October 05, 2022, 08:16 PM
2000Z-71Anyone have a Lexus GX460? Or should I look at a 4Runner instead?
Have had 2 4Runners and both were great vehicles. The downsides; they're slow and suck gas.
October 05, 2022, 08:19 PM
teombequote:
Originally posted by P250UA5:
My dad had 2 4Runners, a 03 SR5 V6 4wd & a 05 Limited V8 4wd
Both were really nice to drive, definitely less trucklike than expected. Him & I both preferred the V6 to the V8.
The engines in those are basically the same as the ones currently on sale, with very few changes. Just a point of reference for ya.
October 06, 2022, 08:57 AM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Have had 2 4Runners and both were great vehicles. The downsides; they're slow and suck gas.
Can't be slower than my Malibu
For a small 4 cyl sedan, it shockingly only gets about 22MPG. Best I've gotten was a 12hr drive from Houston to KCMO & got 29.8mpg, couldn't even crack into the 30s.
So, the hit for going to a truck/SUV isn't as huge as it was leaving my Mercedes, which could do very high 30s on the highway.
October 06, 2022, 11:38 AM
egregorequote:
Originally posted by jbcummings:
If you consider the 4-Runner, avoid the cross over suspension model. My 2015 Limited, has a suspension where the driver front shocks are connected to the passenger rear shocks with a buffer cylinder between. Of course the passenger front connects to the driver rear. It’s an attempt to stop body roll over rough terrain. I’m not sure how well that works, but I do know if you start having a leaky shock (anywhere), you have to replace the whole thing @ around $5,600. Ask me how I know.
Not at you, but at ridiculously over-complicated and needless shit that,
when - not if - it breaks, costs a fortune to repair.