And that is why I bought the 4 runner. Its the only suv made today that will last as long. and i dont mind keeping it for many years.

There wont be. Who keeps a truck 300k miles today. why would anyone want to.

There are other KZfaqrs that have way over 300k on the pentastar but you have to take care of the rocker arms 100-150k before they crater the engine which doesn’t seem to be a very expensive thing but ultimately I’m in the I don’t keep a vehicle that long so …

⁠​⁠@@chrisangus1244300 k pentastar is the exception. 300 k 1 GR-FE is the standard.

@@chrisangus1244 Agree. its like 5% of the population today keeps a new truck to 150k miles. I sure would not. and its more financially smart for me not too.

@@Jason-Samko I keep my vehicles over 300k because it is financially smart if you pick vehicles that last that long with out breaking. Example....Mercury Grand Maquis with ford 4.6, and Toyota Tundra....pay your vehicle off and never have to break down 300K later is totally financially smart. Now if you have the money to keep buying new then you don't have to worry about it but thats not for me as I don't care to keep paying for new vehicles every 100,000 miles.

Yep. That's why I made this video. People think these 2 are on opposite ends of the quality spectrum. They are not. They are so close it's funny. Both are amazing.

@@Jason-Samko and I read the comments you right the haters come out on these videos

@devildog5354 truth. one of my best friends is like that. any toyo comment and he's off his chain

@Coyote5555 they sure do. It's actually comical. But doesn't mean I'm not going to present the facts as they are. Just like I did in this video. But haters gonna hate and fanboys will be fanboys and the "jeep is junk" crowd will never change. Its funny look at all the channels where people choose to buy a wrangler or gladiator then put 100k into in mods to make an incredible offroad overlanding rig to take them to places that no ther vehicle could go. There is a reason they choose to do that to jeeps. And junk isn't one of them

Times change and they have. Love both my vehicles. But I sure trust jeep to do the right thing if I have a problem more than I trust toyota

@@raymondabella4684 I live in Phoenix, Arizona and when I bought my 2023 Tacoma, TRD OR, I bought the Toyota 100,000 mile warranty. Toyota told me if I lifted the truck it would void the warranty unless I did the lift with them. When I bought my Jeep, they told me I could put whatever lift I wanted and run up to a 37 inch tire.. The service advisor said he never had Mopar not warranty of Jeep because of a lift.

@@raymondabella4684 I’m sure it’s because Toyota knows that truck cannot take bigger tires and last during severe off-road use like a Jeep can.

@DUNEATV It is common sense that most companies don't want outside mods done to their products. So, what you're saying is that you bought an extended warranty and didn't read the fine print? As for your situation being compared to what I was saying, comparing a policy of backing up repairs due to modification as opposed to quality issues is like comparing apples to oranges. Why should they be obligated to back up any damages due to modifications that are done in a way their product is not designed for? On the other hand, if it be a quality or design issue, they are obligated to fix it and for the most part they do. Case in point, when 4th Gen Runners had an issue with dash cracks, Toyota replaced the dashes from Runners as old as 2003 well into 2017. Stelantis should never do that in a million years. Take the current issues with the Tundras motor. Toyota is offering engine replacements a a "preemptive" measure as a solution. Stelantis would never pull their vehicles off the street and offer a rebuild of their engines as a preemptive strategy to prevent any further dissatisfaction of thoer product without a possible class action lawsuit. So, yes, Toyota doesn't want random overland tuners without engineering degrees lifting their trucks in some random garage and sticking oversized wheels they think look cool dispite ignoring the possibility that what they did could burn out the gearing traveling from Timbuktu to Moab at the speed of 85 mph. If jeep is willing to do so, that's on them. It wouldn't be a bad thing to do being that knowing that if a potential buyer mods their jeep outside of an authorized technician, their break down at Moab will be backed up under warranty, then maybe they'll be motivated to buy one of the many jeeps piling up at the dealership that no one wants to buy. 🤣😂🤣😂

@@raymondabella4684 Have fun!

😂 Id rather not have a mess one and just look in it for the banana..lol

@devildog5354 😂true

Had a Yugo! We ran it like a rally car in the backroads. Loved that little thing when I was a teen.

I love both of these vehicles. And I bought them for thier strong points. I have been to the mountains of Wyoming, Colorado and Montana many times in my snowmobiling days and have been to the smoky mountains over a 50 times. I promise you this. The 300 miles a week I do in swamp mud and washouts is much harder on a vehicle. And it's also the reason I bought the gladiator. It can take it in spades and get me home at the end of the day. It is the best vehicle for my needs as a fulltime outdoorsman. The 4 runner is great for my wife and will last a long time.

@@Jason-Samko Again, both solid vehicles, I accomplish all that with My 4Runners but I take them with 300k miles into those conditions... Side by side new...pick your poison but no way I take a jeep in the deep with that many miles & not have it be risky at best. I know too many people who have both & love both but the long term reliability cant be compared... Just like Land Rover fans know, maintenance is part of the program if you are keeping & using it long term... I just treasure Toyotas reliability & longevity.

Yep the 4 runner is fantastic the gladiator is fantastic. When it comes to build quality material quality and fit and finish its neck and neck between the 2.

He kept it for 9 months and got rid of it.Well,no vehicle should fall apart in 9 months.Do 5 yrs then come back.

@KevinSmith-wr1sy you are gonna a love it. So much fun to drive

well there you go. sounds like the 4 runner is the best option for you.

@ChevyRobSCV 100 percent agree. No doubt the gladiator is a great off roader. To compare the 4.0 L V6 1GR-FE to 3.6 L V6 pentistar and say they are on par is an abomination. It’s 6 k to replace the penstar and it’s cheaper because you’ll eventually have to.

​@@Jason-SamkoFor everyone they are good, Chrysle, Jeep and Dodge are nothing but American traitors ever since they got bought out by the Italians.

@@brianpierce1570 yep more pentistars with higher miles running around than toyota 4.0s its a math and numbers thing.

Same expericence when I worked as a tech. Rarely saw a toyota period for anything other than maintenance. Ford, jeep, dodge all the time for everything including catastrophic failures like engines and transmissions. You couldnt pay me to drive a cherokee or the like suv but I might drive a jk. I would just know that Id be fixing it from time to time. The old 4 litres were pretty solid too

@robertfoster2531 well said. I love both of these. And I think people mis understood the video. It was not knocking the 4 runner in any way. It was proving that the quality of jeep is on par with it. Since the 4 runner is considered a quality build king and jeep considered botton of the barrel. I was proving side by side both are amazing

@@treasurethetime2463 I've owned some jeeps and loved them. But the jl jt models are absolutely outstanding

Cant go wrong with a ridgeline or a frontier. The deals on the frontier right now are insane too.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Amazing, but I think it's you who are a stand-up comic candidate. Or, it must be something in the air or water where you travel. I live in one state (of course, TX) but cruise two other states regularly (NM/CO) -- I've seen ZERO Gladiators or even Wranglers broken-down on the side of the road. You're living in the past criticizing Jeeps. Tell me how many Jeeps you owned so we know you're speaking from personal experience vs. parroting other Jeep critics who are as clueless/ignorant as you are. And how about Toyota's (and Ford's) recent engine issues/recalls? LOTS of people have spoken on that -- Toyota is slipping. On the other hand, my POS Jeep has had NO recalls for anything, large or small. Go figure. -- BR (2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon)

@@billredding2000l Cool but the problem is you compared it to one of the most reliable vehicles built and I guarantee you that jeep will not last like the 4runner so I'll just hit you with facts for people to watch. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mph3Z8aI182ukY0.html Jeep Gladiator Common Problems This guy actually measures the gaps....did you? 10 REASONS TO BUY THE 5th GEN 2024 TOYOTA 4RUNNER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE // LET'S COMPARE TO 6th GEN kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brhoqtaetdPQaI0.html

@dalephillips8250 Yup! My uncle once was a mechanic for a Chrysler Jeep dealership, and when he retired, the first thing he ran out and bought was a Landcruiser. This clown, who is dissing you, says he speaks from experience, but people in my family have been driving jeeps since WW2. We never thought we would be buying from a company that made trucks that invaded our land, but it only took one person to buy a Toyota in our family, and we never looked back. Jeeps were solid until Stelantis took over and made them overpriced and over teched. Granted, Toyota is now slipping with their Tundra and Tocoma issues on the new generation but I still would trust them to deal with issues more than Stelantis and their dealerships that give rotten service. They can talk all the crap they want but jeep dealerships are overflowing with these because no one is buying them, yet people are scrambling to buy this last generation of V6 runners before they go to the turbo 4. Oh, and buy the way, I never saw a newer jeep broken down on the road..., I just gave my friend a ride to pick his up from the dealership after he has been getting his reoccurring suspension issues fixed for the 5 millionth time. 😅🤣😅🤣

@raymondabella4684 I agree and I was trying to be polite to him but the video is almost like satire but he was serious. Everyone I've known with 4runner has loved the lack of issues with it. And yes the newer 22 and up Tundra's are having there issues which is why I can't understand why Toyota would abandon that magnificent Iforce V8 which 6 of them have gone 1 million miles on the original engine...there may be more now.

@dalephillips8250 LOL! He says he has a runner because his wife wants an SUV type vehicle. If that's the case, why isn't his wife driving a Grand Cherokee or a Dodge Durango? Why buy a car you're gonna nitpick on? Maybe he needs his wife to have something dependable to rescue him when he breaks down! I hope he brought it in for that recall on clutch plate recall that supposedly never ever happened. 🤣😂🤣😂

Yep and both are amazing quality vehicles. Yet often precieved to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. I love them both and am glad I have both

4runner definitely better running down the freeway.

@robertfoster2531 yep no denying that. But honestly I prefer the drive the gladiator. Windows down wind in my face stereo blasting and enjoying life

2012 thru 218 were tough years for the pentistar. It was feast or famine. They were either flawless or loaded with problems. Today, right now. It's one of the most reliable motors made.

All manufacturers have a problem with their different models for some reason. The same thing be said about paint jobs that they have before the problem is caught..Why is it that the government can be do as I say, not as I do when it comes to the emissions?​@@Jason-Samko

@@Jason-SamkoI had a 2016 3.6 wrangler. Engine was absolutely junk. Bad lifters, bad coil packs. Constant issues. 4runner is a much better vehicle.

@@johnsavoie3409 that was a decade ago.

@@johnsavoie3409 FACTS !

@J.Young808 would love the solid map pocket. Never been a fan of leather seats so couldn't get rhe premium. I fought hard to find a non premium to avoid the leather.

Yep and drives me nuts. I know people will be like "buy a screen protector for it". I have owned 37 new trucks and never had scratches on my gauges like i do in the toyotas. that just screams cheap quality parts to me. I love my 4 runner. But the gauges screen quality sucks for sure.

@SamkoWorkShop What tire size are you running on the gladiator?

@@mrsrt5038 35x11x50 toyo open country. I like them but wearing faster tahn i like. Going back to falken wildepeaks in the new at4 35x11.50 next

Thry have the corrosion issue fixed and jeep gave every owner and amazing 5 year unlimited mile corrosion warranty for any that were before the fix

That’s interesting. I knew they added zinc shims for the door hinges, but from what I could find that was the only change. People are also having issues with the doors, hood, and tailgate. There’s a post on the JL forums with pics of a 24 with corrosion already starting under the tailgate hing. I’d love to see a video on this if you have updated info. To me it sounded like the panels weren’t prepped right at the factory. That doesn’t explain why some have the issue and others don’t though.

@neil431 dirt cred yourube just did a full video on this last week. Worth checking out and getting the facts ye shows right from jeep

not on mine. this has been beat to death in my 4 runner vids. mine is a non premium without nav. it doesnt have the compass.

@seriousfaith depends on what you consider long term. Only 5% of people keep a vehicle to 150k miles. And only 20% keep a new vehicle to 100k miles. I will never own a new vehicle outside of warranty. I know better with the average repair cost today being 4200 bucks. That's average of all repairs on all vehicles.

While yes, the first Pentastars did have issues, the Pentastar now is a Generation 3 (and has been for years). A VERY good V6 engine...especially nice is it's naturally-aspirated (N-A). You can keep the turbos (4 or 6cyls), and for me I don't even need a V8 on the trail or hwy, either. V6 is fine. How much HP & torque do you actually need off/on-road? Not a whole lot. That's one huge reason why a Wrangler 392 and Bronco Raptor are completely useless to me (they're just Vanity Vehicles for weak egos). And the Pentastar is gas (ICE) -- don't care for anything EV/Hybrid or even diesel and wouldn't buy one. UNLESS, the gov't (DF liberal Green Agenda fools) forces us to as they seem bent on doing. Otherwise? No, period. -- BR

@@billredding2000 Agree 100% Just a half hour ago I made a video im gonna call "is it really underpowered" or something like that when I edit it. Talking about the gladiator and frontier v6s.

Never tried in the 4 runner but I have the same issue in my gladiator. The audio is a few seconds behind the video.

@justinthrasher3132 is it? I just did a comparison. Like literally right here in real time. Guess we have different opinions on quality and fit and finish

@@Jason-Samko put 150k on both and tell me which you’d trust to drive across the USA, that’s quality . What year is each of these two you’re comparing?

@@justinthrasher3132 I would not own a vehicle today with 150k miles on it! Would not be beneficial for me in any way or even smart financially. And neither would 90% of the population. These are both 23s

@@Jason-Samko then if you’re not keeping them outside of warranty quality really doesn’t matter, we all know the Toyota will outlast the Jeep by a lot. So basically your video was looking at body gaps and finish nothing to do with actual quality?

@justinthrasher3132 quality is much different that longevity. And reliability is not same as longevity . The video clearly states quality and fit and finish. And these 2 are very close to each other yet "perceived " as opposite ends of the spectrum. They are so close in quality and fit and finish there is no clear winner. As for reliability. For the 100k miles and under that 90% of people will own them reliability is equal. Longevity wise the 4 runner will probably win. No time did I deny that. But on the flip side repairing the jeep is much cheaper than the 4 runner. So over 300k miles it might be a wash financially.

You can just look at them and tell they are well built materials and body fit wise. I own both Toyotas and Jeeps and Toyotas quality evaporates once you get past the drivetrain reliability. They get the job done, but nothing special.I won’t ever keep one past 150k so the longevity of a Toyota doesn’t outweigh the features of better vehicles.

agree 100%

@@briancoleman971 you nailed it. I have zero interest in owning a truck to 150k miles. Actually i feel its a bad financial decision to do so today. I also would not own any new truck today outside of warranty. I put a 5 year 100k factory warranty on any new truck I buy and sleep like a baby at night never worrying about anything.

@@Jason-Samko I am one of those guys that falls in love with a vehicle. One of the reasons why I love my jeep is that once it gets high miles I will be able to repair it myself in my garage with common hand tools. Some of the vehicles they built now even the mechanics have trouble working on them.

@DUNEATV very true. And parts are super cheap. You can get a crate motor for 6500 and a new Trans in a crate for 3500. Can't beat that

@@BaaSicStuff love them both. 2 fantastic vehicles.

@@Jason-Samko I had a Diesel 4runner when I was in Japan, also a Jimny Suzuki...owe then the Rubicon which was quite the unit

@BaaSicStuff have watned a jimny for a decade! Wish we could get that amazing little offroader here. I have a fascination with compact offroaders.

@@ChevyRobSCV mine does not.

@@Jason-Samko what year is your ORP?

​@@Jason-SamkoMy 22 ORP has it. Make sure the door is shut. Then use your right arrow button to scroll across the center display. The Premium seat surface is not real leather, and it is very easily cleaned. Had a 21 Wrangler Rubicon and traded it in on the 4runner. Jeep had lots of small issues, rusting hood hing bolts at 3 weeks old, broken rear defogger wire, TPMS that wasn't right, defroster that only works in the center of the windshield, and horrible seats. Hard as a rock with lumbar jamming you in your lower back - can't believe nobody has an issue with the Jeep seats !!

@@ChevyRobSCV mine is a 23 non premium. I do not like leather so according to toyota that meant I had to get a non premium if I wanted cloth.

@@Jason-Samko did you try scrolling through the menu on the center display. You'll find an icon that looks like a pie with a piece cut out of it. That's your compass. They all have it premium or not.

@@WVU_Mountaineer_Mafia wasn't about witch one will last longest was about how good the fit finish and build quality was

4 runner.

​@SamkoWorkShop my 6 speed manual 2021 Jeep Wrangler Sahara V6 runs better mpg than a 2020 Toyota 4Runner V6 automatic

@atombomb6719 yep gas mileage the gladiator wins too.

Love the frontier. But am addicted to the manual transfer case lever. Absolutely love it.

Agree 100%. My 22 tacoma compared to my 23 gladiator is not even in the same arena of quality. Good news is for your door hinges jeep will fix them right under warranty. I believe that warranty is for 5 years from purchase date

Pretty easy to put a nicer bumper and winch on a gladiator. Not so easy on a 4 runner.

@robertfoster2531 very true. But 4 runner does have some great aftermarket support. However very expensive comparatively

@LTX-Shep the biggest problem with the gladiator is stellantis window stickers. If they actually priced them for what they sell them for they would sell any more. Such a great vehicle for the 40-50k range not the 60-70 the msrp says. If stellantis let jeep lower the price they would sell much better.

@kevzzz1186 I have owned cj tj jk and now jl/jt. The difference between the jt gladiator and my jk wrangler is huge. Absolutely huge difference. I have done 4 trips from south east Georgia to Oklahoma and back and from ga to western Kansas and back. All trips straight driving non stop except for gas. And was pulling a 3k pointed enclosed trailer. Not a single complaint. Did the same trips last year in my 22 tacoma and every trip had to make a stop each way when I got out and walked around for a half hour for my legs and back.

@icosthop9998 😂 never a salesman. But I talk alot and hate wasting time. My wife says that's why I repeat myself often. So that who ever is listening gets the message and does what I tell them at work.

Thank you

@@Jason-Samko no problem, really good brand and they make stuff for damn near every car. I have it for my Ram.

@@mauropineda6589 awesome. Thanks again

@@OdysseyOffroad yep 2 amazing trucks

The tacoma driving position is not very good. the 4 runner is much better. But the jeep is very up right and fun. I love the jeep. dont mind the 4 runner didnt not like the taco

@C.Lopez-SWFL-Off-Road-Trucks only 14% of people keep a vehicle 10 years and in that time I will have owned 5 new ones

I believe it real. I have to fight it sometimes when im sitting still to engage it. just like any manual transfer case selector. and I can feel it. its real enough for me anyway.

😂😂😂 well said. Both are amazing

HAd 4 toyotas in my name 8 months ago. Down to just one and the last one ever i bet

He is answering everybody but did not answer you. Maybe he might get back you later.

@@icosthop9998 was actually out hunting

@@Mariposaland I do hunt for a living. This channel is my fun channel. I make a living from my hunting youtube channel, hunting courses, and my hunting patreon channel.

@@Jason-Samko Great 👍 I haven’t seen any of your stuff yet except this video. I definitely like to hunt and off road. We are in the land development and wildlife management business in Arkansas and other than coyotes and pigs there is nothing to hunt this time of the year. What is your hunting channel’s name? I guess KZfaq knows I want a Jeep Rubicon 🤫

@Mariposaland @tradbowpodcast on youtube. Hogs are what I'm hunting right now. Hog meat is actually my favorite. Prefer it over deer meat actually.

Think you misunderstood the video. Or I didn't explain it well enough. I love my 4 runner. With it being the vehicle all others a often judged by I was showing the build quality of the jeep is very comparable. The 4 runner was the base line the gladiator was being compared to.

Agree. Hate stellantis! Absolutely hate em. Love jeep and ram though and wish an American company would take over jeep and ram

@@RLehman i love them both. Both are fantastic vehicles

Sure hope toyota gets back to what it once was.

L😂L

And a toyota fan. The video was to show that the build quality of the jeep is right on par with the build quality of the 4 runner

I will say this though, back up feature is pretty good on jeep

@@CCC_24 zero interest in keeping a vehicle past 80k miles. But I do care about build quality

last year and this year its the best buy in midsize trucks. 15k off a 24 is easy.

@rubenfranko6600 I love both my 4 runner and my jeep equally. They are both perfect for their designed purposes.

its mine. I can kick it if i want to.

Sorry you had to go thru that.

@@6ftfox our trucks are tools. They work for a living

@@Jason-Samko my husband has a beautiful truck F250 2024. He keeps his spotless. It’s all the choice especially when you put stuff on camera. It doesn’t look good. Looks like you’re keep up the great content nothing personal.

@@6ftfox Glad you are enjoying the videos.