My 2004 LX is about to hit 250,000 miles and she still looks and smells like new! Just keep up on the maintenance religiously, my rig was like the one in the video in that the original owner handed me a stack of receipts for all the maintenance.
@@Mabeylater293 I have a different year but same model and yes, just do your fluid changes on schedule, change out the plastic heater T's at the back of the engine ($15 in parts) and do your timing belt service every 90k miles and they will keep running like one of those old Stomper toys. There can be repairs to the steering rack or brake system with extended mileage but those are more rare and random repairs.
Reading Land Cruiser forums be like: "So today I drove from New York to the Congo with stock everything and a snorkel." Reading Range Rover forums be like: "What's that liquid on my floor board? Where is that smell coming from? Is something on fire?"
Do you own either? Probably not: forum.ih8mud.com/threads/2017-land-cruiser-transmission-needs-replaced.961378/page-3 All vehicles are not infallible, including the LC.
We have a 2013 LC we purchased 3 years ago. We love it. No disappointments. People talk about the nasty fuel mileage. I got 18 mpg going on a 2000 mile trip to Texas this past Summer going 75 and 80 mph. Sure it gets about 12 mpg in town, but we use other vehicles for that job. It is our 3rd Landcruiser. The other two were way under powered, but not this one. Oregon is a great place to use it. Snow in the Winter and mud in the Fall and Spring and some trails in the Summer. We use the cooler box between the front seats, tow a 24 foot box trailer with toys to the sand dunes and always enjoy the cooled/heated seats. I hope to keep this till I die.
@@CANControlGRAFFITI if he heard you say that he'd throw conservative out the window and beat you senseless. And he's 11. And then he'd lecture you as you're bleeding from your ears that there's a difference between conservative and being a pussy.
This Father's love of his son is a beautiful thing to behold. The land cruiser while a thing of beauty all by itself is merely the backdrop to what is truly on display in this video and in all the videos with this team of Sr. And Jr. Yes, these are all vehicles reviews and professionally done, but in 40 yrs when a son looks back, it wont be the the cars that he'll notice, it'll be a beautiful letter from a Dad to his boy.
Taras Moseichuk Lol I like the rig but you definitely got ya facts twisted ... Land Cruiser maybe one of the greatest overland rigs but no way in hell its the best off-road rig
35" on the 200 series would take some work (unlikely they would want to cut up a $27,000 vehicle) very few people are running that big of a tire even with a lift most are running 34"
lockers before lift kits. No really, go look at some four wheel drive fails videos and have a look at how many bogged, lifted vehicles you can see. Number one mod for people who don't know crap from crayolas is a lift kit. Don't be that guy.
How about calling it a Viking? We have loads of Land Cruisers in Iceland that are used up on the glaciers as rescue vehicles and they work like they were made for those kinds of conditions.
Great video, I just picked up my 2019 LC three weeks ago and love it! Watched all of your Land Cruisers videos prior. Can’t wait to see this series. Promptly buried mine this weekend in the snow and just watched it take 15 minutes in crawl for it to pull itself out. None of my prior 4Runners could have ever done it. Love your videos👊👍
My parents bought a Land Cruiser in 1992. I bought it from them in 2005. Having made a few modifications for remote travel (a pop top roof and an auxiliary fuel tank doubling its range), I still, 26 years later, and with 235K miles, use it regularly for travel deep into Mexico and parts of the West that are several hours from services. It is so well built, so reliable, and so capable that, even at 26 years old, I literally would not hesitate to drive that truck to Tierra del Fuego tomorrow. The only vehicle I've driven that feels as sturdy, well built, and capable is a G-wagen. For remote travel, the 200 will require an auxiliary fuel tank; it's poor range continues to be the Land Cruiser's single fatal fault -- at least the gas versions sold in the U.S. -- as a remote travel vehicle.
As I'm in the market for a 200 in this color you guys get this!! Awesome and beautiful 200 series, I've been watching this channel since 2014 and you guys get better each year.
Holy crap!! You guys are positively LOVING this purchase!!!!! Tommy, you’ll be giving this to YOUR kids. Wow. I’m STOKED for you all. You won’t believe how get she is off-road. I think you guys should call her Boulder. That’s where she’s from, she’s sort of a “boulder/granite” color, and she’s actually solid as a rock, unlike another brand that claims to be.
Love it. I've been a Nissan fanboy since I was a kid. Traded my 2018 Altima SR for the new 2018 Camry SE because of a cvt jerk. Love the quality and build of the Toyota. Toyota is king!
You have finally bought the right vehicle keep up doing a series on this and you will have a great experience. I think it is great when the father and son are doing this together you guys should go all over the country with this vehicle tackling different four wheel challenges you will have the time of your life together.
140K on mine the only weak link so far was the radiator changed under warranty, and I heard the starter would be the next so I have the newest version starter sitting on the shelf :)
A friend sold his old Range Rover Vogue after 13 Years with 375000 Km. He bought the 2017 Range Rover now. It is his third Rover. I bought mine with TDV8 with 142000km three years ago. Made 40 000 km no issues so far .Maintainance is all !
@@normt5463 actually my envoy has an oil life monitor. But I think it works by miles driven. But yea I'm hoping to keep it forever. Cheap to buy , cheap to own , awesome 4wd.
The Land Cruiser 75 series is the real overlanding and off road icon. Unfortunately, and for no other reason than to be different, the American market has vehicles specifically made for your tastes. You have missed out on Hilux, 75 series, Prado etc and have softer versions of these vehicles instead. It’s a shame because the US does a great after market and could really make the 75 even better. Great to see you purchased a Land Cruiser and looking forward to seeing the mods and off road videos! 👍
75 has underpowered engine, bad articulation, rear axel have smaller track wide than front and that makes it bad to drive on mud or deep sand... 200 series got the best treatment by toyota, development was going for 5 years when other models got only 2.5 years....
Great choice! I look forward to following future updates on this vehicle. You guys always review the vehicles that the majority of Americans are interested in. Thanks guys 👍
Best choice you guys have ever made!! It's cool you were looking for the 80 series first. At least you tried. Make a couple videos of this Land Cruiser every week!
Hey guys there is one fact that you forgot about. Even though the 5.7L V8 in the cruiser is similar to the Tundra and Sequoia BUT the LC200 engine has forged internals and is way more robust than the others.
Assuming it has A-trac (virtual lockers that uses the ABS system to control wheel spin and transfer power to wheels with grip) and it behaves similar to a 2007/2008 Lexus GX470's A-trac system, you'll probably find that in High range it allows a lot of wheel spin before kicking in and in Low range the A-trac is calibrated to behave much more like a real locker (kicking in the instant any wheel starts to slip even a tiny bit and keeping all wheels turning at the same rpm). Note the center diff lock also needs to be engaged for A-trac to work its best. Give it a try and let us know... Basically when travelling in any slippery, off-road condition, using Low range combined with the center diff lock turns our GX470 into an extremely impressive off-road vehicle, behaving virtually like it has lockers front, center and rear. When doing the same thing in High range with the center diff locked we'll end up with a wheel spinning and often will loose forward momentum before A-trac kicks in and then it is much more likely to get stuck compared to when using Low range where all 4 wheels will always turn the same speed. Even though power wise you didn't need low range for those hills, you should probably be using Low range any time you want the SUV to behave like it has lockers everywhere.
I don't want be that guy but you should have bought an 80 series. Solid front and rear axle. Locking front and rear axle. Coils all around. Big diesel engine. It's the perfect vehicle It is hard to find a mint one though.
Didn't know they came with diesels. My cousin in law had bought one with an inline 6. I wanted it Then, he put smaller front tires and broke the front end. Didn't realize it was all time 4x4 he said. And once his daughter started driving it she was in an accident and it got T-Boned... I don't think it ever got to see dirt...
Diesels are a lot harder to find in the states. Also as they stated, it's getting hard to buy an 80 series or older for a good price due to the fact that hipsters are driving prices up as they are now have that "vintage cool factor".
@@92ASC Outdated interior but it was kept together. I liked the inline 6 because of the room to work on the engine. I'm just glad they got a Landcruiser I half expected a Toyota 4runner.
Juan Gonzalez Actually diesel is the standard for these vehicles. They put the tundra engine for the US market and is also available in other countries too. In my country you can have three options, 4,2 in line 6 turbo diesel, 4,5 V8 twin turbo diesel (more than 600 nm torque) and the 5.7 v8 gas engine.
Sometimes there is a video showing life in the Middle East where the roads are awful if there is one . You see some rich local who could afford any car in the world and he is driving a Land Cruiser, almost always.
watching this as a Australian who owns this same vintage 200 series but with the v8 diesel,, I smiled to my self watching you guys panic about getting over that little hill. Aussies love cruisers cheers .. 9
Great video. But id disagree with “pretty average all seasons”. Those Michelin’s are top rated. Ive had several sets. They are fantastic in the snow. Would have loved to see you go slower. Mine took me up a snow covered unpaved bluff with 8” of snow... with only 3/32 of tread. Granted, my GC has Qd2 (elsd front and rear) so that definitely helps. Keep up the good work. Your videos are very entertaining and informative.
Roman I’ve been driving land cruisers for over 20 years. It gave me quite a grin when you were worried about going up that slope. You should see we’re mine have been! Being second generation of Italian Descent, I have the perfect name for your rig. Conquistatore! The Conqueror!
You need two sets of tire chains for self recovery. Amazing the improved traction on ice and how quickly you can get yourself out of trouble. No winch or recovery vehicle required.
Call him Yoda! The name Toyota is actually modified from the original creator of the company. His actual last name is Toyoda! Plus, Yoda is an iconic character around the world. Win win :)
Excited you started this build. I just sold my '14 2dr lifted willy wheeler and bought an 04 LX470. Wanted no car payment, something w. Off road capability, reliability and practicality.
We had a GX470 ("baby" Land Cruiser Prado overseas) and absolutely loved it. One tip -- to add Bluetooth music, we used the vaistech SL3b-L. Toyota version for you should be SL3b-T. We kept factory bluetooth phone, then the SL3b for music - worked great! (I'm not a employee of theirs or anything :)) Unfortunately we had to sell our GX to switch over to a truck to tow a Fifth Wheel (full time RV travel!) otherwise we would have definitely kept the GX!! Enjoy your Land Cruiser!!
Call it "TFLCruiser" that's it boys, there is the name for the new rig. Then you can create your content based on the name. It's genius. You're welcome. I now should be a guest of honor on one of your shows, you can test drive my WK2 Diesel :) Just saying. Love your rig boys.
9:06 the power 2nd button is for either power minded shift schedule or starting off in 2nd gear to reduce torque for delicate situations. It doesn’t start off in 2nd gear for power.
Simple, Toyota does what (to my knowledge) no one else does. They do everything in their power to break/abuse/destroy a product before they release it to the public. I used to know a Toyota engineer back in the day when I was living in Japan, He told me the companies single goal is to have the best QDR (Quality,Durability,Reliability) in the world. That's all that's important. Build something that lasts 25 years minimum with regular maintenance. Everything they make is overbuilt and incredibly reliable. The Land Cruiser will save your life if your in the middle of no where.
Fun fact! That tire pressure monitor sensor on the spare tire is a huge pain in the ass when you're trying to track down which one of your tires is low and you forget that it's the spare....
Can’t beat Toyota..thinking that my 2011 4Runner trail has the very same 4wd system..with unstoppable traction.Also want to point out that my previous 2005 4Runner as well as my 2011 had an inflation sensor in the spare tire..thanks guys for the job you do..looking forward to future articles on this beast...
Nice video Tfl. This is for the folks saying y'all are crazy for spending that much on this vehicle. This vehicle is for work so it will bring others to there channel and support them because of vehicle. So chill out and enjoy ppl.
It's a few years later, but i just bought a LC200 with almost 125k kilometers (78k miles i think). It was mainly used as a shopping cart. I hope it still knows what off road driving is. Eager to test it. Will try to find more vids of your new rig.
In Africa we have a saying, "A Land Rover will get you out into the bush but a Landcruiser will get you in AND out again"!! A lot of Landcrusers also sport a 'Landrover Tow/Rescue Vehicle' sticker.
My current desire. Glad to see it can really handle bad conditions. I need a truck that can make it through a blizzard. Love the idea of crawl control going down slick hills. Keep the videos coming!
Great choice two friends have them and drive hard here in British Columbia.I have just mounted General grabber arctic LT on my non stock jeep XJ was hoping that you guys would test a tire like that.
True, but the 5.7 V8 is still a great engine. Did you know Toyota engine development team ran the 5.7 L 3UR-FE for 1.3 Million miles on their test cycle to establish reliability, so its as good as your diesel?
