stonepa

I do enough bad weather / winter road trips that I won't buy anything without AWD / full time 4WD. (Plus it's just great for long gravel roads.) But then I want it to be as good off-road as possible. And between the 4Runner Limited/Platinum...

Yea, it's really great if you live some place with refreeze.

Here in the PNW I see 30 year old 4Runners daily being used as commuter vehicles. I would say a 4Runner, Prado, or anything else with a Toyota badge will easily last 25 years in a salt free environment.

Yeah the Trailhunter looks great but the TRD Pro has almost zero use for me. Id take a base over rhe TRD. But I would most likely just keep my 200 much longer because I am not really interested in anything without Full Time 4WD.

Needing to replace my 100 series. Was set on new LC but looks like new 4Runner trd pro has the mods that I would want (tires, sliders, armor etc) with the same engine and around the same price. This is going to be hard choice.

Yup. Set temp and forget. AC system in LC is top notch!

How do you change seat out? Doesn’t the seat have side airbags?

@REKCUT I’ve never gone over 60k miles in any automatic transmission vehicle owned without a proper flush/fill per OEM procedures. That’s just me. Peace of mind as I love personally working on my recreational vehicles, but not my Land...

I wish I would have got sliders with a kickout. Looking at the rear quarters of the truck now I think I could call that missed "preventative" maintenance ;)

I would think the tie down points underneath the recovery points might be less since each one secures just a fraction of the weight. My guess is Toyota likely doesn’t rate their recover points above the vehicle weight. They may have a much...

Im guessing that they meant the tie down loops on cars. Not the tow hooks on the front and rear of a Land Cruiser, 4Runner, or old gen Tundra. Those are load bearing and I have seen them used for recovery of deeply bogged vehicles all over the...

It depends on your uses. I recommend following the severe service maintenance if your uses meet those criteria. Towing? Dusty off road? Etc. The only thing I would have done differently so far is to not allow the dealer to do the maintenance. I...

I would love to find a qualified, diligent and ethical shop to service my rig. I just can’t in my local area, so I do it. I know it’s done right, but it’s not my highest and best use of time. I say congratulations to anyone who has found the...

@stonepa Yes sir. My sentiments exactly. Restoring and maintaining my fun stuff is where I prefer to use my time. This pig will do great with ethical and competitive professional dealer care.

Amen. I use the dealer for my 200 because i had enough of maintaining equipment - trucks, boats, airplanes, dozers, tractors, etc - when I was young. Id rather pay for a shop’s labor and let them deal with properly disposing of the replaced...

@Mrtwooooo I’m quite mechanically inclined (I rebuild engines and have restored a Chevelle SS from ruins to beautiful), but prefer to outsource work on grunt vehicles/daily drivers—and limit my hands on work to my fun cars and motorcycles (and a...

Greetings All, I shared my positive experiences with my local Toyota dealership, and this is what I’ve observed after a week of daily driving—post 60k service. We all get used to the feel of our vehicles from frequent driving —thus changes...

Why an EPA thing? I would think more likely cost.

Interesting. First I’ve heard of that but makes sense given the difference in engine outputs.

Where did you learn this??

I'm 29 years old, and you're speaking my language when it comes to perfection. Give me a baselined older 4x4, especially a Toyota, any day of the week. Cherokee XJ, Wrangler LJ Rubicon, 95 80 Series, and now a 94. I much prefer the older dash and...

The first vehicle I purchased was a 1972 Chevy C10, so I'm well aware of stripper vehicles :). I don't want to be necessarily coddled either, but I do like decent acceleration, handling, relative quiet, and comfort for those long days. My GX470...

Depends what you like. I honestly prefer my 60 with the original 2F as the near perfect vehicle. Pretty much stock - ancient ARB front bumper, factory original front and rear lockers, old BFG ATs, a Nakamichi CD deck in the dash installed in...

The fact that it doesn’t have a carburetor. Or manual windows. Or leaf springs.

Let’s be honest. So would a Subaru Outback.