Yeah, exactly. And this one looks phenomenal underneath. At this point in the 3rd gen game you’re buying them based on the condition of the frame. Body panels, mileage—all the stuff people are bitching about here—are totally secondary to the condition of the frame and the mechanicals. This one has a perfect frame and…
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The people ND’ing this don’t have any concept of the current used car market or the value for preowned 4Runners. Even if we weren’t in a used car price-pocalypse, it would probably still be worth $7k at Cali prices.
And in typical David Tracy fashion he uses a $100k press vehicle to haul Jeep parts for a $2000 Jeep.
And Jalopnik continues the time honored tradition of shitting on GM one way or the other. I’m shocked they still ask you guys to review things.
It’s meth heads all the way down
Similar boat here. I want/need and will probably buy the Maverick but seeing the 2 door Bronco has my brain trying to erase all memory of the Maverick.
I don’t off-road, have an ‘86 4Runner.
I don’t need a convertible, have 996 ‘vert. And 4Runner I guess. And motorbikes.
I need a small truck, like the Maverick.
But I really want a 2 door Bronco.
After seeing thousands of F-250's parked waiting for chips, I have a feeling many of their chips are going in the Bronco.
All for some journalist or commenter on the internet to complain about it.
I work as an automotive engineer. You just hit the nail on the head.
Are they actually shipping them to dealer lots, or just to some huge parking lot until the brains can be installed?
It’s one of those things that always gets overlooked, but holy shit does it look hard to build a car. From design to manufacturing, everything is complicated. Like, some dude (more likely a team) had to design, test, and build a machine to deliver a seat at exactly there right time to exactly the right place, and it…
You are gonna go insane and probably get divorced, sleeping inside of a truck for a month and smelling like a truck for an appreciable time after.
I’ve grown fond of the finer things in life, like beds, showers, and warm food at the end of a long drive.
why someone wouldn’t choose either a Koenigsegg, Porsche, or Ferrari; Koenigsegg because they just seem cool as hell, Porsche and Ferrari because I have an inherent bias toward classics.
Even if it is “reliable”, it is 13 year old vehicle. A 13 year old 4Runner will need some things replaced if it hasn’t been well maintained. Land Rover just means those repairs will cost more than a college student can afford. Although I guess this college student has a decent budget.
How does it go back and forth without racking up more miles? Trailered?
Fire damage and reversing mileage is typical?
Yeah, as someone in the business of fixing these, this is pretty much par for the course.