Who's had their 5th gen the longest?
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Owned our 2010 Limited since 2011. Sold privately in 2024, (Almost 15 years!), with 275,000 miles for $11K. No issues and bought a new 2024 Limited. Probably our last vehicle and most reliable since I didn't want the 4 cylinder and new electronics. (I'm just to Old School.) On the 2024 I love the camera's, heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control, side mirror monitoring and ac seats; not to mention the quietness and comfort with no 3rd row seat.
May 1st 2010. Mag Grey Limited- without Nav. I knew I’d be keeping it for a while and that the tech and apps on our phones would work far better over time, and I absolutely love having the backup cam displayed in the rear view mirror as opposed to being on the dash. 158,000 happy and practicality trouble-free miles later and no plans on replacing her any time soon…
CutthroatSlam
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Fareastplaza
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I bought my 2010 4runner in 2011. It is first year of 5th gen I believe. They even don't have 'limited' badge ready for me. Mine is the only one on the road without it. I just did all fluid change/flash (2nd/3rd times) this summer. All running well. Tire get replaced for few times, xREAS suspension leaked and I totally remove it (DIY) and replace with simple strut system. I have no idea what xREAS really do. I don't need it at all. I have it just because mine is limited. I want limited's full time 4-wheel drive.
I also fixed following parts during these 14/15 years: alternator - replaced, battery - replaced 3-4 times, AC compressor - replaced + all required maintenance.
I feel my 4runner is still strong and running smooth. Due to some small accidents, insurance changed my front and rear panels. It is even look like new now
I like silver grey. It is boring, but young forever, hahaa!!!
I also fixed following parts during these 14/15 years: alternator - replaced, battery - replaced 3-4 times, AC compressor - replaced + all required maintenance.
I feel my 4runner is still strong and running smooth. Due to some small accidents, insurance changed my front and rear panels. It is even look like new now
I like silver grey. It is boring, but young forever, hahaa!!!
Fareastplaza
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Ok, then maybe I am wrong. Maybe 2009 is the first patch of the 5th Gen.
AuSeeker
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The 2010 was the first 5th Gen....but the 2010s were first sold in late 2009.
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2018 have had it since April of 2018, we had 3 blizzards right after I bought it in 2018, first night I owned it we took it out on some minimum maintenance roads and buried it, had 75 miles on it and we were already digging it out buried up over the grille in the front on the horrible stock tires, over the next 2 weekends we took it out and ended up pulling my buddys 1ton dodge out after he tried to follow me on a trail and couldn't. and I pulled another guy out the following weekend in a Subaru that he got buried. It proved its worth before it even had 200 miles on the odometer. Now has 120,000 hard miles on it, the only "non maintenance" items I have had to replace is one brake caliper locked up on me, so I replaced all 4 with power stops, otherwise still rolling all original belts, hoses pretty much everything, gonna do a round of upgrades here this winter of pretty much everything, but at this point in its life I would still expect it to drive cross country with no problems and take me where ever I want to go, offroad or onroad and get me home. Those 120,000 miles have been Outerbanks driving around on the beach, three trips to Montana, One trip to Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and Colorado, another trip to Colorado and Utah. It has been to Moab twice, and had some pretty hard offroad miles even in Minnesota that is not known for its offroad opportunities
2011 SR5 purchased in 2011. Almost 185K miles now.
Has been crazy reliable...have been able to do all maintenance myself.
Never seen a shop, except that single time I paid for an oil change.
Only thing that has gone out is the alternator, and I think i remember that swap was pretty simple.
Has been crazy reliable...have been able to do all maintenance myself.
Never seen a shop, except that single time I paid for an oil change.
Only thing that has gone out is the alternator, and I think i remember that swap was pretty simple.
