I have a ‘01 LC with over 400K miles. It has a couple small dings and minor scratches. My mpg dropped to 14mpg highway after all the mods I added but I still love my rig. I take it off road at least once a month.
@@michaels3373 I’m at 5500’ elevation where I live. I try not to go over 70mph but when I do, my scan gauge says I’m getting 13mpg. With a near 26gal tank, I’m averaging 320 miles per tank. When I drive more conservatively I can reach 350 miles per tank.
We're about to roll 295K miles on our 100 series, friggin love it. We paid 8K for ours with 225K miles in close to mint cond, 2005, Southern, one owner, older lady. (this was like 5 years ago or so).
1/4 million miles for a ~2006 Land Cruiser is not unusual, and they sell for as much as $20k, in the searching I've done in the past. IMO, Toyota is the only brand that deserves such a high re-sale value.
Absolutely beautiful truck. You cant get the parts to build it even if you wanted to. All the suppliers are back ordered indefinitely. Its a very rare opportunity to get one done to this level and taken care of so well.
A lot of money in ARB gear. Approx prices in AUD (Australian dollars), Bull Bar, brush bars and steps ~$4.5k, rear bar with swing away ~$4k, rear drawers ~$2k, roof rack ~$1k, air locker diff locks ~$1.5k each. Plus fitting of everything....
You may be short of what the aftermarket fitout is worth lights $2500 for a pair let alone more and there will be more, radio and antenae$1300 (x2) exhaust for deisel or petrol $3k fitted, chipset $1500 fitted and tuned, lift shocks and airbags $4500 (??). Even in 1999 I was looking at $25k for a ex-aftermarket demo outfitted to touring spec and nothing has gone down. I have a 2001 1HD-FTE so all of the above + motor swap, paint top up, refurb interior, upgrade to 2013 dash and computer to suit new motor and chipset I'll be looking at $40k chassis up Galv etc and it will be better that 7/8ths of the aftermarket new 300's and be worth 460k at most and save me at least $60k just upgrading at that huge cost instead of buying new and aftermarket upgrades.
Yeah, definetly didn't know what other offroad brands there were out there and just said ARB this and ARB that. I can tell some items from whereever he bought (probably kings chariot in florida) had skimped on some OEM item. Theres cheapo $50 CV axles that don't hold up offroading. Also can tell it doesn't look like its ever been offroad either.
He said right at the start of the video that the previous owner was an ARB dealer and most of the stuff was fitted by them. He just got them to add a few extra items he wanted.
Kings Chariot is a rip off. They buy cheap LC's and then throw every ARB or Dobinsons accessory in book on their vehicles and overcharge for them. I guess if you want a turn key rig sure but they have a very poor reputation on the Land Cruiser forums.
@@Gazziza29 this video proves otherwise. Quality rig inside and out with some of the best accessories on the market. They’re reputation is overwhelmingly positive all over the internet. As seen in this video if you put a kings rig on display you’ll have nothing but positive feedback and DROOLING. As he mentioned this LC is worth more now than when he bought it.
@@Bosque2010 BS. They have a terrible reputation on Land Cruiser forums. Go hop on ih8mud, probably the largest run Land Cruiser and GX460/470 enthusiast run in the US. They have piss poor reputation on there and are a running joke. There have been quite a few forum enthusiasts burned by Kings Chariot after buying vehicles from them. I'll give KC one thing, they are very aggressive in buying Land Cruisers or GX's throughout the US from auctions and then dress them up with ARB and Dobinsons parts. I'm sure they have a strong team that scours facebook marketplace, CL, and auto auctions buying vehicles at bottom dollar and charging an arm and a leg for them. Also if you have been paying attention, every Land Cruiser in good condition has gone up in value over the past 2-3 years. KC's Land Cruiser is not the rule to this. I guess it only takes one person who either has enough money or is desperate enough to pay their prices.
@@Bosque2010 Haha, you know what's funny Ruben? An easy google search and even browsing on King's Chariot page shows that YOU WORK FOR King's Chariot!!! Apparently the Bosque family runs KC. So why are you commenting on this video and speaking about KC as though you are an unbiased reviewer? "Quality rig inside and out with some of the best accessories on the market. They’re reputation is overwhelmingly positive all over the internet" - yeah, coming from you this means nothing. Your opinion is biased and the fact that you tried to speak about King's Chariot from a 3rd person just shows how scummy and dirty King's Chariot is. THANK YOU for proving my point.
@@Gazziza29 That’s usually all you find on a forum. Bunch of wanna be dealers and envious people with nothing they’ve built in the way of a vehicle or a business giving opinions behind a keyboard. I’ve been in the industry for years. I know all the top shelf dealers and I know the reps and mangers for ARB Dobinsons and ICON. Kings is as good as it gets and it wasn’t an easy road. Instead of getting your info from a forum where the qualifications for an opinion is enough money to buy a cheap computer and pick up the phone. Speak to industry reps who invest 100s of millions of dollars annually in the industry. Why would they post Kingschariot pics on their site and their Instagram if they didn’t have a high regard for their work and reputation. If our reputation was anything but stellar they’d stop selling to us. Almost every pic of a 80 100 and 120, 200 series on Dobinsons site is a kings chariot build. People who build and people who are berated in the industry are the only ones who know what it takes to be successful in the industry. Again you can quote me on this Kings has the best reviews on the internet and builds some of the best quality rigs with the best accessories AS seen in the video. This rig is an excellent example. Take care.
This is pretty much a standard build here in Australia. The Wheel offset is awesome tho! Love the stance and the new headlights make a world of difference!
Nice build for sure, though there is no way I’d have wheel spacers on a vehicle. Apart from modifying the stresses on the wheels and drive-train, they are not necessarily legal in Oz. Besides, why would you want to have wheels spraying stones all over the side of your vehicle anyway?
I feel like this guy asked the people who did all the work on the truck for a list of what they did so he would sound like he knows how it works on camera
I'd say he'd be close to that sort of weight. All that gear adds up quickly. This guy certainly has all the gear and no idea. He'll learn the hard way if he actually wheels it hard. Here in Australia it's not uncommon to see heavy 100series at near 4t fully loaded, they are usually the ones that have problems outback. Better to keep them lighter at around 3.2t max.
owner likes his ride and it is nice can respect that, can tell this vehicle hasnt ventured too far from pavement not that there is anything wrong with that, should be good "reliable" transportation like most any north american vehicle that just does alot of hwy miles and sticks to the easy stuff ...
I have such mixed feelings about this. He basically purchased this with the front/rear and roof set up already. Its funny that they're in awe of the mileage. My FJ100 is at about 287k and still going strong. His seats are pretty cherry though, lol. I likely will have to redo my front driver side soon. Paint looks too perfect to me though - i'm a bit suspect, lol. Good luck to him - its an awesome rig!
ARB does have the best bumper powder coat in the industry, hands down. Their air lockers are second to none as well. Other than that, I can't speak for their products, but I assume it's also top notch.
I just picked up an 06 with in good condition with less miles than the one in the video. Knowing everything I know about these things, I did not even flinch at the price or the mileage.
Is it possible to show a 105 series Land cruiser on the channel? It's basically the same car minus the luxury interior and the V8. The 105 series had black bumpers, I believe, and the spare tire (tyre, depending on where you're reading from) was mounted on the back.
@@abqcrutch i know. They could feature it on their "Dude, I love (or hate) my ride: @Home edition" series. I'm sure one of their viewers would have one, stock or modified.
My 99 Lexus LX470 has 297K and I'd drive it to Alaska - I've done a ton of maintenance obviously and it's on the 3rd timing belt - all have been done at Lexus and was not cheap. Yes, these trucks are very reliable, but it's not like you don't have to spend quite a bit to keep them going, especially as they age. Mine has the Ironman 4x4 Foam Cell Pro suspension lift, SPC uca, Metal Tech rear upper/lower links, extended sway bar links and on an on....I love it. It also has the Emu Wing rear gull wing windows. I might be selling it finally after 5 years.
Whether or not he takes it offroad is really none of our business. It's his LC to do with as he pleases. It certainly gets driven a lot and that's cool in and of itself. But with the camping gear, I'd assume that he camps in the wild. Man, I'd love to have an ARB compressor and rear locker on my Tundra. Heck, in '19, I was lucky enough to find an '05 Wrangler. 6 cylinders, 6 speeds just won't quit. Oh, and it has 75k miles on it. I had paintless dent removal guy hit the hood. I then took my buffer to it and did a total paint correction job on what little paint there is on it. Kept the 3"lift and 1" body lift. Sold the rims and tires and put some fresh 15" black steelies with BFG 33 K02s. I take it offroad and it gets plenty dirty, but then I clean the heck out of it. Mostly it's heavy Texas dirt, but very little mud. Personally, I think mudding is really stupid. Trails, rocks, hills, is where mine lives. Get it home and power wash even the tire treads. Frame, suspension, engine bay, you name it, gets detailed. I'm sure people think it's a mall crawler, but they'd be wrong! 🇺🇸
Everything brand new not a speck of dirt not a single scratch anywhere not a single thing customized or personally modified. I would be surprised if that truck ever even hit a dirt road. Looks like it's all for show. How American.
This dude guaranteed got this from Kings Chariot in Florida -- they're currently selling a '95 Land Cruiser with all of these exact same mods, and they're an ARB dealer. They call it the Kings Chariot Overland Build lol
Almost the same as mine but spent over 3 years and all my money and time building it myself. Pros and cons to that I guess. My paint is trash compared to his too. The arb bumper is nice but the support to get help when the swing out pin wears out is non existent. The gears and lockers cost me about what a old Jeep Cherokee would cost. But If you actually want to eye up some nasty stuff it’s probably worth it.
Overloading any vehicle with ARB products doesn't make them automatically the best 4x4 ever, not saying that's not cool but the equipment depends on everyone's specific use
I love how none of this stuff looks like its ever been used , most of it has the stickers and tags still on it . I really hope this guy plans on and actually uses this rig
He is selling/auctioning it off on tflbids. I’m like so tempted of getting it… I literally just found out about it and I don’t have enough time to get things figured out 😭
9000 lbs is not even close. Curb weight stock is 5100lbs and armor everything RTT, awning, drawers filled to the brim you're looking at maybe an extra 1500lbs. So 6600 sure but 9000?? No way in hell.
I own a 2003 land cruiser it has 380 klm V8 4.7 it has a two inch inch lift bullbar Tyers are coopers 285 x16 my mechanic has told me that I can drive around Australia without any problems my gas tank holds 140 liters never had any problems turn the key and go I am running high octane petrol I find that I get more klm per liter and more power as well if I run unleaded petrol I get less klm per liter and loose power
Talk about over loading a vehicle. Curb weight stock is about 5500 to 6000 pounds with 1500 pounds payload. If it is 9,000 pounds like he said he is overweight before he gets in it with his family. Hope his insurance company doesn't check the vehicle if he has an accident.
Not to steer you away from TFL but Ronny Dahl 4 Wheeling Australia has a Modified Series that covers many LCs plus the Aussies are so far ahead of us in America with modifications.
They aren’t discontinuing the Landcruiser. A snorkel on a this version of a Landcruiser is pretty much a waste of money. I’ve been in three feet of water without one and it was fine, any more and it would be lacking power with the weight. Finally, he doesn’t have a quarter million miles, nice try! 225k isn’t there yet! For those of us that have far exceeded it, we are proud! Don’t brag about it until you’ve achieved it! Nice set up though. Would be curious to know more about your suspension. 33’s are pretty large, did you have to do a lot of cutting?
Scrub bars run from the bullbar down to the back wheels. They are almost as strong as rock sliders but are more for small rocks and branches etc Nice and tidy touring rig.
Good Looking LC: Ever since I saw the Range Rover went through Panama Darien Gap in 1972-1973 with stock tires and minimal to no lift I gave up the idea of big fat tires. Ander SPW also recommends to stay with close to factory size tires. Leigh on GrizzlynBear showed the consequences of having wider tires and spacers (with extra weight) to his Defender 130.