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wancho1

wancho1

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I know I could have posted this in the 80 forum, but would rather have input from the locals. We're thinking of getting an 97 LC (or other year 80 series) as a daily driver for now and something I'll inherit as a trail rig in the next few years. As far as a DD how does the LC perform and what's the reliability like. If something does go wrong with it, is it an expensive vehicle to repair? What should I look for when searching for one? I'd appreciate any input. Thanks.:beer:
 
The best engineered vehicle I've ever seen for reliability and longetivity. That said, you're looking at a truck that's at least 10 years old. If you spend the time to bring it up to par, doing all the maintenance that may have been neglected over the years, they are fantastic vehicles, but like anything that old little things are gonna break, wear out, or whatever.

My wife's is a daily driver with 100K on the clock and I'd drive it across the country (or let her) tomorrow. My truck, at nearly 200K, is just as solid and while I wouldn't want to drive it across country with trail tires and 10 MPG, I'd have no issues taking it into the wild for a week or 4. They are not particularly expensive to fix, but some of the maintenance items can be expensive if you're at the mercy of a mechanic, like axle service. If you have a need for an SUV, they or the 100 series are great choices. If you want to wheel it later, the 80 is the better of the two choices, but that's only my opinion. :D

-Spike
 
x2 for what Spike said. My 80 has almost 200k, it's absolutely the best vehicle I've ever owned. I bought it about 3 years ago, It's had home made and Toyota dealership maintenance. The only problem my truck has is the electric seat actuators don't work (fore-aft) and I realize it's a pretty easy fix I'm just lazy about it (and the seats just happen to be set for me :D ).

Find a clean one. Don't be to worried about lockers, especially for a DD. Mine doesn't have them and I don't miss them cause I have 2 other wheeling trucks. When I make it a wheeler eventually I will add ARBs. Gas mileage sucks, oh well it's Full-time 4x4 and weighs 6000 pounds! You'll replace brake pads a lot, but with practice you can swap the pads in the garage pit-stop style and be done in under 30 minutes, less than 60 for all 4 wheels.
 
And don't forget it's two words... ;)
 
"Two words"... or "post modern"...

So that's a topic I've always wondered about, and will surely get a variety of opinions here at IH8MUD...

Land Cruiser... Landcruiser... LandCruiser... ???

Does anyone know Toyota's corporate take on this?

I bet it varied over the years, as marketing teams came and went. It seems to me I've seen examples of all three variously on 40's, 55's, 60's, 80's and 100's... not to mention the non-US series 70's and 90's. Further back, what was on the 25's? And what about "FJCruiser"???

On my 1980's 60-series, the badge could be seen both ways (image below)...

Was that just-barely larger gap, on the 60's badges, between "Land" and "Cruiser" (versus between individual letters in each word...) enough to constitute, or intended to constitute, a legitimate "space"?

Or was the use of the mid-word capital letter "C" really Toyota's way of showing that they were part of the "with-it", hip, post-modern literati of the 1980's? :cool:

Perhaps Toyota has some other, more secretive, :ban:, esoteric and cerebral (big words added for effect... or is it affect... ;p) reason for this conglomeration of nouns?


Trivial? I say not... :D


:cheers:
BioD 60
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Having studied typography, and now practice it, I think it would be safe to say the inital cap in the C denotes that it's a second word. :grinpimp:

But what do I know.
 
Nice link Kingbee. Thanks for everyones input.
 
I have daily driven my 80 for almost a year. I have driven it 2x on 2200+ mile trips with no issue. It has 163k and I did the HG @161k.
 
Warning: Divergence from topic...

macneill said:
Having studied typography, and now practice it, I think it would be safe to say the inital cap in the C denotes that it's a second word. :grinpimp:

But what do I know.
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But that means an extra keystroke *every* time I type the (two) word(s)... :crybaby:

Do you have any idea how much extra time that will cost me on an annual basis?

At least two or three... maybe even 5... minutes! Which I've already spent bending this thread way off topic...

:beer::popcorn:

So, I concede... "Land Cruiser" it is. :)

BioD 60
 
It's clearly two words on the back of my (far superior) 80 serieses. :flipoff2:

-Spike (Serie?)
 
-Spike- said:
It's clearly two words on the back of my (far superior) 80 serieses. :flipoff2:

-Spike (Serie?)
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It’s also all one word on my even more superiorest rig, LX450!:princess::flipoff2:
 
We're talking Land Cruisers here pink-panty boy, nothing for you here, shuffle along. :flipoff2:

-Spike
 
wancho1 said:
as a daily driver for now and something I'll inherit as a trail rig in the next few years
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DD for now and trail rig later? Sounds like you'll have it for some time?

What about a 100? There's very few places an 80 can go a 100 cannot. Add in all the other benefits (safety, lower miles, larger, more reliable....yes, more reliable than an 80) and consider them. Is a 100 an option for you?
 
RHINO said:
oh boy here goes the comparison thread,,, and to help it along might i suggest a mitsubishi montero, it'll go everywhere the 100 will go:flipoff2:
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It's very simple.......read what the postee wrote his intended use is. That information is important in returning his requested recommendations.

Had he a wrote "I want to build an extreme wheeler" then the response from those who pay attention would differ.

These 80's are so old that they nickel and dime us to death. Not so with the 100 series. IF HE doesn't want to consider one that's his choice.
 
ShottsUZJ100 said:
What about a 100... ....yes, more reliable than an 80
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:lol:

You state that as fact, on what basis?

I suppose that this statement might technically be true since the 100 series is undeniably younger than any 80- or 60 or 55 or 40, any of which I would argue will be proven to be more mechanically reliable than the electronic-dependant 100 in the long term. For that matter, the 80 pushes my personal limits of what should be electronic. For me, the coil suspension, solid axles and overbuilt design makes up for the electronic transmission and climate control- neither of which has been shown to be a problem, but still... the more complex a machine, the more likelyhood for failure.

The original question referenced cost of repairs. How would you rate the 100 in that category Shotts? (No digs here, just trying to help the poster and I have no experience with 100 series repair bills.)

In the end they're all Land Cruisers and worthy of consideration. The 100 is undeniably the flagship for luxury- to date.

-Spike- said:
If you have a need for an SUV, they or the 100 series are great choices. If you want to wheel it later, the 80 is the better of the two choices, but that's only my opinion. :D
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-Spike
 
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