Evening everyone, I've been low-key for some time as a long time fj40 dreamer and current 3rd gen 4runner owner. Well, we've just upgraded to a 2010 GX. No current plans now other than driving and enjoying the GX, as the current purpose (and please laugh/make fun all you want) is a soccer hauler.
We've had our 2002 4Runner for sometime now, I've built it into what I like to think is a very stealthy capable ride. FJ springs, wheels, 32x10 BFG KO2's, and a few other mods and improvements - I just posted it for sale now
. It took us all over Michigan, Montana, Colorado, and the SW - and it did it well.
Well, my daughter made a traveling soccer team in which all her games would be across the SW, so we knew an upgrade in road comfort was in order, and the GX hunt began. We will be road tripping to NV, UT, NM, AZ, TX, and potentially more. Ulterior motive, in a few years time, when we are done traveling the desert, overlanding mods on the GX will come. If I get smurfy on building it up before then, I'll start the thread. I do love the low-key ability of my lightly built 4Runner, so slight lift (1, maybe 2" tops), tall skinny 32x10's, and then overlanding goodies will likely be my jam.
We picked up a mint 2010 GX Base, with most of the Premium upgrades (comfort, convenience, preferred packages, cross bars, tow hitch, remote start, nav) plus brand spanking new Nokian's. It is at 65k miles, and immaculate service records (with all the recalls done). We have been looking for some time across the country for the right one, and it popped up for us 6 hours away. Easy Decision.
So howdy to all the GX folks out there, thank you for showing all us newb's what you've done. Have fun welcoming another soccer taxi to the club.
Oh, by the way, the new GX is green
We've had our 2002 4Runner for sometime now, I've built it into what I like to think is a very stealthy capable ride. FJ springs, wheels, 32x10 BFG KO2's, and a few other mods and improvements - I just posted it for sale now
. It took us all over Michigan, Montana, Colorado, and the SW - and it did it well.Well, my daughter made a traveling soccer team in which all her games would be across the SW, so we knew an upgrade in road comfort was in order, and the GX hunt began. We will be road tripping to NV, UT, NM, AZ, TX, and potentially more. Ulterior motive, in a few years time, when we are done traveling the desert, overlanding mods on the GX will come. If I get smurfy on building it up before then, I'll start the thread. I do love the low-key ability of my lightly built 4Runner, so slight lift (1, maybe 2" tops), tall skinny 32x10's, and then overlanding goodies will likely be my jam.
We picked up a mint 2010 GX Base, with most of the Premium upgrades (comfort, convenience, preferred packages, cross bars, tow hitch, remote start, nav) plus brand spanking new Nokian's. It is at 65k miles, and immaculate service records (with all the recalls done). We have been looking for some time across the country for the right one, and it popped up for us 6 hours away. Easy Decision.
So howdy to all the GX folks out there, thank you for showing all us newb's what you've done. Have fun welcoming another soccer taxi to the club.
Oh, by the way, the new GX is green
. We did get lucky - this thing popped up on Craigslist after searching Autotrader/Cargurus/interwebs for a few months and I texted my wife it was the unicorn. We would have preferred sepia interior, parchment was our lowest choice. But after a few months this summer with black interior in her subaru, my wife decided maybe white wouldn't be that bad.
