FUELER Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 A fellow autocrosser! Nice! I also raced for many years in my local SCCA Solo2, in my 1999 Honda Civic Si, and I was also STS class! Never podiumed any races but I had a hell of a time regardless. Nothing like turning out a time that beats Ferrari challenge 360 modena, modded vettes, 800 hp carbon fiber body, 3-rotor RX7, and other various super-cars (although in different classes, the times remain the same.) In a 1.6L 4banger too. I am lucky to live near one of the larger autocross courses in the USA (qualcomm stadium parking lot). What a blast it was! Anyways - I've driven both trucks and i say 4runner.... proven reliability, performance, capability, etc. Plus they will have parts for 4runner in central and south america (more so than for jeep XK) I dont like the Jeep XK interior at all, I was sick of it within 5 minutes, cant imagine driving that junk on an expedition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUELER Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 (edited) Or stick with nissan! Theres a turbo diesel WD21 pathfinder for sale in my hood, 35 mpg with an RD28 swap, so-cal means no rust, BALLEUR!!! http://www.4x4parts.com/ubbthreads/showfla...ge=0#Post582336 " 1990 nissan pathfinder 2wd RD28 turbo diesel 2.8l 6cly, cold ac, pw,ps, gets 35 mpg in a suv! it is a 5 speed stick. truck has 88k miles,could use some tlc but still nice. GREAT DEAL engine alone cost $4000 then the cost of labor and price of the truck. MY LOSS MUST SELL $5000 " Edited May 14, 2008 by FUELER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Dan i saw a nice 3.5l pathfinder se with an external tire carrier for sale in town here. I can go have a closer look at it for you, but it looked pretty good from far away. I would try to find an older toyota cruiser. they are probably much easier to fix and limp to a service station if something computer related goes. I think the 4-runners are kind of small for something so long range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 The 4th Gen 4Runner has almost as much space as the UZJ100 Land Cruiser, and I can get one with less than half the miles for the same cost as the 100. Case in point, found a 2005 SR5 V8 4Runner about 200 miles from me outfitted exactly as I would want it, with 38,000 miles for $20,995. Found a 2000 V8 UZJ Land Cruiser outfitted almost exactly as I would want it for $21,995 with 99,000 miles. The FZJ80 Cruiser are awesome, no doubt, but they're underpowered and lumbering. They're also severely overpriced IMO. $18,000 for a 12 year old vehicle with nearly 200,000 miles is RIDICULOUS, I don't care what it is. I would consider a 100-Series, if I can find one cost-effectively, however, I'm not actively pursuing one at this point, because of the pricing of them. The 80-series is out, because of self-imposed age and mileage limitations. I will not consider a vehicle older than MY2000, or over 70,000 miles, period. While that Diesel WD is pretty nice, and would make a nice round-town parts runner, it's 2WD!!! What a waste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUELER Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 (edited) Heres what I did to an 07 back in January, even the V6 was quite powerful, made a great snow rally car for a few hours, til I hit a snow berm too fast... Much more power than our 3.3L Nissan V6.... I can't even imagine how powerful the Toyota V8 must be! $14k in damage according to the insurance company (it rolled on the other side - not pictured) One thing I did not like is that the heater is only mediocre. The R50 heater gets WAY hotter than the 4runner ever did - possibly because our engines run so damn hot?? Edited May 15, 2008 by FUELER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 And just when I thought I had it all figured out.... Gets thrown into the mix... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitterymonkey Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 And just when I thought I had it all figured out.... Gets thrown into the mix... Looks nice STATS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I would get it over the others anyday, more like a 96-97 for me though, i like the 4.5L straight six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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