New Toyota Land Cruiser commercial
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Rich135 said:
olly755 said:
- Some bits feel unexpectedly tinny (door “slam” quality, fuel filler cap. The metric for comparison is my LS400 so perhaps unfair). But look underneath and there are girders where you’d expect castings, and metal guards and protection where you’d expect plastic.
My 2010 is exactly the same. I wish the door shut with a German thump rather than the slightly tinny slam. It's odd they haven't sorted that out over the years.Have fun in it,
Rich
Naturally after reading all this off I went to browse the classifieds.
Much to my surprise, I could not find a single 3 door Land Cruiser for sale,here, AutoTrader or eBay. Are there just not many 3 doors about (yet I see loads of short Mitsubishis) or are the owners hanging on to them? Curious how life would be without the extra doors and seats, the Utility has held appeal since it was launched as an honest grafter in a sea of superficial posers.
Much to my surprise, I could not find a single 3 door Land Cruiser for sale,here, AutoTrader or eBay. Are there just not many 3 doors about (yet I see loads of short Mitsubishis) or are the owners hanging on to them? Curious how life would be without the extra doors and seats, the Utility has held appeal since it was launched as an honest grafter in a sea of superficial posers.
Steelies it is. (Incidentally the lower spec Hilux runs an identical looking steel wheel, but an inch wider with 265 tyres that matches the rest of the LC range. I wonder why narrower wheel/tyre combo was chosen?)
I’m looking at fitting the side steps. These are deleted from the Utility spec and I rather like the clean look. But my 7yo struggles to clamber up into the cab without kicking or marking some scratchy plastic trim. Plus various arms and components on the chassis are now visible, which looks fine at the moment, but really won’t once a layer of crap and surface rust coats them.
Yes, the 3 door van is a rare beast. I’ve kept a keen eye on the market since ordering: quite a few have been advertised and flipped for an obvious 10% profit. There are now precisely none for sale and a year’s wait for a new one. Looks like Porsche and Ferrari are not alone in creating a speculator market for the stripped out lightweight version.
I’m looking at fitting the side steps. These are deleted from the Utility spec and I rather like the clean look. But my 7yo struggles to clamber up into the cab without kicking or marking some scratchy plastic trim. Plus various arms and components on the chassis are now visible, which looks fine at the moment, but really won’t once a layer of crap and surface rust coats them.
Yes, the 3 door van is a rare beast. I’ve kept a keen eye on the market since ordering: quite a few have been advertised and flipped for an obvious 10% profit. There are now precisely none for sale and a year’s wait for a new one. Looks like Porsche and Ferrari are not alone in creating a speculator market for the stripped out lightweight version.
RenesisEvo said:
Naturally after reading all this off I went to browse the classifieds.
Much to my surprise, I could not find a single 3 door Land Cruiser for sale,here, AutoTrader or eBay.
?Much to my surprise, I could not find a single 3 door Land Cruiser for sale,here, AutoTrader or eBay.
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Not that you’d necessarily want to, but if the windows are simply covered in a vinyl wrap, I guess you could peel it off? Did I read correctly that was the case?
Cool car this three-door, and a great size for Europe; I remember seeing heaps of these SWB trucks in Spain and Italy. The five-door Prado (as it is known) is bread and butter soccer-mum transport in Oz. Toyota just know how to build reliable and tough transport.
Cool car this three-door, and a great size for Europe; I remember seeing heaps of these SWB trucks in Spain and Italy. The five-door Prado (as it is known) is bread and butter soccer-mum transport in Oz. Toyota just know how to build reliable and tough transport.
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