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4.88 out of 5 stars

4Runner Limited

mdjohnson, 12/15/2002
2003 Toyota 4Runner Limited Rwd 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love it! All I had hoped for and more. A rugged SUV that rides like a dream.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Not the greatest family vehicle

Pilotboy03, 12/20/2002
2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This vehicle is very powerful and drives pretty nice although some extra space and comfort is needed.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Beautiful SUV

Jawn, 01/23/2003
2003 Toyota 4Runner Limited Rwd 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I find this SUV to be incredible.... the ride awesome and it has fantastic capabilities. I've had 2 4 Runners before and waited for the AWD to be introduced... it was worth the wait!! The V8 power is great and it rides beautifully. The only problem I've had so far is the 6 in-dash CD player has jammed and is in for replacement!!

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Awesome 'ute

uteboy, 12/24/2002
2003 Toyota 4Runner Limited Rwd 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This was the ultimate truck for me. Although I wanted a 3rd seat, I did'nt need it. I also wanted a sports sedan. This is a SUV that looks good and drives like a car...a fast car (with the V8).

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5 out of 5 stars

My tank ltough uxury ride truck

Jimmy, 10/25/2019
updated 02/24/2021
2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Rwd 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I got my 4Runner almost 3 years ago, the truck had 170K miles, and now is close to 194K miles. I love calling it "truck" for it's a real body on frame truck, not another ridiculous meh soccer mom SUV or minivan, this is a serious truck with the comforts and performance of a modern sedan. Besides my Fords, this truck had been also rock reliable, it's actually fast off the line for a truck this size, 0-60 in about 7.3 seconds, has nice torque and can even go off roading, of course it's a V6 2WD so I wouldn't say hard off roading, but for soft off road trails the truck is wonderful. I love it's power, handling, and looks despite many 4Runner enthusiasts insists on hating on this generation looks, but I happily say it's the BEST 4Runner generation, the ones with the best interior quality even better than newer ones hard dash plastics and confusing instrumentation, the only ones with a V8, and IMO the most reliable ones as well, with the exception of some 2004 ones with the HG issues. I actually LOVE how they do look when some upgrades are done t o them, I love the fact that mine being the base model it's more reliable, not intrusive AWD stuff and electronics, lighter, thus nimbler, and I can do my trips really relaxed due to the refined ride characteristics, cloth seats and room. You also don't have to worry for timing belt replacements, as on V8 models, only worry about the high prone to rust chassis, and idle issues. I have nothing on that because I live in SoCAl and moisture and humidity is low down here, hence got no rust issues, and the idling issue that most of us complain about, all it takes is taking off the MAF and the throttle body and clean them both, then resetting the ECU shall fix the low idle issue as I finally did. I'm planning on lifting it up a little bit, have it painted for Toyotas are known for the crappy paint jobs on their cars, and add some nice mean wheels. I know with the maintenance i do to it, my tank truck will last forever! Do not listen to magazine car reviews when they say these trucks are outdated dinosaurs, we love dinosaurs and true old fashioned trucks, I hope Toyota never stop making them the way they are TRUCKS for real MEN.

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