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Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr
Great looking truck, looks to be in very good condition ie no rust
Have you got the 3.slow V6 or the 2.4 diesel engine?
Mine is a 3ltr turbo engine, 123bhp and 5-speed manual gearbox not fast but keeps up perfectly well with modern traffic speeds and hustles well in the corners as I have OME upgraded suspension which is a great upgrade
My last 1000mile trip across Europe we averaged door to door 53mph which included stops and even a ride on the Eurotunnel train.
Only done 235k miles but rust has really taken it's toll so when it hits 250k it will be restored back to new for its next 250k miles of life. Will add some subtle upgrades like rear locking diff and some more luxury
I've got a great guy in the UK for spare parts, he dismantles around 30 of them each year and send the parts to all over Africa, they are very sought after out there as they just keep running and running. 4Runners or the more common JDM Surfs are very cheap to buy here compared to Europe
Just yesterday a delivery guy complimented me about my truck and his friend sells them to Pakistan again this era of Toyotas are more sought after out there than the newer Toyota's. Interestingly he mentioned nobody wants the FJ40's out there as they're now too old
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Very cool to hear about what's going on in the rest of the world. Being in America, we are pretty cut off from places like the middle east or Africa in terms of needs for a certain vehicles. WE are a land of Chevy, Fords and Dodge.
If I lived in Africa, I would take the 4 runner all day long over an FJ40 due to one simple thing, cargo and passenger carrying capacity and mpg.