Cost of ownership 03-05 cruiser?

[patrickfinley]

I'm contemplating buying a 03-05 Cruiser and I'm trying to make some comparisons against my 4Runner as far as maintenance cost. I know Cruisers barely need care, but when they do I was curious about cost.

What has a 90k maintenance cost with timing belt set people back? Either dealership prices or local shop prices if you have em.

Do you have to run them with high octane gas?

Does that GPS, Navigation, Radio, Climate control, all in one computer scare people? If that goes down it's probably a 4k job to replace.

Would an 01-02 be more affordable to maintain?

Thanks,

Patrick

 

[uzj100]

Hey Patrick,

The 03-05 Cruiser in the USA is the 100 series. I would repost over there for more answers.

uzj100