2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro: Regular Car Reviews
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5th Gen Toyota 4Runner: for the man who wants to go "overlanding" with a family of four, but doesn't want to stray too far from the developed campgrounds so he can still remote work in the mornings while his kids play Fortnite in the back seat.
If it follows the previous generations, it'll get sold to some young buck who will take it out innawoods, mud go brrrrrr, CV goes bang and then its just a spiral into lift kits, winches, 1UZE swap, bullbar and monster truck tyres.
All said and done, they're still better reliability than anything Jeep's made in the last 20 years
@@krissteel4074 Haha, as one of those young bucks (or I was at least), I was just commenting on how it's great that all of these are pavement princess. So when we go to buy them used in 10-15 years and lift them and off-road them how they're meant to be, we'll get them in great condition!
@@lonememe9674 I remember the first one I saw as an 87 SR5 2door with all the fruit, in black and kept in pristine condition by friends of the family who owned a large chicken farm. It was a truly fantastic looking car.
About 20 years later I used to work with 2 guys that owned close to the same vintage, one had the V8 swap and was a pretty serious beach fishing wagon, the other was a smashed to shit serious off roader with a turbo diesel and both saw a lot of time in the bush falling off rocks and getting bogged. Impressive as they were in doing that stuff it was kind of funny to see just how truly wretched they can look and still work.
@@krissteel4074 I'd say more like 15 years, the 4.0l in the jeeps died in 2006.
@@krissteel4074 couldn't agree more. Bought my '05 last year with 150k miles and all stock (with some rust). Carfax says all services were done in time and at the Toyota dealership for 15 years... Now its got a sexy ass rough country lift kit with a sexy skid plate and replaced bearings/sway bar links. Thing drives better than my '16 BMW and gives me less trouble lol
The new Toyota headlights gave me laser eye surgery they're so bright.
Do you think its brightness is sufficient to alert the jerks whom texts and driving? ;)
They are better than the old ones which were useless
They have projectors??
Every time I see those stupid bright lights I blast the train horn and scare the crap out of them
Honestly really like that
Step 1. Start TH-cam channel
Step 2. Review random old cars
Step 3. After gaining a large following, get a press car.
Step 4. Get said press car stuck in a snow bank.
Step 5.
Cover yourself in oil
@@L00PdeL00P
Step 6.
Start onlyfans
When you can get a press car, and the company fully knows you might shit on it, or its target audience.
Thats when youve made it.
Step 5: Profit?
@@morecoffee998 Step 7. Dig a hole
The official truck of people with the "Not all those who wander are lost" window sticker.
Only because Subaru doesn't make anything that counts as a truck
I feel like that'd be a Wrangler Unlimited with its fifth wheel cover.
The official truck of bros in Colorado getting their first tech job paycheck
I feel personally attacked
No worries, it's colorado, so it's also the offical car of new recruits and focus on the family accountants.
@@JoshHeffner In shape dude with his dog as a profile pic, you're like the perfect candidate for a 4runner with blacked out rim or TRD 4Runner
@@e.e9331 Spot on. Lifted with about 10k of off-roading equipment bolted on. In my defense, it gets major trail usage in the summer and will crawl any mall.
@@JoshHeffner Im doing the same thing on my Tacoma now. Already did the lift, wheels, tires, leaf springs, bedrack/tire carrier, rooftop tent. Im itching to pull the trigger on a c4 hybrid front bumper, and high clearance rear with swingouts. I think ill be done after that... unless i go long travel and redo all the suspension.
The official car of the "I'm in my early 30s, living in the suburbs in a brand new house and have 4 kids and I'm also a trendy mom or dad and keep up with the fortnite rankings at my local children's arcade". I've met those before. They're living life to the fullest.
It's their best life. It's also $737k in the hole, but that's neither here nor there.
The accuracy
Also military wannabe - with the cab marker (Raptor) lights in the grill and the cheesy flag decal on the side rear windows. Blasts off from red light to red light, cutting you off while clutching Iphone and starbucks cup.
@@Kstang09 The more millennials resent the boomers and genX’ers the more they become them.
Ya hit the nail on the head with that
"There have been so many seasons already, I'd... never catch up." Roman is a legend.
That was such an awesome line.. and segued perfectly into his discourse on new criticism.
So it doesn’t matter how many Stanley Cups the Maple Leafs won... they suck.
This sincronized perfectly, he said it as i read your comment
Wrap it up B you need to wrap this ish up. That second boy was way too long winded and contemplating. Get to the point, aintt nobody got time for that
The official car of blurring out everyone's face in the group picture, but forgetting that Ryan still has the orange tip on his gun.
*Lucas Botwin has entered the chat*
Operators love Toyota
@@iDreamOfWeenie never understood why people give that dude crap
@@Little_Sams_Top_Guy Cause his dad runs a cult
@@Cu77eR he really doesn’t though
Dropping this May is Roman's autobiography "When in Roman"
Bang Caligula.
@@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062 "cahli-gula"
Sounds more like an underground sextape.
Sounds like a porno featuring Roman rather than an autobiography...
@@llmkursk8254 roman onlyfans??
“Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.”
Anyone who unironically thinks this is bland
Anybody who trolls on comment sections is angry about having a small wee wee.
@@michaelsigman8942 are you mad because you got called bland
@@eyeamstrongest yes but only because there are so many other legitimate insults that would be far more accurate.
@@michaelsigman8942 lol u got mad
My dad has this as his company vehicle and he'll probably never take it off-road. He likes it for the space because he's becoming an O L D D A A A A D.
I don't know Sakuya watch RCR
Which means you're getting O L D too!!!
My neighbor had the option of a fully loaded wrapped Gladiator or a wrapped TRD Pro. She went with the 4runner and she easily has the biggest baddest off-roader in the hood, while also being the literal last person to ever stray from the asphalt.
Something to do w becoming a partner at a her law firm
“just want something out of the showroom that’s ready to go” hey it’s Doug DeMuro’s new Defender
The new Defender is so "MEH" to anyone who really knows what a good off road truck is.
No one who “knows” what a good off road truck is will be looking at a new Defender
@@PigglyWigglyDeluxe have you watched the smoking tire video with the new Defender? I don't see how 95% people would need more off road capability. Now reliability on the other hand...
@@luka_abh yes I have seen it
@@luka_abh who is it that's on their third defender already? I see defenders in the city every day, but I'd worry about taking one on a long road trip, nevermind out into the wilderness.
Glad you included the clip of you managing to get a TRD 4runner stuck in a small pile of snow. I would have been like "no one is ever going to see this".
Snow piles are kryptonite for most off-roaders.
It’s already compact, and the heat from the tires melt it and smooth it into water covered ice. The tires melt or dig more of it away until the rest of the snow takes the weight off the wheels. Now you are screwed.
That’s why you always go in with 2WD. If you get stuck, put it into 4WD and slowly back out. The front tires are cold and haven’t done any digging or melting, just settling.. so hopefully they can push you back.
It was super mushy already, and those looked like HT tires, so that's pretty much quicksand lol
@@kuebby It also helps to know what the hell one is actually doing.
@@crowvelle Who does that? Just skinny pedal the fuck out of it.
@@kuebby Lol what do you mean? You're supposed to slightly reverse, then pull forward, so you can really get down low, until you can't move anymore.
Toyotas TRD colors never cease to make me happy. Lunar rock? Sandstorm? Voodoo blue? Love it.
Loved 2020’s colour. That green was nice looking
Don't forget, opulent Amber, also known as poop brown. I will say, they had some very interesting color choices. We got a 2020 Highlander in Ruby flare Pearl, and it looks really nice in the Sun. When it's not in the sun, it looks like a pretty plain red.
Lexus once offered a gorgeous brown that they called Eye of Bengal Nectar.
Inferno!
@@jamescannone1425 ...said Cinder from “Killer Instinct”!
I really think they missed an opportunity to talk about how this is one of the last real body on frame suvs. A modern car with a more traditional mechanical setup. In a world of crossover car based awd suvs that drive the front wheels, the 4runner stands out.
And the height makes it feel like you're piloting a barstool!
This is it. There won't be anything to build that $20,000 offroad rig out of in 20 years except for these, wranglers, and a Landcruiser if you can even find one.
@@tobyvision man I hadn't thought of that
@@tobyvision Yea, and in 20 years these and the land cruisers will still be reliable.
@@tobyvision I think about this all the time. I've already stopped seeing 70s and 80s vehicles on the local trails. It's all 90s and 2000s wranglers, xjs, and 4runners here. Once those dry up there really isn't much else to choose from. I hope more people figure out good drop in EV conversions for older trucks. I would love to have an EV Jeep or Ranger/S10 to cruise the woods in silence and have 100% torque on tap
Went camping down in some state forests, saw a bunch of these in their natural habitat.
Meanwhile I was just there in my honda Fit trying not to bottom out (and it did fine!)
Same story here, I go camping in the desert quite a bit. I drive a golf and it makes it out though the washes with no issue
For every 4wd vehicle sold there's someone driving a crown vic who needs you to know they've already been where you want people to think you could go.
@@thegeoffphillips I see that a testament towards the capabilities of crown vics
@@Briggleton absolutely
Or any car in general.
I’ve had my Pontiac Montana up goat trails up to the tree line (it’s about 8,000 feet here in Southern Canada) and startled more than a few Tacoma’s with pop ups and Wranglers with roof tops with my 1987 28’ Triple E motorhome rolling into a rec site.
Oh its a press car? I thought that nerdy guy who always brings you TRD Toyotas was back again. I wonder what he's driving now
Probably an 2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro
Ill give you 3 guesses, first 2 don't count :P
Of course it's a Supra.
Same guy, he got hired by Toyota.
probably a TRD toyota
Toyota, toyyoda, toying with my emotions, Audrey why did you leave me
MARIIIAAA
Monicaaaaaaaaa...
Oh wait wrong reference
I hope Mr. Regular will get to the 3rd Gen 4Runner someday. It's basically everyone's favorite and the last generation that came with a stick. Also I just really want to hear the roasts he has for my car.
This will have to do for now
I just submitted my 3rd gen 5spd with some OEM+ modifications. I'm not too far away from him, so I hope something comes together.
@@JTSG15 Sick. Are you talking about the TRD Supercharger they used to offer?
Really? 3rd gens are the favourite? I thought it was 2nd gen, I had one of them before rust claimed it. Is it because of the V8? I bet it's because of the V8. Toyota V8's are bulletproof.
@@DavidELD To my knowledge, the 3rd gen only came with either an inline 4 or the V6. I love the 2nd gen too (my dad had one before) but there were the notorious head gasket failures on those.
RCR mentioning zPacks blew my mind, followed by the realization he was coming straight for me lol
SAME
Toyota be like: "Never again, no more press cars for them"
But bro, the writing in this one was really well done. I'm taking notes.
Toyota is like, "no. They will actually test the car in a parking lot out of our control and make it look bad by getting stuck in a small pile of snow"
@@keelangerken5154 Toyota is like "We're too busy rolling in cash to care." No one that was going to buy this new has been pushed away from the purchase by that clip.
Not like Subaru with tfl. Toyota doesn’t give one fuck!
Eventually there will be a college course at Kutztown University about Brian’s literary mechanisms used in his RCRs- B R O W N 101
The cut to the gas pump is an important, underrated artistic choice.
Giving a $57k suv low tier 87 octane is also an underrated artistic choice. Mid grade? Not deserving of it.
I rented a 4Runner once. 14mpg highway
@@ricky7973 not sure you know how octane ratings work
@@ricky7973 it's a 4.0 V6, it doesn't need anything more than regular 87 lol
I guess the sarcasm in my original post went by undetected.
Had me at "Owns a zpack tent" but "sleeps in the car."
I love my 2019 TRD pro 4runner but man it's hard losing those red light races against Karen minivans.
Chrysler pacificas....they drive them as if they must let you know "I have the last generation of a previous joke"
I took my 16' te into the shop for a windshield and they gave me a caravan as a loaner, fuckin thing was a rocket ship compared to my runner
@@j.d.saccociates3313 I remember getting Caravans when I would periodically have my Wrangler in the shop. Those things had balls. Way more than my 4-cylinder SE.
Brian's take: Had my curiosity.
Roman's take: Had my attention.
Great video guys! Congrats on the first press car and good on Toyota for taking the P L U N G E
Still slowly killing my ‘01 Limited at 318k. They just don’t die.
I sold my 3rd gen limited at 200k. I was the 2nd owner. It had lots of life left in it. They don’t die.
"One small step for man... One giant leap for the content" This is why I watch RCR
RCR, never change. I don't come for the car review, I come to question myself and indulge in the philosophical meanings of vehicles.
gets a press car, immediately gets it stuck lmfao
last time I was this early RCR didn't get to review any press cars
also roll-down back windows are the coolest and weirdest flex I've seen in a long time
Roll down windows are great until they break and you can't open the rear tailgate
-every 1st and 2nd gen owners ever
I love my '86 but I've had to rewire the rear window just to get it to work reliably lol
@@sterlingmakara so the entire tailgate stops working if the window fails?
that's impressively bad
@@sirlorax9744
That’s only on the old ones which were basically just pickups with a top, and the tailgate was like a regular pickup tailgate that opens down but with a window that rolled up to fully enclose the cabin. Therefore, in order to be able to open the tailgate the window had to be rolled down.
The newer generations of 4Runner have more of a normal suv tailgate that open upwards but still kept the openable rear window as a feature, however yo can just open the whole tailgate with it closed.
With all the windows and sunroof open in my Sequoia, it's like being in a convertible....a 6000 lb convertible.
What most people forget is that 4WD is for getting yourself out of trouble, not getting yourself into it.
Yeah. That's the point of 4WD being extra pricewise .
But it does the latter so much EASIER!!
@Zane Blaire Yep it is? Yep it is?
What? No it’s not? 4WD is specifically to afford a vehicle the capability to go over rough terrain. Activated 4WD after you’re already stuck means your stupid and misjudged the terrain you were driving through. 4WD is an added function, not an emergency contingency.
@@codygreene9067I watch matts off road recovery and he drives 2wd as far as he can, he acts like it's a failure to have to lock the hubs and go 4wd.
"When in Rome" the Summit girl said the night following her date with Roman, lubing up the strap.
So much of Roman's thoughts could easily be applied to the most recent Suzuki Jimny.
and again, any suzuki jimny. including the one with the two-stroke
As someone who owns a 95 samurai, this is accurate
Being 6'1" I love the sitting position in 4runner and tacoma with my knees up to my chest and my ass on the floor.
Recently had a friend who is 6'10" sit in the passenger side of my 5th gen 4Runner. His knees were legit on the dash and his shins were mashed against the glove box.
Biggest reason I pass on the Toyota's. Landcruiser was the only one that felt okayish on interior space. Shoulder width or room is another typical failing of the brand if you're a broad guy. Seats aren't generally great either across the brand unless you get up to Lexus then it gets better.
Glad I’m not the only one who felt that way when I had a rental Tacoma.
Then you'd probably love my Mini Cooper
I'm 6,5 I fit better in My 2001 rav4 then my cuz 2 gen 4runner
Rear window rolls down, just like the Grand Cherokee we had when I was a kid. Now I need one.
it’s the best
Congratulations to RCR for finally being able to get a Press Car. I also salute you for riding it harder than a rental and putting it up wet.
My morning just improved.
Its 3pm
@@hasnicktir5310 you live in Europe huh
@@Alex-mp5xe yes
I'm wearing my Toyota cap watching this. I display traits from both group #1 and group #2, so pretty accurate.
When someone says „Now this is a car deserving of a Toyota Badge.“ It has the same energy as „Now this is a Computer deserving of an Acer Badge.“
I really like this joke because this morning I spent an hour trying to figure out why none of the keys on my Acer keyboard do anything when they were working fine last night
This is a very german thing to say :D
I was confused as well until I remembered the "Supra" was last week. Imagine if *this* was made with BMW parts!
Acer is like a budget HP. None of their devices have good cooling. I use my laptop to heat my watch to remove the moisture.
@@nikhilpatil7218 so would that be like pointing at a Daihatsu and saying “now this is a car deserving of a Toyota badge”, or is that too on the nose?
Tacoma owner here: I'm just so abjectly greatful that, in a world filled with unbelievably crappy vehicles, Toyota makes such wonderful trucks and SUVs. Even the slight boringness is wonderful.
The irony in your statement is strong.
you are the thing that top gear used to be but more detailed and i love it
you mean a Top Gear America that works
@@dbzfanexwarbrady I think its both because the British one had to do some switch-a-roos with hosts til they got something meh...right I wanna say but still not enough to replace the OG cast that's doing Grand Tour. While the American version is well just is. Can't really explain why they even tried to make a new version with new hosts. But they did it and it's well there. Nothing more nothing less no advertising for its reboot just like when a car company remakes a full sized body on frame SUV and only promotes it at the Chicago Detroit New York or LA autoshows and one advertisement on TV but nothing else ita there a 70k dollar truck for 8 that works better than your 45k crossover that seats 7 but gets all the advertising in the world for that truck.
But with a proper American spin to it.
Top Gear: chipped ham edition
4am, about to go to sleep, RCR notification, maybe i can stay up a little more
These 4runners are so beautiful, I think in the future we’ll see some low mileage ones sell for a lot like how we see the 3rd gens sell
Can't tell if serious 🤔
@@944play Beautiful is subjective. But I think there could be a future where the resale on these is very high. The basic architecture of this vehicle will not be legal to produce in the USA for very much longer.
@@tobyvision Subjective AF, I guess. Could not finish the video because halfway through and neither presenter had mentioned how FLAMBOYANTLY REPULSIVE that front clip is.
@@944play I agree on the appearance. That, the electronic traction gizmos, and the terrible visibility are the big detractors for me. But honest to God 4wd, large diameter tires, body on frame, and a simple NA engine is a combination that you won't be able to buy at any price in a few years.
I saw a 2007 Toyota 4Runner for...wait for it. 23,000$ on Facebook marketplace. Ridiculous.
Final Fantasy VII references in a car review. My ultimate crossover niche.
My neighbor and I both have the dark blue 5th gen 4runner. He has a trd pro I have a limited. These things are the very reason why Toyota’s brand of reliability and durability will go on forever. Doesn’t break, doesn’t complain about the snow, extremely comfortable to drive. Gotta love em.
I feel sorry for you loving day to say with that ox cart junk.
@@paulm6481 here, you get a dislike
I moved to Colorado a couple years ago and noticed that 4runners, Tacomas and Jeeps are EVERYWHERE, along with Subarus. I've started to explore the mountains and have taken my little Subie on some nasty 'roads' in the Rockies and all I've thought about since is getting a 4runner or Tacoma myself.
To be perfectly honest, your money would be better spent keeping your Subie for daily driving and buying a cheap but capable off-roader. You'll have a whole lot more fun with something you aren't afraid to get banged up. You can find a used Nissan Frontier or Xterra for $5,000 or so and really beat the piss out of them. Basically every mod that makes cars better off-road makes them worse on the road.
@@CrossingRover Yup, this is what I was going to say. Keep the Subie for a semi-capable daily and get a "project" for anything it can't handle.
@@Aperson156 that's what I don't understand about a $55k off roader like this 4 runner. Unless you have fuck you kinds of money, you aren't going to want to take this thing into any real rough stuff.
@@CrossingRover I'm sure there's someone out there with enough money to not care and still beat up on it, but dollar for dollar you're still gonna have a more capable offroader if you get a good project vehicle, especially if you already have a good daily.
@@CrossingRover oh I don't plan on buying new or off-roading really hard or anything, but some of the mountain roads just to get to hiking or camping destinations are really rough and rocky and you have to drive on them for miles. My car isn't made for that kind of sustained abuse and it's getting old so thinking about selling it soon. I'm looking at getting something like a 2nd Gen TRD taco
Not even joking, the philosophy and discussion of New Criticism in this review has actually given me new perspectives. This channel.
That was beautiful. Came for the car review, left with a new outlook on life.
No better way to wake up than a review about the Toyota TURD truck
TIME FOR TRRRRRD
Man I tell you what my 91 Fox can go further in snow than that thing can🤦♂️
It's a giant turd
I don't know which part I like more... the lit/philosophy theory at the end or the on point FF7 references.
Do you remember what the timestamp was for the FF7 references? 10:43?
@@SilverScarletSpider yep that's the one. Starting in context at 10:37
Mr Regular in the bucket hat yelling "I dug a hole didn't I?" gave me odd flashbacks to winter driving with my 60 year old mother.
I really like the separation of your two perspectives on the truck. I'd love to see you guys try this concept more.
Roman basically does another pt cruiser analysis that I can’t understand within an inch of my life
Hey RCR just wanted to say congratulations on getting your first press car! I've been watching your videos for about 3 years now and they're always hilarious!
Mr. Regular, as a Georgia native, it is Amicalola Falls, and I giggled knowing that you know about it.
Fellow GA native and I had never heard.
Yeah I was like holy shit RCR that’s 5 minutes from me
This is one of the good ones. Always good to hear from Roman.
I always appreciate when a regular car is used as an excuse to wax philophical, and getting a Roman flavored one was a nice treat.
This is the last vestige of that legendary Toyota tough unkillable reliability the company was known for at the turn of the millennium. It'll be a tragedy when this thing finally gets a crossover redesign.
Exactly.
They need to leave it alone. Just replace the transmission
I doubt they'll fuck with the 4RUNNER for a while unless forced to by legislation. Their light-duty body-on-frame vehicles are such a cash cow for them, and they tend to value tradition and legacy than the market trends for established model lines.
They fucked it up haha
Getting press cars is always exciting. It took me years too, and even now still. I've never gotten a 4Runner (yet). Great video!
I freaking love Roman's take!!!!!
Make it an integral piece of every BROOOOOOOOOOOOWN.....
Great Job, Nickie 🔥
same, engine, same gearbox, same body on frame design, and SAME AWESOMENESS!!!
Gets it.
“This is a car deserving of the Toyota badge”
*cries in Supra*
Remember when Toyota did the same thing (but worse) with the 86, and nobody complained?
Remember when GM rebadged cars for decades, and nobody complained?
Remember when Nissan ditched the inline 6 in favor of a V6 in their GT-R?
But nooo, if the Supra takes a good bit of parts from BMW because they work very well, it's a DISGRACE TO THE ORIGINAL (because the 3 generations before the MK4 didn't exist in their eyes) even though Yamaha helped Toyota with the MK4. And it's not like they just rebadged the Z4, because it's not a convertible and it's actually illegal in Germany. They only took a few bits that worked, and worked very well (if they tried to build their own engine, it would probably be very similar to the 🅱️58) and I'm happy they did it.
@@user-mx1fq6qm6i I’m honestly happy they did as well, I’ve enjoyed my Supra quite a bit so far.
@@spartan117zm wait, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A SUPRA?
This is so awesome!
@@user-mx1fq6qm6i
Thanks! Mine was actually the one that was reviewed last week!
@@spartan117zm holy shit that's absolutely nuts, and I really hope you have a lot of fun in it
Romans bit towards the end made me have an existential crisis in the most positive way possible... ty
Always a treat when we get to hear from Roman
Similes in a RCR video are like jokes from my foreign friend... I don't get them but I still laugh.
I'm sorry, but... everytime I hear "TRD," my brain immediately thinks "turd" and I facepalm internally.
You’re not the only one.
I like hearing roman's voice as well. Love the channel fellas
My mom just picked this exact car up a week ago. Lunar rock trd pro is the best color ever available on it. Replaces her white trd off road premium 2018 that was totaled when she got rear ended. Awesome work on the channel always.
Dream car is a 4Runner TRD pro with a manual transmission. I'm broke so I have an 87 Isuzu trooper with 33s and a manual transmission. It's almost the same thing that's what I keep telling myself.
Nah your trooper is way cooler than a boring ass 4 runner. *This comment is sarcasm obviously, 4runners are awesome but I would take a trooper II any day.*
Unfortunately you cannot get a 5th gen 4runner with a manual. BUT, they do offer one in the Tacoma
@@Jack_Straw that sucks I had never seen one but just assumed that they did make one and that they were really rare. Oh well one more reason on my list of imaginary reasons why I don't have a forerunner. The real reason being they're just too damn expensive even the used ones. And it doesn't have to be real nice cuz I'm just going to take it out in the woods and abuse it. I work at a used car lot we had a older body style 4 runner with a v8 it was automatic but still I had never seen one before or since.
@@robertstone9988 Indeed, they limited the 6 speed to the Tacoma for some strange reason. As much as I love the 4runner, I just can't justify the current used prices. When they cost over 4 times as much as a comparable Pathfinder, Xterra, XJ Cherokee, ZJ/WJ Grand Cherokee, or other 4 door off roader, I just fail to see the value.
@@CrossingRover I paid $800 for my 1987 Isuzu trooper 5 speed 10 years ago. I bought a used set of 33-in wranglers and some big Jurassic Park decals for the doors. The best part is is I'm the only guy on the trail who doesn't worry about scratches and dents. It's pretty advanced for an 87 it has multi-port fuel injection six lug Wheels four wheel disc brakes. I mean you can read a newspaper through it but a Toyota would have rusted the same way. There's really no stopping it I can count on one hand every time I've ever had to winch it out and that's saying something cuz I don't take it easy on it. I abused and use it and it just keeps on troopering. I can go out there right now and bump the key and it'll fire up.
I love Monday morning ENGL-393-- Literary Theory with Professor Roman
same
Roman's assessment of this and similar vehicles is the textbook definition of spot on. It's a $52,000 security blankey 🤣
Awesome, great review. Hopefully more manufactures give yall a chance to review their products.
Toyota has nothing to hide and their products are the standard for what works.
FFVII reference in my Regular Car Review? What kind of Monday is this?
A good one.
This video perfectly describes a guy i work with at my delivery job. Like scarily perfect
I do not understand half of what they say in this channel, yet I watch every single video.
Thanks for uploading this on my birthday!
The road to the AT is a bear. It’s a forest service road but it’s all rutted out with some decent rocks to travel across. And it’s a very steep incline the entire way. I travel that road often. See a lot of crosstreks up that way.
Roman bringing back the good old days when we thought going to Denny's (for any reason)was a good idea 😀
I love how mine rides on a highway.... 2015 Limited here. Very comfortable, capable and reliable truck.
Roman clicks his heels together before getting in the car - good man. 👍
This is a great review, everything you said is true...I can speak on behalf of most 4Runner owners, we bought because of its bulletproof reliability which translates resale but can’t say the same why a Jeep Wrangler holds up comparable resale value. I strongly believe 4Runner is so old school that most buyers believe “they don’t make them as good as they did back then”. The engine/transmission is essentially the same from 2003...Toyota had enough time to make it better every year.
this is my dream car. Hopefully ill be lucky enough to afford one one day.
Thank you, Roman, I learned something today. That was cool :)
“So many seasons of sports I’d never catch up.” lol I feel this one
During the snowstorms of February, we had to use a friend’s 4Runner. One of the people riding didn’t have a seat but just sat in the back.
Toyota, backpacking references, Final Fantasy 7, and a 4 runner. This might be my favourite video ever
:0 whoa.. congratulation mate. That looks very nice with that color
I came for a 4runner review. I got an existential philosophical dissertation.
I'm satisfied.
An accurate take on the 5th gen 4runner by Roman. Have a 5th gen SR5 myself and I love everything about it! Its my pavement princess
I’m on my 3rd 4Runner. Now 2020 TRD ORP. I’ve owned them, 2 GX, and a Tacoma TRD. I like the colors of the TRDP but no way I’m paying that premium. I also must have KDSS & that’s not in TRDP. I can wrap, lift, etc my TRD ORP for less than the TRDP. Why do I fall back to 4Runners? I can take them from GA to CA. Done it. I can take them from CA to GA ..well, that was a GX. I can take them on backwoods roads. I can take it to Hungry Valley, CA & do all that I want to do. I’m not into rock crawling. I have taken a Tacoma to places that made friends (girls asked to go off road) freak out and cry.. only to see how easy it was (and the Ram that someone abandoned stuck at the bottom). When I clean my Runner I’m referring to the inside. It looks weird crispy clean. The kicker… I bought this in July 2020 for about $44K & I can sell it for more than that today. Yes, I drove it for almost a year and it will cost me just the gas I put into it. It’s very likely my boring ass (who likes to be able to go anywhere and back) will move onto the 200 series Land Cruiser now that we can afford one. Many people don’t understand those either. It’s ok.
Never stop with the FF7 references, Roman!
I wasn't expecting a philosophical rant by Roman but I'm here for it.
IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU, RCR!
Perfect timing... Well the job has to wait a few minutes...
"Which is not to say every vehicle shouldn't be treated that way" 🤯
"Sometimes, we owe ourselves bad decisions."
Going through an incredibly difficult breakup... Thanks for the reminder to go buyself that SQ5, my friend.
This is a great channel!
I honestly love when Roman gets to voice over. One, that silky smooth voice is audio sex. Two, I love his philosophy, and how you actually stop and think about life. Great work you two!
If there’s any part of the country that’s like the Moon, it’s western Nevada/eastern California. They trained the Apollo crews there, and all that Armstrong could see when he got to the real thing was “high desert”. The dirt is even a similar shade of grey in many places.
they didn’t really go to the moon.. nobody can argue that, they say they can’t go again because they don’t have 1969 technology.. lol
@ J. Gainez
It’s not the technology, it’s the money.
The same reason you don’t own a $100,000 sports car.
@@Bartonovich52 no, it’s because they didn’t dumbass, keep falling for lies,
and you drive your moms old v6 mustang so i wouldn’t talk
@@J.Gainez The way that the dust behaves in the footage proves that it was shot in a vacuum. It would be a greater engineering feat to build a vacuum chamber that was large enough to film the Apollo landings than to actually go to the Moon.
As for why we haven’t returned, besides the aforementioned cost, there’s the matter of incentive. The Apollo program was a way for us to both develop missile technology and to show the Soviets we meant business. With the objective of the moon landing achieved and the Cold War thawing out, there was little incentive to return, especially with all of the economic issues that the 1970s brought. It’s no coincidence that NASA is considering going back now that China (a totalitarian regime with nuclear weapons and little respect for international borders) is flexing its muscles and talking about going to space.
Research flat earth.
Roman, I loved that Disc 3 reference. Thank you
Amazing review and love the WTF moment at 16:58 of the 10 cent 1978 LED clock, compared to the onboard entertainment center (with clock). It's one of the funniest quirks of the $50K+ 4Runner I own. and I love it.