Yeah, a couple hundred units/yr is hard to believe. Maybe a couple of thousand units plus two times that in certified "pre-owned" 100's (are those counted in the numbers?) How many Sequoias are sold these days? LA has a lot of LC 100's, but they're concentrated in the affluent west side. But even nowdays at the super-sized dealers that carry hundreds of vehicles, there are only a couple of new LC 100's in stock, and more used ones from returned leases these days. I suspect sales have really plummeted since the introduction of the Sequoia. My buddy said the salesman at his local Toyota dealer told him the Sequioa was the same as the LC100...I had to convince him hard that they were two completely different vehicles, so I'm sure it's ignorance on both the consumer and salesman's parts. For what it's being used for (driving the kids around), the LC100 is way overkill...the extra $10K is spent (on less space) is, for most buyers, for bragging rights to make a statement. Toyota ought to do more to differentiate the rigs in both looks since customers will probably never discover the difference in capability...maybe a more retro body style like w/ the 70 series, Land Rover defender, or Benz G-class would attract more customers, along w/ the live front axle. These days, all the new Toyotas seem to look similar in the front.
'em. I'll get motivated to take some interest when they get off their asses and decide to put out a capable truck that is along the lines of what others pretend to be.
