Alright, let's be honest; who here is considering a 6th gen?

I would have to budget, to change out that Lexus front grille. Makes me half think, someone at Toyota thought the grille would slow down sales so Lexuses would not outnumber half the brands out there.

Maybe the idea is to buy a wrecked Lexus, and have a custom fabricator put something cool on in the place of the smashed front parts.

 

I think, that if the Gen 6 is perfect for someone, they were probably driving the wrong vehicle all along when they drove their Gen 5.

My suggestion is to have some other vehicles and only drive the Gen 5 when you really need to. Save it, just in case Toyota doesn't come to their senses and re-introduce it at some point.

 

At that rate, one could probably argue that the majority of 4runner owners are driving the wrong vehicle.

 

I drive the 5th gen,200k on it. Will gladly buy the 6th gen if I was in the market for one. None of them are wrong for me!
Also, this is not some exotic Koenigsegg. It's a body on frame truck that Toyota made and sold hundreds of thousands of. Drive it to the ground and buy a used one again. They are dime a dozen.

 

I agree that these products are about the most durable thing that's out there. But I have watched my friends' and neighbor's 4 Runners, Tundras and Tacomas change as the miles get piled on and I'd suggest this vehicle is not the same as it was when I got it 40,000 miles ago. If I don't watch myself, this thing will have 350,000 miles on it and then I won't feel subjectively as confident about it.

I urge you to look at the asking prices on these trucks. Pretty decent money, compared for example to similarly priced cars. There's very strong demand here. Now that production of the Gen 5 is over, they will get harder and harder to find in nice condition - just as the small 4x4 Tacomas have gotten.

If they were a dime a dozen I would have two dozen! :^)

 

So True. Use it and abuse it then get another. It’s not a rare collector car like some make it out to be.

 

Good points. Any high mileage vehicle tends to start nickle-and-diming you, and eventually it starts to really get annoying when it always needs something regardless of how much you just spent on it last week.

When you have a well-made car like a 4runner, it makes it easier to justify the cost of keeping it in tip-top shape. But eventually, time will get everything.

I don’t think the getting a used 5th gen to replace mine when it gets “worn out” will ever make sense for me, or anyone with a later model-year 4runner. It would likely be an expensive lateral move. You’d
just end up with a similarly worn out 4runner, except without really knowing its history. For those that own newer 4runners now, the best bet is to keep your 4runner well-maintained, as you use it.