Speed
1999 Honda Accord EX
2002 Honda Accord EX
2005 Honda Accord EX V6 6 Speed
2007 Honda Accord EX-L Sedan V6 Speed
2002 Toyota Celica GT 5 Speed
2005 Yamaha R1
2009 Suzuki GSX-R 600
2013 Infiniti G37S
2012 Honda CBR1000RR

Im sure im forgetting some of them.

BTW im 28.
 
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Some of what I had...

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Way back...
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Mixed in there between my wife and I...
75 Nova
Chevette
93 Dodge Dakota
Olds Achieva
95 Tacoma
98 T100
95 2 door camry
99 Tacoma 4 door
01 Tacoma Prerunner Reg Cab
00 Camry
02 4Runner
06 Suburban (yuk)
07 Jeep Wrangler JK
11 Hyundai Elantra
08 Sequoia
11 Camry
89 Jeep Cherokee
02 Yamaha R6
75 Taylor Jetboat
2015 Hustler Raptor SD 52" Deck


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My ex's (cars that is, we won't get into the wives) and motorcycles

1984 Yamaha XJ750RL
???? BMW R100
1990 Kawasaki ZX100 (2000 to 2018)
1965 (probably) Austin Cambridge
Mazda 626 (Frankenstein - I think it had a Toyota motor in it.)
1985 Corvette
1984 (probably) VW Jetta
2005 Chevy Blazer
2007 VW Golf
200? Volvo S40
2014 Mazda3 (still have)
2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe
 

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