Recent content by inthefive555

Sorry, it's a bit stormy here and somewhat of a crap shoot whether or not water will come pouring down from the roof liner/rear window orifice. By comparison, your rig is in a condition I aspire mine to be someday... Sent through excessively clingy millennials using social media.

and here I am just trying to keep mine from leaking water inside... This car makes me jealous regularly. Sent through excessively clingy millennials using social media.

Old ones yes, but you cannot deny the weakness in the heads of more recent models. Neither Toyota models in this discussion feature such a weakness, we'll maybe except for 4.5 fzj hg issues. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

If those were the only choices, I would go 3rd gen t4r in as good shape as you can get it. The non interference motor alone is worth it vs the 4.0 (which I happen to have seen more than my fair share of failures). The real problem is if you'll be happy once you start pouring $$ into it. That xj...

With the suggestions above, you should have enough for a decent roof rack and sone recovery gear. I don't know where you live or where you plan on wheelin, but snow's just around the corner and you'd be surprised at what sorts of trouble a shovel, some boards/planks and chains can get you out of.