Media The MUD 100 series Photos thread (22 Viewers)

[SALEH]

Factory spare wheel carrier

 

[highonpottery]

i wish toyota'd just start making all their models available to the US as an option. i'm sure they'd sell enough of them to cover the cost of getting them to us. i'm sure 90% of the market would want the standard US models since most don't do anything with their vehicles other than drive it on the street - but the other 10% would be so much happier if they had the option of manual trannies, diesels, and all the other goodies that we drool over when you guys post your rigs.

 

[Exiled]

i wish toyota'd just start making all their models available to the US as an option. i'm sure they'd sell enough of them to cover the cost of getting them to us. i'm sure 90% of the market would want the standard US models since most don't do anything with their vehicles other than drive it on the street - but the other 10% would be so much happier if they had the option of manual trannies, diesels, and all the other goodies that we drool over when you guys post your rigs.

If Toyota officially imported mutliple variations of non-US Land Cruisers, they would lose their shirts on them, because they'd have to support every vehicle sold in the US. That means selling a low-volume vehicle but having to stock parts for them at every dealer in the country, training all technicians, etc...

Toyota sold around 12K UZJ100s per year (peak); 10% of that is only 1,200 trucks. Say 10% of those ask for a 1HD-FTE turbo diesel. Toyota sells 120 Land Cruisers but now has to stock parts at thousands of dealerships, keep hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory at their distribution center in Ontario, CA, and train thousands of technicians to work on an engine that they might never even get to see.

It's a great dream, one that most of us have had at one point or another (myself included), but it's still just a dream...

 

[anthonycds]

If Toyota officially imported mutliple variations of non-US Land Cruisers, they would lose their shirts on them, because they'd have to support every vehicle sold in the US. That means selling a low-volume vehicle but having to stock parts for them at every dealer in the country, training all technicians, etc...

Toyota sold around 12K UZJ100s per year (peak); 10% of that is only 1,200 trucks. Say 10% of those ask for a 1HD-FTE turbo diesel. Toyota sells 120 Land Cruisers but now has to stock parts at thousands of dealerships, keep hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory at their distribution center in Ontario, CA, and train thousands of technicians to work on an engine that they might never even get to see.

It's a great dream, one that most of us have had at one point or another (myself included), but it's still just a dream...

Toyota should've chose the GX model to sell here in the States then.

Don't know if any of you know this guy or have seen his videos, name's Andrew St. Pierre, expedition expert in South Africa. He normally drives G-wagons and Defenders, but this 100's his! I was pleased.

 

[SALEH]

need winch!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BTUMAN]

Just got it a week ago, stock 04 LX470. Virgin to the 100 series but loving it. I can't learn enough. Never been so impressed.

 

[moooooooo]

nice BTUMan...is it black? hard to tell from the reflections.
looks good !!
cheers
peter

 

[BTUMAN]

nice BTUMan...is it black? hard to tell from the reflections.
looks good !!
cheers
peter

Yep Black. Swore I would not do black again (I've had two Excursions black), but ended up back. Almost did white. Nice ride yourself...and a manual...cool.

 

[davegonz]

Hidden Falls Adventure Park located near Marble Falls, TX.

 

[Exiled]

Here's mine, from the same trip above with DaveGonz, Arcteryx and Softride62!

 

[2000UZJ]

Exiled,

that rig would look very good with black wheels. Go real nice with all your black accents

 

[02 Beast]

Overseas Cruisers

Some pics of a few Cruisers I was lucky enough to be acquainted with while in North Africa (Niger and Algeria). Solidified my decision to purchase a UZJ100 once back in the States.

 

[Exiled]

Exiled,

that rig would look very good with black wheels. Go real nice with all your black accents

Thnx, but I kinda like the plain pewter of the OEM steelies...I hate the green on my Cruiser, it's tough to photograph...

 

[davegonz]

Here are a couple more of our trip out this weekend.

Picasa Web Albums - davegonz - 2009 Hidden F...

 

[TXLX470]

Wow..three 100's and one 80.....I need to come and wheel with you guys..

Nice pictures by the way...

 

[uzj100]

Awesome pics.

 

[davegonz]

Wow..three 100's and one 80.....I need to come and wheel with you guys..

Nice pictures by the way...

You're more than welcome to join us next time. I'll be in Houston this weekend visiting my folks. Maybe I'll see you around.

 

[Colicious]

slow and steady up the hill

also got use of my sliders at the end





and...

 

[pman]

Some pictures I got of 2000UZJ on the trail today.

 

[2000UZJ]

my favorite one of pman on the trail. and a cool one of my lights with fog and everything else.


my airbox got FLOODED with water and mud, my filter was soaked. you knwo what that means? snorkel time!