Well, sorry to rain on the good parade. I had nothing but trouble... I bought the car, on the road, for $5800.
List of things that went wrong:
1. Power steering box reconditioned ($700 approx)
2. NEW LONG MOTOR (crankshaft went)... fitted & installed for $3500 approx. Both these happened 2 months after purchase.
3. New master cylinder, drums, shoes etc for back brakes... approx $800.
4. Electrics in the car are a mess, to say it politely.
5. Exhaust manifold, fixed twice... both came to approx $1500 ea.
6. TPI switch (throttle positioning) CONSTANTLY playing up.
7. Various bits & pieces to fix etc.
8. Fuel regulator, fuel sender, fuel pump, & fuel lines needed replacing... approx $500 total.
9. New master switch for electric windows & heater fixed... approx $500.
10. Upper & lower ball joints replaced, approx $500.
11. New radiator...
12. FINAL STRAW... head gasket/cracked cylinder, dunno which, cause I don't give a rats about it anymore.
I poured over $13000 dollars into this 'car'. What a spectacular waste of money!!
It was great in the bush & on sand after purchasing decent Simex tyres for it.
The very few good things on the car that didn't play up... the transmission, turned on a 10 cent piece, zippy off the mark.
Serviced it regularly (every 7000kms).
All in all, I MAY have just got a 'lemon', but after consulting with a few 4Runner owners here & there... some of these problems seem to be common.
I can't say that this is a good car.
Okay, so you purchased a 20 year-old vehicle with high mileage, and you're complaining that it needed a lot of repairs... Are you surprised? You shouldn't be.
The vehicle was old enough to vote!
Heh, My family owns a 1986 4runner, one breakdown since, only having problems with the ignition. 600,000 kilometres.
It sounds like whoever you had fix it was more of the problem. That was way too much to pay for those repairs. I think that you either love or hate Toyota. I have two that are broke down more than they run, but I still like them. My only vehicle that has never left me stranded or stuck, believe it or not, is my 1978 GMC Jimmy. I like my Toyota trucks when they are running right. Sorry you had such a terrible experience with yours.
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