dude, my yota is at almost 190,000. its running like a champ. IF you do decide to get a new truck, KEEP the 4RUNNER! your not going to get anything out of it. what maybe a few thousand. its your baby, keep it, and use it as a beater truck, and who knows how long she will run...

 

HOLY CRAP A MILLION MILES?! well, that has made me decide to see if i can get it up that high too.... lol.

 

Thanks for the input. Sorry I had to downsize your epic masterpiece to get it in a quote. As for the newer rig, I dunno, I've always liked my 4Runner, but I've always wanted something that looks a little better, too. My optimal goal is to keep the 4Runner, and maybe get a newer one. I would plan on buying the newer rig outright, and LOW, or NO monthly payments. I'd be giving them a somewhat large downpayment.

I want to keep my 4Runner, and get a newer one. I think if I really tried, I might be able to get close to $4000 for it as is. But I'm into it about that much already(parts, lobor, mods, etc.), so it would make sense to me to bail on it before I spend anymore $$$ on it.....but, then there is the fact that I absolutely love my 4Runner, and could never totally bail on it like that. It's like a big, ugly, expensive friend almost.....

 

Oh, and another trick that I learned: Everytime that you think that you need something new for your rig, like a new stereo or a shiny set of wheels, or anything that falls into the "useless, ebay, ricer, stick-on, made-in-china, crap" catagory, firgure out how much it would cost, and then just throw that money in the garbage, cause that's what you're going to get for it when you sell your truck.

Or, save all that money for when something actually needs repair,
otherwise you're the 10th jackass this month on craigslist with a blown head gasket selling your truck for $1500

oh, and if you do decide to buy a "brand-new" vehicle, one thing that I learned from my parents: the only way that it even remotely makes sense to spend the extra money to buy new, is if you keep that vehicle for at least five years after it is paid off, and the only way that it's going to last that long is if you take care of it.

The only things that I allow myself to spend money on for my truck are things that are going to make it last longer (new timing belt, 30k mi service at dealership, new fuel filter, etc.) , or need to be fixed (frayed e-brake cable, brake pads, power steering pump, etc.)

sorry to , I'll stop now

 

yeah, sorry for the length, I get long winded when I try to get a point across(comes from dealing with idiots for 6 of the last 7 years), I think you are probably the only one that read it

I totally agree with you about keeping it even if you get a newer vehicle, I sold my first 4runner before I left for bootcamp (7 years ago, god I'm old) and I will never forgive myself for that, even though it was the ugliest thing ever (red with gold stripes and a white top, and a red interior )

okay, now I'm really stopping

 

Don't be sorry. It's good input, and it makes a lotta sense. I'm not planning on buying new. I'm saying, like 99-2002 4Runner, or something. I want to just save up my cash that I would normally spend on stuff, like stereo, or what ever mall crawler, ricer crap that I could live without, and put it towards a huge downpayment, so I have little, or no monthly payments. I don't think that I'm ready for a new car. I'd like to beat a couple more used ones just to get it out of my system.....JK. I'm pretty nice to my rig, but I couldn't handle being strict about a new car, like keeping it clean all the time, and the first scratch would be devastating(spelling?).

 

Yeah, If I ever get anything newer, it's probably going to be a used double cab tacoma, and that wont be until I've got kids, which wont be any sooner than 5 or 6 years.

The wife wants to get a Mini Cooper in a few years, and she keeps saying that she wants to get a brand new one so she can get it exactly the way she wants, which makes sense, but I would rather save the difference and do something else with it. Plus I remember when she had a '03 mustang that was perfect, and within a few months it had a busted headlight and fender because she ran into a parked cop car when she was puling into a parking spot (she drove away ) and curb rash on all four wheels..... she drives a cavalier now (I'm not making payments on something that is going to get treated like and most likely totaled) I would hate to see her do that to a brand new Mini

I hear you about being strict about new cars, I always try and do that when I get anything new (to me), it usually lasts about a week

 

Ok, she's getting closer to that magical 200K mark. The official tally is 199,526. Looks like I'm in it for the long haul for now. I'm choosing to ride it out. Any suggestions?

 

some vehicles just wont die. Ive been trying to kill my little mazda B2000 for the last 240 thousand miles. It finaly let go of 3rd and 4th gear in the orriginal tranny, ive been waiting for that since i have a pristine condition spair to put in their and i was wondering when i would get to stop dealing with that sloppy shifting

 

Some rigs never say die...I'm hoping my 4Runner turns out to be one of those rigs. I'm a little sketchy about it because I'm the 7th, or 8th owner, and I'm pretty sure that the last 6 or 7 owners weren't real kind to my baby. Is there anything that tends to wear out on these things after about 200K?

 

I'm official!!! I'm at 200,250 miles.