my new ride

After waiting to hear from the insurance company to tell me that my 4Runner had been totalled, I looked around for a replacement.  I would love to have a brand new 4Runner as they changed the body style for 2010 and I like it.  But, budgets have to come into consideration, so I (briefly) considered buying a sedan that would be much better on gas mileage, but I came to the conclusion that I would miss the capability that an SUV with 4 wheel drive provides.  So I looked around for a good deal on a used 4Runner and even considered a Nissan Xterra.  I finally decided that I would stick with Toyota, even though they are coming under scrutiny with their recent recalls, but I have confidence in Toyota as a company and especially the 4Runner.  They have not been involved in any of the recalls so far and even if they are at some point, I know Toyota will come up with a fix.

And now to present my new (well 2007) Toyota 4Runner:

My New Ride

 It is a 2007 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD.  It has just under 60,000 miles on it and has a clean history.  Was owned in North Carolina by one owner.  I found it at an Infiniti dealer and they made me a good deal on it.  Perhaps the flack Toyota has received recently helped me land it at more than $4,000 under NADA retail value.  What do you guys think?