"Horrible Purchase"

[grando]

Congrats. Love that color. It’s actually a bad purchase because you are on the wrong forum to save $ on. This is a slippery slope! Enjoy the ride!

 

[MJK]

Assuming the truck is otherwise solid, I think you got a very good deal and I love that color.

If you are a DIYer, basic maintenance on these is not bad at all. Even if you have to throw some coin at a shop to make the VGRS light go away, I think you did well. Enjoy it. As for what the family thinks, who cares? I have 3 cars and they have their own too. As long as everybody likes what they have, good enough.

Plus, when I bought my 05 LX my wife thought I was nuts. Now that it is all fixed up, she wants it instead of her Highlander.

 

[Pucker5]

Your truck is sick. Wife will figure it out soon. Full mono color (no split color) galaxy mica grey 470 is bad ass! My 03 galaxy grey came with visible wear, some rust, and some maintenance needs and I still wouldn’t get rid of it. Wife hated it at first until she drove it and put my sons car seat perfectly in the middle latch in the rear seat.

 

[Sean9421]

I bought mine 10 years ago (99 lc with 67k miles) for $12k. It was a steal and i knew it, needed alittle work, but i was ok with that. My dad couldn't comprehend me "wasting 12k on a beat up old car that wouldn't last". Fast forward 10 years, I still have it and it runs great, and he's on his 3rd car since I bought it. Like others have said, it takes one long trip, one snow storm, one emergency and they'll change their minds. My dad loves my truck now, even though he has some trouble getting into it now. Keep good care of it and it will keep good care of you.

 

[MongooseGA]

Well,

Just bought a LX470, my dream car, and my family is saying it's a horrible purchase. It's an '05 with 192k, great service history. Only concern was the VGRS light, but that seems to be common. How in the hell do I convince my family to stop saying this was a horrible purchase? I guess I'll show them at 500k?

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That's a great looking truck. Get a better family.

Also you don't have night view, which means you bought the base model.

YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE THAT JUDGEMENT ANYMORE.

 

[nukegoat]

That's a great looking truck. Get a better family.




YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE THAT JUDGEMENT ANYMORE.

 

[jlm43]

Like others have said, it takes one long trip, one snow storm, one emergency and they'll change their minds.

^This^

It took about 2 years and a couple of long trips during snowstorms for the wife to fully appreciate it. Last year she purchased a 2017 GX460 and loves it. And this is coming from a woman that thinks its stupid to have a vehicle that gets less than 25 mpg. I was fully prepared for her to come home with a Prius.

 

[CloudCity]

That thing's a boss. You're a boss for wanting and buying one. End of story.
Enjoy buddy!

 

[krice118]

I'm not sure what you mean by an "auto locker". The ARB and Harrop locking diffs do not lock automatically. They lock when you press a button. So I wouldn't call them an "auto locker".

What most people mean by an automatic locking differential is one that locks and unlocks without any input from the driver. I'm not aware of an automatic locking differential available for the 200.

I also don't know what you mean by "cancel out". My understanding is that ATRAC senses different rotational speeds of wheels and applies selective braking to try to transfer torque from the wheel that is slipping to the wheel that has traction.

In contrast, when you lock a differential, that means that both output shafts will spin at the same speed. If both shafts are spinning at the same speed, then I expect that ATRAC will not sense a slip and thus won't do anything.

Forgot to mention to anyone on this thread. My uncle, a mechanic for 30+ years, said it's a luxury vehicle not for off-roading! I was cracking up on the phone when he said that lololol

funny. When I was looking at 470s my dad mechanic friend said the suspension rides great but wasn’t meant for off-road whichled me to find a new mechanic haha

 

[ramangain]

Plus, when I bought my 05 LX my wife thought I was nuts. Now that it is all fixed up, she wants it instead of her Highlander.

I KNEW my advise was awesome! Tell the family I say hi, see you soon on my cross-country adventure!

Oh, and your advise 3+ years ago to buy mine was spot on too.

 

[CLEcruiser]

If it's from NJ and it truly is rust free, then someone meticulously cared for it for it's whole life. It's probably in good shape.

 

[2cam]

When we bought our first LX (a '98), my wife wasn't crazy about it and wondered why I didn't want to replace my totaled 335i with another sports car. At the time, she had a nice, clean W211 E55 that she would never consider parting with. After a couple of months and several times driving the LX, she changed her mind and decided that she wanted one as well.

The LX/LCs just have a way of drawing people in. They definitely have a certain charm to them.

2cam

 

[Bizzaror]

This is an update to my last post; "Horrible Purchase"

WELP... my parents dissolved the deal. They told me it was an unreliable vehicle and had way too many miles. Along with that my uncle, a mechanic for 30+ years, said this is a luxury vehicle and isn't built to go off-road. I tried explaining to them that's not the case with Land Cruisers, to which they told me I'm part of the "know-it-all" generation, and I should instead buy a Wrangler (vomit). I made a spreadsheet to show them the LC was a better investment, they told me the Wrangler would still be better. So yeah, that's the story about the LX470. Hope to be back on this forum with a REAL "new to me" post, but for now I go back to lurking...

 

[Flipped Bezel]

Whiskey....Tango....Foxtrot?!!??

 

[LEX]

Damn, what did I miss? Guess I'll read the other thread. Lol

 

[Brandon Ryder]

How old are you that your parents have a say? Is it their money?

 

[jerryb]

if someone is dictating what I buy they surely are paying for it as well.

 

[suprarx7nut]

Out of curiosity, how old are you?

I'm sure there's no convincing educating them, but this may provide some eye-opening eye-candy.

100 Series Upgrade: Toyo Tires Trailpass Lexus LX470

This luxury Lexus LX470 Land Cruiser is designed to be a comfortable daily driver and a bug-out rig that is ready for anything.

www.treadmagazine.com

A Wrangler is definitely a cheaper way to go off-road. More reliable? Debatable. I'm pretty positive a far greater percentage of LX470's make it to 250k miles than a Wrangler, but I don't have that data.

What a bummer. Hopefully you're young and soon to be free of their oversight.

**Add-on. This story reminds me of when I bought my first Supra. My dad was not thrilled to learn it was rear wheel drive, turbo and "powerful". I thought he'd be kinda excited, but I was wrong. He said I needed to sell it. Car was bought with my money, so it stayed and so followed a life-long obsession with fun cars, despite what family, spouse, relatives have had to say, haha.

 

[Pucker5]

 

[nukegoat]

This is an update to my last post; "Horrible Purchase"

WELP... my parents dissolved the deal. They told me it was an unreliable vehicle and had way too many miles. Along with that my uncle, a mechanic for 30+ years, said this is a luxury vehicle and isn't built to go off-road. I tried explaining to them that's not the case with Land Cruisers, to which they told me I'm part of the "know-it-all" generation, and I should instead buy a Wrangler (vomit). I made a spreadsheet to show them the LC was a better investment, they told me the Wrangler would still be better. So yeah, that's the story about the LX470. Hope to be back on this forum with a REAL "new to me" post, but for now I go back to lurking...

Have them buy you a new JLU Rubicon. Problem solved?