4Runner Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (3rd Gen Edition)!

1999 Limited


May 15th, 2022:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

1996 SR5


May 20th, 2022:

Hatboro, Pennsylvania

 

@SR5 Limited Never seen one in this trim without a sunroof!

1997 Limited


May 20th, 2022:

Hatboro, Pennsylvania

 

1999 SR5


May 26th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

2000 SR5, and it's a 5-speed!


May 28th, 2022:

Morgantown, Pennsylvania

 

1997 SR5


June 19th, 2022:

Springtown, Pennsylvania

 

1997 Limited


June 26th, 2022:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

2000 LTD New Hampshire

 

Is that yours?

 

1998 SR5


June 26th, 2022:

Englishtown, New Jersey

 

2002 Limited


June 29th, 2022:

Warminster, Pennsylvania

 

Was a great 4 runner. 190k and running strong.
Sold it to woman in Maine last summer. Now have 2018 LTD…Different altogether… but great for long distance
driving which is where we are at today. The 2000 outfitted the way I had it was unstopable off road.

 

New England winters eat Toyotas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

 

July 2nd, 2022:

Pottstown, Pennsylvania

 

1999 Limited 2WD; I never see 2WD T4Rs back home in Pennsylvania, because nobody wants them there. I was able to get the year of this one by running the license plate through the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) license plate lookup. It got smogged for the first time in 2010, which likely means that it came from another state. Due to the fact that it is 2WD and rust-free, I'm guessing it came from Arizona or Texas. According to the smog check records I found online, this T4R failed smog once in June 2014, twice in 2016 (June and August, respectively, with the second failure in August resulting in a referee inspection before it finally passed in October 2016), and a staggering fourth time in June 2020! Based on how well-maintained it looks from the outside, I'm guessing that it failed smog all four times for an incredibly stupid reason, and I blame California's draconian emissions testing laws more than I blame the owner; I've read all sorts of horror stories about fairly new vehicles not passing smog because the computer isn't ready, and other such nonsense...


August 2nd, 2022:

Santa Rosa, California

 

1997 SR5


August 2nd, 2022:

Santa Rosa, California

 

1998 Limited


August 4th, 2022:

Somewhere between Santa Rosa and Lafayette

 

2001 SR5 which, if the license plate frame and quarter panel sticker are to be believed, has a Magnuson supercharger!



August 4th, 2022:

Alameda, California

 

2002 Limited


September 22nd, 2022:

Lynnfield, Massachusetts

 

@Taco runner

This 1997 Limited was abandoned, and my friend Michelle's salvage yard has a contract to tow abandoned vehicles in some jurisdictions. This T4R was brought in earlier this year, and since it was abandoned, it had no keys and no title. It also has about 300K miles and is not in particularly good shape. State law allows Michelle to become the legal owner of any abandoned vehicle she tows after so many days have passed, and I told her that she should try to get a title for it and sell it, but I'm guessing it had a lot of issues that made it not economically feasible to do that. As such, this T4R has been stripped of numerous interior parts, some engine parts, and a bunch of other parts; T4Rs will always be a hot commodity, so the good parts from this one will not go to waste!


October 28th, 2022:

Morrisville, Pennsylvania

 

1999 SR5, also at the salvage yard...


October 28th, 2022:

Morrisville, Pennsylvania

 

January 22nd, 2023:

Allentown, Pennsylvania

 

2000 SR5 5-speed with an exorbitant asking price...


January 28th, 2023:

Paulsboro, New Jersey

 

January 29th, 2023:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

I saw this decent T4R from the Lone Star State parked in front of the Michener Museum today and stopped to take pictures; I immediately suspected that it was a 2WD since it had Texas plates, and a quick glance through the window confirmed the lack of a 4WD shifter. This rig is in good condition with the exception of the damage to the rear gate, and the lack of visible rust combined with the lack of 4WD makes me believe that this truck was sold new in Texas. The last picture shows the famous Mercer Museum directly across the street...


February 8th, 2023:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

February 18th, 2023:

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

 

March 18th, 2023:

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

 

1998 Limited


April 22nd, 2023:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

2000 SR5


April 23rd, 2023:

Trainer, Pennsylvania

 

May 13th, 2023:

Warminster, Pennsylvania