Hello Scotty; Because I watch your shows, I don't have time for movies anymore.
I live in an isolated area of Northern Ontario Canada and I am looking for a (more current the better) used reliable 4 wheel or all wheel drive SUV, preferably a Toyota - something that I can work on myself if it breaks. What should I look for and what year /vehicle should I buy?
Brad
Welcome new member. The toyota guys and gals on the forum seem to think 4Runners are pretty DIY-able. Certainly won't have any trouble getting parts. And it is pretty much the gold standard for reliability in the world (except maybe the Land Cruiser).
I don't think there is a bad year, but for details you can look at carcomplaints.com:
The only issue I remember is the old 3.0 V6 that was in the 1990-1995 4Runner. They blew head gaskets about every 70k. Other than that, they don't have many issues.