Hi!
Apologize in advance if this post is in the wrong section. Have loved the land cruiser as long as I can remember.. lurking this site off and on for quite a few years. After saving our pennies we are happy to slide our still-running-strong 4runner ('05 v8) to DD duties and welcome home a new-to-us '15 cruiser as family road trip, camping and when-we-need-3rd-row vehicle.
A few questions:
1. Friendly Toyota Dealer for parts? From lurking in the past, Beno and CruiserDan seemed to be the go-to.. is that still the case? I see Beno is mod of this forum..
2. Are any of you using drawers as your kitchen/lunch box? We are already in love with the tailgate for lunches and afternoon coffee stops, but access to the stove and assorted bits could use a little help.. not sure if drawers are ideal for that, or more for tools, etc. Do the drawers slide all the way out easil
3. Mods order of priority? I'm an offroad newb, but have grand visions of taking the family around the west, camping, etc.. we wont be looking for obstacles, but we'd like to explore CO, UT, etc and hit up the backcountry sites.. ive already dented up my sidesteps so sliders should probably be first.. how are the stock skidplates? ive dragged the spare tire and scraped the rear bumper a bit so a bumper is always ultra-cool (plus a place to hang the poo-bags in a trasharoo), but wondering if it would be more prudent to protect the underside first. we have a week in CO planned next week so will learn more there for sure.. spending a few days in the Ouray area and another few days in the Breck area..
Anyway, grateful to be a member of this forum.. hope to continue learning and contribute as I'm able!
-Matt
Here's a few pics of our first trip with it.. Western South Dakota with another family in their Jeep.
Apologize in advance if this post is in the wrong section. Have loved the land cruiser as long as I can remember.. lurking this site off and on for quite a few years. After saving our pennies we are happy to slide our still-running-strong 4runner ('05 v8) to DD duties and welcome home a new-to-us '15 cruiser as family road trip, camping and when-we-need-3rd-row vehicle.
A few questions:
1. Friendly Toyota Dealer for parts? From lurking in the past, Beno and CruiserDan seemed to be the go-to.. is that still the case? I see Beno is mod of this forum..
2. Are any of you using drawers as your kitchen/lunch box? We are already in love with the tailgate for lunches and afternoon coffee stops, but access to the stove and assorted bits could use a little help.. not sure if drawers are ideal for that, or more for tools, etc. Do the drawers slide all the way out easil
3. Mods order of priority? I'm an offroad newb, but have grand visions of taking the family around the west, camping, etc.. we wont be looking for obstacles, but we'd like to explore CO, UT, etc and hit up the backcountry sites.. ive already dented up my sidesteps so sliders should probably be first.. how are the stock skidplates? ive dragged the spare tire and scraped the rear bumper a bit so a bumper is always ultra-cool (plus a place to hang the poo-bags in a trasharoo), but wondering if it would be more prudent to protect the underside first. we have a week in CO planned next week so will learn more there for sure.. spending a few days in the Ouray area and another few days in the Breck area..
Anyway, grateful to be a member of this forum.. hope to continue learning and contribute as I'm able!
-Matt
Here's a few pics of our first trip with it.. Western South Dakota with another family in their Jeep.
