2001 Toyota 4Runner

I've had the car for about 1 year. Has been nothing but good to me. No issues at all. Bought it with 110k miles, now has 126k. With regular maintenance, this car will run forever! Extremely impressed with off-road capabilities even when completely stock. Much improved with better tires (BFG A/T) and a small lift (OME). My only dislike is comfort on long drives (4+ hours). Lots of power, good mpg, rides awesome, super strong, and very practical!

After tent camping for the first time with some friends who had a popup, we were hooked - both on camping and that we would eventually get a pop-up. Not knowing much about towing, trucks, camping, etc, we went hunting for a vehicle that was: 1. powerful enough to pull the largest Fleetwood popup (~5000 lbs) - we weren't sure which to get, but everyone we talked to recommended Fleetwood (formerly Coleman), 2. had the best gas mileage towing & not towing (2 wheel drive is better on gas), 3. comfortable for a family of 4, 5. safe/reliable record with low maintenance, 6. smoothest ride for a truck, 7. that would last for 250K miles or more, and 8. priced no more than $15k at the time (3 years ago).

Turned out a 2001 Toyota 4Runner was it. We have tent camped quite a bit since then, towing a 4x8 covered trailer (maybe 2000lbs total), but never bought the popup (were blessed with a third child instead). We kept it as long as we could, but finally had to get the kids more room with a minivan. I would highly recommend them to anyone who needs Class III towing without a V8 guzzler, but only for 4 people. It's a great ride.