Since I sold it in 2015, I have been through the following cars never loving one as much as I loved that 4Runner. My first 'build' driving away off into the sunset never to be seen by me again. All of those high school and college memories going with it. So on NovemI watched the new gentleman get in the driver seat and drive away. There were a few issues with it and I convinced myself I needed something bigger and more badass. Then in 2015, 50k miles and three years since I bought her I made the awful decision to let her go. First thing we did was rip off the stock running boards, and I took the first picture of my new (to me) first car! After talking to my brother about it over and over he agreed to sell it to me and I bought her from him with 146k miles on the clock nine years ago on January 15th, 2013. My senior year of high school I decided it was time to try to buy it from him. I had dreamed of owning it for years and I honestly couldn't even begin to tell you why. When I finally got my stuff together as a teenager and got my license there was no other car I wanted. I remember being a kid and riding in the back with him blasting some early 2000's rock.

He daily drove it all throughout high school, college and well after.

They enjoyed the truck for a few years, and in 2006 when my older brother turned 16 it was bought for his first car. It came from the factory with a 3.4L V6, the SR5 package, 4x4 & a 5-speed manual transmission. She was bought brand new in 1998 by a family friend who had it special ordered. Figured I might as well start documenting the life of my 1998 4Runner - so here it is!

1998 4 runner damaged cat bolt