Emma's new ride

[mtweller]

Picking it up tomorrow.

'05 GX470 - All the bells and whistles and in great shape. LX was just not right for what we wanted and we got more truck for the $ in GX.

Took these yesterday when we couldn't get in, and didn't snap anymore when we went to drive it today. Al, this might be a good option instead of the LX for your sister. A tad smaller but pretty much same drivetrain. 3X as many sold in NA and sooooo much easier to locate.

We'll miss the 80, no doubt. But the comfort and convenience will be nice.

R

 

[Mtbcoach]

Well done, looks great, glad you got her back into a fresh ride...

 

[custyota]

nice ride! can u tow the boat with it?

 

[mtweller]

Thanks Jerry!


Yeah Meatball. It's the same 4.7 V8 from the LX series - 270HP // 330ft/lbs - 6500# tow rating.

R

 

[fourtrax]

That's Nice!! Emma will enjoy that.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

A Prado!!

Sweet find man

 

[Roxx]

Sorry about the accident. But you are going to enjoy the GX. It has a lot of power and quiet like a car.

 

[S4Cruiser]

Very nice!! I've always like the GX.

 

[custyota]

Can you wheel it? or atleast do what I do drive around on dirt roads?

 

[krzyabncanuck]

Now that was fast. Kinda like you have been lookin for awhile now.

 

[Yukon LX]

Atom, you can do what you do in a civic.

 

[mtweller]

This rig is going to stay stock Meatball, but to answer your question...

http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbuild/129_0407_2004_lexus_gx470_customization/viewall.html

Yeah you can - is it the "ideal" platform, no, but much better than say a Cherokee or some other unibody with no real out of the box capabilities. Some people are saying they are topheavy for an offroad rig, but I really couldn't care less since this is going to be a 95% asphalt queen for the

R

 

[lt1fire]

Nice score!!


Yes Adam you can wheel it and build it up. It is built on the same platform as the 120 (prado) land cruiser and the last generation 4runner. So there are parts out there.

I believe Dan down in atlanta is building one up right now actually.

 

[alk747triodad]

Beautiful Ramon! Emma will be riding in style...

 

[Burt88]

I give it a year before we see what it'll do on the trail. Hehe

 

[NCjeff]

You wont be disappointed at all. And after awhile you will be looking for one to build for yourself.

The wife has one. One of the best cars I have ever owned, if not the best car I have ever owned. Roomy, luxury, power, safety, and not horrible gas mileage. We just took ours from Wilmington to Asheville to Boone and back. Got around 17-18 mpgs.

Theres a couple built ones in the 120 section.

 

[PhrogsPhorever]

Very nice

I wish we could get that with the D4D turbodiesel

 

[little_joe]

Ramon, that thing is beautiful, I hope you and Emma really enjoy it!

 

[mtweller]

We picked it up last night and Emma's tickled. Glad to have this episode behind us. Quite a change from the 80, and while it was a cool ride, it wasn't very practical for her. Thanks for the props folks.

It would have been perfect for a Brown Mountain trip and hate we didn't have it a week earlier, looks like the leaves were about perfect.

R

 

[onemanarmy]

Very nice choice, so much better looking than the 460