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Everyone has different tastes. I don't care for the color of the wheels so why would I want to pay for them. Dust is not an issue around here so why would I want to pay for it and then live with the noise. I could remove it but doesn't the right fender have a hole in it? I do like the green...

I don't really understand today's Toyota. I would own a Pro right now but if I'm going to spend $70k on a vehicle I want a color choice I really like. I looked into wrapping but around here it would cost about $5k (or about $1k a year). So now I'm waiting until 2027 to see what special color...

Snow id a funny thing. I've used the wife Rav4 to plow through 15 inches with success and other times 6" is too much. My driveway is uphill too so I always see how far I can make it. One of the biggest issues I have is snow flying over the hood and the light from the headlights reflecting off...

My Tundra sits for months at a time without anything connected to the battery. Never needed it. I do have a solar charger if I know it'll sit for very long periods of time. I never use it in winter so it doesn't see any salt. I guess it couldn't hurt plugging it into a trickle charger but 2...

If you want a grocery getter then buy a grocery getter. The 4Runner is designed on a pickup chassis. It's not light by any means so you can expect Toyota to make it as stable as possible. That means stiffer shocks and sway bar. If you're buying it primarily because of it's looks then expect...

I'm about the same age and have owned numerous Toyotas. I've never had an engine failure. Ever since Toyota went to 10,000 mile oil changes I do the first change change the oil at 5,000 miles and then every 10k after that. Turbo engine or not, they all get the same treatment. I usually keep...

My last two daily drivers were Rav4s (2013 and 2016). Both of them acted the same way. With 30 to 20 miles left the fuel warning light would come one. When down to 0 miles left they say "refuel". Both of them had well over 160k on them. Once the words "refuel" appeared I figured i had 50...

I don't know if every sensor works this way but a number of them go into sleep mode to save the batteries. You have to drive a bit before a scanner can read them. A garage or dealer can easily check if they are working with a portable hand scanner but they have to be awake. Sounds like you...

There's no way they total it. The damage is just not that bad. I would talk to a lawyer about diminished value though. It's usually 10% to 15% hit when you come to sell it. Anything a dealer can do to pay you less they will do. If a deal will pay less than private sales are going to be the...

I haven't has a chance to sit in a 6th get 4Runner yet (trying to avoid it because I want to wait until after winter is over (one less salt season) but on my Celica that had a turbo the gauge just registers boost. Just revving the engine doesn't create boost. Taking off from a stop sign with...

I've used cable chains in the past and found they didn't work as well as real chains. If you are worried you could just use them on the rear. If you have the locking diff they will work very well (I assume that the locking diff only activates when in low range). I'm sure the warning not to...

I had an 84 Toyota PU with 35 Super Swampers on it. To get them to fit required lots of suspension work. It also required a 3" body lift. The stock 4.10 gears had to be swapped out. It amazes me how things have changed. The tires looked massive on it compared to the 225/75 15 tires. Now...

I had a 1990 Celica All-trac Turbo that had a hood scoop. Back then Toyota put the intercooler on top of the engine so the scoop was actually functional. I really hoped Toyota would have done the same for the 4Runner. It also made the engine look much nicer when you opened the hood. Of...

Sorry to tell you this but never trust Toyota when it comes to a service. My 2016 Rav4 Limited's radio has half the features not working because Toyota decided to go to Android/Apple on their newer vehicles. So they just stopped the service needed. Now when the gas light comes on and it asks...

You can thank the US government pushing fuel mileage standards. As long as companies need to meet an average mpg for all of their vehicles you can expect smaller engines in the future. I'm not really sure Toyota would want to give the 4Runner almost 450hp stock. My guess is a lot of people...

Back when I was younger I did serious off-roading. It taught me things, like how to set up a ring an pinion on a Toyota axle, that I probably will never use. I even put a super charger on a 22R engine. There's no way I would do any serious off-roading in a modern vehicle. So that's off the...

For most of the summer I hadn't seen a single 6th gen 4Runner on the road. There's lost of 5th and 4th gen ones around here. I actually have seen two 1st gen 4Runners this summer (rare around here as most everything over 20 years old has rusted away to nothing). Last month I've started seeing...

I'm not planning on buying until next spring but all the pros I've actually seen on a lot seem to have the roof rack. There's a few tings I will not pay for, that's one. XM is another one. I haven't actually talked to a dealer about removing a roof rack but with XM that should be easy to...

Last I knew Toyota doesn't make the transmissions. I assume they designed it but Aisin makes it. As far as checking the fluid at the dealer, I doubt they would. Since there's no dipstick checking the level is more involved. On my Tundra you have to get it up on a lift, run the engine, wait...

If you don't mind me asking how much did it cost for the wrap? How long will it last? I haven't looked into specifics yet but I was told that while the warranties are usually good for 5 year or so that if you leave it on longer than that the glue is hard to remove from the paint. I kind of...