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

[Celiquick]

Before the Celica, I inherited a '93 Land Cruiser from my folks as my first vehicle. Lemme tell you, overall, it was a tank. It started out as a business vehicle for my father in '96, with our family being the second owners to the vehicle. Then in '99, my father dropped LC in favor of a BMW 750 il V12. Then in turn, my mother received it until '04, where I acquired ownership until March '08, when I got the Celica. My parents had it for sale at about this last time last year, until it was decided that my younger sister would be driving it, by which she still does. So it goes without saying that Toyota's quality amongst it's SUVs is unmatched, considering at 255,XXX miles, 16 years, and a whole family, it's still running strong.

I never had any serious issue with the vehicle, with the exception of the brake rotors; whereas this large vehicle had so much force applied to the aforementioned parts, that those had to be replaced on about an annual basis. I'm not sure if 4 Runners or larger 4 Runner trims could relate to that or not. Besides the expected low gas mileage from the 6-cylinder 1FZ-FE (14 mpg-18 mpg), I've yet to see any structural or mechanical issues with the vehicle, albeit it is the 4 Runner's larger, and beastly bigger brother.

Just keep in mind, that even with a smaller engine, it'll have more to haul, thus lower gas mileage (hence the straight 6 that is pulling the Land Cruiser). So even if you do find a V8, you'll still be expecting a similar MPG ratio, regardless. So in my opinion, if you can find a clean V8, I'd stick it with that for sure.