This SR5 4x4 Toyota Pickup Truck Has a Reputation for Legendary Reliability, and It's Probably True 

I bought this exact truck in 1986 except mine was a long bed. Brilliant truck. I bought it when I lived near San Francisco so the weather was cool and the truck did not have air conditioning. No problem. Then I got married (to a woman) and moved to Southern California and it was too hot for no AC. So I sold the truck. And there sums up two of my biggest mistakes in life. Getting married and selling my Toyota 4x4 truck. The good news is that I am no longer married. The bad news is that my truck is gone. Gosh, I miss that truck.

Bill: "This will not be a 40 minute video, I'm gonna go fast as hell". Video time: 39:22 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You can't say that Bill isn't a man of his word. He said that this isn't going to be a 40 minute video and he kept his promise.

I look forward to these videos Waaaaaaay to much 😂 keep up the great work Bill. I listen to your videos to fall asleep at night, the longer the better!

Oh god I've been waiting so much for another shitty, muggy Florida morning 😂🙏 Love your content Bill 👍

I see it has the rear sliding window for beer cans

In 1986, a guy in my army unit at Ft Bragg had a 1965 Toyota Stout. I knew; it was rare here in the United States, but I didn't realize, that it was 1 of only 900 sold.

This is unironically my dream car. The proportions, styling, everything is exactly what I want from a truck. I know everyone likes the Hilux Diesel but the 22re is such a simple and excellent power plant.

The history you provide of each company and car is what sets you apart - it’s a history lesson, car review and comedy act 👍

I bought one new in 86 ...as a plain jane truck it was priced at around 8k. I put on a 2" body lift and placed 33" ground hogs & chrome spoke wheels under it, and jaws would always drop when people saw what that truck could pull itself out of. ah the memories... A never ending surge of booze drugs poon and rock and roll. Kept all my drugs, weed & paraphernalia in the steering wheel ( that center cap comes off. Did'nt have any pussy ass air bag bs to deal with back then. sold it 7 years later with the bed rusty af and somewhere between 275 and 300k on odometer and I beat the shit out of that thing!!! Replaced 1 clutch and assembely , 2 Radiator's Thanks for all your videos Bill ......always well put together !!!!

One of the prettiest trucks ever made

That truck has some pretty good gearing for the highway. My dad’s Hilux at 80mph the engine will be doing almost 5000 RPM

Another muggy shitty morning 🤣🤣. Love Bills honesty!

Let me help a bit...the 22 R / 22 RE engine is absolutley bulletproof if a person maintained them properly, and that includes replacing the collant every couple years which few people did. If the coolant was left in them for too long it became acidic and would rot the head gasket, I replaced one in an 86 SR5 4x4 in 1993 which only had 40k on it. The valves were fine of course, simply cleaned everything up , put a new fel pro permatorque upper end gasket set on it, and it ran for decades afterwards with coolant and oil changes. I had another friend who had a 86 " one Ton " pickup with the 22 RE engine and he did proper maintenance and got almost 500k on his without it ever being apart. Great vid by the way Bill , and check the 1981 as first year of the 4x4 in North America. I believe it was 1979.... :-)

I remember hearing that they changed it from Toyoda to Toyota because it was also a way of protecting their families honour in case it was a flop. Also surprised there’s no gun storage, although I guess when you have a turret mounted anti aircraft gun in the bed you probably won’t need a sidearm

What a great looking truck, with clean lines look at the sharp angle of the hood and all the straight lines in the greenhouse, why can't they make a beautiful simple truck like this nowadays?

Best car review channel on RU-vid. Really deserves more subscribers. Great review!

so i guess the canadians will have to ride in back. Also the glove box appears to only have enough room for a compact 9mm

Love this one Bill ! I graduated from high school class of 84 and wanted one of these 4x4s so badly, alas I had to settle for my Datsun B210.

Never has one of these but i had an 87 Corolla FX that i bought new and was one of the best cheap utilitarian vehichles ever made for a young man, or woman... Super reliable, good on gas 5 speed hatchback with air and a tape deck.

Calling it a Hilux in Australia... been the most successful by far and still is here mostly in the dualcab/ crewcab model.

I wanted one of these SO BAD in the late 1980s. Ok, maybe I still do just a little.

Good evening Bill from Ron in Manchester England. Snap we have the same weather, we had heavy rain followed by sun and 27c temperatures.

FINALLY YOU CANADIANS HAVE A LOT OF SPACE ON THE BACK OF THIS TOYOTA TRUCK 😀

I think everybody knew someone who had one of these. It brings back memories for me, because I remember going off road in one of these with a couple of friends. Besides, I do remember when they were absolutely everywhere. It's interesting that you didn't point out the odometer reading, was that 210K on it?

Absolutely love that truck definitely one of my favorite body styles!! Thanks Bill!!

Toyota was proud of these things. I remember the SR5 package was $1600 more than standard, while the"comparable" Ford had power everything, including air conditioning.

brilliant as ever . Great job Bill

I’m watching older videos of Bills since I need a daily shot. Saw one where you can see his face in a reflection but only for a split second.

Reminds me of the brand new Nissan 4x4 Single cab that I bought brand new in ‘90. Almost went with the Toyota but my buddy was working at the Nissan dealership so there I went. Ran it for a few years then moved on. Dam, should have kept it!! Did I see 200,000 miles in that truck??? 😳

This is one fine truck and I wish I had bought one 30 years ago.

Funny, informative, entertaining. Can’t get any better.

What a treat this is. Love that truck. Great review... Great stuff Bill

I’ll vouch for that FL weather…I’m a commercial pilot and had two legs into MIA last week and when you stood still, you left a puddle….couldn’t wait to fly back up to JFK …which is a rare statement.

Hi, Bill, just love the videos! ... one thing I did do was to check the humidity here in London. Rained here last night and it was showing 70% this morning...and only 65% in Naples FL...admittedly not quite as hot. We should be complaining as much as you do

Every Lesbian I've met I have always told them I do it better Lol 😆🤣😆🤣😆

Thanks for videos, Bill! I may be wrong, it’s been more than 20 years for me, but if I remember correctly, I believe that cancel button is to enable you to start the truck without having to push in the clutch.

I had a 1986 Toyota Truck, not the SR5, Automatic, 4x4, only low points were, a lot of Rust in the undercarriage or chassis, & very low power from the 22R engine, other than that, Great!

I would rather watch a video about a vehicle that Bill doesn't know much about than by some of those so-called experts.

MARTY MCFLY WOULD APPROVE

YES!! Another Bill video, I was having withdrawals.

I remember riding in a 1973 Ford p/u truck, AM radio and steel dash was about it. When trucks were trucks and men inside them uncomfortable 🥵 Yes this truck is well optioned out in comparison. Not many people remember when p/u trucks were work trucks. Imagine we thought it silly when they began adding car like options and comforts more than a bench seat. The rear wheel drive with snow tires in winter you just spun the crap out of them until you became unstuck

I remember this truck from my early bow hunting years. I had the non 4x4 version but the same engine and transmission. The 1986 and 87 hunting season in South Carolina you would need a calculator to count all of these sitting on side of the road where guys were hunting.

I took a break from RU-vid and now I am back. Glad to see your still fighting those Birds anda giving cool reviews. Bill you need to sell some Merch I would buys a shirt of goood morning!

The safety cancel button is for starting on a steep hill off road or on road so you don’t have to push the clutch in and roll backwards when you take off.

Only other group of cars I've found to be just as reliable or more robust as these Toyotas would be later fuel-injected redblock powered 3-digit Volvos (240, 740, 940), earlier carbureted Volvos (P1800, Amazon, PV series, 140's, etc), and W123/W124 diesel Mercedes. My 1989 Volvo 244 DL with the 2.3 B230F redblock has 985k miles at the time of this comment with the original motor and transmission intact, me as the eleventh owner. I also own a 1993 Volvo 245 wagon with the same driveline with nearly 600k miles, and another 91 wagon with 375k. All three run and drive excellently. My other Volvos range from 99,000 miles to over 300k and, with very little work, these old redblock cars can be made to run and drive extremely reliability as a daily even in 2021! The Volvos seem to find their extreme reliability from their simplicity and the great build quality of the driveline. I can take a 2.3 redblock apart and have it rebuilt in a day's time, ready for another half million miles (or more). Tough and robust. The turbo cars do suffer from the typical faults of mid-80s turbocharger engineering, but are still very robust - the only old Volvos that had any trouble were the 260 and 760 series that possessed the mostly heinous 2.7 PRV V6.

22R is used in Toyota forklifts now.

Nice 5 speed with the beautiful driving experience

I lived in St. Petersburg for 25 years and finally got sick and tired of my nut sack sticking to the side of my leg from the heat and humidity.

I agree shaft maintenance is a good thing lol 🤣🤣😆

Bob... I love it. like the waitresses at the Chinese restaurant you know that lady is not named Mary. Thanks Bill can't get enough of your videos 😉

Very nice truck !

I've owned an 86 SR5 pick up and a 92 4Runner SR5 both with the 22 RE. They both were very rugged and capable 4 wheelers, reliable and economical. When you did break it, they were easy to work on.

23K for a truck with 210K on the clock? Gotta pass.

I miss ya Bill when you disapeer too long between videos you play havoc with my emotions but I foregive you just give me reassurance

What a beauty!

I'm 58 and a life long historian, and owner of a 1988 Toyota 4x4. I couldn't resist this comment- the devil made me do it. Your knowledge, sense of humour, and judicious use of mild profanity demonstrates a well rounded personality equal to the subject. I've watched many Toyota truck videos, and yours is uniquely informative and interesting- KUDOS, WELL done!

Ive had a few of these over the years, great trucks, cant kill them around where I live(no winters/salt/rust) Only thing I really HATED were the ones with the reg cab like this one. Fart in there and youd pass out then run off the road that cab was so tight. The xtra cab one I had was so much more useful/roomy. Thing was when I owned these back in the 90's/00's they were just old/cheap, now days these are collectible or completely wore out and 20 year old Tacomas are insanely priced(especially 4wd)

I swear Bill waits until I have work to do to post a video. I guess I have something to look forward to!

Thank you Sir! My wife and I LOVE hearing your voice>>>>>We have an '87 2WD 1/2Ton 22R thats's the first vehicle we've purchased together. We call her Millie! Thank you for your time.! You help keep us sane!!

The vehicle of guys who got regular tail in the 80s.

My sister in law bought a Gen 1 Taco a few months back. I enjoyed driving it around to do chores. Watch out for frame rust.

These trucks were awesome. They were known for going 400k and above

Another great video Bill, greetings from Christchurch NZ.

Another funny and grest video. Great truck

14:29 The girl in that photo is now 69 years old…

Great Truck and review if only we could go back to the future 😜

"this video will be fast as hell..." 25 minutes later..."and that's what you need to know about the history of looms. Now let's get straight into this truck."

Can’t go wrong with a Toyota. She’s a beauty!

It's always good to see vehicles like this that isn't destroyed by rust.

That car is in exceptional condition, especially the interior. Them velour buckets were luxury at the time, better than the back-sweat vinyl! Impressive that they had 6 bolt hub and rotor when most of the Toyota cars were still four.

All this waiting and all we get is 39:22 video Damn it lol 🤣🤣🤣

In 1 day......a nice...pleasant...day. ... maybe a couple drinks... a .ummm...couple....sniff..sniff...by the end of the day....YOU WILL KNOW THE EARTH IS FLAT. I KNOW THIS....FER SURE. CHEERS God bless you all

How's things going Bill? Shìtty muggy evening here in the UK lots of rain today still shìtty.

Bummer the 1st owner didnt spec A/C, cause this one is pretty well optioned. Other than A/C, about the only options this one lacks is extended cab and the turbo motor. Maybe power windows/locks, Ive seen that in 1st gen 4Runners but never in a pickup.

I luv them little Toyota trucks ! My little Toyota trunk when't to the dune's pulling out big trucks ,stuck in the sand lol. Only a starter, alternator & transfer case trouble was it..500 k on the odometer, I had a few & rust was it's fatal flaw ( up north) . Beautiful little truck & you should have no problem selling. I would luv to have it 😔 but the old ball & chain has a firm grip around my twig & berry's 💯 always a great reviews 👏👏👍🎬

That’s a great truck! I used to own a 1990 Toyota 4x4 just like this one and sold it close to 200,000 miles flawless.

That is a bizarre spectrum of Toyota pickup endorsements... going from Marty McFly to Al-Qaeda. They agree that the Toyota truck is fun, reliable transportation. Fruit of the Loom indeed.

I heard "kills anything within a 20 mile radius", "toddlers...falling out of the sky," and Al-Qaeda running child-soldiers around (in this truck)--I am totally sold on watching this video and would probably buy this truck and not even 6 minutes into the video. Bill, you kill and thrill at the same time. Keep up the good work!

Wow! When I was 77 my dad took me to the Toyota dealership and told me to pick out a new truck and I picked a beautiful blue one just like tjust like this . December 5th 1985.. I can't believe this one doesn't have Air conditioning though! Ironically ironically my dad's was the base 4 by 44 that had ice cold AC easy but nothing else.. No carpet no cloth seats not even a radio and I remember it only happened only having a mirror on the driver side. You could hear your ass cheeks cheeks sizzle when you hit that vinyl bench seat.

Just the best damn trucks ever made

17:26 Inside TOYOTA, they refer to the “Four Brothers” - Land Cruiser, Tundra, Tacoma and 4Runner. All body-on-frame trucks.

What a great truck. I had a carbureted 87. The domestic made beds were totally shit and would start rusting on the dealer lot.

No… 4x4 was introduced in 1979! I know I bought one……. the first one off of Toyota of Orange’s lot😉

If you look closely at the power steering pump you will see that it is still spelled Toyoda.

I’m willing to bet that this went for top dollar. A clean one like that is every paps dream to relive there youth.

Just bought a 1997 2.7 toyota tacoma 4x4 a week back, 20k on the odo and pristine flawless!! Collector had it in his warehouse.....along with dozens more vehicles. Timmy C Arizona

Shows a 79 4wd pickup and says 81 was the 1st yr for 4wd 👀. Also I've seen many 84 model yr 4Runners so they definitely made them. I even own one. And a funny coincidence, my neighbors are lesbian and they just bought a new 5th gen 4Runner last year 🤷. Nice video though 👍

Did he really say at 17:32 the Toyota Pickup gave lesbians something to drive? 😂 I guess Subaru Foresters weren’t out yet. How’d he slip that one by? 😂😂😂

Awesome retro Toyota truck and an excellent CC review, lot of fun. The truck really is stuff that dreams are made of, or something along those lines. These in model form are equally popular and loved. Thank you Sir, great video 😎👍

I have an 89 4Runner which is basically the same vehicle. It has 462k miles on it.

Solid truck my brotha and I like you your real , not too harsh just straight up talk...don’t like that fake Mr. nice guy gotta be good on vid , that looked like one kool shity Florida drive you said the day was 😎👍🏽...EST. 71 oldie but goodie 😅 loved dem toys I have a 1st Gen 4Runner 84 , of money grew on trees I’ll like get that from you . Thanks for sharing stay safe brotha 💯🙏🏽

Whistling Diesel Completely DESTROYED one of these on his Channel. I did not and could not watch it. I ONLY looked at his thumbnails. He is the one with the MONSTER MAX monster trucks.

I had an '89 4-Runnner. Drove like a freakin video game. Ended up giving it to my stepson because he was moving to Louisiana where everyone had a truck. He rolled it there, I'm sure the roll bar saved his life.

Simply beautiful truck bro.

Actually toyota/toyoda, honda, suzuki and mazda had nothing to do with Imperial Japanese government and the WW2 because at the time they were still a small and insignificant companies to the central government's eyes. Indeed, Mazda was still making cork for bottles, Suzuki was making loom like Toyoda (they were rivals even before both entered car industry), and Honda wasn't even founded at the time. Mitsubishi however did have a lot to do with it and were and still is very much in bed with the government so they continue to get criticized by some liberals. Datsun was indirectly founded by the Japanese government which helped propped up the companies through mergers, acquisitions and what not. So the "favorite" of the Japanese government at the time were and still are Mitsubishi and Nissan. In fact in Japan, Toyota even today, isn't the "favorite" of Japanese government. Other automakers listed are almost shunned altogether as if there is some sort of taboo (explains why they rely so much on export and don't care about home market). Their Imperial Family drove Prince for a long time (Nissan vehicle), most of their police and government cars until very recently were also Nissan. Explains why they want Renault out of the picture. Most importantly their military equipment and trucks are continued to be supplies in bulk by Mitsubishi Heavy Industry. There is a running joke among Toyota sales people in Japan that their Land Cruisers, Hiluxes, and HiAce vans are recognized, valued and used by insurgents and even Special Forces of militaries all around the world (even the US Special Forces). However, their home country Japan continues to use inferior Mitsubishi Pajero ( competitor outclassed by the Land Cruiser and thus was already discontinued in the civilian market). I agree with their logic that because they already produce technicals that can (sort of with modification) destroy those heavy M1 Abrams, and Leopard 2s and Merkava Tanks, instead of Mitsubishi tanks, armored vehicles etc, if Toyota were given the contract and produce them, it be so much better products and security for their country (look at the difference in car industry expertise between Toyota and Mitsubishi) but the Japanese government still doesn't really like the new kid Toyota that much and continues to be buddy buddy with the old relic Mitsubishi.

Feels like everyone had a version of this at some point. Mine was a 4Runner V6 SR5 (stick). Sounded powerful, was not fast (must have weighed close to 2 tons). Top heavy - hit a sweeper once that was little tighter than I expected once and thought I'd flip. Horrible mileage. Your masculinity went up about 50% behind the wheel and people took you far more seriously / which was absurd because your driving and safety envelope took a huge hit - however .... you could jump the curb and head off down the hill if the school parking lot exit was clogged, and that meant something.

40 minutes later…

Bill, I think I must have finally lost my mind! A 1986 5spd with no air. 217k miles with a cracked windshield for $22,995.00!!!! WHAT!!!!

The 25% tariff still exists today to protect the American truck market. If the truck is made outside of North America, the tariff will be 25% of the invoice price, not including destination. That’s why you don’t see any of the great pick up trucks VW and other Japanese manufacturers make for other markets. The Nissans (Titan and Frontier) and Toyota’s (Tundra and Tacoma) are made here, so no tariff for them.