Recent content by stonepa

Here in the PNW I see 30 year old 4Runners daily being used as commuter vehicles. I would say a 4Runner, Prado, or anything else with a Toyota badge will easily last 25 years in a salt free environment.

Yeah the Trailhunter looks great but the TRD Pro has almost zero use for me. Id take a base over rhe TRD. But I would most likely just keep my 200 much longer because I am not really interested in anything without Full Time 4WD.

Im guessing that they meant the tie down loops on cars. Not the tow hooks on the front and rear of a Land Cruiser, 4Runner, or old gen Tundra. Those are load bearing and I have seen them used for recovery of deeply bogged vehicles all over the world. They don’t bend or break unless you do...

Amen. I use the dealer for my 200 because i had enough of maintaining equipment - trucks, boats, airplanes, dozers, tractors, etc - when I was young. Id rather pay for a shop’s labor and let them deal with properly disposing of the replaced fluids. My time is better spent doing other things...

Why an EPA thing? I would think more likely cost.

Interesting. First I’ve heard of that but makes sense given the difference in engine outputs.

Where did you learn this??

Depends what you like. I honestly prefer my 60 with the original 2F as the near perfect vehicle. Pretty much stock - ancient ARB front bumper, factory original front and rear lockers, old BFG ATs, a Nakamichi CD deck in the dash installed in the early 90s - I don’t need most of the features of...

The fact that it doesn’t have a carburetor. Or manual windows. Or leaf springs.

Let’s be honest. So would a Subaru Outback.

Looks fine

Why?

Or make them work and buy their own cars. When they have to pay for their own maintenance and repairs they quickly pivot.

Ive driven a lot of cars and trucks. Other than Volvo (pre 2015) and recent Bentley, Land Cruiser front seats are the most comfy. But it is super objective. I’m 6’3” and a fit 200 lbs. Your mileage may vary.

Why the 200? It just works. Forever if well maintained. A little less if not. Same as the 100, the 80, the 60,... My 200 is 10 years old this fall. Never an issue over a lot of miles. I would not hesitate to drive it anywhere with a moments notice. In the 10 years I have owned it I have...