For the record - I have the auto w/ 4cyl.
Yes it is slow, but I don't hate it by any means. Supra AFM w/ cone and exhaust headers/wider pipe woke it up a lot.
I agree that it's really nice offroad, no 3-legged dance. Biggest inconvenience is limited options for t-case mods, like rigging up 2lo etc. I'd do it again.

With 200+ Billion electrical parts, the world most complicated machine is inside your own skull.

Question Reality.
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'89 Rnr DLX "SR4.5", 32s w/ 5.29 locked f/r blah blah