Loving my first Toyota.

I’ve always been a Japanese 4x4 guy starting with a gen 1 Mitsubishi Montero in 1983, had several Nissan Hard Bodies and Pathfinders, but am really digging this 4Runner.

 

I had it in the sand 6 hours after I bought it....seemed like the right thing to do.

 

looks sharp

 

Nice, I like that color

 

Nissan doesn't make a decent pathfinder anymore and the xterra is gone.......so Toyota was a good choice.

 

Always been one my favorite color choices!

 

Welcome to the forum!!

 

Welcome!. I just joined the family about a year ago. Wife had 'yotas for years while I stubbornly drove Chevy SUV's. After many years, I finally paid attention to which brand I kept fixing vs which one simply needed maintenance.

 

That tan is sick!

 

Welcome from Phoenix

 

Welcome!

 

Me too...I drove Fords and after an explorer that kept needing wheelbearings and drive train repairs, I had eneough. Hoping to not have any issues like that with the 4 runner.

 

Welcome.

 

I would have bought another Pathfinder, but I still wanted a “truck”... It was my wife who said, “get a 4runner, those are cool”. I said, yeah, since the Pathfinder (which is still great, but has transformed into a crossover) this is a great option. I love it. Solid and very useful.

 

Thank you for all the welcomes.

 

Did you have trouble with Tahoes? Or was it another Chevy?

 

Blazer & Trailblazer. Engines were great. Transmission on the Blazer grenaded at around 90k though I think that was just bad luck. It was mainly components...after about three years, the alternators, AC,starters, water pumps etc died....headlight connectors burned out..stuff like that. I did keep one Blazer going almost 15 years but lots of $$$ and I stopped taking it on long trips after the first 7 or so, just didn't trust it. Meanwhile I had friends and family driving 4Runners from the prehistoric era that still had mostly original parts. We had two Sienna's and three Camry's over the years that made 8-12 years before we traded...zero repairs except for a door actuator and an AC relay on one Sienna.

 

Congratulations!! Great looking ride!!

 

Thank you.