2003 Lexus LX470 — The Best Year of the 100-Series (IMO), Built to Be Used
If you know the 100-series, you know 2003 is the year Toyota got it right:
5-speed automatic (up from 4-speed) — smoother power delivery, better highway manners
Stronger driveshafts (65mm front / 75mm rear) — built for real towing and trail abuse
4-pinion differential — more strength under load than the earlier 3-pinion units
265 hp — a 35hp bump over pre-2003 trucks, same bulletproof 4.7L V8
203,000 miles — and still going. These trucks are known to run well past 300k with care, and this one's been cared for. I'm the second owner (bought in 2019 w/ 160k miles) with meticulous maintenance records.
Trail-ready (but hasn't been trail abused)
, not just trail-styled:
Hidden 12,000 lb Warn winch
Rock sliders
<5,000 miles on KO3
AHC (Adaptive Height Control) fully functional — no warning lights, raises/lowers exactly as it should.
This is the Lexus refinement — leather, AHC air suspension, quiet cabin — wrapped around the same legendary Land Cruiser guts that go anywhere. Ready for Moab, ready for daily driving, ready for both in the same week.
I'm getting rid of it because I got a new truck for work and my wife made me decide between keeping the 80 series and 100 series. The 80 series won though it's an agonizing choice between two children you love with different strengths. No rush to sell though so no low ball offers, but will give a good deal to someone who will take care of her.
If you know the 100-series, you know 2003 is the year Toyota got it right:
5-speed automatic (up from 4-speed) — smoother power delivery, better highway manners Stronger driveshafts (65mm front / 75mm rear) — built for real towing and trail abuse 4-pinion differential — more strength under load than the earlier 3-pinion units 265 hp — a 35hp bump over pre-2003 trucks, same bulletproof 4.7L V8203,000 miles — and still going. These trucks are known to run well past 300k with care, and this one's been cared for. I'm the second owner (bought in 2019 w/ 160k miles) with meticulous maintenance records.
Trail-ready (but hasn't been trail abused)
Hidden 12,000 lb Warn winch Rock sliders <5,000 miles on KO3 AHC (Adaptive Height Control) fully functional — no warning lights, raises/lowers exactly as it should.This is the Lexus refinement — leather, AHC air suspension, quiet cabin — wrapped around the same legendary Land Cruiser guts that go anywhere. Ready for Moab, ready for daily driving, ready for both in the same week.
I'm getting rid of it because I got a new truck for work and my wife made me decide between keeping the 80 series and 100 series. The 80 series won though it's an agonizing choice between two children you love with different strengths. No rush to sell though so no low ball offers, but will give a good deal to someone who will take care of her.
