5/5/2018 5:21 AM
Edited Date/Time: 5/5/2018 5:27 AM
I've been hauling with an amc400 hitch carrier and a 2006 Toyota 4 runner for the last 5 seasons. I also have a 7x12 enclosed that I use for long trips, it'll pull it acceptably on the flats, but add a brake controller. I HATE having a full-size truck for where I live and the driving/parking situations I have for work. The 4runner is my daily, and i love it. Check out the 4runners from 2003-2009. Very reliable, well appointed and cheap. It's one of the few medium size suvs left with an actual frame and not a unibody chassis. Just read the forums and check the normal items. Frame rust, panel rust, service records or a good owner. Try and find one that has had a transmission fluid change by 60-90k miles. I've got 170k on mine, it's still got original everything except for brakes and tires. I have never been pulled over for blocking the rear plate with my bike either.
