1995 Toyota 4Runner SR5 22R 4 cylinder from North America
Summary:
Will never leave you stranded!
Faults:
My cylinder head gasket blew after owning this car for 1 week.
It was a relatively easy repair that cost under $200.
General Comments:
This 4Runner is a 4 cylinder model and is great on highway, not so terrific in the city. My previous vehicle was also a 4Runner, but a 3.0L V6-a truly magnificent engine that cannot be killed.
4Runners seriously need larger gas tanks, a 50L tank is a real pain for a vehicle of it's size.
My other 4Runner a 1990 has 363,000 on the engine and it runs like clockwork. It has had a few age associated problems, but I cannot complain. I bought it 10 years ago for $6500 and I am selling it now for $3000.
4Runners are difficult to kill, but I would highly recommend you choose the V6 engine with manual transmission.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 7th February, 2004
4th Feb 2004, 13:56
I was told the same thing that my 4 runner was beyond the recall and it cost me $1800.00 to have the head gasket replaced. The mileage when it blew the first time was just over 97K miles.
Well today it blew again at 160K miles. Toyota stamped the invoice with their Lifetime Service and Parts Guarantee. Well the truck goes in tomorrow so we'll see.