treehugger, I would LOVE to have your 4Runner and KNOW what a strong truck they are. However, I too can’t afford to buy $80 tank gas for “city driving” when I only need a mtn vehicle maybe four weeks per year at most … that is … as long as I haven’t moved to the mtns yet, lol.
Good used 4Runners (and even new ones on a lot) are quite rare in SoCal so I’m sure you won’t have a problem unloading it at all.
With your two big dogs and your need to stand bikes up, all I can think of are Suburbans, Tahoes, Escalades and the like. However, your 4-Runner is better vehicle than all of these and probably gets better mileage, IMHO. Why don’t you keep it and just buy a cheap used city kick-around car for $4K to $6K? Your spouse might not always be with the same company and thus you may not always have access to his company truck. If I were you, I might just keep the 4Runner for life. You never know … it could actually outlive YOU.