The LandCruiser America Wishes They Could Buy! 70 Series Toyota LandCruiser* 

I've always dreamt of having a 79 series and Jan this year I bought one, worked very hard, saved hard and happily handed over the cash. I've never been happier with a truck/vehicle. Everytime I jump in and I hear that V8 I smile. Offroad, well, from the showroom, I wore in the engine a little bit and went straight to the vic high country, and you are right Ross, it felt like it was home again haha. They are iconic Aussie vehicles, absolute characters!! Great having a review on these from an actual user of these vehicles instead of misinformed reviews from other channels/people..

Dad had a 79 series for 20 years that he bought second hand, in those 20 years he dropped 2 fully grown gum trees on it and hit many roos. But it never once failed him and only sold it this year to an 18 year old to live on a new life.

Perfect Platform, When something is Great, Just modernize it, These will just keep on going and going.

Sorry guys, now that the Americans can legally import 70 series landcruisers, prices are ganna continue to keep going up. I completely agree that the 70 series land cruiser is the greatest of all time. Mine is also imported from Australia.

Great review Jono, I sold many a troopy back in the early 2000's and the customers would always question the red dust behind the dash binnacle. We never disclosed the vehicles used to be ex mining owned, instead saying they lived in the outback so you won't have to worry about rust, they sold like hotcakes! I'm not entirely proud to say that!

We just bought a 2022 troopy. Lucky to find one in a car yard. The last of the V8’s and there’s a four year to NEVER waitlist on them.

Pretty much a house on wheels, love the troopys

Definitely one of the last vehicles truly built to last and not just a show pony and the V8 are selling for big money.

Love it how the old school trims & fittings meet modern day off road capabilities 🧐 who wants a dressed up car to go off track when Toyota give you this package 🇦🇺🍻👍

M8 you're spot on about them down in the mines, the 70 & 100 series were the only ones that didn't fall apart like trashy half arsed heaps of junk from "other" manufacturers. ...that's right Ford Ranger....trash....sorry

They should sell this also in the south asian market, there's demand for off roaders everywhere. Fantastic review btw

Great review mate👍

Always been a fan of the trooper ... "If it ain't broke" ...😂 Great review ...🤙🏽

I have a 75 series landcruiser for 21 years I'll never sell her just a great all-round vehicle

I like the rear facing hood cam shot of you talking man. Very nice video!

Love how the simple dash still has an ashtray and ciggy lighter

Great review mate, I love my 2002 HDJ78 FTE but I must admit that v8 sure does sound great.

The loved vehicle in Paua New Guinea, I have three landcruiser. ❤❤🇵🇬

Great review mate. I've got one on order, 9-10 month wait at the moment! Definitely getting a custom exhaust and tune.

I’m so happy watching these videos and enjoying the positive energy you put into them. At the same time just wishing one day it would come to North America !

i really like these 70 series. these and the older Hilux. we are missing out in the U.S. very jealous. great video, keep it up

That side pipe is bad ass bro

The V8 exists for two things: low down grunt and towing. That’s exactly what this vehicle needs. The new 2.8 four is now available it’s quicker and more efficient but lags in towing, but the auto makes it very comfortable to drive. Both are great choices. Just make sure you never buy a Ford 4WD.

Sold in New Zealand too, dude.high country farm staple and in construction some govt departments here use them as well. Even though they are introducing another tax next year and EV subsidies again while we had power outages this winter and import more coal in history for power supply, backwards, you nailed it, it’s not type of cars the issue it’s the fact we have too many, esp SUVs and a culture of everyone driving individually we when used to do things together eg friends or family, now everyone travels separately. Another reason you don’t get it, is you hit it on the head comfort interior, most Americans don’t want utilitarian they want BMW Mercedes quality and comfort inside with 50 cup holders Apple car play AA, butt scratchers, iPad screens in ever orifice, rest of the world understands a vehicle use we don’t want every vehicle to be the same things and expect it to do different jobs, we use the right tool for the right job, We wouldn’t have the 70series today if this was supplied to America, you would have demanded it become a soft SUV with your American must have creature comforts. Over time that’s just what Americans do, make everything same same, you destroy what appeals to you by making it into what you didn’t have before. Love live the true Landcrusier, you guys keep you Lexus’s and GWagons. They are overpriced, it’s returned and ROI decades ago. Nice tasteful mods on this Troopy. Tune and exhaust nothing so sounds better than that VDJ V8. 🤘

Nice Review on the troopy! I've done a vid of the 70 series that might suit North American potential buyers of these since they are importable now up to model year 1996. Thumbs up 😍

Well this is a hell of a surprise, surely you gotta do the new nissan patrol with a V8 or hell even the older models with the 4.2 diesel turbo. Very nice review Jon, keep em coming as always

I didn't know you could get that good a sound out of one with a DPF.

Love the content on the 70 series 👌🏼 The prices on all V8 land cruises are crazy . Brand new ones going for $$$$ more then when first came out. My mates Land cruises is worth 25k more now then when he brought from the dealership 6 months ago crazy.

Here in Central and South America you can buy the LC79, and in some markets the 78. We used to have the 73, you can purchase many used 73s; but never, not even today, the 76.

I don't understand why they don't sell this beautiful truck on USA we love Land cruiser 70 series is the best ever

Been busting my ass of to save for a 79 series absolutely animals of a rig, my mate jacko has one and that things has been through the wars of the bush and still going strong.

I saw this on a highway, some rich dude probably imported it. But between this and the Jeep Gladiator, I would pick the Jeep

Very nice your land cruiser. I like it.

'' it doesnt feel at home on the road and offroad it feels even further away from home''

my dream car right here!

Once I finish school in the US, I would like to get a 79 with v8 in China. Or even those 71 2 door barbie Land cruiser cuz they r cute af.

Your not really lost till the fuels gone

Quite a handful at speed, especially as they age, and hard to put up with in heavy traffic, off road like you say its totally in its element and I wouldn't have anything else. Other 4wds are more refined. But this one is DEPENDABLE. If you really have to get somewhere rugged and get back and you absolutely require the car to start and go no matter what this is the vehicle. There's a reason you see these up crooked mountain tracks or in the outback. They don't break easily. Not at all.

Now that's a rig!

I personally love my 60 series

I have a fzj78 and I love it

3:35 So true!

Loving the variety mate! Toyota should've given these a red tinge on the edge of all the interior plastics, preload it with colour, coz you can never get rid of it lol

The LAST car I was expecting to EVER see you drive!!!

My 1994 HZ75RV has done 450,000 klms. Love my Troopy.

Love the video mate 🤙 The used fourby market is stupid at the moment and like you said the prices being slapped on 70 series is insane to the point that even Toyota is hiking the price up 20k for dealer used 70s all because they are in stock and you don't have to wait for delivery 🥴 Would love a troopy one day though 👌

We had older models at army. Would still love one

What is that exhaust? Epic

Hey mate they haven’t changed a lot since the 80s however they have had a range of different straight 6 engines both diesel and petrol in the 75 series even the early 79s had the straight 6 these where the hdj79s or 78 76 and the vdj is the v8 they’re a pretty awesome looking and sounding car however not the most capable thing in the world being leaf sprung and well over 2 ton with out any extras not to mention the fact that the rear axel is 100 mm shorter than the front because when the shoved the v8 in they had to make the front axle 100 mm wider and were to lazy to do the same to the rear this causes it to jump in and out of wheel ruts also makes them pretty unstable not worth the money buy a hilux

Pretty sure we had lots of these in Canada, diesels, left drive but i don't remember front coils, thought it was leaf springs

I wonder what they did to the exhaust here... was it just the side exit on both sides? Soinds like the DPF was removed

Ross mate, if you don't mind me asking, what were you working as back at the mines?

the price is crazy on them now i wanted to find a dual cab 79 but couldn't find one for a reasonable price or close to my town most of them where up in Queensland. had to settle with a single cab 75 it does have one thing over the 79 its got a 1HZ with safari turbo, 3" straight pipe damn thing sounds like a truck and not them "trucks" the America's have i am talking about a true truck like a Kenworth T900. problem with the 75 is the small front end limits the cooling package even with an up grade to a 4 core she struggles to stay cool on really hot days have to get a 5 core custom made.

People go on about these these things being too basic but neglect that thats the market the buying them, if you want something modern you go for a fortuner, but the fact these things on are backorder show people still want something just old, simple and brilliant, there is noone still making something like this so people are willing to pay the premium for it

You’re right we definitely wish we could buy these 😢

Im so buying one of these when im stationed in japan

Did you fix the narrow rear axle issue on this?

The last vehicle a man needs. The longevity of this vehicle overcomes the need to replace cars every few years

We’re those rear leaf anti-inversion shackles on the wrong way around??

Japanese 4wd vehicles are some of the coolest vehicles ever. We do have our own AWD adventura and crewman and 4x4 XY but nothing beats a landcruiser. I'd love to see a review on a XY falcon 4x4 but they are so rare

The used market is insane because getting mods done on what is already a reliable car as a stock vehicle is more of a luxury than a necessity for offroaders. And it's so expensive. Plus it's in high demand and people are willing to pay for the quality despite whether it's used or not.

Gruff note 💪

What fuel average it gives u ?

Toyota Landcruiser 70s designed for rugged conditions of Australia 🇦🇺. Reliable and dependable thats why it's a cult car.

Don’t get me wrong I love this thing but you shouldn’t have to pay 6 figures for a car from 1984 the price gouging is getting to be out of reach for most people

Dear Americans, this is like your Wrangler only superior in every way.

Great review! Would be a good comparison to put one of these up against a Defender - offroad capability is roughly the same but the reliability of the 70 just kicks the land rover in the dick.

Yeah mate the perfect off road warrior 100% & they've hardly changed over the years because there's no need to change what's not broke & works well hey,but the price is another story lol only the rich can afford them,great vid Johnny take care man.

Definitely want the 79 series but with the V6 petrol, its unfortunate not a lot of people don't buy the V6 they are actually the cheapest to buy and run plus its fast. I WANT ONE!!!

Hope ya tell em over there. They a pricy not a cheap 4x4. Thanx

What brand roof rack is that?

V8 staying in the 70 series for now

Loved my 76 series... But it sucked 4wding... Leaf spring keepers would virtually hit and knock on everything, the rear track was a pain in the arse in the sand not to mention looked like it was crab walking down the road... The 5 speed GB sucks at 110km's hour, needs a 6th gear which the new ones received.... but with all the short comings it was still a wicked 4wd. would have been the ultimate 4wd if it came standard with coils all round / 6 speed gearbox and more than 2 piss weak little speakers..... :)

I've seen lots of those Toyota landcruiser around Perth

Biggest issue is the total lack of front axle articulation. They lift wheels like crazy and are prone to rolling on steep tracks because of it. I'd like to see them come out in the States; it would only be a matter of weeks and someone would come up with a long arm kit for the front.

I'm one of those envious Americans. However, I have an old 60 series that's my daily. I just need a few parts and I'll save a fortune. Suppose you could crate that motor up and send it on a boat to me? 😅

Love 70 series, it is sad in. Canada, I cannot find any new landcruiser .

How’s that handbreak?

The only good thing about the v8 is the sound that’s it, the 1hdfte shits all over the v8. It isn’t the best design compared to the 1hdfte. Prices are crazy iv seen people asking 60k for 20yr with 200,000km on it

Thong slapping down the road. Theyre slower than Na diesel 80series haha.

Review the six!

Toyota tuff 💪

Literally my dream car. Can I buy one in Australia and ship it over to the states?

Now on my second Troopy love them to bits, had the first for eleven years. Its like driving a small truck. they have started to become a cult vehicle now. Its a pity that the V8 motors are on the way out

Come to Papua new Guinea, you'll buy them around 15 grand us$. But here it's the straight 6 diesel.

Americans would gladly trade the Rav4, Highlander, Sequoia, Tundra for this 😁

WOW! That was sure a different story for you

“America wishes they could buy” A truer statement couldn’t be said.

I want one in America

The Americans would shell out hard core cash for one I’m not even kidding

Very few cars for me age well in terms of styling. Old jaguars, and 70 series. Also, would a Mahindra technically be a competitor?

79 series are ridiculously priced now because they don’t make them anymore. Some fetch over $150,000 they’re just not worth that much. They’re awesome but not that awesome!

Yeah, Amercians would hate any 70 series as a daily. And there's no place you can't get many vehicles fixed (except a 70 series)

80’s rule

Can someone tell me if a 530000 kms 78 series would be worth going for? Like is the body cooked even if I get a new engine?

I believe the 70 range is keeping the v8

Those look like GMT800 Chevrolet Tow mirrors

Haha if you got more than a year out of the cruise under ground that was always impressive lol nothing else last more than 6 months

70 series are everywhere in Mongolia.

What a big tongue !