I've had a 2003 4runner with v8 since around March of 2003. It has 160,000 or so miles and it has had oil changes and tire changes, nothing else. It is the v8 with full time 4 wd. I'm not considering selling it, but if you found a clean one used, I'd recommend it a lot. It has probably been my most solid rig.
You're a pretty tall guy, right? How well do you fit in it? What kind of mileage do you get?