The story.. 16 years ago I bought a used 1996 Toyota 4Runner.. I now is 24 years old and turned 216k miles yesterday.
The body is perfect.. the interior is great.. the frame and underside are shot!
Right rear shock broke off.. top of shock went up through the mounting hole in the frame and started banging on the floor.. was like being inside a bell..
Rear heat water line has rusted off..
Engine “skid shield” has rust holes..
Valve cover leaks and won’t stop because of pressure from engine blow by..
Need ideas on a replacement.. want a manual transmission, because I like it..
Looking at a Tacoma 4 door..
NewToyoya is $30k.. used Toyota is $25k..
love the fj Cruiser but they have frame rust issues, and are all over $20k and 100k miles.
Ideas?