You know you're a Third Generation 4Runner owner when...

your face is like :happy: when you see a 3g coming up in your rearview mirror
then it's like :wow: :tsk: :ohwell: when you see it up close and it's all banged up or riced out
 
When you leave work to go get some lunch, and before you're out the door, you've picked out your 4Runner key out of your keyring, ready to stick it into the ignition.

You get in your vehicle, only to find out that you've driven your car today, so wrong key! :D

Not sure if that means a forgetful me, or my unconscious longing to drive the 4R haha.
 
... when your a 4th gen owner and just read through this entire thread and started looking for a 3rd gen to buy, just to have another t4r. (not getting rid of my '05 w/ v8).
 
when it seems your skid plate is specifically designed to catch every tool you drop and not let it fall out all while having no places at all to reach up and grab them without taking it off.
 
When it's considered to be a member of the family as much as your dog (and my dog is my bestest buddy).

When you actually get emotional when it's time to say goodby. True story. Thinking about the memories made with that car, the places it's carried me and the adventures it's been a part of, Sigh...
 
When you purposefully put your rear window down half way to show off to the driver behind you that you can do that and they cant!
 
When you tell yourself you won't mod it because you need to stay away from wheeling for a change....

Then relapse after two months, and immediately begin to move money around in your bank accounts and think about how big your tax refund might be so that a lift, bumper and rim/tire combo can be purchased in time for spring wheeling trips.


There's your economic stimulus America! :guitar2:


great thread btw. find myself doing a lot of these things.
 
you know youre a 3rd gen owner when you spend sleepless nights contemplating if you should SAS your rig or not, because you dont want to be left out or dont want to feel uncool/popular...


:decision::vader::fencing::ranger::noidea::argue: :decision:
 
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sounds like a personal problem :p

Lol, it is... I'm used to high speed pavement driving, and sideways driving steering from the rear. I came from a SR20DET powered S14 and this is my first true 4x4. I get into my sisters civic now and feel like I'm sitting on the ground, I don't know how I did it for so long.
I keep trying harder and harder trails, I find myself doing all kinds of wheelstands n stuff and I have to admit it's the lines I take and decisions I make that hold me back.. in the right hands I'm sure my truck would go farther than what I can do with it.
 
the knowing smile.

when Pink Milkshake no longer means strawberry ice cream.
when you know how to take the slack out of the e brake.
when you know what 13WL means, and why it is better than 13WE.
when you didn't know what an e locker was before buying it and now the first question is always "does it have the rear locker?"
when you know Highlander front mud flaps won't fit on your Limited.
when you realize every type of little plastic clip and fastener for your 15 year old truck is still available from the dealer, even the hood support grommet.
when on a friday evening your girlfriend gives a knowing smile as you start talking about your most recent upgrade or modification, because this is always the first thing you talk about once the evening has gone postcoital.
 
when on a friday evening your girlfriend gives a knowing smile as you start talking about your most recent upgrade or modification, because this is always the first thing you talk about once the evening has gone postcoital.

:jaw: :lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:
 
when on a friday evening your girlfriend gives a knowing smile as you start talking about your most recent upgrade or modification, because this is always the first thing you talk about once the evening has gone postcoital.

Haha, does your girlfriend like to watch you work on your truck too?!
 

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