RE: Toyota launches Land Cruiser Utility

[kurt535]

well done Toyota!

Ive just gone out and bought a 2006 baby Honda CRV with steel wheels et al cos I got fed up looking at stupid prices for a new swoopy-darent-park-it-let-alone-go-near-a-curb-with-my-alloys....

They will sell lots of these although it will be up against the Isuzu which has been punting out no frills for years. Except they have just fitted a 1.9 diesel.........

[M1C]

Personally i like the SWB one!

It looks a bit strange, unusual and a bit 'why would anyone buy that??!!'

And for that, i like it.

[Uptown]

stuckmojo said:

lovely car. To buy and use carelessly for about 20 years with no fuss. Perfect.

Indeed. I've not yet been in a position to buy a new car (not saying that as a badge of pride, believe me - many is the time that I've looked at the cream crackered old nails I've driven in the past and been seized by the urge to take the King's Shilling and go for Scrappage) but I wonder if I could justify a new one of these if I kept if I could keep it going 'til the middle of the century...

[Cold]

seefarr said:

If you want to go anywhere, buy a Land Rover. If you want to get back, buy a Landcruiser.

Seems a daft idea to buy two cars.



I suppose the pudding inspired proof of this idea will be in the sales figures. I can't see it being a huge hit here in the UK but overseas markets might enjoy it.

[WarrenB]

Land Rover have seriously screwed up with the Defender replacement.

Then again if they're raking it in by moving things upmarket I can't see them being that bothered, but its a terrible shame they've moved on from the market they once dominated.

[warch]

seefarr said:

If you want to go anywhere, buy a Land Rover. If you want to get back, buy a Landcruiser.

Great how Toyota marketing copy has entered the realms of truth. (See also If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen).

I was rather disappointed with the last Toyota I had (a bog standard Hilux), it was really quite badly finished, with poor paint finish and easily marked panels. One of the headlights was fogged and the lights themselves seemed to flicker as if they're was a loose wire somewhere. Obviously these faults come as standard on your average Landie, but I was expecting better from a Toyota.

Is 35 grand good value for money for a utility off roader these days? That seems rather expensive compared to the increasingly ubiquitous pickup that you can buy for about half of that.

[Crumpet]

There’s usually £4000-£5000 off a Land Cruiser as well so potentially you could pick one up for sub £30k.

I reckon this could steal a few Disco4 owners from Land Rover, at least the ones who use it purely for working.

[bmthnick1981]

Crumpet said:

I reckon this could steal a few Disco4 owners from Land Rover, at least the ones who use it purely for working.

Yes I think so too.

The black 5 door above looks very good.

i'd like a 70 series.

[bmthnick1981]

seefarr said:

If you want to go anywhere, buy a Land Rover. If you want to get back, buy a Landcruiser.

You can still buy the Landcruiser 70 series in Australia (and I guess other markets?). 4.5L turbo-diesel V8, 5 speed manual transmission, 180L fuel tank and a hose-down vinyl interior. Very cool things:

130 litre tank standard I think? Is the 180 litre an option maybe ?

[rastapasta]

Hold on, these Jeeps have always been available. I know lots of farmers in Ireland with them. There are no side rear windows, they are paneled over for Tax purposes. Go to any Mart and you'll see them, Padjero's and Isuzu Troopers also if you want to be respected. Bullbars and side bars (before the bullbars were made illegal) and all chipped to up the BHP for added power when towing a loaded cattletrailer. Actually Ive seen farmers towing roundbailers with these. Great engine in them (especially when chipped).

None of you german ste.

[Sine Metu]

It has absoutely zero visual appeal. A pure funtional device devoid of anything aesthetically satisfying. It should be featured in a magazine about drills and cement mixers. Not cars. I don't care how much it can tow, life is too short to spend a part of it in such a dismal workbox. 4x4's can look great as well.

[mcbook]

Cold said:

Seems a daft idea to buy two cars.

[Evoquative]

warch said:

Great how Toyota marketing copy has entered the realms of truth. (See also If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen).

I was rather disappointed with the last Toyota I had (a bog standard Hilux), it was really quite badly finished, with poor paint finish and easily marked panels. One of the headlights was fogged and the lights themselves seemed to flicker as if they're was a loose wire somewhere. Obviously these faults come as standard on your average Landie, but I was expecting better from a Toyota.

Is 35 grand good value for money for a utility off roader these days? That seems rather expensive compared to the increasingly ubiquitous pickup that you can buy for about half of that.

Worth remembering the price of this includes VAT, which pickups don't tend to have listed on their list price. A Mitsubishi L200 starts at £19k+ VAT, so a lot cheaper, but not half at almost £23,000 vs. £33k ish

Interested to see how it sells as we are always told that there is a huge untapped market for these that Land Rover is walking away from.

[mcbook]

Sine Metu said:

It has absoutely zero visual appeal. A pure funtional device devoid of anything aesthetically satisfying. It should be featured in a magazine about drills and cement mixers. Not cars. I don't care how much it can tow, life is too short to spend a part of it in such a dismal workbox. 4x4's can look great as well.

Zero visual appeal? That's your opinion. Others available.

A pure functional device? Yep, that's what makes it so attractive.

Life is too short to spend a part of it in such a dismal workbox? Life is too short to blow the same amount of money on a blinged-up Nissan X-trail fake 4x4 and experience that feeling of deep, profound shame.

[seefarr]

bmthnick1981 said:

seefarr said:

You can still buy the Landcruiser 70 series in Australia (and I guess other markets?). 4.5L turbo-diesel V8, 5 speed manual transmission, 180L fuel tank and a hose-down vinyl interior. Very cool things:

130 litre tank standard I think? Is the 180 litre an option maybe ?

Looks like 180L on the troopies and 130L on everything else. Either way, that's a LOT of fuel!

http://www.toyota.com.au/landcruiser-70/range

[Jimmy Recard]

A commercial vehicle version would be great. That in mind, I’d have a Shogun

[Ayahuasca]

seefarr said:

If you want to go anywhere, buy a Land Rover. If you want to get back, buy a Landcruiser.

Utterly crap and lazy statement.

I own a LR Defender AND a Toyota Land Cruiser. The Land Cruiser is the one that let me down and stranded the worst (complete transmission failure, after getting bogged down and stuck during a river crossing).

[Roaduser]

The title should be "Toyota are happy to announce since the collapse of the caliphate, the Land Cruiser ISIS spec are now available to purchase for the general public"

[Vocht]

M1C said:

Personally i like the SWB one!

It looks a bit strange, unusual and a bit 'why would anyone buy that??!!'

And for that, i like it.

Me too! Have always loved weird cars like this. Make it a convertible and i'd buy one!

[StephenGalley]

Ayahuasca said:

seefarr said:

If you want to go anywhere, buy a Land Rover. If you want to get back, buy a Landcruiser.

Utterly crap and lazy statement.

I own a LR Defender AND a Toyota Land Cruiser. The Land Cruiser is the one that let me down and stranded the worst (complete transmission failure, after getting bogged down and stuck during a river crossing).

Exactly, some people believe anything. There's an Pakistani bloke lives next to me with a Landcruiser and he has had lot of problems with his.