Trading in 2013 LR4 for 2018 LC

[Dan Higgins]

Welcome! I made the switch from an LR4 (2014 w/ 55K miles) 2 years ago this month and am very pleased with the decision. Like you, I loved a lot of things about the LR4 (though in hindsight I would have preferred a 2013 or earlier). But reliability, approaching maintenance costs and issues with towing a 6K lbs travel trailer forced me to make a move. (And I do not like their new Explorer, er, Discovery, at all. In fact I don't care for the general direction of LR.) LC (2016) has been very good. I didn't go crazy with upgrades but did a modest 2" lift with ARB OME springs and Nitrocharger Sport shocks, Slee sliders, Gobi rack, ARB drawers in place of the 3rd row. I've comfortably towed our trailer from CO to Oregon. I've done plenty of easy to moderate offroad. And though I loved the large, flat-floor cargo area of the LR4, the ability to setup a sleeping platform across the ARB drawers and the folded 2nd row have been adequate. Bottom line is that I can trust it. I loved my LR4. I respect and trust my LC.

 

[LC2018]

Welcome! I made the switch from an LR4 (2014 w/ 55K miles) 2 years ago this month and am very pleased with the decision. Like you, I loved a lot of things about the LR4 (though in hindsight I would have preferred a 2013 or earlier). But reliability, approaching maintenance costs and issues with towing a 6K lbs travel trailer forced me to make a move. (And I do not like their new Explorer, er, Discovery, at all. In fact I don't care for the general direction of LR.) LC (2016) has been very good. I didn't go crazy with upgrades but did a modest 2" lift with ARB OME springs and Nitrocharger Sport shocks, Slee sliders, Gobi rack, ARB drawers in place of the 3rd row. I've comfortably towed our trailer from CO to Oregon. I've done plenty of easy to moderate offroad. And though I loved the large, flat-floor cargo area of the LR4, the ability to setup a sleeping platform across the ARB drawers and the folded 2nd row have been adequate. Bottom line is that I can trust it. I loved my LR4. I respect and trust my LC.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I had several LCs (FJ40, FJ60, FJ70) in the 1990s and early 2000s and they were great. I had always wanted a LR and loved the two LR4s we had. The new "Explorer" I do not care for. A comparably equipped Disocvery came up to $75K and the LC was $87K but the Toyota dealer offerd us a better deal on our LR4 trade-in ($32K vs $20K), so it all worked out.

I am considering a modest lift to fit slightly larger tires but as much as I love the functionality of the drawers and the great design, we can't go without the third row. When we camp, we take the F150 (fits a lot of crap in the bed) and tow a 26' Winnebago camper trailer with plenty of room to sleep in

 

[Canyonero]

Thanks for the detailed response. It is very helpful. I'm not planning to add weight but do want a higher stance to allow for bigger tires on 18" wheels. On the F150 I just added strut spacers up front that made the truck level with no load in the bed and allowed me to fit the 285/70R18 BFG MTs.

BTW, based on your pic I assume you ride off road. I ride a 2014 GSA off road and a 2014 350EXC-F in the woods.

 

[gaijin]

Those are some fat tires... Made it look like a dirt bike

Those aren't fat tires ... these are fat tires:

4.8 F/R

 

[Willy beamin]

Ha those are some fatties. Nice bike

 

[LC2018]

Those aren't fat tires ... these are fat tires:

4.8 F/R

You can probably ride on water with those tires