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4.63 out of 5 stars

The Best.

tshebelljr, 10/02/2003
1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Best vehicle I ever owned. 150,000. trouble free miles. Cannot part with it.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Best SUV ever!

toyota3309, 11/13/2011
1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4dr SUV 4WD
9 of 33 people found this review helpful

If you want something that can go anywhere, get a 4runner. Don't even worry about what the weather is like. Snow, rain, mud, doesn't affect the 4runner. I average 24 mpg with some city, but mostly highway. 220,000 miles and nothing has hardly been touched. Plenty of cargo space and even has a back electric roll down window. Do your self a favor and get a 4runner!

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5 out of 5 stars

1997 4RUNNER LIMITED 4WD

cmlcml, 05/26/2003
1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

EVEN WITH 112,000 MILES ON MY FORERUNNER, IT STILL FEELS LIKE NEW. VERY RELIABLE, EXCELLENT INTERIOR/EXTERIOR QUALITY.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

4Runners Forever

4RunLover, 02/03/2002
1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4dr SUV 4WD
2 of 25 people found this review helpful

I bought my first 4Runner used, a 1997 SR5 4x4. I've had about a dozen vehicles (none Toyotas) in my lifetime and wish I had bought a 4Runner sooner. I am now shopping for another one, for my daughter who's in college. She's going to flip out -- she loves ours.

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1 out of 5 stars

Worst 4X4 Ever!

Toyota - NOT!, 04/15/2009
1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4dr SUV 4WD
2 of 31 people found this review helpful

This thing is awful. Your feet stick straight out in front of you, putting your legs to sleep in the front seat, your knees are in your nose in the rear seat. It's a gutless wonder, with no power. In the shop all the time for piddlin' little things like wrinkling rubber on the running boards, peeling paint, sticking sunroof, you know Toyota stuff. And the parts are outrageous! A new ignition tumbler cost me $120 bucks! It's like driving a two story house down the highway - tippy around corners. It's a wonder my wife hasn't rolled it. It's a pig in the woods - no diff locks=stuck lots. And be careful if you take it off road, it's fragile. I'm going with a Suburban next.

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