The new 4 Runner

pacodiablo · September 30, 2002

The following link contains 72 pictures of the all new 4 Runner. It looks like it will be a very nice and capable SUV. I hope the prices are not too high.

http://www.toyotaoffroad.net/tando/034runn...unner_page1.htm

carguru · October 1, 2002

It is a 'yota. Prices will be high.

CMNTMXR81 · October 1, 2002

It's stil a Toyota though.

And yes, like ford, they'll charge the largest sticker possible and the general population will snap them up.

carguru · October 1, 2002

Don't forget how the owners will go out of their way to tell you how much better any 'yota is than everything else out there.

I guess that is the only way they can justify extra $$$ they spent.

hogger999 · October 3, 2002

My wife is in the market for an SUV and I can't believe the prices on the 4 runners

CMNTMXR81 · October 3, 2002

Don't forget how the owners will go out of their way to tell you how much better any 'yota is than everything else out there. I guess that is the only way they can justify extra $$$ they spent.

Just wait till they slap the Lexus nameplate on it!

MarkD · October 3, 2002

Tell me about it!

I saw a 2000 4Runner on a local used lot with 73k miles on it...

they wanted $22,500 for it!!!!!!

jr.parrish · October 14, 2002

Are they supposed to be out yet? Some guy at my school got dropped off in one today. It looked like the "cheaper" (sport model??) because of all the lower plastic trim and the hood.

pacodiablo · October 14, 2002

Yeah, they started showing up on dealer lots about a week or two ago.

pacodiablo · October 14, 2002

My wife is in the market for an SUV and I can't believe the prices on the 4 runners

If you are shopping for an inexpensive midsize you can't beat the Montero Sport.

Just under $23K MSRP

Body on frame construction

All the expected aminities (power everything, CD, etc...)

Decent fuel economy: 18 city / 22 hwy

The reason it is so inexpensive is because Mitsubishi doesn't put a bunch of trim and crap on the base models, it's not loaded with the latest technology (you won't find DVD navigation or anything) and it doesn't quite match up to the others in power (only 160 HP from a 3.0 V6, but a 3.5 V6 with about 200 HP is available on the XLS and higher models which start at about $27K).

kevin02tahoe · October 15, 2002

I stopped by the local Toyota dealer this past Sunday. They had a Sequoia and 4Runner parked next to each other. The 4Runner is now available with the V8 from the Tundra. The Sequoia is built on the Tundra platform. The 4Runner appears almost the same size as the Sequoia.

I wonder how long both will last? I can't imagine Toyota will cancel the 4Runner name. So, I wonder how long the Sequoia will last?