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- From: wall@mcm.com (Steve Wall)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Experience with Toyota 4Runner?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.180532.22719@mcm.com>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 18:05:32 GMT
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: Mellon Capital Management Corp. San Francisco, CA.
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- I'm thinking of purchasing a Toyota 4Runner, probably a pre-1988
- model (the year they updated the body, etc.?). Can anybody answer
- some of the following questions?:
-
- * I understand that 1988 (?) and prior were designed so
- the rear cover could be removed, the back seat removed
- and you end up with somewhat of a truck bed. Is this
- true? How hard is it to put on/take off the cover?
-
- * Did they make V6s in 1988 and prior? Mostly 4cyls?
-
- * Is the 4cyl powerful enough for medium hauling, ski
- trips, etc. - I don't intend to do heavy offroad stuff.
-
- * Is the engine reliable, strong, etc?
-
- * Any strange quirks anywhere in/on the vehicle?
-
- * Cost of maintaining 4x4 mechanisms?
-
- * Do you have to screw with lug bolts (?) when shifting
- to 4x4?
-
-
-
- Any other info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help!
-
- Steve
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-
- Steve Wall (wall@mcm.com)
- Mellon Capital Management Corporation
- San Francisco, CA
-