Beautiful wife, Beautiful Life... She sounds like she's from Mass. Good call on the overlanding trip, TheTopher Every day, you shows us a video of the capability, and refinement of the 460(vs the 470 I own), you are inching me closer to getting a 460 as well.
Looks like a great time! Beautiful views and really well shot. Always nice to see people using these Lexus' for what they were built for. Crazy that all they need is a set of tires to tackle these trails with ease.
A 32" tire will fit in the spare location with a little trimming on the hitch. Also, it's a full-time 4WD system so you have to run a full-size spare or you will destroy stuff in short order. I still can't believe that fuel economy, seems unreal, I've never seen better than 19mpg and that was when stock.
I managed to take a '88 Corsica through similar terrain in the Keweenaw. It's a miracle the only damage I sustained was a busted power steering line. The logging camp I came across was definitely amused.
I LITERALLY HAVE BEEN ON THIS FOR A MONTH 😂😂😂 I AM SO GLAD YOU MADE THIS CAUSE I TRUST YOU THE MOST, I am totally getting the 470 to make an overland rig. Can pick up one with the 4.7 from 04 to 09 very reasonably priced, and not beat up
Truly it's a heartwarming video, you're both cute together. Nevertheless, i had some doubts previously about Lexus capability of making it through these actual road trips. It seems rock solid and smooth at the same time. Love it!
Your videos are great. Very informative. I've driven several of the cars in your videos and my opinions are exactly the same. It's like I'm driving the car myself because I trust your opinions. Best POV videos on RU-vid.
Hello I'm really enjoying this video. I must say, great cinematography , great editing. I enjoyed, the rocks, dirt, mud, the greenery. At 5:13 I loved the audo( the sound of the water ). Great video All the best Shaun of NYC 🗽🗽
That GX is capable of soooooo much more without even breaking a sweat. Take it to a off-road park and have a go. You’ll be pleased with how easy it is to do some impressive feats of off-road goodness
I made it halfway down that trail to high rock bay with a focus. It was a blast, but the poor little focus did not enjoy that at all. I figured that since I needed to drive 500 miles home afterwards, I would park and walk the rest lol. That is one of my favorite places in the state!
Here in the pinelands of New Jersey we’ve actually seen Tesla sedan’s driving around. Don’t feel too bad about the G6. You know your suspension is going to live to fight another day but that G6 is going to have to get a new suspension oil pan transmission pan. You name it! That is one of the reasons why I don’t like to buy used cars. Never know what crazy things people have done with them…
Topher - from your vids, I bought the same car this summer as my corona bug-out vehicle (12 gx 55k miles $22.5k 1 owner, base trim, some rust). I love this car man. I am turning in my lease c300 4matic today, and couldn't be happier to cast off german engineering for a little while, until i get a R Nine T. But, I never thought I would say that. Long story longer... I ended up purchasing the same wheels and f!ing 265s, not 255s. For the first time I can clearly hear you say the size, but I swear you said 265 / 65s in another video... anywho, my tires rub like a fat kids legs on a hot metal slide. Especially when turning in reverse, I have to do 6-point Y-turns. I feel like i'm 16, driving with an unknown turning radius and frequently hold up traffic when circling to park. Could you advise what I can, and cannot sawzaw / dremel off under the front wheels wells? Also, what is the undercoating you recommend for WI / MI winter? I am based in Madison, say Hey if you come through. thanks, and great drone shots.
Take a heat gun to that fender liner and shape it back a bit, that’ll do it for you! And thanks man, 265s look a bit better too, so you did well! Undercoating is Krown rust control, if there aren’t any specific Krown locations near you sometimes line-x shops will spray it on. Protects from the inside out, about $130/year to do
Great Video Topher! I had my T-belt done at the shop you recommended out in Detroit. Let me know if you want to do review on a stock 08 GX470 with a mild lift.
Hit me up on Instagram! @thetopher2 actually never got a chance to drive a 470. Found one at a dealer and the front brake pads fell out in the parking lot. That was a hard no 😄
Im on my second one and I have never seen better than 19-20 mpg. I find this so hard to believe, even on a stock GX when most average 17-20 mpg on the highway and 13-17 mpg in town, those numbers drop when lifted and modified of course.
There’s a lot to do up there! Everything we did here was pretty tame, high rock bay being the most intense at the end. But honesty, just regular crossovers were getting through it fine. Marquette and the pictured rocks area were fantastic spots to spend a few nights. No black flies, lots to do out there. High rock bay we only lasted a night with the flies, it just wasn’t fun. And the girls missed civilization (ok mike and I did a bit too lol).
Hey There great vid! Just stumbled upon your channel. I'm looking to replace my 2003 Montero in Feb/March 2021 and I've been looking at a few options and the GX460 has just popped on my radar. The Land Cruiser is tooooo $$ for me, the 4 runner I find doesn't have that Lux I like I mean why pay 40-50k and barely have the option of heated leather seats I think over hyped in this current market esp used. I'm also considering a Land Rover LR4 or Discovery and now the Lexus LX460. I like the V8 option and the aftermarket parts such as Roof rack and other bits. Seems like you have logged some miles on the truck. Whats your experience with it? I'm going to maybe be looking at a CPO 17' to 19' and will have some money left over for of road mods. I already have a RTT so at least a roof rack to start.
Would love to someday! Need to make it back out to Telluride asap. We were talking about a CO trip, but with everything going on will probably have to wait a year or so
I run a 265/60 18, and it will hit the screws in the front under compression, when turning, but its infrequent. Thats an inch bigger than stock (31.5") Topher is running a 31.2" tire.
If you refuel before you cross the bridge, the roads north of the bridge are 55mph, and sometimes 45mph. You get pretty good mileage. Going across Nebraska, with the cruise set at 95mph, I got 14mpg, which I thought was pretty good. I have a 2014 GX also
