Hi all,
I have recently become obsessed with LCs, and I have been schooling myself in them via this wonderful site. I'm looking for my forever rig. My main desire is for an off roader (so 80's series), but I also would love to use it as a DD (so 100s), and while I really love the project, I have to be honest and tell myself that I don't have the time! (so a 4th gen 4Runner). And I pretty much cycle through each of these vehicles every few hours, hovering the longest on the FJ80. So that is background, and somewhat irrelevant I guess.
Since I have never driven any of the above vehicles, I have no point or reference when people say "the 100 is more comfortable than the 80". So I to put thing into terms I can understand, can anyone compare an 80 or 100 or 4R to my current DD - an '06 Tundra. While super dependable, the truck isn't exactly interesting to drive. It's got decent power, rides smooth and has a pretty terrible turning radius. I've compared the specs (turning radius, width, wheelbase, etc) of the above to my truck, and basically only the width is close (but the Tundra track is larger). I also have a 2014 Rubicon 2DR (which I am going to get rid of).
So does for anyone with experience with these vehicles, does the Tundra feel like any of them? I kinda of envision the 80 as like the Jeep and the 100 as the Tundra, perhaps less mushy?
Any thoughts are welcome.
Thanks.
I have recently become obsessed with LCs, and I have been schooling myself in them via this wonderful site. I'm looking for my forever rig. My main desire is for an off roader (so 80's series), but I also would love to use it as a DD (so 100s), and while I really love the project, I have to be honest and tell myself that I don't have the time! (so a 4th gen 4Runner). And I pretty much cycle through each of these vehicles every few hours, hovering the longest on the FJ80. So that is background, and somewhat irrelevant I guess.
Since I have never driven any of the above vehicles, I have no point or reference when people say "the 100 is more comfortable than the 80". So I to put thing into terms I can understand, can anyone compare an 80 or 100 or 4R to my current DD - an '06 Tundra. While super dependable, the truck isn't exactly interesting to drive. It's got decent power, rides smooth and has a pretty terrible turning radius. I've compared the specs (turning radius, width, wheelbase, etc) of the above to my truck, and basically only the width is close (but the Tundra track is larger). I also have a 2014 Rubicon 2DR (which I am going to get rid of).
So does for anyone with experience with these vehicles, does the Tundra feel like any of them? I kinda of envision the 80 as like the Jeep and the 100 as the Tundra, perhaps less mushy?
Any thoughts are welcome.
Thanks.