Originally Posted by Cuz-Pat
I know there have been some threads on here before about Toyota 4runners but I need a little help and I don't have time to search those threads out. I am looking at some Toyota 4Runners and am interested in purchasing one in 4wd for a hunting and driving to work & back vehicle.

What year models and which engines do I want to get or which to stay away from?

I don't want to spend no more than $6K on one. That is my max.

My only real stipulation is that it must be 4wd.

I have found one that I really like that is a 2003 model with a V6 that is listed as a 4.0L Natural Aspiration engine.

It has 187K miles and is priced at $4900.00.

Looks to be well maintained and taken care of.

Y'all school me on 4Runners please... thumbup



That is a good deal. That engine is a 4 speed with the timing chain. The 3.4 gen 3s have a timing belt and considerably less power and also worse mpg in a lot of cases. Any of the gen 3s and 4s have good reputations.

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