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not even the big union detroit guy is showing up here to say buy the Explorer
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
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'Y O T A .............. 
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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just a side note , the 2018 4runner is supposed to be a complete redesign , you might save a bit on earlier model because of it.
also , lots of ads on loan or lease transfer ads everywhere.
looks like a lot of people are at default point or close to it.
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Toyota will run twice as far if taken care of.
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'Yota guy here.......found an ole pic of my '89 Runner bought it new..last of the 2 doors...drove it 12 yrs...gave it to my youngest daughter when I bought a new '02 Chev HD crew P/U she moved to GA with it....drove it 2 yrs..out grew it with kids.. My SIL in AZ bought it...had it shipped back to AZ....drove it 2-3 yrs...sold it to his buddy...who crashed it...he then sold it... last I heard it was still in Snowflake AZ...someones daily beater.. Was a 3.0L w/5 speed....underpowered..but good ole 'Yota... ![[Linked Image]](http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g426/tikkanut/aug208%20004_zpsmec7ofoq.jpg)
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I've got a 2015 highlander.....love it. Real ez for this 60 yr old carcass to get in and out of....super roomy 2ND row seat...great visibility....quiet....great mileage...plenty of power.... I would buy it again in a heartbeat.
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Just got a 2017 4 Runner Trd pro, before that Tacoma. wife drives a 2015 4 Runner limited . Before that a 2002 sequoia that we bought from my sister. Sold that to our friends who still have it three years later. Before the sequoia, my wife had a highlander. Can't stand toyota --can you tell ?😆
Best vehicles around!! Just wish they made a diesel for carrying weight. John
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Three Yoyas in the yard....new 17 Taco....03 Taco that I'll never part with and an 05 4runner that is a dream to drive.
Put 250K on T100 and sold to neighbor and he now has 360K on it with no major repairs.
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My 2015 pulls a 4000 lb boat with no problems. My only complaint is it nosedives during hard stops (not towing). It's a bit unsettling the first time or two but inconsequential as it still stops quickly and under control. My FJC did the "nose dive" with the stock suspension. I installed a small lift from Toytech with adjustable struts and Eibach springs. Much better ride and no more 'dipping at stops and take offs.
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My wife has an Explorer.
It is a glorified 4 wheel drive car that will go down the highway 100mph all the while heating or cooling your ass.
(I like the fancy seats...)
Driven it several times on snow and ice(highway and in town) and it's pretty handy.
But certainly not anything I would take off road.
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Kicking around the idea of replacing my Durango with one of these..
Would like to hear from owners of these SUV's the good and the bad.. Looking at the 6 cylinder models with the towing package.. Haven't read the thread but the correct answer to your question rhymes with "floyota". Always.  Ford Exploder..... not even in the same conversation.
The CENTER will hold.
Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two
FÜCK PUTIN!
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4Runner. I have a 2015 Trail Premium and I really love it. I bought it after my trusty old two-wheel drive 2001 F-150 couldn't get me home after a snow and ice storm a couple of years ago. I do wish it had a little more guts under the hood. And it has dust problems, something about the design I guess. It somehow vacuums dust into the cab if you drive a lot with the windows open, And pulls it under the tailgate. Beats anything I ever saw. I haye to admit it, but for a trip it's more comfortable than my dear old '97 Land Cruiser.
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Don't mean much but my wife 2014 ford explorer made the ALCAN trip twice all the way from Anchorage to Colorado Springs (Dec 2013) and 10 months later Colorado Springs back to Anchorage (October 2014) this time pulling a 10 foot or was it a 12 foot uhual trailer. Ended up trading it in for a truck wife needed more room to haul stuff. It was great vehicle, it also got great fuel mileage..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Might as well pile on...
We have the current generation of Explorers at work. You couldn't give me one of those piles of crap - even to just drive on the highway. Even (or especially?) compared to 2nd generation Explorers, they are a pathetic abomination.
Get the Toyota and be happy.
Lunatic fringe....we all know you're out there.
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I've only ever had one 4 Runner....so my point of reference is limited... I bought it new in Sept 1987...its an 88 model...with 2 miles on the odometer... So its 29 years old...me being its only owner... all I can vouch for is they will last...a long time... mine's got over a 100,000 miles on it... 
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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I've only ever had one 4 Runner....so my point of reference is limited... I bought it new in Sept 1987...its an 88 model...with 2 miles on the odometer... So its 29 years old...me being its only owner... all I can vouch for is they will last...a long time... mine's got over a 100,000 miles on it... Let's see a pic of that odometer, you know, just to be sure it has over 100k on it??
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are there any americans left?
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are there any americans left? What's more "American" than having the freedom to buy what ever you want with the money the government allows you to keep?
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