I love my 3rd Gen

Most are just making terrible choices off road

 

Absolutely. There are some great posts and I have learned a lot of tips and tricks.
I was fortunate, my truck came with the Remote Tailgate Lock. In AZ, rust is minimal. However, I will still check the AC drain.

 

Oh yea, plenty of great info here, the only problem is the wallet gets emptied pretty quickly after reading up on all the cool mods!

 

But you have to be honest and admit you miss that 4runner powertrain. I have an '04 T4R with the V8 along with the taco and wish it had the 4r powertrain.

 

I actually catch myself saying "I fkn love this thing" while I'm driving sometimes....usually when the Costco parking lot is jam packed and I hop the curb and sidewalk to leave without waiting 3 hours for the traffic jam to clear.

Or when there's a huge snowfall on my narrow one-way street and I put her in 4hi and park on top of a 3 foot tall snow bank while watching others shovel their way into and out of their parking spots.