Its been the hardest decision to begin to mentally prepare to sell my 4runner haha. It has been nothing but a treat to travel in. Its only lacking in the space department. Is your van a 7.3 powerstroke?
my wife cried as our toyota drove away. i loved it too, but we just outgrew it. we dont miss the lack of space or setting up a camp. only hassle at all when we camp now is getting leveled and that typically only takes 5-10 minutes with erics rocks.
yes our van is a 7.3 ps. originally we bought it to make into a camper, but its secondary job was to tow a racecar to and from events. once we got the camper functional enough to sleep in and started camping every weekend, we all but gave up racing. so yes, the 7.3 is overkill now that we arent racing, but ALWAYS having enough power is so nice. never even think twice about grades, passing turtles, or towing stuff. only complaint is the noise. seems counter productive to long for the serenity of the woods, but roll into them with a loud ass cackling vehicle. it does make me feel like a hypocrite. however, not racing for 8 years and im starting to get the bug again. its nice to know we have a rig that will tow a car to and from the events without any issues should we decide to start that lifestyle again.
the v10's are so quiet that i do envy those with that motor, but 10mpg no matter what would suck. i know, i know, cost of maintenance, blah, blah, blah. diesels are expensive to maintain, but how many v10's reach the million mile mark? the mileage numbers from the 7.3 are seriously insane. for reliability, the 7.3's are pretty tough to beat. our mileage in a van with a poptop on 35's that weighs 10,600lbs loaded gets 10-12mpg in the winter and 12-14mpg in the summer. weve got as good as 17mpg (must have had a really good tailwind), but weve never dropped below the best mileage most v10 owners report getting.
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