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To avoid clunks on my 5th Gen I switch with vehicle pointed straight and no torque (coast briefly while shifting).

Exactly. It's "cruising range", not miles to empty. I ignore it on my 5th Gen since I know I have 4 gallons left when the low fuel light comes on...and my vehicle will have traveled just under 300 miles on 19 gallons so I think you guys are doing fine.

Mobil 1 0W-8 is $28 for 5 quarts at Walmart

It's not just that Tahara may be the best assembly plant, they also use suppliers that can supply the best parts. My 2016 just had another failure...a daytime running light burned out and it's the second time it's happened. But I think I'll forgive my 4R since there have been no other issues in...

I had squeak and rattle responsibility for an OEM in a previous life. It does sound like there is plastic rubbing. It's worth pushing on the areas around the vent to see if you can affect the noise; if so some kind of shim may resolve it. If it's buried within the IP you may have few options. Id...

Yes, these honest summaries are super helpful to potential buyers like me. I noticed that no one mentioned hood flutter although I've seen that mentioned by other 6th Gen owners. That would bother me.

I'm car-shopping too and after getting a "you've got to be kidding me" MSRP quote from my extra slimy local Honda dealer I learned that Costco has a car buying service that has solid pre-negotiated discounts with participating dealers so that's what I will try next. I don't need to get the very...

Toyota ships them with higher pressure to prevent flat spotting the tires during the boat ride. It's a commin practice; Miatas are shipped with 50 psi pressure. Your dealer is supposed to lower the pressure to the correct level (33 psi cold) as part of the predelivery inspection but it's common...

I can sure relate to the OP. I'm ready for a change after 9 years with my 2016 SR5 but on the other hand I still love it as much as ever and with under 80,000 miles I think it will still be more reliable over the next 5-10 years than any new vehicle I could buy. So for me the concern is not the...

First check your tire pressure, they are shipped with overinflated tires to avoid flat spots and overinflated tires make the ride extra harsh. Beyond that I doubt you can improve on Toyota factory ride tuning but there are lots of ways to spend money and make things worse. The 4Runner is a...

Agree 100%. I wonder if any forum member has first hand experience with any issue caused by metal shavings ever. Manufacturing processes have come a long long way. The pistons, rings and cylinder bores are closely managed for emissions. Chunks of metal large enough to cause problems would happen...

So you're OK with the mirrors that require human adjustment?!

Maybe folks need to adjust their rear view mirrors a bit to compensate for the fact that the 4R pivots from the top vs bottom. In 9 years of owning a 5th Gen I've never had any concerns and I'm impressed with the superb execution of the complicated mechanism that gives us a rear wiper plus a...

I recommend that you ignore the first tank. On the first tank the vehicle was driven from the manufacturing facility to a parking lot and then to a boat and then to a parking lot and then to a trailer and then to a parking lot. Lots of idling. Fill the tank and reset the trip computer and you'll...

What page in owners manual?

So just to reinforce, your owners manual is recommending 87 octane in the US since it's the AKI number shown on pumps. Whether you might want to use higher octane is another discussion.