Fun fact: when I was in college, I had a friend who owned one of these. Years earlier, she had been messing around with friends and they rolled it over in wet grass. They got it back on its wheels and *drove it home.* She then drove it around - FOR YEARS - with dents on the roof but otherwise perfectly fine. I personally drove it 500 miles from Atlanta to Savannah and back, no issues.

Sage W

2 dager siden

Here in Colorado my buddy had 2 of the second Gen, rolled them both, both able to be flipped and driven for months.. buddy with a 3rd gen also had this exact story happen.

Reptile Disfunction

10 dager siden

Hilarious

Sean Lara

16 dager siden

I have a very similar story with my first 3rd gen 4Runner haha.

Toyota Dude

23 dager siden

@Edward Gloriani that's exactly what I have 😆😆😆

HJBold Gaming

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There are still quite a few SUV's that can be bought with a manual transmission in the UK: Range Rover Evoque Land Rover Discovery Sport BMW X1 Mercedes GLA Audi Q3 Citroen C5 Aircross Volkswagen Tiguan Skoda Kodiaq Vauxhall Grandland X....

These are so awesome. We bought one of these with almost 240k miles, and drove it from Portland to Panama and back to Honduras. It was still smooth as butter, and just needed regular maintenance. It only stopped when the next owner crashed it in Mexico. If only we had these in Europe, I'd buy them. (yeah yeah, I know, Hilux. But I want that sweet reliable gas V6)

Is this sped up? Doug you packed a lot of info in here very quick :D

a classic

Can't beat a 3rd gen. Period. 260K and running strong

277k on mine and literally have never had a single problem with it. I just put in new sparkplugs and had the fuel injectors cleaned for the first time ever just last week. V6 2003 2WD model. I can't say enough about the reliability. Truly has been the best vehicle I have ever owned.

Stop don’t drive up the price just give me one more year 😭

The backseat doesn't have cold air controls because the windows roll down

I have one 99 4runner 4x4 auto , 261k miles no rust in Texas might be willing to sell it 🤔

When are you gonna do the 97-2000 Mercury mountaineer 5.0

‘05 4th gen with 265k OEM. These things are fucking amazing.

it is special very very rare...

this is big dollar $$$ rig

The Wayne Gretzky Of SUV’s!

Love this 3rd gen!

This car sold for $25,000 lol. Great car but so overpriced

My 322,000 mile 4runner still has those garage door opener pegs somehow

You're not kidding about them being popular in Colorado! Drove through on my way to Las Vegas and felt like I was in an alternate reality where all the vehicles were 4Runners. I was also driving my 97 4Runner there lmao!

The 4-cylinder was a 2.7 Liter. It had 150hp and 180 pounds of torque. With a manual transmission, Rear-Wheel Drive, on a ~3,300 lb vehicle, it was not "lethargic". I know because I own one, 302k, on original engine and transmission. Excellent car.

I was able to pick up a 2001 2WD SR5 with over 248,000 miles for $3,120 out the door from a local dealer. My brother still has his 1985 4Runner.

Now do a First Gen!!

90's tacoma guy here. I love everything about this video.

I’m still rocking my 2002 sport edition with 203k miles and counting. Love it

If anyone's curious I drive a third gen with a 4 cylinder and the 0 to 60 is somewhere in the neighborhood of 11 seconds.

And those crystal clear glass headlamps

I have a 2000 4runner base model 2.7l 4 cylinder 5 spd supercharged if you want to drive it, and you are near colorado springs.

Real talk, that 4 runner or a 2002 VQ35 5speed pathfinder?

The "spoiler" dircts air down the glass to assist keeping it clean. Its functional.

Damn that's a clean 4runner!

Hey! Rear spoiler, made to drain dirt from the rear window, it hardly gets dirty with it)

Jokes on you Doug, I still have the little pegs for the garage door opener.

Hey Doug..I think the 3rd spoiler was added to prevent the exhaust fumes to re-enter the cabin while driving in low speed or stuck in traffic..

had one of these as my first car in high school. i miss it everyday

Do you like these or the 80 series better?

Still see these around town every now and then

One other thing Doug didn't mention. The 4Runners were only offered with a full leather interior on the limited model. If you wanted leather and a manual transmission, you had to pay a pretty hefty upgrade to the dealer for leather. Not a lot of people did this, so this particular vehicle is even rarer. I've done a full leather swap on mine with parts from the pick and pull.

A 4Runner with 27k miles is like a Chevy with 10 miles on it

Doug honestly sounds dumb as hell trying to say that only 5 percent of these 4 runners came with a manual. A lot of them did, the 2020 Tacoma’s still come with a manual if you want. Toyota has always been pretty big on them, and the automatic trannys in the past 2 generations of 4 runners before the one he’s reviewing, were all known for being shit. If you get a 4 runner pre 1997 everyone tells you to get a manual because the automatics slug, and can’t get out of their own way. So, when the third gen 4 runner rolled around (the one that dug is reviewing) Toyota knew that people weren’t very trusting of their automatic in the 4 runner. So Toyota actually offered them up until the 4th gen, which is years after the one in this video. Doug doesn’t do very much research sometimes because he just assumes we as viewers don’t know. However, he’s made it pretty clear that he doesn’t know shit about the 4 runners/ Toyota Tacoma’s legacy or very much about their factual history either. Kinda disappointing bc some of the stuff he’s saying just straight up isn’t true and it’s really hard to watch. Edit: I could point out a bunch of other errors with this video but another one that’s actually worth while is the fact he said he would imagine the 4 cylinder 4 runner was lethargic. Well, now he has an audience of a million people thinking that. When, it’s simply not the case, as long as you had the 2.7 4 cylinder hooked up to a manual transmission then they didn’t slug and weren’t slow at all. But, if you got them with an automatic, then yes they slugged. But, that has more to do with the transmissions. Which again, is another reason Toyota was still offering that 5 speed manual in the 3 third gen 4 runner. Dug just knows enough to have an idea of the situation but he doesn’t know the details and it comes off as really lazy and underprepared.

Ironically most of the "quirks and features" that you pointed out were added after the fact in the 1999 facelift. Don't discount the 4 cylinder 3RZ, they're just as potent and reliable as the V6. Definitely my preferred motor.

Quite literally the most reliable vehicle ever made and gets a 7 for “quality”...... I think it’s time to add a new category to the Doug score!

H. R. Puffnstuff

17 dager siden

I dunno if I'd go that far but it's def a bench mark.

i got the circle nubs for the garage door opener 😎

Doug the type of guy to put milk in the bowl before the cereal

Great? The best

Still have my 3rd Gen 4Runner - 2001 287,000 Miles and going strong!!!

we have toyota fortuner in india, very popular and best selling in its class. wish they bring 4runner soon

Sold for $25,251 on 3/11/21. Cheers!

The 5VZ engine is the one we want? I thought 4Runner guys want the diesels?

I had a 2000 manual for about 6 months back in 2008 but got offered 5000 more then what I paid for it so I got a 2004 with a v8 that I jus recently sold now I have a 2012 sr5 4runner and a 2017 trd offroad tacoma

been thinking about getting one of these as my first car. thoughts?

Shift Automotive

11 dager siden

get it if you like off roading. I have one for 140,000 miles and still going strong these things are a tank. They share the same chassis as the thundra toyota pick up truck

Mine is a pos cuz it wasnt taken care of :(

I love old school compact SUV's and Trucks, Toyota is the king of them obviously, I've owned a 98 infinity qx4, I have a 99 blazer, and just recently bought a 2nd gen 4runner. There's just something about the 4runners that make them more appealing. Btw the 2nd gen has some funkyness to it that I love.

miss mine dearly . Totaled it in a rollover

Just bought a 4runner and it still has all 3 circle buttons never even been removed😳

I have a 99 model with 240,000 miles and I not only have my garage door opener dots, the haven’t been snapped apart yet 😏

I Love Toyota

I've lived all across the United States and I thought I was the only person who wore a T-Shirt under my T-shirt and received allot of crap from many people for doing so, that and eating pizza with a knife and fork... excuse me !

4:15 Rear spoiler for road dust, snow, miscellaneous debris and fume control !

i have the Asian equivalent of this,the 2005 Fortuner. and it runs like it'll run forever.

Oh no. How can Mr. DeMuro himself not know what the spoiler does on SUVs with a roll down rear window!

The only thing I personally believe is a design flaw with the V6 is not necessarily the internal water pump, but more of the fact that the thermostat is housed IN the water pump. So if your thermostat goes out you might as well buy the entire kit with the water pump, thermostat, timing guides, and timing belt. The one and only plus side to that is that the motor is a non interference motor. So... there’s that I guess 🤷‍♂️

I have a 2000 4Runner Limited that mirrors this one’s condition. Wish mine was a manual, but I guess on some level it’s still a unicorn. My “circle things” for a garage door opener are still fully intact and in it’s proper location..

Being old means you get to drive your dream car from your youth. I have a 99 MANUAL transmission 4Runner HIGHLANDER (later renamed Sport) and I love it.

The spoiler is designed to blow air across the rear window to reduce accumulation of dust.

Crazy how many I still see these driving around

Your scores were so weak. Come on D.

Why can't you ever do a POV of your driving. We can still here you talk. I would like to see the car and the road.

It's so top heavy

I have 2000 with the 5 speed, love these old SUVs

i’ve been driving one for about a year now, got rear ended at a red light and it’s totaled now :( best car i’ve ever had

so what's the price for this one?

Funny I had one just 4 years ago and somehow it feels so dated now. Way more classic. I’m getting my hands on another one and I really plan to keep it this time.

Missed quirk - two radio antennas - one power mast antenna and the passenger side rear cargo area glass antenna.

What can be done with the microphone sticking out of the dashboard next to the clutch button?

I had a 2001, great car but not for what they go for now. So overpriced.

They are all in el Salvador or middle east so if you are selling yours put it in a 5 digit ammount

Manual 4Runner? Eww.. That explains the low milage..

Do a 🦎 review !!!

I’m really thankful for Doug for giving us that little demo, I really struggled to see how the rear window would work in terms of putting your shopping in

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I want to know what coffee he drinks.

98% sure that little compartment on the right is for a jack and tire iron. My 2015 Rav4 has one in the same spot, albeit a different orientation and size. Doubt it'll fit a bigger jack but it should fit one good enough for a quick tire change.

Doug, the rear spoiler is there to make sure the back window is dry if you were going to take a little item out of the back by rolling down the window.

My 3rd gen 4runner has 562,000 miles

Some say Doug DeMuro was born with cargo shorts.

dang you didnt show where you winch down the spare tire carrier from the bottom of the truck.

Thanks for bringing the resale value up even more on our trucks. 😎

Out of all these videos and cars you reviewed, Doug, THIS is the only one I want. You kids can keep your Audis, BMWs, McLarens, Lambos... This is the dream.

This was my brothers first car and my seven year old little brother thinks the cup holder in the back is the coolest thing on earth

I want one so bad

Cool but pretty soon none of these vehicles will even be obtainable without a small fortune thanks to content like this

My brother has a 2002 Supercharged SR5 with 245k miles and it still runs great! And much quicker with the supercharger👍

I know a guy that has one with 300k on it and still runs great. Another great engine if you take good care of it... 5.7 hemi by dodge. My ‘03 ram 1500 has 205k on it and runs fantastic

How much did it go for

I've got a 98 SR5. I wanna get a similar year mustang instead, but this is doing fine as a daily.

I have a similar car... daily driver in the same colour...with a little 2.7litre 3rz petrol engine.... tough car.... watching from Ndola Zambia 🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲

I camt seem to find a wikipedia article on a 4runner?,

Convinced these are the best cars like ever love mine 😍

Devin Richard

29 dager siden

He should of mentioned there turning radius it's basically a jeep

Now I just feel like I watch, not quirks or features but a really nice salesman.

and it sold for over $25k xD