This is the 2023 Toyota LandCruiser 79 Series Ute! It has a price tag of about $80k and you will need to wait around 4 years to buy one! #toyota #landcruiser #ute
$80,000 and a 4 year wait is ridiculous. Besides that this looks like a really useful vehicle and I wish they were avaible in North America but the EPA is awful 👎
I like Toyotas but 80k for a work ute and 4yr wait is insulting for Aussie workers. They must be laughing their arse off in Aichi plant and it should be 35k max
Its production scale is small since its old. Toyota doesn’t build these in massive quantities like their new trucks since these are mostly built for the UN with extra trucks being made to make the production economical so the remaining trucks being sold in places like Australia.
@@AverageJoe777 Theyve cut costs everywhere but they sell the most bare bones vehicle on the market for 80k? It aint got power windows or decent seats but they got the idea to charge the same price as a luxury vehicle. Just go buy it second hand from the 80’s, Toyota didnt change shit from back then.
@@IamTeknik Basic economics teaches you that the average price of producing something is the result of the volume being built increasing. I already stated its low production since the UN wants new 70 series and the leftover Land cruisers are sold in Australia because they need to make 70 series economical for them. you're completely allowed to buy a used 70 series, its just toyota sells a new one to the diehard Land cruiser guys who want a new one.
I bought this exact LC79 in 2011, single cab GXL with aircon & unregistered was the order. It took about 4 months to arrive as a new order. I did a GVM upgrade and fitted it out with many accessories including an alloy canopy. I kept it for 8 years, travelling full time with it towing an off-road caravan behind it, exploring this great country of ours. I went everywhere with it from east coast to west coast, Simpson desert, Canning Stock, throughout The centre, Far north, Kimberly, Arnhem Land, Gulf, Cape and Tassie, just to name a few. Regrettably I sold it due to personal health reasons, at which time it had 280,000km on it & had had no extra work on it other than regular servicing and 1 x Axel seal replaced. The 2nd owner, who became a friend Extensively travelled with it for 4 years taking it a further 210,000km during which time he serviced it and replaced the clutch. At the time he replaced the clutch it was working fine but he was concerned to go Remote solely with a clutch that had 375,000km on it, knowing that 1/4 of a million of that it had towed the big van. He had no issues with it.🎉 Speaking to the 2nd owner the other day, he tells me after not travelling too much over the last 6 months he is busy preparing for another tour of WA/NT & by the time he departs on that trip later this year the Cruiser will have 525,000 on it and it’s going strong as ever. He sent me a couple of photographs the other day & it still looks really clean and he tells me that his son will be taking it on after he returns and his son is going to spend 3-4 years going around Australia, you guessed it towing yet another van. I actually asked him if he’d consider selling it back to me as I wouldn’t mind heading north myself in it again 😂 So, yup, I’d wait 4 years for one of these, providing you treat it right and service it well, you’ll easily get a million Km out of one of them and you can literally take it anywhere with the minimum of fuss. I’ve owned a couple of dozen cars over my life and my 79 was the best thing I’ve ever owned, not a day doesn’t go by where I don’t wish I wasn’t perched up in The cab belting along some dusty Remote track somewhere soaking up the good life.
@@egyptology22 Ohhh, you wouldn’t want to be me, I literally cried when I sold my 79, not solely because I’m a sook OR attached to an ‘object’ but because I lost the ability to a certain lifestyle……for a little while but tbh it was the best set up and I wish I still had it, although she’s getting up there with the miles now. I’m actually cruiserless atm while I wait my 300 & I’m not very enthusiastic about it, for sone reason, I guess I know deep down the 300 won’t be the ultimate tourer that the 79 was & in my old age I’ve gone a bit soft 🤣, irregardless I’m heading to the deserts after I get it organised, at my age it will probably be my last trip to the part of this country that runs deep in my veins…..looking forward to that 👍
@@GR8Tmate but you lived! You travelled. You saw things that most of us won't. You went off the beaten track. They are memories much more valuable than a vehicle. Can I come on the next trip please? 😄
@@egyptology22 True mate, I’ve always considered myself lucky (in some ways) because I had a job that allowed me to take about 14 weeks off each year, so I’d accumulate the days and take them all at once and do a trip. Some years I was even more cunning and took 2-3 of those weeks at half pay and I could travel for 17 weeks, so yes I’m that respect I’m very lucky. I use to see a lot of Australians wait until they were retired before they’d hit the road but some of that travel is hard yards, taking tyres off the rims in the bush, lugging water out of creek beds, roughing it in the scrub, bugger doing that when you’re in your 70ies 😂 Back when I was travelling in 70ies/80ies and even some respects perhaps even the early 90ies there weren’t as many people on the tracks and the accessories available were more primitive, these days you see all these young couples in their glamorous rigs with all the bells and whistles and the INSTAGRAM TYPE OBLIGATORY Photography/Cinematography etc…….many of my trips in my early years I didn’t even have a Camera, I didn’t own a Camera 😂 I wasn’t trying to sound selfish about my old truck but parting with that rig sort of clipped my wings a fair bit, it really did make travelling easy, as did my troopcarrier which would have to be one of the greatest platforms there is. Late Next year my 300 Series should arrive & all going well I will head toward the centre of Australia, I’d love to travel the CSR one more time & get back out to the Simpson desert, I might track around out around the centre for a few months, there’s no other place on this planet like it. I hope you get to do it some time 👍🏼 you’ll never see so many stars ✨ that appear to be so close you can almost touch them, it’s the best !
These are for someone who is going to buy it once with a government rebate/tax offset and then spend the next 50 years driving it offroad, like outback farmers or cfa officers or forestry department inspectors. Its not the thing you buy for your wife and then trade in for a new model in 3 years time when the warranty has run out.
toyota while making this: well u know humans should spend their money on better things rather than upgrading their viechle every 10 years so let's make most reliable & indestructible viechle in the world
More like how do we sell a $20k 1990s car for $80k without remorse. I’d rather upgrade from time to time than have to drive this sorry piece of shit tractor for the rest of my life. Toyota can also make modern, comfortable cars that are reliable, it’s called a Camry.
Parts wear and tear. You upgrade your vehicle so it's reliable. Sure you can keep anything running forever, but most people don't want to invest the time it takes to do so. Time is our most valuable resource, I'm not wasting it trying to keep an old vehicle running unless I enjoy that process. I'd rather be with friends and family than worrying about my vehicle needing new belts and hoses.
@xpusostomos it's not a truck, It has no flex, terrible clearance, narrow track, bad departure angle and more. I can tell you're not someone who owns a 4wd so you go along with the fan boys but as someone who has been 4wding 4-6 times a week for since I got my license and have owned almost all models I can assure you they aren't good offroad, not even close to a wrangler, xj cherokee, gu/gq patrol, 80/105 series cruiser or even most ifs models of 4wds. They are a great tow vehicle and heavy duty work vehicle but they are trash offroad and to give them any real capability offroad big money needs to be spent. You can't even really compare it to things like a wrangler, ones made to offroad the tough tracks and ones made to haul trailers through the paddocks.
Theyre used as mining transport trucks because theyre low and take diesel. Off road capable. You can buy them used easily at auction when the mines sell them.
All right I think the $80k is a little out there But if this was a $30,000 pickup truck in the States especially if it At least had four doors it would sell like hotcakes
Loooong live the King👑: Toyz Series 70s' are built (Literally..) like tanks.. (ER / ICU, ex- Military MD here..) I have been lucky enough, having owned/ used / abused three FZJ73 + others. Still missing 'em.. 🤐
Brought a dual cab Cruiser in 2017 for 65k plus a tray. Straight up work ute.Clutch and tune is a must do! Usually turn over company car when the lease runs out. That was two years ago. Is it worth 80k? Yeah for sure.
Sounds like a false scarcity to drive up demand and subsequently cost. Either that, or there’s some kind of bottleneck in the Japan-Australia import pipeline. These are volume vehicles for Toyota.
Mind blowing … it’s interior is spitting image of my dads 1984 Toyota Corolla. Interestingly ignition side and steering is just look like our Toyota 88 hiace, nobes and a/c buttons is taken from that era as well. Insane.
Man I wish they sold these in the U.S. idk why but I love small trucks. They get around great and if you get one with a v8 like my 05 Toyota tundra they can rip through trails with ease. I’m sick and tired of these oversized trucks that can barely fit through a brushy road.
Only in Australia are things so backwards. Crazy part is they think things are really going well and they're proud of that shit. All you can do is shake your head.
This is why I decided to keep my old HJ75 which runs like a dream, nothing wet about it! Currently using it to move the farm with a 10x6 trailer. Done a few loads so far, but a heap of loads still to go over the next 2weeks. And I didn't have to wait 4yrs for it to arrive. It has been in my garage for 36yrs! Looks and performs like the beast it is. It has a 6cyl turbo 1HT to replace the almost 1million mile 6cyl original engine. But I'll say it again, I don't have to wait 4yrs.
Hi Paul, is this vid filmed recently? What are you up to with the 79? Are they really still a 4 year wait, we use these here in central Aus great rig, I've got one coming hopefully next year some time. Cheers
I assume the glovebox is big enough to fit a brick in. Because for 80k the parkbrake won't work properly im not sure how much extra you pay for a working parkbrake.
I've got a new hilux with only 38'000k's as a run around and the handbrake already doesn't work, you'd think after almost 40yrs of hilux handbrakes not working they'd fix it by now!!!!
Taliban have a lot for sale end of their 3 year deal so lots coming up in India and Pakistan an Kabul an you dont to wait 4 years just make sure none of the special equipment is still on it when you import it.
No way!!!!! Nearly everyone I know and myself seem to get a different vehicle every 6 years if not sooner, So if these are as reliable as they say, the only person that will benefit will be whoever owns it in 20 years.
@@user-vk4vd7vr5t big deal, im in the US now and people import right hand drive cars to drive here all the time.. or is it illegal to have a left hand drive car there?
@@drsus0import/conversion is very expensive, bigger issue is people who like those won't buy a conversion due to fear of less reliability and lack of parts/official support. Also there are many used single cab lc79 sold at similar or lower price than conversion, most people are ok buying used
@@drsus0 No not in Australia. You can get conversions done here with US imported vehicles. You can also simply just drive left hand drive. Although now I think they are putting some limits on how old the vehicle can be for some conversions L to R from the USA.
In the comment are full of idiots complaining about not having a V6 V8 petrol engine in a vehicle like this. It is meant to carry and tow, not driving like a grandma around town to pickup grocery and lotto ticket. Imagine all the truck having petrol engines, they will blow up after just 1 day.
We are busily waiting 25 years over here. The only thing we ask is that every aussie go buy 2. One for the barn and one to put miles on. We will be over in a decade or two for the ones in the barn.
