This 27-year-old car may have hit showrooms the same year Jurassic Park hit theaters, but you’d never know it to look at it —not from the pristine paint (complete with ’90s graphics), not from the all-but-new interior fabrics and materials, and not from the almost-rust-free undercarriage.
Falken WildPeak A/T AT3W off-road tires on all four wheels further burnish this Toyota’s off-road cred, while a trailer hitch and roof rack serve up extra ways to carry cargo beyond the snug-by-2020-standards interior. Besides, if you’re off-roading and taking it slow, you’ll probably want to let your dog hang out in the back; this 4Runner, after all, has a power-operated rear window.
Unfortunately for those of us who prefer to row their own way through a gearbox, the 3.0-liter V6 in this 4Runner is paired with a four-speed automatic; still, while the engine’s 150 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque are unlikely to impress anyone attuned to modern car outputs, they’re more than enough to help it scramble over rocks and down trails — especially with the help of that dual-range transfer case.
My husband bought this car before we met and we will have it forever. We take really good car of it and it takes us anywhere we want to go.
Owned it for 20 years. Smile every time I look at it and drive it. Its been carefully maintained and cared for.