Quote Originally Posted by ruthabagah View Post
Ouch.... Wish you good luck.... My 5th Gen 4 runner (same as yours, but 2010 and limited) has been a POS since I got it.... I will be trading it soon.

In short:
Poor gas mileage (17 in town)
poor engine performance (spend an extra 400$ and get an after market air box)
tranny is slow to react
electrical problem galore
turn radius is worse than some full size pickup

I think the worst for me is the lack of power....
My previous vehicle was a AWD 4.5 V8 that got about 13 in the city, 17 would be amazing for me.
I do admit my Fx45 had about 350-400hp but I never took advantage of it because gas was $4 a gallon. Also if you want a fast SUV you dont buy a 4runner, thats what the SRT8 Jeeps, Trailblazer SS are for. But then again with that power you have to have street rated tires so now you cant go offroad.
If I need quick reaction on the tranny I will just pop it into tiptronic.
I figured the electrical problems might be an issue, so I got the 6 year/100000 mile bumper to bumper warranty. Just in case.
If I find that the turning radius is horrible, I will just start doing 1 tire fires to help me out a bit.

I appreciate your opinion though.