Toyota Landcruiser owners past and present

[twentyvalveturbo34]

I'm after some advice on a 2009 Landcruiser 3.0td invincible from anyone that owns or has had one in the past.

Basically I've been after a second car that me and the wife can use, mainly for me for commuting, has a high driving position, can cope with poorly maintained single track roads, good ground clearance, usable in any weather (snow, floods within reason).

I've been looking at loads of cars from RAV4's, dusters, grand vitara's, X5's in SE spec, dmax, outlanders, to name a few.

Then this evening I saw a Landcruiser at a Toyota garage, so 12 months warranty etc full service history, and in my mind it's probably the perfect car, completely overkill for what I need, but I imagine it's going to hold its value better than most even if I put a load of miles on it.

So what I'm asking is real life mpg, servicing costs, known issues, and what to look out for on this model?

Or any other car suggestions?

Thanks in advance

[TorqueDirty]

I can't directly help as I have the 2006 version - so the previous model. Similar I believe but most likely probably not quite as good in many departments.

Highlights:

It just keeps on going and apart from a few rattles drives pretty much the same as it did when I got at on 65k miles (now on 120k miles). I had a 2003 Discovery along side it for a few years and the Land Rover was an utter pile of crap by comparison. It fell apart eventually before it hit 100k. The Land Cruiser felt like a new car at 100k - and still does basically.

Economy: not too sure to be honest but it is not bad. We have a new Mitsubushi l200 which is shocking by caparison (27mpg!)

Ride: It is like driving a huge car made out of jelly frankly. Big, soft, rolly polly, very comfy, over assisted and appalling in the corners - but then it is not supposed to be a sports car. It wafts very well.

All the electrics work - except for the parking sensors which were an after thought on this car I believe.

Sunroof had rusted badly and needed a repair. A known fault on these. Yours probably has an updated design as a result.

Loads of space in the front and the back. It is a big thing but very easy to manoeuvre - light steering and good visibility.

Lights are crap - yours will be better

It goes anywhere with ease - especially with General Grabber tyres on it. We had a bad winter 2 yrs ago (Scotland) and it did not blink in 15" of snow. I had to drive through a 3 ft snow drift to get past a stranded Range Rover L322 and it just ploughed right through.

I'd say get it. I'd get a new one but since the current one is showing no sign of failing there is no point!

TD

[troika]

I bought a 2006 LC4 at a year old. Kept it for 7 years and 150K miles. It was excellent. We live half a mile down an unmade track etc. No problems. 5 years ago I got a bit fed up with the mid 20’s fuel consumption and £500+ VED. We didn’t need such a big vehicle so switched to a Subaru Forester. Absolutely brilliant car, faultless, 40+ mpg and £160 VED. Fancied a change so sticking with Subaru and picking up a new XV next week. If you don’t need such a big car, look at Subaru. The ground clearance on the Forester was only 20mm less than the LC. Superb in the snow and hugely capable with AT’s fitted. Utterly dependable and a very deep level of engineering. Highly recommended.