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I own a N57 inline 6 turbo diesel and it is awesome.

Inline sixes are naturally balanced. Next naturally balanced is a V12 which is 2 inline sixes, which is indeed excessive for most use cases. It is not surprising that Toyota started the Land Cruiser line with an I-6. I wish they would have gone that route again in the latest models including the 300 series.
I do love that 4.2 2F in my 60.
 
Yes on I6, inline engines are nice, wonder what the v35 would be like had it been a i6 tt, (with no machining debris and separate bearing caps....)
essentially a new tech overbore 2JZ
 
200? 250? Land Cruiser? Prado? Who cares? Does anybody just get out there and go? Never understood these arguments unless they take place over scotch in a bar.
Well we have to have something to talk/complain about. I’ve got my glass of bourbon right here.
 
My BMW N57 has a single variable vane (Garrett) turbo charger which works well throughout the rev range. Seems less complex and easier to replace a single unit compared to a dual when the day arrives.

Regarding I-6's, Mazda got the memo, BMW always did and so is Mercedes again. There are probably many more fine examples around.
 
The only straight 6's I currently own are a lowly M54 and a poverty RB25DET.

I know, that's why I put down a deposit on a 2017 LC today. Couldn't have people thinking I'm so poor I could only afford a pre facelift.

I 100% give Toyota credit, they knew what they were doing, and did it well. The sales chart alone tells the story.
As someone who was very, very interested in a 250, I decided I didn't want the watered down, built to a price point vehicle. I wanted the real McCoy. So I'm buying a late model 200 instead.

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congrats!!!!


glad you got a 16+

sex machine right therr
 
lack of self esteem leads to these threads ….


bashing others while making yourself feel good

plenty of these people in the 200 forum
Nah, just want to warn 200 owners to not be enticed into the 250, as they will be disappointed. It’s a downgrade in almost every aspect once the MPG argument was exposed.

Toyota’s advertised 22/25 mpg is on those banana peel 1958 tires, and you can expect 18 maybe 19 mpg (with required premium fuel I might add) with LCLC trim (stock) tires.

The ONLY good thing about it is the buttery light steering in a parking lot. Beyond that, there’s not much to be fond of.
 
Nah, just want to warn 200 owners to not be enticed into the 250, as they will be disappointed. It’s a downgrade in almost every aspect once the MPG argument was exposed.
do you think people who date hot models are enticed by 65 year old BBW? People who have good taste in life, suddenly arent enticed due to Toyota trying to fake them out using poor naming.....
 
do you think people who date hot models are enticed by 65 year old BBW? People who have good taste in life, suddenly arent enticed due to Toyota trying to fake them out using poor naming.....

I’m shocked that anyone is shocked that they are different. :D If the size and drivetrain were not the giveaway, the price should have been? I guess I didn’t realize there was enough mass confusion, amongst Cruiser enthusiasts no less, to warrant a PSA. Then again, I rarely agree with selling a Land Cruiser to buy a different Land Cruiser.

I wonder if then new car buyers hopped in an early 90’s BJ73 with the naturally aspirated (dog) 4cyl and thought Toyota was hoodwinking them because it wasn’t a turbo diesel 6 cylinder performance of the same model year HDJ80. Both HD Land Cruisers fwiw.
 
what did you just call my 70.....
now I'M triggered 😅
 
what did you just call my 70.....
now I'M triggered 😅

:D

A few years back my wife called me from the canyon above our house worried "the silver one is broken". I had taken her car somewhere and was running behind getting home. She decided my naturally aspirated diesel HZJ77 would be a suitable replacement. She loaded a hitch-bike rack and 3 girlfriends for a mountain bike run up the canyon. She'd driven around town in the 77 but never loaded up and headed to 8500 ft. She was worried sick that it was broken because it was billowing black smoke out the tail pipe but but not seemingly able accelerate or hold speed up the long steep grades. I figured she would be relieved to hear that was absolutely normal, instead she was annoyed we own something so slow.
 
I guess I didn’t realize there was enough mass confusion, amongst Cruiser enthusiasts no less, to warrant a PSA. Then again, I rarely agree with selling a Land Cruiser to buy a different Land Cruiser.

Agreed. Why would a 200 owner who proclaims themselves a Land Cruiser enthusiast even consider selling their 200 to buy a 250? Even the earliest built 200 should have plenty of life left if taken care of.

It doesn't matter if the 250 sucks or if it's the best LC ever built, instead of visiting the Toyota dealership sales department to blow your money on a trade, you should be visiting your mechanic and having him set your truck right for the next 10+ years.

A Land Cruiser enthusiast buys, maintains, and holds. Wannabes trade them in for each new facelift / generation.
 
Agreed. Why would a 200 owner who proclaims themselves a Land Cruiser enthusiast even consider selling their 200 to buy a 250? Even the earliest built 200 should have plenty of life left if taken care of.

It doesn't matter if the 250 sucks or if it's the best LC ever built, instead of visiting the Toyota dealership sales department to blow your money on a trade, you should be visiting your mechanic and having him set your truck right for the next 10+ years.

A Land Cruiser enthusiast buys, maintains, and holds. Wannabes trade them in for each new facelift / generation.
110% agree, but what if it was a GR 300? 🤑
 
I’m shocked that anyone is shocked that they are different. :D If the size and drivetrain were not the giveaway, the price should have been? I guess I didn’t realize there was enough mass confusion, amongst Cruiser enthusiasts no less, to warrant a PSA. Then again, I rarely agree with selling a Land Cruiser to buy a different Land Cruiser.

I wonder if then new car buyers hopped in an early 90’s BJ73 with the naturally aspirated (dog) 4cyl and thought Toyota was hoodwinking them because it wasn’t a turbo diesel 6 cylinder performance of the same model year HDJ80. Both HD Land Cruisers fwiw.
shock is amongst only the 200 owners…

IQ and self esteem and alll ….
 
Why would a 200 owner who proclaims themselves a Land Cruiser enthusiast even consider selling their 200 to buy a 250?

A Land Cruiser enthusiast buys, maintains, and holds. Wannabes trade them in for each new facelift / generation.
BINGO


i just want to KISS you right now

^^
of course real 200 owners would never do such a thing - i will leave that to 250 owners
 
Enjoying the hell out of my 250 which my 17 year old son drove for the first time last night. He absolutely loved it. And I have told my wife we are never selling the 200. Well eventually hand them down to the kids, replace them with the next generation and I’ll have everyone in the family driving a Land-cruiser at some point.
Aspiring connoisseur.
 
pretentious 200 series owners next
I'm really getting tired of your peasant mentality 🤣

people dont cross shop 8 year old cars with new cars
No joke, I'm cross-shopping a new 2025 Camry vs a 2014 4Runner vs a 2024 GR Corolla vs 1995 GT-R. Also waiting on 2026 Rav4. This is how everyone shops, right..? ROFL.
 
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