1) Fuel economy,
2) smaller fuel tank,
3) hardly enough "umph!" to just get us over hills at decent speeds.
When Matt saw the '07 in the lot there was no hope for us, he was hooked. This is his favorite 4runner body type. The end. He'll be driving '03 to '09 4runners the rest of his life.
Seriously, what a nice ride! We all love it, and HONEST to goodness, we will drive this one forever and always. I feel so "middle class" when I drive it. Almost like I'm lying to everyone about our status--but, hello, we are middle class now!
It's always a good feeling when one takes the vehicle in for an inspection and the car-person comes back saying that it is in awesome condition, even with 100,000 miles. Haaa... Toyota. You warm this "driving '03 & '04 KIAs too long" heart.
(And the boys LOVE this thing, too. First day at our home they named it "Star Scream 4runner," because it's the color of the Transformer character Star Scream. Hey Star Scream maybe a bad guy, but anything named after a beloved Transformer means that that item is top notch.)
