In the hunt for a 4runner, no more taco, no more Rav, I want on of the big brothers Options

[njccmd2002]

1st gen rav 4 vs 1996 - 98 single cab tacoma.

around same price 4000 to 5000.

pro tacoma = truck, haul stuff

rav4 can be 4x4 mud fun and has a good cargo area.

plus the rav has 5sfe that im familiar with,

idk whats in the taco.

which would you choose.

its for a beater while the celica has a heart transplant,

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Oct 30, 2009 - 3:33 PM

[GriffGirl]

I LOVED my 4Runner. LOVED it. I only sold it because my commute to work is 40 miles a day, which adds up QUICK at 17 mpg. I had a '92 and sold it w/217k miles on it and it ran like new. NEVER leaked a drop of oil. A few months after I bought it, the tranny went out on it, but I think it was due to a pre-existing condition combined with driving it to Burning Man. Playa dust doesn't go well with automotive anything.

I still miss my 4Runner. So far as I know, they don't have any known issues. But yes, it's true - they lack serious hp. It's probably the only complaint I had about it, is that I expected it to have a lot more get-up-and-go than it did. But yeah, it's a GREAT family rig.