The quick and dirty of what I learned while shopping for a used LC or 4Runner is as follows:

FJ60/62s are cool as hell, but suffer badly from rust. A clean and rust free copy will have a unicorn tied to it, or a $20K price tag, your choice.

FJ80s have 250K+ miles before the original owners finally part with them. They're heavy, get poor mileage, and parts cost more than 4runners, but they're tough rigs and most of their mileage has been on the pavement.

4Runners have 150K+ miles on the clock before the price drops enough to consider..........unless being sold with a bad title or a sketchy seller who's lineage traces back to the Soviet Union. Seriously.

I finally realized just how much time I'd wasted hounding Craigslist, and bought a 2014 4Runner last spring. Toyota has 0% interest on their 2014 rigs right now. Something to consider.


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