2008 LC vs LX570 Pros and Cons

[twstrchasr]

Trying to asnswer the question no one has officially asked (yet)...

LX570 Pros
a) Beautiful interior
b) HDD
C) AHC
d) Ventilated seats
e) Excellent motor/tranny
f) Dealer experience
LX570 cons
a) AHC (some consider it a +, some a -)
b) Non removable running boards
c) No front bull bars available (at least at this point)
d) Exterior not as tasteful as LC200 (excess chrome trim, taillight design, wheel design, front end design, etc..)
e) Price
f) Same powertrain HP as LC (could have HP increase to differentiate it more from LC)

200 LC Pros
a) Tasteful (if not somewhat bland) exterior styling
b) Excellent powertrain / tranny
c) KDSS
d) Aftermarket parts availability
e) Removable running boards
f) Price (as compared to competitors)
g) Land Cruiser heritage and world wide reputation
200 LC Cons
a) No HDD
b) No ventilated seats
c) Some interior trim pieces lower grade (not cheap by ANY means) compared to 100 series and for vehicles price point
d) Price ($70K+ for a Toyota ??!!!)
e) Service experience (treated not too much better than someone in a Corolla)--Expect more for such a $$$ vehicle !!


I tried to be as subjective as possible but some things are of personal preference. I am sure someone will correct me on some of these !! Please ammend as seen fit ...

[uzj100]

What is HDD?

[twstrchasr]

Hard Disc Drive..Storage for music, pix, other useless info !! Techno crap..Good example would be the MyGig system that Chrysler put in all sorts of Heeps, etc.. Kinda hard to believe that a $70,000 LC doesn't have one. I'm not 100%, but don't Toyota puts one in any vehicles (yet).

[dtt255]

Originally Posted by twstrchasr

Hard Disc Drive..Storage for music, pix, other useless info !! Techno ****..Good example would be the MyGig system that Chrysler put in all sorts of Heeps, etc.. Kinda hard to believe that a $70,000 LC doesn't have one. I'm not 100%, but don't Toyota puts one in any vehicles (yet).

I have never heard of any Toy having it. To Be honest....my 160gb Ipod does just fine.

[twstrchasr]

Originally Posted by dtt255

I have never heard of any Toy having it. To Be honest....my 160gb Ipod does just fine.

All you'd have to do is download the stuff from your IPod to the HDD and it would be one thing less to worry about..I'm sure the LC will have one very soon..Hopefully '09 !!

BTW..Hows the ARB coming along ??

[dtt255]

Originally Posted by twstrchasr

All you'd have to do is download the stuff from your IPod to the HDD and it would be one thing less to worry about..I'm sure the LC will have one very soon..Hopefully '09 !!

BTW..Hows the ARB coming along ??

Waiting for the call from the shop that the bumper is in.

I just ordered some Nitto Terra Grappler 285/60 R18.

Got 5 of them, had to special order them .

I figured they are more useful then he HID driving lights for the bumper right now.

[chimyz]

You will enjoy the Nittos...I have been super pleased with mine. They also make a huge "look" difference. All my buds have commented on how much better the truck looks with them (but with ARB and your steps, you have nothing to worry about looks).

[ShottsUZJ100]

I just took the time to read this info. I'm not familair with the 570 since we decided to not buy a 200. I'm puzzled by one thing?

"Non-removable running boards"

How is this? There's no way? How does one add sliders?

[twstrchasr]

The design is totally different than the ones on the LC. They are a fixed part of body trim. They are not designed to be removed as were the ones on the 100 series LX. I seriously doubt sliders even being considered without some major R&D going into it..The LX is marketed to the Escalade, Navigator crowd, pretty much anyway. I guess in theory they "can" be removed but it would look awful. Like a piece of the car was missing ! The LX isn't intended to be wheeled in any seriousiness.

[ShottsUZJ100]

Originally Posted by twstrchasr

The design is totally different than the ones on the LC. They are a fixed part of body trim. They are not designed to be removed as were the ones on the 100 series LX. I seriously doubt sliders even being considered without some major R&D going into it..The LX is marketed to the Escalade, Navigator crowd, pretty much anyway. I guess in theory they "can" be removed but it would look awful. Like a piece of the car was missing ! The LX isn't intended to be wheeled in any seriousiness.

WOW! Well then Toy/Lex was stupid for not IRS'ing the rear end for ride improvement and added space. That was the plan a couple years back. I guess it cost more in tooling, etc for different designs. WOW!

[twstrchasr]

It almost would have been more logical for Lexus to have used the Sequoia platform (IRS, xtra space, etc..)..But the Seq is built here in the states (isn't it?). That might have been one reason. Anyway, I don't know that much behind the reasoning of such things. I just know the LX570 doesn't appeal to me in the least bit.