 Click on any image to see the full version. February 9, 1997 around 2:30 am. My roommate and I were coming back home from seeing the Star Wars reissue with another friend and were approaching the last stoplight, about 1/2 mile from our apartment. I slowed down, preparing to stop, when the light turned green. So I eased back onto the accelerator, entered the intersection, and BAM! suddenly the vehicle was spinning out of control, airbags deployed, basically complete chaos. Luckily nobody was seriously hurt.
It turns out some jerk in a brand new Mitsubishi Montero was drunk and on his way home from Taco Bell when he deemed it not necessary to stop for his red light. So in a split second, my beautiful 9-month-old 4Runner was history. Thankfully, my insurance company took care of everything promptly and within a week I was driving a nearly identical 1997 4Runner. This one looks a little nicer, doesn't it?
As you can see, I'm one of the very few sport utility owners who aren't afraid to leave pavement. The FrankenRunner For the October 2 and 3, 1998 Van Halen shows at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, I decided to stripe my 4Runner as I would be driving there. What can I say, it's a Van Halen thing...
The '97 4Runner Lays Down Click here to see damage done to my second 4Runner on November 26, 2005. Not as bad as the '96, but still scary...
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