Here's Why the 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Costs 85, 000
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Date: 2019-10-25
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john mason
Let me preempt my comment by saying I'm a big fan of the landcruiser, i own in the uk an 1990, 80 series and two late '90's 95 series which we still use daily for work at my outdoor activities company in the Scottish Highlands and i've also owned a US '97 4 runner. i currently have in Canada an imported Toyota Grand Hiace which is basically a Lexus quality landcruiser as a van ( full time 4wd etc) from 1999. I've also previously owned two 78series ( early 90's) landcruisers. Anyway i love your videos but your comment about the landcruiser (e brake) hand brake is actually a funny one as anyone who has owned a '90's landcruiser will tell you. Basically the only bad feature on the toyota landcruisers of the '90's was their hand brakes sucked BIG TIME As someone who has spent many hours trying to get my 80 series handbrake to hold the truck on a hill ( but not over heat by being too tightly adjusted the rest of the time) i can tell you that they just didn't put enough travel between 'o'n and 'off' in the adjustment which is done using a starcog in the brake drum. The 80 series has discs all around but they use brake drums as well on the back just for the e brake( or correctly called the hand brake). I even replace all the cables, the drums, the disks and even tried an australian designed part which was supposed to increase the distance from 'on' to 'off' and it still doesnt work well. Anyway just funny you highlighted the hand brake lever as a sign of landcruisers durability as yes landcruiser as awesome and durable, but the hand brake ( e brake to us/canadians) isn't a good example of that, historically. Hopefully the new one proves that they have improved the truck over the years. As i love their philosophy of constant improvement but not messing with the stuff that works. I also own other Toyotas including Yaris Verso ( not available in USA) which is an amazing little car ( 4 mtb's in the back no problem, super clever seats folding under the floor to give massive load capacity in a 1. 3 petrol yaris I've just purchased an old canadian yaris sedan as a cheap run about and previous owned a 80's hiace van in NZ which was also awesome, with 4 manual gears on the tree and the car which got me hooked on toyota was a 1989 toyota corolla station wagon which i used for a USA/Canada road trip in the early 2000's it had 350000miles on it and didnt use a drop of oil. I've also currently got 3 of the weirdest vehicles you'll ever see, ex canadian military LSVW's ( iveco daily based 4wd army trucks which were build in BC by Western star trucks ) They are no Toyota that is for sure. They have amazing living boxes on the back for off road camperization but the main vehicle is quite annoying. every time i drive it i just wish they had been made by toyota using the Dyna 4wd as the platform rather than the Italian Daily
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Let me preempt my comment by saying I'm a big fan of the landcruiser, i own in the uk an 1990, 80 series and two late '90's 95 series which we still use daily for work at my outdoor activities company in the Scottish Highlands and i've also owned a US '97 4 runner. i currently have in Canada an imported Toyota Grand Hiace which is basically a Lexus quality landcruiser as a van ( full time 4wd etc) from 1999. I've also previously owned two 78series ( early 90's) landcruisers. Anyway i love your videos but your comment about the landcruiser (e brake) hand brake is actually a funny one as anyone who has owned a '90's landcruiser will tell you. Basically the only bad feature on the toyota landcruisers of the '90's was their hand brakes sucked BIG TIME As someone who has spent many hours trying to get my 80 series handbrake to hold the truck on a hill ( but not over heat by being too tightly adjusted the rest of the time) i can tell you that they just didn't put enough travel between 'o'n and 'off' in the adjustment which is done using a starcog in the brake drum. The 80 series has discs all around but they use brake drums as well on the back just for the e brake( or correctly called the hand brake). I even replace all the cables, the drums, the disks and even tried an australian designed part which was supposed to increase the distance from 'on' to 'off' and it still doesnt work well. Anyway just funny you highlighted the hand brake lever as a sign of landcruisers durability as yes landcruiser as awesome and durable, but the hand brake ( e brake to us/canadians) isn't a good example of that, historically. Hopefully the new one proves that they have improved the truck over the years. As i love their philosophy of constant improvement but not messing with the stuff that works. I also own other Toyotas including Yaris Verso ( not available in USA) which is an amazing little car ( 4 mtb's in the back no problem, super clever seats folding under the floor to give massive load capacity in a 1. 3 petrol yaris I've just purchased an old canadian yaris sedan as a cheap run about and previous owned a 80's hiace van in NZ which was also awesome, with 4 manual gears on the tree and the car which got me hooked on toyota was a 1989 toyota corolla station wagon which i used for a USA/Canada road trip in the early 2000's it had 350000miles on it and didnt use a drop of oil. I've also currently got 3 of the weirdest vehicles you'll ever see, ex canadian military LSVW's ( iveco daily based 4wd army trucks which were build in BC by Western star trucks ) They are no Toyota that is for sure. They have amazing living boxes on the back for off road camperization but the main vehicle is quite annoying. every time i drive it i just wish they had been made by toyota using the Dyna 4wd as the platform rather than the Italian Daily
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Pedro
Always wanted a Land Cruiser but couldn't justify the cost. So I bought a new FJ Cruiser - not a luxury vehicle but a bare bones real 4wd, NOT awd which I had in a BMW X5. which is what I wanted at much less than half the price of a Land Cruiser. Didn't need but would have liked the luxury. Only luxury features in the FJ are AC, radio/CD and power windows. That's it. The FJ has the best resale value of any mainstream vehicle in the US partly because they stopped production in 2014 which is a shame as there was not any real competitor. There remains large demand mostly from frustrated Jeep owners. Don't even talk about Jeep Wranglers which are an overpriced junk constantly being recalled for basic flaws like welds duh I love it and will never sell it This was my 3rd Toyota SUV - 4 runners which are also great except when your son totals it. I had a house in VT at the time. The BMW was useless in the heavy snows. The FJ and 4runner could go through anything and I think that is probably also true of the Land Cruiser. There is a huge difference between 4wd and awd in tough winter conditions as we have in New England. Go Toyota and don't even talk about Range Rover which is for soccer moms that have more money than brains.
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Always wanted a Land Cruiser but couldn't justify the cost. So I bought a new FJ Cruiser - not a luxury vehicle but a bare bones real 4wd, NOT awd which I had in a BMW X5. which is what I wanted at much less than half the price of a Land Cruiser. Didn't need but would have liked the luxury. Only luxury features in the FJ are AC, radio/CD and power windows. That's it. The FJ has the best resale value of any mainstream vehicle in the US partly because they stopped production in 2014 which is a shame as there was not any real competitor. There remains large demand mostly from frustrated Jeep owners. Don't even talk about Jeep Wranglers which are an overpriced junk constantly being recalled for basic flaws like welds duh I love it and will never sell it This was my 3rd Toyota SUV - 4 runners which are also great except when your son totals it. I had a house in VT at the time. The BMW was useless in the heavy snows. The FJ and 4runner could go through anything and I think that is probably also true of the Land Cruiser. There is a huge difference between 4wd and awd in tough winter conditions as we have in New England. Go Toyota and don't even talk about Range Rover which is for soccer moms that have more money than brains.
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Lunamaria
It is about the Land Cruise reputation and capability. The Land Cruiser (FJ40) made Toyota a global brand. The original military purpose vehicle that eventually evolved to the globe dominating FJ40 was actually was all started from a prototype made by copying a Willy's Jeep. Land Cruisers have proven to be the absolute best SUVs of all time, even out selling the amazing Jeep Wrangler globally. The brand is a go to for Australians and Africans, because they live on the worlds most rugged terrain. 100 times better than the notoriously unreliable Land Rovers that like to break and are a fortune to maintain. You can't and should never review this piece of vehicle royalty unless you intend to take it off road. My favorite model was the 80 Series Land Cruiser sold in Australia through the 90's. My dad ordered one 15 years ago and has it bone stock and conquered Moab and the Rubicon (among other famous trails. As for the engine not being made to be better on fuel. Land Cruisers are built to be as easy to work on as possible. Doug, next time you make sure to refer to this vehicle as Her Majesty lol
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It is about the Land Cruise reputation and capability. The Land Cruiser (FJ40) made Toyota a global brand. The original military purpose vehicle that eventually evolved to the globe dominating FJ40 was actually was all started from a prototype made by copying a Willy's Jeep. Land Cruisers have proven to be the absolute best SUVs of all time, even out selling the amazing Jeep Wrangler globally. The brand is a go to for Australians and Africans, because they live on the worlds most rugged terrain. 100 times better than the notoriously unreliable Land Rovers that like to break and are a fortune to maintain. You can't and should never review this piece of vehicle royalty unless you intend to take it off road. My favorite model was the 80 Series Land Cruiser sold in Australia through the 90's. My dad ordered one 15 years ago and has it bone stock and conquered Moab and the Rubicon (among other famous trails. As for the engine not being made to be better on fuel. Land Cruisers are built to be as easy to work on as possible. Doug, next time you make sure to refer to this vehicle as Her Majesty lol
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DoctorLarry
Tests a Toyota Land Cruiser - never gets off a city street, apparently fails to understand this is an OFF-ROAD master so complains about the engine and fuel mileage. Seemingly complains about things like double-latching a tool box when this is the vehicle to take you through a tornado or hurricane hile fording streams and taking on slopes you would not walk up or down. Loves the ability of the crawl mode, but complains the vehicle will not require the driver to do his job (total control) when going under 20 mph on a city street. Pick one of those other higher-rated models if you don't really need an off-road vehicle.
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Tests a Toyota Land Cruiser - never gets off a city street, apparently fails to understand this is an OFF-ROAD master so complains about the engine and fuel mileage. Seemingly complains about things like double-latching a tool box when this is the vehicle to take you through a tornado or hurricane hile fording streams and taking on slopes you would not walk up or down. Loves the ability of the crawl mode, but complains the vehicle will not require the driver to do his job (total control) when going under 20 mph on a city street. Pick one of those other higher-rated models if you don't really need an off-road vehicle.
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Finnish Fatman
What, 18L/100km? That's in the city, right? Gotta be. my 5, 7L Hemi Jeep does about 11L/100km in the highway and about 15-16L/100km in the city O. o (and that's measured by filling it up, driving around, then fill up again to see how much gas it drank during set kilometers. Makes my Jeep seem almost like an eco truck: PTho gotta give it to Toyota. they make damn fine cars. My wife's been looking at that LC for a while not, but we can't afford one. So she drives in her 2016 Avensis instead, being brand-loyal to Toyota, which I can understand very well.
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What, 18L/100km? That's in the city, right? Gotta be. my 5, 7L Hemi Jeep does about 11L/100km in the highway and about 15-16L/100km in the city O. o (and that's measured by filling it up, driving around, then fill up again to see how much gas it drank during set kilometers. Makes my Jeep seem almost like an eco truck: PTho gotta give it to Toyota. they make damn fine cars. My wife's been looking at that LC for a while not, but we can't afford one. So she drives in her 2016 Avensis instead, being brand-loyal to Toyota, which I can understand very well.
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Anon Gomez
The Toyota LAND CRUISER has been around for decade. And is world wide. Its actually a Toyota but its actually its own name brand. Anyone who knows about the LAND CRUISER knows you dont even say Toyota in front of it. The day it will be like every other Toyota is when they start assembling it in crappy America. Thats why they still assemble this in its home country. Its authentic not like the crappy cars that are popped out daily or like the impersonating rivals that cant even go off road.
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The Toyota LAND CRUISER has been around for decade. And is world wide. Its actually a Toyota but its actually its own name brand. Anyone who knows about the LAND CRUISER knows you dont even say Toyota in front of it. The day it will be like every other Toyota is when they start assembling it in crappy America. Thats why they still assemble this in its home country. Its authentic not like the crappy cars that are popped out daily or like the impersonating rivals that cant even go off road.
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ShartingFish
These are awesome, but older v8 models used timing belts, and while they are bulletproof reliable the 4. 7 v8 required 2k dollars on maintenance every 100k miles. and yeah they are reliable, but at 85k you could buy 3 loaded corollas and pay for gas for 20 years. which to me would be more reliable. making the land cruiser really only amazing for off-road, but then so is the 4runner which you could get a TRD pro and an avalon and change to go on vacation.
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These are awesome, but older v8 models used timing belts, and while they are bulletproof reliable the 4. 7 v8 required 2k dollars on maintenance every 100k miles. and yeah they are reliable, but at 85k you could buy 3 loaded corollas and pay for gas for 20 years. which to me would be more reliable. making the land cruiser really only amazing for off-road, but then so is the 4runner which you could get a TRD pro and an avalon and change to go on vacation.
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Liam H
Hi Doug, Love your videos. Brilliant stuff. However, I definitely think your Doug score metric should better factor in the class of car. Perhaps certain metrics should be graded based on their category. This would better enrich your ratings data and make it more useful. Keep up the good work P. s: landcruisers have insanely good resell value in Australia too. 2013/14 cruisers sell for 70-75k AUD. However in Australia we have the v8 Diesel.
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Hi Doug, Love your videos. Brilliant stuff. However, I definitely think your Doug score metric should better factor in the class of car. Perhaps certain metrics should be graded based on their category. This would better enrich your ratings data and make it more useful. Keep up the good work P. s: landcruisers have insanely good resell value in Australia too. 2013/14 cruisers sell for 70-75k AUD. However in Australia we have the v8 Diesel.
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Sasha Kovalchuk
I think it's better than the Lexus because it's newer, the navigation system is touch screen, but the Lexus, seems like they did not have the time or resources to update the car, since it's a less popular car. Fuel economy: yes, it's engine eats more, but it will also last longer than a twin-turbo V6, saving both money and resources.
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I think it's better than the Lexus because it's newer, the navigation system is touch screen, but the Lexus, seems like they did not have the time or resources to update the car, since it's a less popular car. Fuel economy: yes, it's engine eats more, but it will also last longer than a twin-turbo V6, saving both money and resources.
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TheMrmoc7
What's the point of having an offroad car with a cruising range of 295. 2 miles when my 35k 2018 4runner off road premium gets me to 337 miles? What if you had to drive around in the middle of the alaskan wilderness before finding the Dalton highway and the next gas station is 250+miles away? Naa, hell no for me.
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What's the point of having an offroad car with a cruising range of 295. 2 miles when my 35k 2018 4runner off road premium gets me to 337 miles? What if you had to drive around in the middle of the alaskan wilderness before finding the Dalton highway and the next gas station is 250+miles away? Naa, hell no for me.
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