Lose The Lexus Or Lose My Membership !!!!!!!! (2 Viewers)

[Kaderabek]

He is literally the only person to ever "read and reread" my column.

 

[jonheld]

I drive an LX450. I'm done with all that Toyota junk.

 

[SerbCruiser]

Lol that was a good read

 

[wngrog]

He had staying power

 

[RocketCityCrzrs]

Thanks for the bump @wngrog I hadn't read this.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

How we feeling about Lexus 21 years later?

 

[Kaderabek]

I feel a James Brown moment coming on....

 

[Hulk]

How we feeling about Lexus 21 years later?

The OP was the webmaster for landcruisaholics.com. That website does not exist any more. The Lexus takeover is complete.

 

[ginericLC]

Kurt, I feel like Lexus is giving the off road community more "Land Cruiser" than Toyota is. The GX550 is superior to the Land Cruiser 250. And really if you add up all the things that are better about it, it becomes the better value. Lexus is offering the LX600 and LX700 for the full sized 300 replacement (not a Prado) while Toyota has left us high and dry in that section of the Land Cruiser line up. It could be argued that the current Lexus line up is more "Land Cruiser" than the Toyota line up.

 

[wngrog]

Kurt, I feel like Lexus is giving the off road community more "Land Cruiser" than Toyota is. The GX550 is superior to the Land Cruiser 250. And really if you add up all the things that are better about it, it becomes the better value. Lexus is offering the LX600 and LX700 for the full sized 300 replacement (not a Prado) while Toyota has left us high and dry in that section of the Land Cruiser line up. It could be argued that the current Lexus line up is more "Land Cruiser" than the Toyota line up.

And you would not be alone

 

[nakman]

Neat to see all you old fellers coming out of the woodwork here.. my primary trail rig is a Lexus these days, we've been having a good time.

also I hear Lexus does some really sweet training events at those overland shows! agreed it's the preferred brand now

 

[Romer]

Neat to see all you old fellers coming out of the woodwork here..

I resemble that comment

At the COTR event, the only vehicles I was really interest in where the LX600 (Slee), The two LX700h's (Nathans and Dissent) and the GX550 (Slee). They all really looked nice and well equiped. I test drove the GX550. If money was no object, I would be looking at getting the 700h (Hybrid 300 series). Really nice vehicle.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Kurt, I feel like Lexus is giving the off road community more "Land Cruiser" than Toyota is. The GX550 is superior to the Land Cruiser 250. And really if you add up all the things that are better about it, it becomes the better value. Lexus is offering the LX600 and LX700 for the full sized 300 replacement (not a Prado) while Toyota has left us high and dry in that section of the Land Cruiser line up. It could be argued that the current Lexus line up is more "Land Cruiser" than the Toyota line up.

We're ~15 months into our GX550, I don't disagree, never have on the GX550>LC250. They are also very different price points and availability. And I'm still not selling a 200 to buy a 250, 550, 600 but I'll damned if the LC700h OT doesn't have me very tempted.

 

[Kaderabek]

I suppose - with the considerable benefit of hindsight - that we were correct.

 

[Tentsontop]

Currently on Lexus #3. I'm going to have to check out a 700h I think.

 

[wngrog]

This was the trip I was on with @sleeoffroad in the Lexus that was on the cover of TT

Whipsaw Trail in BC.

 

[Kaderabek]

This all seems so normal now.

 

[TRT2]

You were always ahead of your time Todd... and we all benefited.

 

[Kaderabek]

You were always ahead of your time Todd... and we all benefited.

Honestly - I had great leadership and have always been very appreciative.