ShooterMcGavin
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I don't have too much to gripe about with your suggestion
Awesome cars! Like the 4Runner, they are very well-rounded!
What Is The Car Equivalent Of The 3rd Gen 4Runner?
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I don't have too much to gripe about with your suggestion
Awesome cars! Like the 4Runner, they are very well-rounded!Ok. Good points and I certainly can't fault you for your thoughts
I agree with you - the Civic and Sentra are compact cars and not really equivalents.
What is out there for cars with?...
-ultra-reliable
-great value
-4 seats minimum
-mid-sized, semi-luxury
-rear-wheel drive, or AWD
-1995-2005 range
-conservative, timeless design
For the first category, I'm thinking only Honda and Toyota can be considered, but that's from my experience (first and second-hand). I know a BMW can go 300k+, but it's just not normally done, due to rising maintenance costs.
I think you keep describing a '95 Volvo 940 turbo wagon.
ShooterMcGavin
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Actually, you do have a good point. I haven't given enough credit to the Volvo comments. I've never been much of a Volvo guy, but I have nothing much to complain about with them.
I do think that is one of the best engines of its time. Not sure I've ever heard of a 300k+ mile Maxima, but still a good, well-rounded suggestion.
OffRoadGuy
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I didn't see anyone saying any Toyota Celicas with a 22R, 22RE, or 22TE. Also found in Toyota trucks, and 4runners
alanflies
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Considering how many parts they have swapped between them, I guess at my house it's this...
In all seriousness though, my vote for equivalent car would be the Lexus sc300!
Firstly, it's a Toyota! IMO any other brand doesn't compare at all.
Second, it's got a rock solid bullet proof six cylinder that makes good power, is easy to maintain, and loves boost.
Third, it's got a timeless design that still looks fresh twenty years down the road.
Fourth, Leather seats and other fine interior appointments and power options are very similar between them.
Fifth, Priced at the top of the market when new, most have been well maintained and are very affordable today.
Sixth, lots of parts are actually interchangeable or very similar in design.
Seventh, you can basically disassemble either one with a phillips screwdriver and a 10,12,14,17mm socket or wrench.
Eighth, The aftermarket for each is fantastic. If you like modding your junk, these two can't be beat.
Ninth, they make a great pair...If you gotta have a car and a truck, well these two legendary ones are a pretty good bet.
I could go on and on and on...
In all seriousness though, my vote for equivalent car would be the Lexus sc300!
Firstly, it's a Toyota! IMO any other brand doesn't compare at all.
Second, it's got a rock solid bullet proof six cylinder that makes good power, is easy to maintain, and loves boost.
Third, it's got a timeless design that still looks fresh twenty years down the road.
Fourth, Leather seats and other fine interior appointments and power options are very similar between them.
Fifth, Priced at the top of the market when new, most have been well maintained and are very affordable today.
Sixth, lots of parts are actually interchangeable or very similar in design.
Seventh, you can basically disassemble either one with a phillips screwdriver and a 10,12,14,17mm socket or wrench.
Eighth, The aftermarket for each is fantastic. If you like modding your junk, these two can't be beat.
Ninth, they make a great pair...If you gotta have a car and a truck, well these two legendary ones are a pretty good bet.
I could go on and on and on...
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JayRolla
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Considering how many parts they have swapped between them, I guess at my house it's this...
In all seriousness though, my vote for equivalent car would be the Lexus sc300!
Firstly, it's a Toyota! IMO any other brand doesn't compare at all.
Second, it's got a rock solid bullet proof six cylinder that makes good power, is easy to maintain, and loves boost.
Third, it's got a timeless design that still looks fresh twenty years down the road.
Fourth, Leather seats and other fine interior appointments and power options are very similar between them.
Fifth, Priced at the top of the market when new, most have been well maintained and are very affordable today.
Sixth, lots of parts are actually interchangeable or very similar in design.
Seventh, you can basically disassemble either one with a phillips screwdriver and a 10,12,14,17mm socket or wrench.
Eighth, The aftermarket for each is fantastic. If you like modding your junk, these two can't be beat.
I could go on and on and on...
I agree with everything but timeless design. Never was a fan of this body style. Was always more an IS guy. Just love me sedans.
But other than that awesome cars. My buddy just sold his 700hp Galant VR4 to build an SC into a drag/street car. The bottom ends are beast mode. Peeps making 700hp on stock bottom ends. Amazing.
alanflies
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Yea, I suppose it's a matter of personal taste, Coupe or Sedan...I've always had a shine for the two door coupes. Ive owned quite a few Celicas and Supras but I never liked the hatchback...
I've always wanted to build a Celica All-Trac/GT-Four, If they weren't rare as hens teeth, Maybe I'd say that's the perfect equivalent to the 3rd Gen T4r???
The Lexus IS series are fantastic autos for sure. My wife and I test drove a couple two years ago, before she fell in love with a 09 Civic Si...
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JayRolla
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My wife hated the IS cause she said it looked like a high school kids modded civic! Lol.
All trac celicas where fun cars. My buddy had one. They don't have much mod support and don't handle to much power. It was not what I would call reliable. He ended up building a Vr4 Galant. Different guy that building drag SC.
AntleredRuin
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How 'car' do you want it?
If you're simply looking for smaller, I'd say go with a 2nd gen Rav4. Gets 25 city, 30 Hwy. Can still haul a ton (I know; this was my primary moving vehicle)
140,000 on mine and the only thing I've had to do save brakes and basic maintenance is the alternator. DIY and it cost $145.00
If you're simply looking for smaller, I'd say go with a 2nd gen Rav4. Gets 25 city, 30 Hwy. Can still haul a ton (I know; this was my primary moving vehicle)
140,000 on mine and the only thing I've had to do save brakes and basic maintenance is the alternator. DIY and it cost $145.00
Ryan Briggs
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I guess that Jeep Grand Cherokee, Kia Borrego and Nissan Pathfinder may be similar to 4Runner. But I'm not sure about the similarity in prices for spare parts of these cars.
Cree
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4th Gen Honda Accord with a 5 speed. I pulled apart a F22 out of one that had 330,xxx miles on it and it still had the cross hatches in the cylinders. Mine had 225,000 on it when I gave it to a family in need. It was still pulling 34mpg on the highway, AC was cold and it tracked straight as could be while floating down the road. Only reason I let it go was I had stuffed it in a storm drain and bent the rear subframe. Was going to part it and then this family popped up needing a car. It drove alright but was eating left rear tires like mad, so I sent it to them and to my knowledge it's still on the road 5 years later.
TXRick
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Considering how many parts they have swapped between them, I guess at my house it's this...
In all seriousness though, my vote for equivalent car would be the Lexus sc300!
Firstly, it's a Toyota! IMO any other brand doesn't compare at all.
Second, it's got a rock solid bullet proof six cylinder that makes good power, is easy to maintain, and loves boost.
Third, it's got a timeless design that still looks fresh twenty years down the road.
Fourth, Leather seats and other fine interior appointments and power options are very similar between them.
Fifth, Priced at the top of the market when new, most have been well maintained and are very affordable today.
Sixth, lots of parts are actually interchangeable or very similar in design.
Seventh, you can basically disassemble either one with a phillips screwdriver and a 10,12,14,17mm socket or wrench.
Eighth, The aftermarket for each is fantastic. If you like modding your junk, these two can't be beat.
Ninth, they make a great pair...If you gotta have a car and a truck, well these two legendary ones are a pretty good bet.
I could go on and on and on...
I agree. I've got a 95 sc300 with 270000 on it.
Beaumont67
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SUV less equivalent but still worthy, none-the-less - pre 1995 Nissan Pathfinder:
- well built, on truck frame
- fun commuter
- great traction & stability, at highway speeds in heavy snow &/or slushy covered roads
- 3.0L slightly under powered, but v6 iron block was bullet proof
- weak automatic, and expensive to rebuild
- little small, for a growing family
Bought this 1989 Pathfinder used in 1992 (with +34,000 Km), drove another 14 years & handed it down to our 16 y/o HS son, in later years of proud ownership.
- sold Nissan with 335,000 trouble free Km.
- never used a drop of oil
- no PW, PDL & minus AC was the only dislike
First and only vehicle, we kept as a daily driver - for over a decade / luckily we had it generously oil spray undercoated, yearly.
- well built, on truck frame
- fun commuter
- great traction & stability, at highway speeds in heavy snow &/or slushy covered roads
- 3.0L slightly under powered, but v6 iron block was bullet proof
- weak automatic, and expensive to rebuild
- little small, for a growing family
Bought this 1989 Pathfinder used in 1992 (with +34,000 Km), drove another 14 years & handed it down to our 16 y/o HS son, in later years of proud ownership.
- sold Nissan with 335,000 trouble free Km.
- never used a drop of oil
- no PW, PDL & minus AC was the only dislike
First and only vehicle, we kept as a daily driver - for over a decade / luckily we had it generously oil spray undercoated, yearly.
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white_n_slow
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Camry or corolla are the obvious choices because they are basic simple toyotas and run forever.
Other cars that fall into the same category for stacking up miles with basic maintenance: any 4cyl honda/acura built from 1984 onward. Any v6 honda with a manual transmission.
Other cars that fall into the same category for stacking up miles with basic maintenance: any 4cyl honda/acura built from 1984 onward. Any v6 honda with a manual transmission.
Ron Burgandy
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I put 200k miles on a Pontiac Sunfire that never seen a shop, literally just gas and oil and a set of brake pads. Hated it with a passion due to being incredibly ugly and slow but was a good college car. Laid to rest at a junk yard due to rust, probably because I also never washed it.
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