The Runner is better out of the box than the 460/470 platform for off road duties and cheaper to drive but the GX is a better value used, it is rather thirsty to drive (own both the 460-17 & 470-05) but are dead nuts reliable, the 05 has 340,000 on the clock and is still driven every day, still a good vehicle.
4 runners IMO with the 4.0 have a better drivetrain than the new 3.5 in the Taco, have friend with both and I'm not a fan of the new 3.5.
biggest difference in the runner and GX is overall build quality and bells and whistles, GX has more headroom but both share the same basic platform
