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X-runners are real nice....toyota's answer to the chevy xtreme. I worked for toyota during college up until 2001. Issues w/frames happened in the earlier models and toyota did warranty them up to and including replacement of frame..didn't hear too much on the latter ones for frame issues so i assume the construction and issue was tended to and remedied. As for the 4.0l, they weren't included in the famed 'sludge monster' series of the past, which empassed the 1MZ/5s models. They were a newer motor built after the sludge debacle came about. I think these were more prominent on the 3.4 and possibly the 3.0's, although the biggest complaint of the 3.0 was headgaskets. The new 4.0 or xgr series has been out for the past 5-6 years and there hasn't been too many issues to my knowledge, although i'm outta the import/toyota game. It has been in a few models including being the base powerplant in the tundra and in the fj cruiser which responded well to boosted applications, so i assume parts aren't too expensive being it was used widely by yota. I think its safe to say its a pretty durable go box.
1 thing you should consider is the relative value compared to say a tundra though. Seems smaller trucks, when equipped w/higher options, tend to encroach on the price points of full size trucks, so dollar for dollar a tundra may be a better deal. Even though i have the redneck mentality that loves American made pickups, i gotta admit toyota makes an awesome full size truck.
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