We do change the oil regularly - every 3,000 miles — and we have had two people offer to buy it from us. Never took them seriously to find out how much they'd be willing to pay for it. Clearly it has some value for two random people to walk up to us and offer to buy it from us. Keep this in mind should you ever plan to sell your 4Runner.
Plus, I wonder now many older 4Runners were destroyed under Obama’s cash for clunkers program?
Insanity....
For some reason, it is smarter to toss a perfectly good car for a brand new model that costs a fortune. The car manufacturers and dealerships love it no doubt.
But this is why people are in debt up to their eyeballs.
Plus, modern cars and SUVs are a lot more complicated with all of the bells and whistles that you mention and all of that specialized electronics will be impossible to replace in a few years once the specialized parts become discontinued for newer models.
The 4Runner is a very well made SUV and, best of all, we own it.
I get sick to my stomach watching some of those "Cash for Clunkers" videos on YouTube. Perfectly good cars getting destroyed with no effort to salvage anything, including valuable spare parts.
Such a monumental waste and for nothing. Multiple followup studies have shown there was no environmental benefit.
Thanks for the info-if the time ever comes again where I need a 4x4 with more engine, I’ll remember that-it is a given that I will always need 4WD living and working out here...
I bought my 4Runner from the original owner-who had just bought a 2000 Chevy Suburban 4x4 because he needed the 8 cylinder engine to pull a big shop trailer-he had taken very good care of it, and I paid him with the cash I’d gotten from the sale of my previous vehicle-a 1986 4x4 Blazer, which I sold to a co-worker who needed an 8 cylinder truck/SUV to tow his bass boat-we just keep passing those old, more reliable 4x4’s around out here...
When I take the 4Runner to the mechanic up the road for the 3000 mi oil change next month, I’m having him put in a new thermostat, too-the one in it is at least 11 years old and I prefer to replace it before it starts going out. I had a Toyota once before-a 4x4 pick-up, back in 1986-it was the only new vehicle I’ve ever owned-I sold it to my cousin in 1996...