We’ve Had Our 200 Series Toyota Land Cruiser For 2 Years - Was It Worth It? 

Or probably 30 to 40 years

100% I don’t think you can fully appreciate a Cruiser until you own one 👍

More like 60-80 years. Heck, you can take it to heaven with you

We don’t see many around here, most of the ones we see are stock. We can’t wait to see where the Cruiser can take us next, it’s been great to us so far

Yes ours does this as well, seems “normal” for the 8 speed. This was difficult for me to accept due to how smooth the 5.7/6 speed is in our Tundra. Like you, our Cruiser is in ECT Power full time now. It’s helped a lot and the throttle isn’t crazy sensitive like our Tundra in Tow/Haul mode. Some say the TSB helped, but ECT Power has been the best solution for us. Congratulations on the Heritage Edition! I love the bronze BBS wheels those come with

@@MidMoTundra Thank you, and thanks for replying, I really appreciate that! I'm looking forward to more of your LC 200 video's. It's a rarity these days. (being discontinued). Take care Brother.

@@TEQLC you too! Thanks for the kind words

Proof?!

Thank you! Our 5.7 Tundra is almost due for an oil change, and I was planning on changing it myself. It should be the exact same as the LC, except for the skid plates. I’ll do my best to show the 5.7 oil change process for the LC and the Tundra/Sequoia

Nope, you can lock it in 4H (normal) or 4L. Also going into 4L doesn’t automatically lock the center diff, so you can turn on non slick surfaces while in 4L with center diff unlocked

I can’t recall what that noise was, but there is zero binding with the LC full time 4WD that I’ve experienced. I have noticed that at full lock, the tire does squeal on certain pavement surfaces. My Tundra also does this so I think it’s related to the alignment specs

Hey, if it was maintained I’d have zero issues with an older Cruiser. Maintenance and rust are what we look for here in the States. The facelift doesn’t have any performance impacts that I am aware of. The US models got a 8 speed transmission, but that is with the 5.7 gas. Good luck, can’t go wrong if it was taken care of

Hey, we don’t get the 4.5 diesel in America, but if it’s built like the US spec model I’d have no issues buying an older model. These LC’s are built to last

Hello, I would personally choose a Land Cruiser (even an older one) over a Jeep Grand Cherokee. I’ve experienced a few GC’s and Jeep’s, if you plan on keeping the vehicle long term I can’t recommend the Jeep past the warranty period. The Land Cruiser is solid, and has been proven all over the world. The only downside to the Land Cruiser is poor fuel economy with the 5.7 V8, but the trade off is reliability and lack of repairs. The Land Cruiser will have better residual values, even with higher miles it’ll be worth significantly more than a Grand Cherokee. I did a quick KBB of a 2008 LC and GC Overland with 150k miles, the Land Cruiser booked for $25k and Grand Cherokee booked for $4k. I even ran a 2008/150k mile SRT8 Grand Cherokee and the book value is $10.5k. Also the Jeep CG starts at a much lower MSRP. I personally, couldn’t buy a vehicle that starts for at $40k and can be optioned up to a $70k+ price tag. At the core, the Grand Cherokee platform is a mid level SUV that can be dressed up to luxury SUV price tags. If you’re wanting a Jeep, I’d compare a Wagoner or Grand Wagoner to a Land Cruiser. However the Land Cruiser is noticeably smaller in every dimension compared to a Wagoner/Tahoe/Sequoia sized vehicle

Good lord.. A Jeep? I don’t think most cross shop Jeeps and Land Cruisers brother.

That’s tough, if it’s a 16+ I’d say it’s probably a good deal. If it has maintenance records and the undercarriage isn’t rusted out it may be worth it. If you love your T4R, I’d almost buy another 5th Gen before Toyota screws the 6th Gen up with turbos. My preference is a 16+ LC, so if you can drive a new T4R for a few years and buy a ~100k mile 16+ for ~$45k that’s what I’d probably do

@@MidMoTundra it's a 2016 LC, lived its life in Texas seems they took it to the dealership for service on thr carfax. What gets me it has 140k miles I know they can get around 400k in their lifetime, but so can 4Rs. But much higher quality in a LC. It's a very hard decision to make. My heart is with the cruiser my brain is with the 4R.

@@noctilucent7396 dang this is a hard decision. Without knowing your situation, if the 4Runner is doing it for you now I’d probably get a new 4Runner before Toyota releases the next Gen. We love our LC, we got ours with 25k miles and it was 4 years old at the time. LC parts are expensive (for example each LED headlight has a ~$1k MSRP from the dealer) and that would be my concern on a 140k mile vehicle as some components may need addressed. I would want reserves set aside incase there were items that needed replaced. If you really want the LC, I’d check for the cam tower leak, check to see if the KDSS shudder valves are frozen (will complicate things if you want to lift it), and check for rust (sounds doubtful since it’s from the south). The financial part of my brain says get the new T4R with full warranty and maybe trade for a newer model with fewer miles in a few years; but the fun part of my brain says get the LC!

@@MidMoTundra I would keep it stock, just noticed prices here for off road premiums 4runners are around 51k, looking at the LC even more now.. if this thing makes it to 400k miles then that's a lot of years of enjoyment with a higher quality vechile, if I do trade it in it'll probably be for another LC since I'll be spoiled

@@noctilucent7396 I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with the Cruiser, let me know if you pull the trigger on that 16

I have the OEM Toyota front “leveling” spacers on

@@MidMoTundra Did you have the Toyota dealership install the spacer?

@@jancker06 I installed the spacer myself, it wasn’t a bad install

Very comfortable, we’ve taken it to Florida twice now (~13 hours one way) and no complaints or fatigue

@@MidMoTundra thank you sir And can i know is he thirsty ⛽ Im getting a look on a 2010 with 4.7 v8

@@_Ashii89_ thirsty but at least you’ll know that it’ll be reliable

mone damu 😅

Plenty of them in the Philippines where my family is from as well, still very few in the US regardless

More like we need to get out of America more. People here in the US would mostly get Escalades and Lincoln Navigators. Land Cruisers are rare here.