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Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by JJRunner03, Jun 1, 2022.

  1. Jun 1, 2022 at 5:06 AM
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    JJRunner03

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    2011 SR5 with 92k miles for $22k

    OR

    2011 TE with 120k miles for $21K

    everything else in consideration equal.
     
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    Does the TE have KDSS? If so, that is what I would do. What are the colors?
    Gut says Trail as the difference is mileage is not that vast.
     
  3. Jun 1, 2022 at 5:18 AM
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    Thatbassguy

    Thatbassguy New member? Really??

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    Which one do you want?

    I wouldn't worry about the mileage on either one. Get the one you like better.
     
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  5. Jun 1, 2022 at 5:54 AM
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    Ironguy

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    Drive both? Flip a coin, throw a dart!
     
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    Henry J

    Henry J Crap…crap crap crap crap…crap

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    Wow! I got my 2011 TE with 119k miles, what color?


    I LOVE the trail and all the goodies. It is more capable than I am, flat out.


    Edit: Weird, I was called JJ growing up. Is this “Black Mirror”?
     
  7. Jun 1, 2022 at 6:27 AM
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    JJRunner03

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    So I actually own the sr5 currently. It’s black, I’ve had it for 1-year. The more I look the more I hate the giant clunky body panels as opposed to 2nd gen 5th gens and 1st gen TE’s

    I found a TE listed for sale as an SR5 (I don’t think the dealer knows what it is). Grey/silver.

    instead of racking my brain and spending thousands to improve the looks of the sr5 I’m wondering if I ought to just move to the TE instead, before I start making major upgrades

    3rd option is a burgundy TE already on icon stage 4 setup with 285’s, an arb roof rack but 130k miles for 24k

    1st world problems. I’ll probably never exceed the limitations of the sr5
     
  8. Jun 1, 2022 at 6:32 AM
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    Henry J

    Henry J Crap…crap crap crap crap…crap

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    Holy Crap man, SAME! I got mine from CarMax and they said that it was an SR5 but I sent picture of the interior to my brother. He confirmed it was a TE and said if I didn’t buy it he would.

    My opinion. Go with the TE that is a blank slate and make it your own. Rarely do we get a greenfield to develop that is a used car.
     
  9. Jun 1, 2022 at 6:34 AM
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    glwood54

    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    Got any photos of said choices?
     
  10. Jun 1, 2022 at 6:40 AM
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    Pictures ??
     
  11. Jun 1, 2022 at 6:42 AM
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  12. Jun 1, 2022 at 6:43 AM
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    I’m being a neurotic car nerd but that’s why we’re all here right?
     
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    I would go for the black SR5... Just replace with OEM headlight assembly
    the TE looks beat. Abused.
     
  14. Jun 1, 2022 at 6:55 AM
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    From where I sit the SR5 looks to be much cleaner...

    I get the allure of a TE, but the SR5 definitely appears to be the better truck...?

    And, if I understand it correctly that it's already yours, it would be an easy decision for me.
     
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  15. Jun 1, 2022 at 6:56 AM
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    @LuLu The SR5 is already mine so that’s easy. What about that one pic of the TE makes it look beat? Jw
     
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    Overland WT

    Overland WT Grumpy Old Guy

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    Many with many more to go
    No one else asked? What are you going to do with it? Mall, trails, crawl? Kinda like asking should iI buy a .22 or a .50 cal to hunt squirrels?
     
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    @Overland WT Im aiming for a light overland set-up. But truthfully it’s almost a purely aesthetic decision. But I figured why not get the TE bells and whistles if I’m going to spend money upgrading the looks of the sr5 to appear more like a TE…
     
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    trlhiker

    trlhiker Lazy Bum

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    The TE looks like it is being sold by a fly by night dealership not by a one that would stand by it's product. I bet the frame has rust since a regular dealership didn't take it. Go with the SR5 as long as it is 4wd.
     
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    Captain Spalding

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    Looks like my reply is too late, but I would say buy the iPhone with the cleaner dipstick.
     
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    glwood54

    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    Wut?
     
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    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    @JJRunner03 - how long have you had the SR5? Did you buy it new? A bird in hand, as they say...depending on how long you've had it, what you know about the service, how you've taken care of it, etc., that can go a long way vs. buying someone else's trade, which you know little about, sexy as it seems.
     
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    My thoughts exactly, it appears to be a wholesaler for sure.

    And not sure, but OPs front plate appears to be MA (?) which almost guarantees there is at least some rust underneath (take it from a guy in NH with an '18 that has some rust underneath)...
     
  23. Jun 1, 2022 at 9:41 AM
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    I’ve had it for about a year. Clean service ce record with one prior owner and everything maintained through Toyota. Undercarriage is in pretty good shape as well.

    I think y’all have helped me get over my yearning for a TE. I’ll make the most of my SR5. Maybe in a few years a newer model TE will come to me :)
     
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    kolter45

    kolter45 Inferno Pro & 4.0 Tacoma

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    Whats the rust situation on both of them? Are the calipers & rotors trashed on one of them because of rust? Also look at the rear hatch loop on the back bumper. Is it rusty?

    Congrats if you got the SR5 - it looks good!
     
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    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    He already owns the SR5.
     
  26. Jun 1, 2022 at 11:36 AM
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    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    Removing the rocker panel trim and replacing it with the TE trim would go a long way toward changing the look. I don't think that would be horribly costly...
     
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    I've got a 2019 SR5 (Premium)--it does everything I need it to do: Snow (Washington Cascades), blizzards (last year coming out of Reno), forest service roads (Wenatchee National Forest) without bells and whistles to go wrong! I've got about $2K in mine ($3K if you count interior "stuff" like up-graded first aid, etc. & a refrigerator. Granted, I'm an old fart and don't go "overlanding" anymore like I did in my 20's.

    Pic is somewhere in the Rockies in Colorado or Utah last fall

    Heading-Home-4_4cc914c796cf555177bbb1b4d834374792b4d0f5.jpg
     
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    Captain Spalding

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    Er - I would buy the one with the cleaner dipstick. Darned predictive typing!
     
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    If it has to be one of those two, I'd get the one that's been maintained the best. The trail looks like it's at a buy here pay here type lot so I'd proceed with caution.
     
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    I had an SR5P and it was really capable off-road. What I hated was not having the factory rear locker. I wheel a lot so that was my justification on upgrading to a ORP. That locker is a life saver in sticky situations.

    If the undercarriage, carfax, and you plan on wheeling; I say get the TE.:)
     

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