Who's had their 6th gen for a year now? What do you love/hate?

[mtbtone]

Coming up on a year & 16k+ miles:

Likes
- Style/Looks
- Off-road capability (total beast IMO)
- Comfort (WAY more comfy on long road trips compared to my ‘18 TACO)
- Tactile buttons/controls
- I like the big screen, especially for maps
- Powertrain (again…compared to my 3rd gen TACO…this thing is a pleasure to drive)
- Heated steering wheel/seats, and cooled seats are a great add
- I really like the lane assist/radar cruise— yeah it’s not great around hard curves, but on every road trip we’ve taken it’s been a blessing.
- This 4Runner is my first and it will be with me for a very long time…it’s the perfect daily driver/adventure combo
- Tow’s our 2017 Casita great (~2700lbs)…barely feel it back there.
- Sound system + JBL removable speaker is nice IMO

Dislikes
- Jittery over small bumps, but not a deal breaker…pretty smooth ride overall. I do wish it would ride a bit more like the hybrid…not sure why that can’t be achieved.
- The paint is really weak (Ice Cap)…lots of chips already, seems thin. I now realize I should have wrapped immediately…but feel like this shouldn’t have to be the case.
- Having to manually disable safety features when using bike rack—c’mon…really?
- 8 beeps every time I get out while it’s running with key in my pocket sends fiery rage through my Italian veins…
- Driver’s door rattle while playing loud music (only happens with certain base tones)
- Hefty price tag…but I do think it’s still worth it…at least at the ORP trim level.
- Thankfully I’m in a dry climate & have only heard break squeal occasionally after washing, but it’s still annoying.

Great purchase, great ride! Happy camper here

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[shine]

Did my first trailrun with the Trailhunter last weekend, my son in the 2008 4th gen with me. Here are my observations from the 6th gen's point of view:

Positives:

• Driving to the trailhead for a couple of hours on the freeway, the 6th gen is definitely more relaxing when going at 80-85mph
• Cameras are great! Was spotted a couple of places, but would have been ok on my own too
• Love the built-in compressor. Pre-set target tire pressure and let the compressor handle it. Just move the nozzle to the next tire, no key press needed to continue.
• "Idling" with the engine not running. When going with others there are plenty of times where we stop and get out of the vehicle for a couple of minutes, engine still running. With the hybrid it will stop and restart the engine on its own.

Negatives:

• It's bigger! I had to be much more careful going between cut-off logs where the 4th gen just drove through with no drama
• Saw the rising transmission temp when going slow uphill in 4H. Switched to 2H or 4L to avoid overheating. Hoping Toyota comes out with a software fix
• Rock sliders are too close to the body for me to intentionally slide against a tree stump

I did play with MTS, locker, and crawl control while on the trail, but didn't really need them for this trip.

 

[Rrditch]

The biggest issue I have is that the hatch and window hid dirt and dust.
I live in Utah and so a lot of my off road driving is in dusty conditions, the back hatch is always covered with dust, so now when I want to open it after I take my Wolfbox blower and nock a lot of it off before I open it. without fail no madder how I wash the 4runner the rear bumper has dirt on it a few hours after I wash it.

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