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21 Tundra or 23 4Runner Vote

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Texas4Runner, Jun 11, 2023.

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Your Opinion. Never-mind Depends on what you need it for, I just want your opinion.

  1. 2021 Tundra

    11 vote(s)
    32.4%
  2. 2023 4Runner

    23 vote(s)
    67.6%
  1. Jun 11, 2023 at 5:36 PM
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    Texas4Runner

    Texas4Runner [OP] New Member

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    Im well aware that everyone may be biased toward the 4Runner because this is a 4Runner forum but Im interested in your opinion.

    2021 Tundra

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    2023 4Runner

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  2. Jun 11, 2023 at 5:40 PM
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    Trail Runnah

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    All depends on what you're using it for.

    Daily driver/commuting? 4Runner.

    Towing/hauling? Tundra.
     
  3. Jun 11, 2023 at 6:04 PM
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    whippersnapper02

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    Do you want a full size truck or a midsize SUV? I’d like the towing of the full size but I don’t need it now plus they are terrible on fuel.
     
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  4. Jun 11, 2023 at 6:11 PM
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    Thatbassguy

    Thatbassguy New member? Really??

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    +1 to this!

    If you're going to be towing anything big with any regularity; Tundra.

    If you're more interested in camping and off-roading; 4Runner.
     
  5. Jun 11, 2023 at 6:11 PM
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    steelevo

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    Both are great options, but will really depend on your needs.
     
  6. Jun 11, 2023 at 6:12 PM
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    Thatbassguy

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    The current Tundra is probably better on gas than the 4Runner. :D
     
  7. Jun 11, 2023 at 6:16 PM
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    RusPro17

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    Not a easy decision. I came from my 2020 4runner Pro to my 21 tundra pro. I don’t tow and I don’t off road. I like having a truck or 4runner for the winter. I do miss the size of the 4runner. But it’s very hard for me to give up my 21 LunaRock tundra Pro. You have a tough call. Either way you cannot go wrong.
     
  8. Jun 11, 2023 at 8:18 PM
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    4oreigner

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    What's with all the follow-up questions? Did you read the poll question where the OP states:

    Never-mind Depends on what you need it for, I just want your opinion.


    He should have stated "I just want your vote". Being on the forum I assume he already knows it's full of lots of opinions. FWIW I went Tundra. It'll seat 5 in the cab, 10 in the bed (when/if needed) and it'll tow twice as much, confidently.

     
  9. Jun 11, 2023 at 8:31 PM
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    Trail Runnah

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    I think the OP edited it. In fact, when I first answered this question there wasn't even poll options to actually vote. Either there was a delay, or it was added in later. That's why the original comments asked the question.

    My opinion is that if I needed a tow rig or a bed, I would go with the Tundra. If I was looking for something more for off-roading, camping, or as a daily driver around town, I would go with the 4Runner. Without a reason to own either, I really can't say that one vehicle is "better" than the other.

    Without any context of use, this is like asking If a hammer is better than vice grips.

    Well, after thinking about it a little more, I think the 4R is more unique in the market, and I think it is a more interesting vehicle than the Tundra. Three other manufacturers have direct competitors to the Tundra, but nobody really has one for the 4Runner.
    .
     
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  10. Jun 11, 2023 at 8:37 PM
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    whippersnapper02

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    I’d trade in but my Runner is paid off and I love it.
     
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  11. Jun 12, 2023 at 1:10 AM
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    HotelMedicis

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    The four doors on the pick up make it look like a sedan and the box is shorter than the standard six-foot bed so it looks odd. A two-door Tundra with an eight-foot bed -- now you're talking.
     
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  12. Jun 12, 2023 at 11:07 AM
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    mainerunr

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    My buddy has a new Tundra, he gets 1mpg better than he did with his last Tundra...so about 15.5. I'm sitting at 18.5 over 6500 miles... (but back roads help that immensely, my commute allows me to get 20+ but as soon as I get on the highway that plummets...

    My vote on the subject at hand, how much do you hate gas:
    1. Hate gas, burn it all - 4Runner.
    2. Really hate gas, I wanna burn it all myself - tundra.
     
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  13. Jun 12, 2023 at 11:28 AM
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    Dillusion

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    Neither is great on MPG so that point is crap.

    Tundra all day.
     
  14. Jun 12, 2023 at 12:12 PM
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    Texas4Runner

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    Huh...In a 4Runner forum and the 2021 Tundra is the (was in the lead) vote over a 2023 4Runner. :ohsnap:
     
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  15. Jun 12, 2023 at 12:16 PM
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    Texas4Runner

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    I didn't edit I only added the Poll. I already own both, Tundra is mine and 4Runner is my wife's.
     
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  16. Jun 12, 2023 at 12:38 PM
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    If I had a Tundra, I'd rather have a full-size bed. However, the extra size compared to a 4R is an inconvenience in much of what I do. However, one of my neighbors (a commercial truck mechanic) has owned a twin-cab Tundra for something like 15 years. He had a string of second cars, too, but the Tundra is his last man standing, so it must have a lot going for it.
     
  17. Jun 12, 2023 at 12:39 PM
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    Both...... I have an 08 Tundra which I love and we just bough the wife a 23 4runner, which I like too....

    I vote keep them both.
     
  18. Jun 12, 2023 at 4:08 PM
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    KYFHO

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    I traded in my Tundra for my 4Runner. If it had been a 4WD, I would probably still have it. It was definitely more comfortable than the 4Runner on long drives and I do miss the power. But I also like the maneuverability and marginally better fuel economy of the 4Runner. And I can also sleep in in the 4Runner comfortably.

    Tough call
     
  19. Jun 12, 2023 at 6:14 PM
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    hossler1788

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    Hard choice, but id take the tundra
     
  20. Jun 12, 2023 at 6:25 PM
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    Captain Spalding

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    Never mind what you need it for. Okay. So is it a beauty contest?
     
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    semprenissart

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  22. Jun 12, 2023 at 6:30 PM
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    semprenissart

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    Really though… I don’t understand the point of the poll if you don’t tell us what your needs are?
     
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  23. Jun 12, 2023 at 6:55 PM
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    Just a poll, I guess.

    I vote vise grips.
     
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  24. Jun 12, 2023 at 7:18 PM
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    Since these are two very different use cases, I will presume you want what looks cooler. So pick what looks cooler
     
  25. Jun 14, 2023 at 5:45 PM
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    Texas4Runner

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    In Texas they'd both be very hot right now, not cool at all:mudding:
     
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  26. Jun 14, 2023 at 8:07 PM
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    Really just depends what your needs are. If you dont need the towing power of a fullsize truck then 4runner
     

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