How Many 4runners Have You Owned

1999 Toyota 4Runner Highlander 4WD V6. Bought new, kept for 20 years
2007 Toyota 4Runner Sport Edition 4WD V8. Bought new (special ordered), will keep for 20+ years
If there will be a next 4Runner purchase, it will be a Lexus GX550.

 

Can't say I've ever heard of or seen a 4runner highlander before...

 

Copy, very familiar with the 2009 trail. Thanks for clarifying.

 

nice first post

 

2008 Limited and 2022 SR5 Premium
I agree there are a few thing I miss from the 4th Gen, however there are many 5th Gen upgrades that I like and I'm still learning from this forum.

 

Well, since 1997, I've owned an 87 and a 99. I got the 87 in 97, and I kept it until 2020. The main reason I picked it was it was the same Toyota Silver as my pickup, same year, had a 22RE vice a 22R engine, and I needed room to tote the kids around. My wife and I fell in love with it, honestly. The tail gate was real handy for loading up the dog, a rotie/golden lab cross. Big darn dog. Big coward too. He'd let the feral kittens on our property in Yuma eat his food. Layed there with his bowl between his front paws, and watch the kittens have at it. If his node got too close, one of the kittens would turn and slap the heck out of it. We got visitors, he'd bark himself backwards into a corner somewhere and cower there. But it was awfully handy to put down the rear window, drop the tail gate, and he'd jump right up in, so we could take him out 4 Wheelin' in the desert with us. The kids as well, of course.

I sold it in 2020, and bought the 99, just to have a better truck for the winter driving here in Oregon, which we had moved to when Yuma got a little too violent, even for me. I couldn't step out my front door without a side arm, at least. Usually, I'd have a long arm and side arm, both. My property there in Yuma was less than 1/4 mile from the Mexican border.
So we moved to Oregon, once the kids were grown and gone on their own lives. The 99 has all the goodies, sway bars, 5VZFE engine, antiskid, etc etc. I sold the 87 for $5,000 and bought the 99 for, you guessed it, $5000. Slapped a new set of Toyo AT3's on it, gave it a tune up, and away we went. It was a lot nicer to drive in the snow and ice we get in winter here. New experience for both of us, after living in Yuma for almost 30 years. We're pretty much done with off roading.

I'll probably have this 4Runner until my wife and I are both "gone". Have fun, all!

 

Avs fan eh! Life long Bruins fan!

 

2017 TRD OFF ROAD premium
2004 v6 sr5 4wd
Just brought home a 2024 SR5 premium 4wd
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I'm on my 4th right now:

2003 v8
2007 v6 Sport
2020 Limited
2024 Limited

 

2006 sport edition
2016 sr5 premium
2022 Limited

 

Technically 4
2003 SR-5 v8 (was my wife's)
2006 SR-5 4WD v8 ( mine)
2021 TRD Off Road Premium (traded in due to cosmetic defect at 980 miles)
2021 TRD Off Road Premium (present daily driver)

 

The magic number would be 4 as well...

2004 Sport Edition V8 4WD
2008 SR5
2019 TRD ORP
2020 TRD ORP

Cheers,

Sean

 

Including a previous life, or just this current one? 4Runner started in 1984.

 

My first was an 86. Wish I still had it. My 2nd was a 92. I was disappointed in it, don't recall all the reasons. Now I have a 97. I hope to remain in 3rd gen until I'm pushing up daisies

 

2018 TRD OR
2024 TRD Pro
(1980 & 1987 Pick ups)

 

Had an 84. Red
Had a 1990. Tan
Had a 2015 SR5 Silver
Have a 2019 TRD ORP Silver
Bought our daughter a 2008 Sport V8 2WD. Silver. She still has it.

 

Just this one. It's always been Tacomas before.

 

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I kind of regret to say I'm on my fifth fifth gen, counting one my wife owned.

2014 Trail bought used in 2015
2017 SR5
2017 SR5 (hers)
2019 ORP bought used in 2020
2024 ORP

All have been great trucks. The 14, 17, and 19 I lifted 2.5" and installed winches on. All three had the front diff needle bearing failure, but no other issues.

I frequently think I should have kept the 19 as it was set up exactly how I wanted it, was my favorite color (MGM), and was the last of the fifth gens without TSS and a fob and all this bullshit they have on my 2024. Can't turn back the clock though.

I like my current Solar Octane. I'm leaving the suspension alone; with good tires it's more than capable, and I'm kind of over lifting and hyper modding my shit!

 

Just one so far (23 Pro) but I plan to keep it for a long time.

I have owned two 1GR-FEs however.... only the previous one was in a 2014 Taco TRDOR Kinda wish I kept it...

 

1999 and 2000 only edition, then became know as the 'Sport Package Option' thereafter as Toyota took the name for the new current day Highlander that we know of now.
More info on it at this page.
https://www.top4runners.com/ja/highlander.html

 

1. 87 turbo SR5 22R-TE auto W-56B 5spd swap 4x4, still own
2. 90 SR5 3VZ 2-door auto R150F 5spd swap 4x4, still own
3. 98 SR5 5VZ R150F 5spd 4x4, still own
4. 99 base 3RZ 2wd auto R150F 5spd swap/4x4 conversion e-locked, still own
5. 99 limited 2wd auto, gone with the ex
6. 2000 SR5 R150F 5spd 4x4 parts rig #1, parted out
   
7. 2000 SR5 R150F 5spd 4x4 e-locked parts rig #2, parted out
   
8. 2004 sport ed. V6 2WD, still own
   
9. 2011 SR5 V6 2WD, still own

 

2003 SR5 (Gave to in-laws at 270k about 5 years ago. They still daily it!)
2005 SR5 (No telescoping steering wheel and couldn't get a comfortable driving position. Sold it after three months.)
2006 Sport (230k. UCA's, lift, wheels and tires. Love this thing. In the garage and may end up my 14-year old's first car.)
2024 ORP (2 weeks old. Miss the automatic climate control the most.)

 

1988 SR5 22RE
1998 Limited
Guess I need to add an 08 to the fleet next
Also had a 15 TRD OR Taco. Also very much considering a 6th gen to replace my wife's Turbo Forester

 

Just 1. My 92 which I have owned since 1994. Would love to get a new one but cannot afford it.

 

I'm on my 3rd!



And how it is now;

 

My Families toyotas over the years


4runner- 2002 Limited 4wd
2009 Limited 4wd V8
2024 TRD PRO 4wd

Tacoma- 2015 TRD Sport 4wd DCLB
2017 TRD Offroad 4wd DCSB

Tundra- 2006 Limited 4wd Crew Cab
2018 Tundra 1794 4wd Crew Max

Pickup- 1994 Toyota pickup 4wd 5spd extended cab v6

Camry- 2009 XLE V6

Avalon- 2016 Hybrid Limited

 

Just two. A 2006 SR5 and a 2016 Trail. When I was in HS my grandparents had a 1998 Limited and that made me fall in love with the platform.