A used car with dents in the body work?? Oh the horror. This is a cheap and relatively sporty V6, five cog row your own, estate with low miles. I’d replace my outback wagon for the likes of this.

If you live in an area that experiences severe thunderstorms, a car that already has hail damage is a wonderful thing. Fun to drive, fuck-it money, looks like a good daily driver. NP

For $2500 I’ll live with whatever quirks it has. Check the car carefully for flood damage though, with all of the hurricanes and shit in Texas. It’s a steal as long as it hasn’t gone for a swim. 

Way under tow capacity, but its far easier when your percentage used is lower. Its noticeably more comfortable when I tow my boat with my truck than with my dads colorado. His can do it just fine, but mine stops quicker and accelerates easier. With all the goofballs on the road, this has some value to it

Can build but that’s not too common. My last 2 cars I focused on resale value over fuel economy. I traded in a wrangler with 92,000mi for $21 that I bought for $24 during the recession. I imported a truck from Canada in 2015 when the Canuck-Buck was at a low point so I imported a $38k used truck for $27.5. That same…

But it doesn’t come with mirrors.

Women pay more than men in half the US

Women pay more for car insurance in 25 states, an amount that has doubled since 2016.

I recently had a fun day where the crankcase venting on my E46 clogged building pressure in the crankcase and a previously unknown about broken o-ring on the dipstick tube allowed all the engine oil to coat the underside of the car.

Drain plug doesn’t necessarily get it all either. Sometimes the extractor can get more. Here’s a good video on youtube showing some examples of oil pans that don’t drain completely.

1: I’ve always felt that sucking oil out the top doesn’t flush the bottom of the pan. I could be wrong

3rd Gen 4Runners are not rust-prone. They are highly sought-after because of their reliability and their body integrity. Mine is a ‘99 with 154K miles; not a bit of rust. I gave my ‘96 (also a 3rd Gen) to my daughter. It was eventually sold with about 230K miles and also no rust, even though it had been extensively…

Yeah this is definitely CP, but to be fair, the “dash lit up like a christmas tree” isn’t shown anywhere in the pictures. The only picture of dash lights is to get the glow plug light in there, and you have to have the key to the on position without the engine running which lights up all the other warning lights too.

Third gen 4Runners are rock solid and possibly the best generation of 4Runner to date. I've never encountered any 4Runner with a back window that doesn't roll dow nor are 4Runners known for these mysterious issues you bring up. 4Runners also hold their values extremely well and are very good value for money... except…

I’m a 3rd gen 4Runner apologist, having owned a handful. My daily driver clocking in at 357k miles and counting on it’s original driveline and I just went ~100 miles on dirt this past weekend w/zero issues, so if you want something unbiased, you’re not going to find it here.

Actually, those lights come on if you turn the key to On without starting it; I think he was just showing that his added diesel-only idiot-lights were working.

I love 4 runners. I own a 3rd gen 4runner. I’ve contemplated converting it to diesel (although I would have gone mercedes)

This is a cool project and an interesting idea whose dream has always been to have a diesel USDM 3rd gen 4Runner. I can appreciate going the extra mile and adding dashboard indicators.

Guys, guys, I have a GREAT idea....

This is a SGP (Some Guy’s Project) and pretty much always a Crack Pipe just because of that. There’s little or no logic to this conversion and the condition of the exterior and interior make it even less so.