The Toyota 4Runner is a great long-term investment. The truck has exceptional room and is still incredibly reliable to this day. It's just about twenty years old and we have never had a serious issue with it. The engine has always worked flawlessly and the only money we've had to put into it has been normal maintenance/wear and tear costs. The truck is capable of carrying very heavy loads. And with how far it is off the ground you really will feel like a king of the road, which will lead you to feel very safe as well! With a few modifications this truck could be exceptional for mudding and activities like that as well. Christmas trees and other long objects like that can easily fit inside the truck without a need to use the roof rack. The included sunroof is also great for some leisure driving along the beach, or a similarly nice and relaxing environment. The truck drives incredibly smoothly given it's age - newer cars I've driven are very bumpy on the same roads! The cornering capabilities are also very good and I've never felt like I was in a bad situation while cornering.

One thing I really like off the bat is the reliability of the truck. It truly has the old Toyota reliability people often talk about when it comes to their trucks. My brother and myself bought it at an auction, and we really didn't even plan to buy it. The bids were going really slow on it so we put one in for $700 and won the truck. At the time of getting it, it was running on five cylinders, and the clutch was getting weak. Drove it for a couple weeks off and on without knowing it was running on five, yet it still ran pretty good. The clutch lasted a good 6,000+ miles before going out, and it was slightly starting to slip when we got it when you hit 3,000 RPMs. We've replaced the spark plugs shorty after getting it, changed the fluids, checked the belts, replaced the air filter, got new tires and wheels, an alignment, replaced the clutch, some off road things and cosmetic stuff. We bought it with 208,000 miles on it, it just hit 217,000. Over 9,000 miles since and no issues at all. I drive it to work 60+ miles round-trip and it does great! So fun to drive with a manual transmission as well. I love the truck.