LX owner and would buy one again with the v8! Bought ours back in 2013 used 2011 certified and still have it. The paint has stood up to the test of time along with the build. I read some comments here and can't see how people wait for parts to fail to complain about them. Everything is a wear item in the motor. The key is replacing them before they wear and cause other issues! Front struts replaced after 12 years, valley plate 11 years, radiator at 100k miles good old crack. AHC globes on standby parts in the garage. When the belt is changed the tensioner and pulley will be changed. When The radiator goes out pump and thermostat along with hoses changed. This has been the best vehicle we've ever owned. We had range rover, bmw, porsche, toyota, Ford, and dodge ram. The only other vehicle I own for extended time is the Ram 2500 diesel! I do my own maintenance and repairs so maybe the extra care kicks in karma. The wife vouches for the LX too, it may not have all the bells and whistles. It's not flashy, but I would pick this truck over any other with my family in it.
Very reasonable take.
Would still love to see records of what that cost over the decade + gas “reliability” tax (aka old engineering tax) fuel spent over those given miles.
At the end of the day i think with all that maintaining and specially cost of not being able to wrench yourself, the bells and whistles and disposability become more and more appealing. At least to to me they do.
I really thought i was done with timing belt like reg maintenance, and I didn’t get into the 200 to worry about things and complain, i swear. I got in so i NEVER had to worry about it stranding me or my family. That has turned out to be far more likely than I used to believe.
I will do water pump, coolant and belt every 90k anyway, thats standard. I will do starter around that same time as well. Each time, just in case. Radiator is just $1-1.5k upfront in just parts, ok fine. So are decent wheels and tires ($3-$4k the first go round), fine too. But outside of brake components, everything is costly on this platform in both parts and labor. And add premium fuel for the LX to the tab as well…
All the time i will be praying i never develop a coolant or oil leak, which is pretty common to be honest with the 3UR.
I would really feel like a complete chump to have my “tank” leave me stranded too. And ill spend the time and money to make sure my wife doesnt laugh in my face after ive spent all this on mods, vowing id keep it for life to pass down and spending countless hours toying with it. If that happens, shell buy a $30,000 couch just to show me up and teach me what real quality looks like, and that will actually last a lifetime without getting rebuilt 5 times…
Also, If you compare to that tahoe for example, with much more modern efficiency and tech inside, its about half the price new for new compared to the LX or LC even. Sure you can make the LX last twice as long as the tahoe with care and even more money, but in a tahoe, youll end up with a 10 year newer vehicle at that cycles end. And you will be under warranty for half the ownership term. And youll have a useable third row… And youll have spent much less on parts (windshield for example) and fuel. I dont care if the windshield is made of T unobtainium, itll crack and chip in TX nonetheless. All that stuff does kind of matter these days. And we are not in the 80 series era anymore. A decade is a long time to stagnate and sit on a vehicle. Specially considering advances in safety. Granted LX is more akin to escalade than LC, but the escalade costs a bit more to kit out.
I personally bought my 570 to build it, and take it on trips, it’s never been daily driven, and thats after keeping my 470 fully stock. But man sometimes I wish I had a pano roof, carplay, better cameras and more range. And I paid pretty much a fully loaded brand new Z71 money for it. That car will not be worthless in ten years either, they do hold decent value.
For everyone that comes out like you do with your comment, im not really disagreeing, i just think you can look at it a bit less romantically than the LC community tends to do. Upkeep and gas are real cost considerations, and Toyota products are already 10 years behind as soon as they are launched. That means after 20 years, your truck may not be falling apart sure, but it feels like a 30 year old car. And was designed with the safety, tech, and engineering of that era as well. Point is, there are definitely downsides, and its taken me a few years to fully admit that to myself even.
This is all Off-roading aside. That is a non comparison outside of a G really or some niche stuff. But in that case, buy third owner used and trash it. Have something zippy for the city.
