First Road Trip in the 100...

[Brit]

Just returned from the first road trip in the new (to me) LX. I drove from Houston to Gulf Shores, AL and then up to Atlanta and back over the last week. The truck did great and is even more comfortable over long trips than I expected it would be.

...another convert from the greasy world of Rover ownership...

 

[tabraha]

Your signature says your not a complete convert yet!

 

[ff347]

Besides the downward spiral of the gas gauge, they are very comfortable to travel in and you can haul a good amount of stuff with you.

 

[Brit]

Your signature says your not a complete convert yet!

Convert to them for a daily driver I suppose. I've got waaaay too much invested in my '92 Range Rover to start over with another truck. The other two I just can't bring myself to get rid of. My dad drives the '95 a lot and I will still use the '00 some...plus I have some stuff for it to start setting it up for off road use for more long travel events than the '92 - which is a trailer queen.

Here's the '92,

 

[SINCITY100]

HEY !!

Isn`t there some kinda law in place on `mud` that prohibits pics of Rovers ?...
(Unless they are stuck or broken, of course)...

Actually, thats a nice looking rig `ya got there

 

[Brit]

HEY !!

Isn`t there some kinda law in place on `mud` that prohibits pics of Rovers ?...
(Unless they are stuck or broken, of course)...

Actually, thats a nice looking rig `ya got there

:whoops: Don't worry...I'm sure something was broken in those pictures

 

[Bear80]

If you trailer the 92 with the LC maybe you should get you a nice sticker. HEHE

Though I would like to have a '99 4.5 with a coil over setup and some 285's just for laughs, plus they can't be all that bad right?

 

[Brit]

Nice sticker

Some of the guys in our local club who have rear mounted spares have "Hummer Recovery Vehicle" spare covers.

My 4.6 is stickly "on road" at the moment and still has air suspension. There are a few in our club with pretty tricked out 4.0/4.6 Range Rovers. But the electronics on the truck are so unreliable I wouldn't want to trust it to take me on a trip to the middle of nowhere by myself. That's probably why people elsewhere in the world who chose Land Rover buy Defender models rather than Range Rover models.

I may do some with mine for light off road use...but the '92 I can understand and easily work on on the trail...the 4.6...no way.

 

[LXPearl]

Congratulations on the "new" 100. After the hang up on getting the 98, the 02 you bought sounds like a super value. The traveling prowess of the 100 on highways also exceeded my expectations, even more so with the LX with its auto leveling. Plus, when you take a hankering for a scenic diversion off pavement - no problem there either.

I personally like the 01 and 02 the best of the used 100s. The updates for 03 appear nice, but I found many over-equiped for my wishes (port/dealer packs), especially from Gulf States Toyota.

 

[ColoradoCarlisle]

Id rather have my cruisers with 300k miles than a shiny new Land Rover. I guess if you were to play pretty close to your trailer you would be OK.

They look great but just take a look at all the TSB's,,,,,, if you have the time. Sell them and buy more cruisers!!!!

http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/...Dr+SE7+4WD+Wagon&zip=80602&synpartner=edmunds

Here is the same for a 96 Landcruiser
http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/...Dr+STD+4WD+Wagon&zip=80602&synpartner=edmunds

The LC's worst is a thermostat gasket... OUCH

I cant understand why people drive these in remote places.

 

[alaskacruiser]

They look great but just take a look at all the TSB's,,,,,, if you have the time. Sell them and buy more cruisers!!!!

http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/...Dr+SE7+4WD+Wagon&zip=80602&synpartner=edmunds

Here is the same for a 96 Landcruiser
http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/...Dr+STD+4WD+Wagon&zip=80602&synpartner=edmunds

The LC's worst is a thermostat gasket... OUCH

I cant understand why people drive these in remote places.

ColoradoCarlisle- This is a 100 series forum, so why not compare the RR TSBs to those of a 100 series LC? Let's take the 1998 model year 100, for example:

http://www.edmunds.com/maintenance/...Dr+STD+4WD+Wagon&zip=90503&synpartner=edmunds

Here's how they compare:
1998 100 Series Landcruiser: 41 TSBs
1996 RR: 40 TSBs
1993 80 Series Landcruiser: 5 TSBs
1991 80 Series Landcruiser: 1 TSB


(I chose the 1993 Landcruiser since it was the first year after a major redesign with the 1FZFE, and 1998 is the first year of the 100. If you want to compare it to the first year of the 80 series, the 1991 FJ80 has only 1 TSB). Out of the 5 TSBs for the FZJ80, one is for towing guidelines, one is about operation of the spare tire drop, and another is about available seat belt extenders.

Looking at TSBs may not be the best way to compare these vehicles. The 80 and 100 are both far more reliable than a RR, but just thought I'd point out that the 100 series has more TSBs than the RR in your comparison.

 

[NMuzj100]

Looking at TSBs may not be the best way to compare these vehicles.

Probably not. The severity of the TSBs varys greatly ...

Vehicle: 1996 Land Rover Discovery - Bulletin Number: D456 - Summary:

RECALL 96V-247 - LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA HAS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THE EXISTENCE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH SAFETY CONSEQUENCES - THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR ON SOME 1995 AND 1996 DISCOVERY VEHICLES M ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 51228 )​

Vehicle: 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser - Bulletin Number:AX00498 - Summary:

SUBJECT REGARDING WOOD APPLIQUE KIT CHANGE. ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 603186 )​

 

[Brit]

I've owned 7 Land Rovers (still have three right now) and they've varied on the issues they had.

I have a '95 Range Rover (original body style) that has 140K miles and it had no warranty claims in the first 50K miles and since then I've done about $1K in work on it outside of regular maintenance. This one I will never give up.

My '97 Defender 90 never had a single issue...but then again...it's the most spartan LR imported to NA since '87.

My '92 Range Rover just blew up a rear diff...completely unexpected and on my street at 69K miles. Outside of this it is like the '95 with nothing other than regular scheduled maintenance...another I won't part with.

My '99 Discovery was a POS. It was the first year of a new model...and it showed. I got rid of it as fast as possible.

My '01 Discovery I had until 95K. It had the Active Cornering Enhancement hydrolic sway bar system. I had many warranty claims with this system and decided I wanted out of the truck before the 100K warranty expired. Other than that no serious problems.

My '00 Range Rover has had absolutely no problems other than broken winshield washer jets until lately. At 98K miles I have about $3000 worth of problems and it is in the garage until I decide to start working on it.

The last one was a '73 model and I never finished it. I ended up scraping it for parts.

My 100 is an '02 with 85K miles and everything looks great so far. I think once I finish the repairs on my '00 Range Rover I will consider selling it and replacing it with either a newer LX470 (like '04 or '05), a '04 or '05 Range Rover (with lots of warranty) or say screw it...get to join a new club...and buy a 100 LC and start setting it up to use off road so I can use the '92 with the LR club and the 100 with the LC club - right now I like this option best

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

I've owned 7 Land Rovers (still have three right now) and they've varied on the issues they had.

I have a '95 Range Rover (original body style) that has 140K miles and it had no warranty claims in the first 50K miles and since then I've done about $1K in work on it outside of regular maintenance. This one I will never give up.

My '97 Defender 90 never had a single issue...but then again...it's the most spartan LR imported to NA since '87.

My '92 Range Rover just blew up a rear diff...completely unexpected and on my street at 69K miles. Outside of this it is like the '95 with nothing other than regular scheduled maintenance...another I won't part with.

My '99 Discovery was a POS. It was the first year of a new model...and it showed. I got rid of it as fast as possible.

My '01 Discovery I had until 95K. It had the Active Cornering Enhancement hydrolic sway bar system. I had many warranty claims with this system and decided I wanted out of the truck before the 100K warranty expired. Other than that no serious problems.

My '00 Range Rover has had absolutely no problems other than broken winshield washer jets until lately. At 98K miles I have about $3000 worth of problems and it is in the garage until I decide to start working on it.

The last one was a '73 model and I never finished it. I ended up scraping it for parts.

My 100 is an '02 with 85K miles and everything looks great so far. I think once I finish the repairs on my '00 Range Rover I will consider selling it and replacing it with either a newer LX470 (like '04 or '05), a '04 or '05 Range Rover (with lots of warranty) or say screw it...get to join a new club...and buy a 100 LC and start setting it up to use off road so I can use the '92 with the LR club and the 100 with the LC club - right now I like this option best

Don't let some of these dudes get you going Brit. Cruisers AND Rovers are superb vehicles. There's pros and cons to both. Lucky for you...when it comes to Land Cruisers...overall you own the best series ever made to date. Enjoy! (And if you modify your Cruiser correctly I bet it would become your new trailer queen. Seriously!)

 

[mobi-arc]

I had an '89 Range Rover. Without exception, the biggest steaming pile of crap I've ever owned. I won't ever own another, and my advice to those who do is make sure you're always within access of AAA. Nothing SUPERB about Land Rovers save for their marketing. I will say that D90 and 110 TD's are quite popular in many third world-esque areas of the globe and have a nice reputation for reliability and ease of maintenance.

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

Nothing SUPERB about Land Rovers

Uhm....they are very capable on the trails....and difficult ones I might add. I don't own a Rover though travel often with many. They are a superb off-road vehicle. I just happen to "prefer" Cruisers for their impeccable reliability. Ain't nothin' better lookin' than a Discovery II or III in my book.