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120/150 and 4th/5th gen 4Runners have tripods; mine are still in great shape at 206K after sevearl reboots. However I'm not sure it would be easy to drive one off the trail unless the broken shaft was pulled out of both cups, then yes it would be NBD to drive it off the trail.
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Did you even watch the video?
Oh Nnnnooooo
This 2003 highly modified FJ has a different steering feel than this modern 2024 Landcruiser with different tires and stock suspension
This isn’t supposed to happen
Alex,
I’ll take “Things We Already Know” for $500
How about a productive question? Does anyone know if the 250 shares the same rear end and CV across the globe or do other markets get the heavier duty gear? Only thing I know of for sure is the different engine and trim options offered overseas. Speaking of which, that 4 cyl diesel sounds sweet. MUCH better than the petrol.
Because they knew, they mess it up and would make a lot of people unhappy.Forget it. This guy has been living in denial for a while now.
LC250s are being used as mall crawlers. Anecdotally, suburban women in their late 30s through early 50s seem to be the most common demographic I see driving LC250s in this area. I very rarely see a male driver; I have yet to see one built in any capacity. Even my wife, who is squarely in that demographic, loves the way the LC250 looks (but dislikes most every other Toyota BOF SUV). The target demographic does not care about the 8.2 vs. 9.5" rear diff, nor do they care about how strong the CVs are.
100% my experience as well. I’m fact my neighbors 2 doors down are the perfect example. Wife drives a white Prado hauling their kid back and forth to school, practice, etc and guy drives a f150. The prado is a direct competitor now of the broncos, defenders and, on the looks department, even the passport. Hell, I even think buying my wife one of 1958s to replace her volks atlas, but just when it comes down to reasonable prices. Would never pay $58k for a cloth seat hard plastics galore.
A smarter option for the target demographic would be to do what my wife did and get a Highlander Hybrid instead. Cheaper, drives better, significantly larger inside, easier to load things into and out of, nicer interior materials, much better MPG. It was $51K when we bought it in 2023 and it routinely gets 33-36 mpg. I was begging her to get a 2023 GX460 at that time but finally caved and found her the crossover. To be honest, I like driving it almost as much as she does.
Guess my wife is an outlier. She loves the way the LC250 looks but dislikes the "drives like a bus" aspect of a BOF SUV. The Highlander certainly excels at hauling our kids to soccer and dance. I even used it to haul bumpers home from the freight terminal for my GX470 as it was less effort than hooking up the trailer to my GX.If you read the threads in which members "chose" to buy one, you will find a patter. A very clear pattern.
Their wives loved it more than other cars/models.
Now you can understand what the target audience/customer is for these fake Land Cruisers.
"But it's pretty."
You have no idea what you're talking about.
Which one? Please be more specific, instead of blanket statement.
Do you think Toyota, a company that's been building legendary 4wd trucks for decades, would somehow forget how to bolt together a Landcruiser? Or Prado, or whatever you want to call it. You must have some serious engineering chops, if you have more knowledge than the guys that designed this, please list what they are. I have no idea why certain design decisions are made, unfortunately, they don't always check in with me during the engineering process. I just trust that they're going to put out another awesome truck. I've got a bunch of em, and so far, not one has let me down. The fact that some attention ho broke one for you tube means absolutely nothing to me.
