2025 6th gen 4Runner Official Reveal Thread

Fuck me. I remember watching the show "beyond 2000" on discovery channel growing up, where all cars were going to be solar powered over 20 years ago.

Pretty sure every kid growing up in the '50s thought they would be flying like George Jetson by now.

 

Whatever dude, they were always cool. I have a cousin who has 400k on hers. That straight 6 was no joke for reliability. Jeep is not what it used to be though, which is why I now own a toyota

 

The 5th Gen 4runner is never going to be a classic. There are tens of thousand on the road and with a production run that spanned almost 15 years, you will be able to pick these up in every condition at every price point.
Plus, the updated model from 2014+ just does not have the looks to be called a classic.

 

If you are old enough you would remember finding a clean 2000-2002 was already hard around 2015-2019.

 

Yeah, but in 60 years, are you going to be able to find one in good condition like sought after original FJs?

 

Sure, the nicer kept ones will fetch decent money, from a person who really wants one but I do not see a lot of people wanting a model already outdated while still in production, 60 years later. The original FJ had character, the 4runner is a regular BOF 5 door SUV.
But then, for the right buyer no price is wrong.

 

Tell that to the Tacoma buyers. early 2000s 4wd models in good condition and under 150k are going for more than their original MSRP.

 

I remember plenty of cheap 3rd gens for sale, cheap because the transmissions were failing from coolant intermixing. The 5th gen doesn't have this design flaw.

 

They could be. But are there any takers?
I ve been looking for a LC200 for almost a year. The prices people are expecting for a 8 year old Land Cruiser is just idiotic.
Now the 80 series is a classic and I can see it going for serious money for a well kept example. But the LC200, hardly.
Seller can demand anything, but if there are no buyers that price has little meaning.

 

The LC was my first choice for a build vehicle. But I could buy 2 brand new 4runners for the same price as a used LC with 150k so for me it was a no brainer

 

That is why I have shifted my focus on the LX570. Essentially the same vehicle but with fancier drapes and with very little demand in the used market.

 

Nah. A lot of people junked them during cash for clunkers and others just wanted something more updated. I kept mine until 2014 when I got my Tacoma. The only people I see with them now are high school kids and people who off-road them.

 

I remember up until 2009 or so they were everywhere on the used market and nobody wanted them. Suddenly a few years later everyone wanted one to do a SFA build.

 

This was actually an incorrect statement. I could get two new 4runners for the price of a new LC and a used LC with 150k+ was the cost of a new 4runner.

Bottom line is they are ridiculously expensive compared to a 4runner. And I agree, the market for the LX is better than the LC because nobody wants them

 

At the end of the run of the 200 Series LC in the US I remember they were available in my area for about 80k and several sat on the lot for almost a year. Expensive yes but not so crazy compared to the 60k people were paying for TRD Pro 4R at the time.

But regular price of non-marked up 4Runners wise you are correct, that's how we eneded up buying our two last year.

 

I just asked Alexa to define the word "sad" and she said...."When a 5th gen owner with buyer's remorse becomes obsessed with modernized, more powerful 6th gen and to tries to hide his obsession and feels the need to attempt to make a counterpoint to every positive point made about the 6th gen and tries to say insightful and clever things but comes up short each time."

See, Alexa really does know everything.

 

Alexa must have different answers for different regions or people with different occupations. When I asked her the same question she said “When a company and stockholders lose millions of dollars and market share that had a stronghold for many years after implementing too much change too rapidly while facing too many unnecessary regulations”.

 

TM stock paid for my 2024 4Runner.

 

I’m talking about the twin turbo v6 in the tundra learn to ready buddy

there are a ton of people reporting issues on the 4th gen there’s already countless “my brand new 4th gen Tacoma died on the road” thread Jesus Christ you’re such a huge simp for a vehicle that’s not even out yet smh

 

Huh, so this is what "living in WHITE16SR5's head rent free" looks like. LOL

 

The 4Runner hasn't changed much in 14 years but you still think it's too soon?

 

That's a weird way to say you had way too much money stuck in a stock that consistently underperformed the SP500.

Some people are so far behind they think they are ahead.

 

Nope, not at all. Bought 1000 shares in December 2023 and sold them about six months later. Made about $44k on those two transactions. Wish I had held them a few more weeks.

Buy low, sell high.

 

Sold in 6 months? Don't forget to keep some money for the taxes

 

That federal short term capital gains on 44k @22-24% marginal bracket is gonna be a whopper if he has a white collar W2 job. LOL.

 

The transactions were in my IRA. But yes, I will be doing my taxes on withdrawals for the year.

 

Oh, you are in your sixties or later.

What are you doing wasting your time arguing with kids like us on internet forums? Go and enjoy your 4Runner.

 

Merry Christmas to you.

 

If they brought the Anthracite Metalic out again I might buy one?

 

Happy Winter Solstice, Hannukah and Kwanza to you too Mister.