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I have a '97 SR5 5-speed 6-cylinder with 260,000 on the clock. No major issues that weren't my fault. I had to replace the rear differential because I overloaded the towing capacity and wore out the pinion gear. That happened at 190,000 miles.

Other than that, I have had to replace one fuel injector that went bad, a starter that just wore out, a couple batteries, four sets of tires, and a couple light bulbs. I have also replaced the timing belt twice and the components associated with the timing belt, but these are normal 100K maintenance items.

I did put in a new clutch at 250,000 miles but the symptoms weren't the clutch itself, but rather the throw-out bearing and slave cylinder. The clutch disc had only worn about 1.5mm from the stock 8mm thickness. Pressure plate was good and so was the flywheel. But since I had already purchased everything clutch related, I replaced it all.

I am still on the original brakes but they are just now indicating that they need to be replaced. I'm getting a slight shimmy in the steering wheel when I apply the brakes.

The front suspension bushings are showing wear too and I plan to rebuild the front end to include new drive axles. The drive shaft may need looking into as well, I think I may have to replace the U-joints. I'm starting to feel backlash whenever I go from accell to coast and back to accell.

So is a 4Runner with 99K and good deal? If it was well maintained I would say yes.