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Joe

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Jul 2, 2009, 2:37:09 PM7/2/09
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what differences are there between 91-95 4runners? Were there any real
changes in quality over those years or just cosmetic changes? I hate
my 95 Previa compared to my 91, wondering if I would feel the same
about a late 2nd generation 4runner (which I'm shopping for now)
compared to my 92

SMS

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Jul 2, 2009, 3:31:20 PM7/2/09
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The 2001-2005 generation is excellent. Avoid the 2006-2010 generation,
probably the last generation for the 4Runner which is selling poorly.

Joe

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Jul 3, 2009, 6:28:45 PM7/3/09
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Thanks, but I'm really curious about the changes to 2nd generation
4runners over the years. I dont like the post 95 4runners at all. I
just drove my first 95 today, and didnt like it. It felt like the
change to big comfy luxury SUV was well underway by 95, and I like the
utility vehicle aspect more than luxury. Thats just a subjective feel
though, not an objective overview.

C. E. White

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Jul 6, 2009, 7:20:18 PM7/6/09
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"Joe" <in2...@airpost.net> wrote in message
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This seems to be a constnat theme of some truck /SUV buyers. They don't care
about load carrying ability, stopping power, towing ability, fuel mileage,
etc.. What they really want is a rough riding vehicle with suspension from
the early 1900's. I used to belong to a Ford Expedition mailing group and it
always amazed me how many fellow members preferred the generation 1
Expeditions (1997-2002) to the second generation (post 2002), even though
the generation 2 Expeditions were far superior in almost any measurable
parameter. They just liked the generation 1 versions becasue they were more
truck-like. I owned one of each and always felt the second generation
version was better, but I understood the sort of macho attraction of driving
an inferior vehicle becasue it makes you look tougher (even if it wasn't
true).

Ed

Joe

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Jul 7, 2009, 12:08:43 AM7/7/09
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On Jul 6, 4:20 pm, "C. E. White" <cewhi...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> "Joe" <in2d...@airpost.net> wrote in message

I'll bite.

What this SUV buyer wants is a functional, reliable utilitarian
vehicle to drive remote and rough back roads 50 miles from nowhere
with no use for luxury appointments, and be able to crawl in the back
and go to sleep when I'm done, and actually be able to fix some things
on it myself. You know, the kind of thing that 99% of SUV owners dont
do and wouldnt do even if they knew how.. Most SUV owners dont leave
the pavement, wouldnt know a spark plug if they sat on one, and have
no actual need for an SUV. Thats why they turned them into luxury
rides and status symbols.


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