Which 4runner Powertrain Do You Have?

[AlexJet]

... If i need offroad 4wd, the GX. :

What about 1' ruts, 2' mud holes and 3' water crossing?

 

[Falls]

My dealer ( Jack Safro Toyota ) has all 4wd's , I've never seen a 2wd there. The powerplant vary , I'll go there and they'll have alot of V8's and then the next shipment come's in and it's alot of V6's. It seem's to rotate back and forth.

The salesmgr. ( who i got to be decent friend's with ) told me that they both sell pretty equal since milage is so close .

 

[TiAgSport]

V6 4WD and V8 4WD are the only options available through Military Tax Free Sales. I was encouraged not to get the V8 unless I was going to pulling a boat or something. The gas mileage must be horrible. I got the V6 as suggested and I am not complaining. It doesn't get up and go as I have come to expect in my other ride but it can handle the 100+mph required for the autobahn/autostrade just fine.

 

[rx900]

What about 1' ruts, 2' mud holes and 3' water crossing?

well let's ask Four Wheeler and 4X4 Magazine on what they think about it. :

 

[rustyrazor]

4runners way up North

I've never even considered that there were 2x4 4runners. Shows how much I know.

We get snow here from November to April, and lots of it. It's pretty hard to control any rear wheel drive vehicle in the snow unless you're really good at drifting. You could say that it's possible to drift into a drift if you're not carefull. Think snowdrift.

There's a certain small town called Goulais (sounds like Goo Lee) and all the Gouligans drive rusted out, jacked up, 1st gen 4runners and toyota trucks. The solid front axle is the only way to go for them.

Well there's my report from up in Canada.

 

[Birdhunter]

I'm in Texas and 2X4 was never a consideration.

 

[ScottyDog]

I commute 35 miles to work everyday so the 4x4 and V8 were out of the question. I'll never need the 4x4 here in SD and anything I need to tow can be accomplished with the v6 anyways.

 

[iRCaDiKz]

i was interested n 2wd until ive learned that its a rear wheel drive
you know rear wheel drive has problems n deep snow.

 

[T4RUSAF]

Up here in Nor Cal 80% of the runners up here are also 4WD probably because we are so close to Lake Tahoe and there are alot of Off Roading trails and such. But before I came to nor Cal from NC, not many people had 4WD out there

 

[Fro-Runner]

U must have the fro by fro!

Gotta have the 4X4 V6 even here in southern California because these peeps do NOT know how to drive in the rain.

 

[HiVel-JR]

wow, I am surprised how many have the v8 full time 4wd

 

[ENJTOYOTA06]

v-8 Nothing Less....:dancin:

 

[marjnap]

V6 SE 4WD. I would never live without 4WD. Florida is a big sand pile, just waiting to get stuck in. I have been stuck a couple of times in 2WD and never in a 4WD. Since my first 4WD F-350, I will never go back to 2WD no matter what I drive.

 

[Denio]

2004 V6 SR5 4x4 No. Calif

 

[JQuiroz]

V6 4WD for me. I am mostly onroad so it is nice to have the option to switch from 2WD to 4WD specially here in FL where you have sunny skies and 10 minutes later is pouring down rain with 20 feet visibility :bugeye:

 

[rivertrek]

Fulltime 4WD V-8 here. After having a 4-cyl I wanted as much horsepower as possible. I only wish it had the mutli-mode switch so I could be in 2WD around town when the weather is dry.

 

[Ohio4R]

I wish I had the limited slip.

 

[icantsee]

 

[srash001]

-99 4runner 2.7L 2wd

-this is my daily driver so i use it to commute mainly mostly city miles so its great, on the freeway sometimes i feel the lack of passing power. Even tho i mainly use it for the city, driving in south florida you need a suv with all these bumpy roads and crazy weather conditions.

-For many of you that havent driven this particular model, it is extremely light compared to the newer models so having a 4cylinder in the new gens would never make sense to u guys, in this model i step on the gas and its so responsive still ( 123,000 miles)

- im new to the forums i mainly joined b/c i was looking to upgrade to a used newer more powerful model ( v8 Preferebly ).

 

[Iolaus]

It's interesting...so far (after 21 votes), there are far more 4wd V8 owners than anyone else. It just proves that internet forums do not always reflect real life.

So, i guess that 4wd V8 owners are internet computer geeks! And i am the granddaddy of them all!

Interesting stats so far....

Just read the first page, so I don't know if this was mentioned...

I think this poll is going to be skewed toward V8 4x4s because it's being done on a forum rather than in a blind sampling. Most of the people coming here are going to "fans" of the vehicle, and will want one that fulfills it's capabilities; the soccer moms aren't going to be as well represented.

I had to do some searching to find what I wanted here in SoCal; there were plenty of SR5 V8 4x4s, but having the moonroof was a deal-killer (too short for me). I was in touch with 4 or 5 dealers before I found what I was looking for.