I bought one of these 2004 Rav 4 new but at only 53,000 miles I found the head gasket was leaking so I traded it in for a GMC Sierra. I was meticulous with maintenance on it for the six years I owned it but it was a problem with them in those years and ruined many engines for people. Glad yours worked out for you, wish mine would have as I thoroughly enjoyed that vehicle.
Now that’s quite the system there. George looks like comfort living in the woods!
I plan to use my rig as a base camp, planning to hike into a wilderness area 3 miles and setup a spike camp. If I don’t get into elk in three days I’ll night move to a backup area. Lamas are where it’s at for sure, horses are more trouble than they are worth, if you get a mule make sure to get it as young as possible and start training immediately. Once I get a place with land I’ll definitely be looking into lamas.
They are giving you a flat rate, basically they look up how long the job will take and charge you for that weather it takes that long or not.
Very nice, when it comes to lifts mild is definitely better especially daily driving. I probably have the most impractical lifted cummins on this site and I love it but lots of work and upkeep. My girl daily drives a 15 jeep jku with 6 inch lift and 37s and it’s a life style for sure lol you sacrifice road comfort to go crazy places off road.
Based on this thread Toyota for the win no doubt. I think it’s hard to beat the quality and capability of them.
George is certainly a welcome sight after a long day in inclement weather.
I could only imagine, after spending a November season sleeping in a 15 jeep jku last year I bet it would be like a 5 star hotel. I’m looking forward to more space in the 4Runner this season.
Thanks man, I'm a big fan of it!
I have a '98 with about 210k miles on it and in a couple weeks I'm driving it from Arkansas to the Sangre de Cristo mountain range to climb some 14ers, wish me luck lol!
I just sold my 05 cummins and have my 04 up for sale. I want a 12 valve
Do timing belt and be prepared to do head gasket at some point with the 3.0. Looks super clean and minty, love it! Also check the radiator to see if it’s been replaced, it’s another weak point on the 2nd gen’s. Luckily mine has been changed out for an aluminum with electric fan. Solid rig for sure
Good luck and have fun
I used my girls jeep wrangle rubicon jku last season and you’re right about not a lot of room. The v8 and atlas transfer case sounds awesome. Did you do the work yourself? We plan to do a tdi swap when the motor goes, it’s already on 37s re-geared and rear bumper. I slept in it last November and it’s wasn’t the best but got the job done.
