New Toyota Land Cruiser commercial
Discussion
hyphen said:
Rich135 said:
That will be great for your needs and it looks really smart.
I have the LWB 5 door 2010 LC5, and it's been utterly reliable over the past 4 years and is nearly at 100k miles now. It does have all those luxuries you don't want, but is a great family vehicle, tow car and all round work horse. Servicing bills are cheap and it doesn't rust.
Here she is after a 23 hour drive to Austria last winter, wearing steel modular wheels and Grabber AP tyres which I swap with the alloys each winter.
I bet you can't wait!
Should have got the SWB, wouldn't crash into walls when parking then.I have the LWB 5 door 2010 LC5, and it's been utterly reliable over the past 4 years and is nearly at 100k miles now. It does have all those luxuries you don't want, but is a great family vehicle, tow car and all round work horse. Servicing bills are cheap and it doesn't rust.
Here she is after a 23 hour drive to Austria last winter, wearing steel modular wheels and Grabber AP tyres which I swap with the alloys each winter.
I bet you can't wait!
By the sounds of it, it's not just the commercial version that's in demand. Got a few surprisingly affordable quotes for a Lwb utility and a base model hilux. Can get the hilux immediately but late December at the earliest for the Land Cruiser.
Keep us posted on yours when it arrives.
Keep us posted on yours when it arrives.
Excellent choice, we don't get the commercial versions or the SWB in Australia, the 2.8 diesel in those are very good. There was an issue with the DPF clogging, Though that was fixed by having a manual DPF burn switch fitted as standard around 2018. We have many work Hilux's with the 2.8 and 300,000km on them and they have been reliable so far.
My old 2010 below (sadly missed)
My old 2010 below (sadly missed)
Brads67 said:
Do you have any pictures of the load area ?
A few initial observations:
- It’s surprisingly quiet and refined, and the NVH is better than expected.
- It will be a nightmare to keep the interior clean. Lint and fluff sticks to the velour-like upholstery and the wiry carpets, and the piano black trim attracts dust like a magnet. Not ideal for a joiner.
- 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.
- You can hear the fuel sloshing around in the tank around town.
- The ride was unexpectedly choppy and harsh on the way home from collection, creating some mild anxiety. The tyre pressures were miles too high. Now reduced to correct levels, and all is well.
olly755 said:
Brads67 said:
Do you have any pictures of the load area ?
- The ride was unexpectedly choppy and harsh on the way home from collection, creating some mild anxiety. The tyre pressures were miles too high. Now reduced to correct levels, and all is well.
cheddar said:
Brilliant!
Have you read Matt Prior's long term test in Autocar?
He's done over 30000 miles in 7 months and loves it. He got 45mpg with a bit of hypermiling too.
I’ve followed Matt’s column with interest. According to Instagram his has now been returned, so am awaiting the end of term report to see what he thinks. He’s piled the miles on, unsurprisingly it’s been issue free, and the overall impression is that he’s been delighted with it.Have you read Matt Prior's long term test in Autocar?
He's done over 30000 miles in 7 months and loves it. He got 45mpg with a bit of hypermiling too.
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
Thanks for the kind comments.
Re the ride. As mentioned, the tyres were way over inflated (maybe just set wrong on the PDI, maybe a requirement for the "work" spec? I dunno) and is now much, much better with 2.2 bar all round, the correct settings for the normal Utility. Choppy it may have been, but now it is just fine. In fact it's probably better than one would expect for something so short with a live axle. Certainly far more agreeable than any pickup I have owned or driven, and night and day compared to something like a SWB Defender. Speed bumps and cattle grids are barely felt.
I looked long and hard at some seat protection and plumped for one of these. It's a neoprene cover that just places on top of the seat. The backing is made of "sharkskin" and once fitted doesn't move around a millimetre: it sticks to the the velour like st to a blanket. I really didn't fancy the hard and scratchy fitted covers that I see in so many vans, nor the waterproof ones that feel like your dad's cagoule, instead preferring the ability to just pull it off and sling it in the back when I'm dressed for the pub. It's actually really comfy to sit in too, and apparently just goes straight in the washing machine when grubby. I'll get another for the passenger seat.
I also bought 2 sets of mats from the Toyota garage, one utilitarian rubber for work, one carpet for the pub. I can see the carpet ones going in the shed never to be seen again!
Re the ride. As mentioned, the tyres were way over inflated (maybe just set wrong on the PDI, maybe a requirement for the "work" spec? I dunno) and is now much, much better with 2.2 bar all round, the correct settings for the normal Utility. Choppy it may have been, but now it is just fine. In fact it's probably better than one would expect for something so short with a live axle. Certainly far more agreeable than any pickup I have owned or driven, and night and day compared to something like a SWB Defender. Speed bumps and cattle grids are barely felt.
I looked long and hard at some seat protection and plumped for one of these. It's a neoprene cover that just places on top of the seat. The backing is made of "sharkskin" and once fitted doesn't move around a millimetre: it sticks to the the velour like st to a blanket. I really didn't fancy the hard and scratchy fitted covers that I see in so many vans, nor the waterproof ones that feel like your dad's cagoule, instead preferring the ability to just pull it off and sling it in the back when I'm dressed for the pub. It's actually really comfy to sit in too, and apparently just goes straight in the washing machine when grubby. I'll get another for the passenger seat.
I also bought 2 sets of mats from the Toyota garage, one utilitarian rubber for work, one carpet for the pub. I can see the carpet ones going in the shed never to be seen again!
Apologies for the pic whoring, but the new car excitement has yet to wear off.
First tow today at exactly 100 miles. And first time in low range for a particularly steep hill start with the trailer loaded close to maximum- I thought I'd give the new clutch an easy time.
And I thought I'd try the new Hilux alloys I'd acquired against the car. Think I prefer the steelies.
First tow today at exactly 100 miles. And first time in low range for a particularly steep hill start with the trailer loaded close to maximum- I thought I'd give the new clutch an easy time.
And I thought I'd try the new Hilux alloys I'd acquired against the car. Think I prefer the steelies.
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