What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (20 Viewers)

[Mogwai]

How are you going to keep your butter pecan, truffle, ice cream cold? Or how are we going to keep our ice cubes fresh for our Macallan 18? We are fancy 200 series drivers after all.

I think for longer boondocking trips, a separate freezer would be very useful for me personally. Not 100% necessary but useful. Just my opinion though.

IMO you just cannot beat having ice in your water (scotch) in the middle of nowhere, many days into a trip. But that's about all I think I'd use the freezer part for, keeping ice, well as ice.

I'm just getting caught up on all the recent happenings, I see many cool things coming along to Baja that I didn't realize you all were doing before the trip. You guys are nuts (in the best of disposable income sort of way!).

 

[Markuson]

Hey Mark

do those just pop on?? What’s involved?
I have two on mine ‘13 that needs to be done

t wan

Just a note on removing the window seals...

Once you pop an edge+ off...you can literally just (violently) rip them up and off...since the only potential breakage is the old seal/strip you're about to replace.

 

[Markuson]

How are you going to keep your butter pecan, truffle, ice cream cold? Or how are we going to keep our ice cubes fresh for our Macallan 18? We are fancy 200 series drivers after all.

I think for longer boondocking trips, a separate freezer would be very useful for me personally. Not 100% necessary but useful. Just my opinion though.

Agree freezer is sorta optional. But this unit can run both sides as fridge if you prefer, so it's means you have options.

Kinda interesting how they regulate temps. -Compressor first sends refrigerant to the freezer side--but can redirect it to the fridge side if needed. Also activate a fan inside the walls to send cold to the fridge side. This way, it can regulate the balance without having to always rely on the compressor. Super quiet--even sleeping next to it in the back (I tried it).

 

[marketShark]

Added a LC spare tire cover. Hopefully should clear up the confusion of big highlander vs off-road sequoia vs land cruiser in my driveway

 

[FerzLC]

Just a note on removing the window seals...

Once you pop an edge+ off...you can literally just (violently) rip them up and off...since the only potential breakage is the old seal/strip you're about to replace.

Thanks Mark. I like being violent and breaking stuff. It should go smoothly for me. Going to get them replaced this weekend.

 

[RET2]

Added a LC spare tire cover. Hopefully should clear up the confusion of big highlander vs off-road sequoia vs land cruiser in my driveway

I'd get the Highlander version just to mess with their minds

 

[marketShark]

I wanted the RAV4 spare, but I don't think they make them this size!

 

[tbisaacs]

I like your sliding cutting board idea!

Thank you!

 

[tbisaacs]

@Oakleyguy @cruiseroutfit something about Shepard’s and cruisers...

She’s my partner in crime and has managed to get hair in literally every crevice of my 570.

 

[jmw101]

Heck at that rate you will hit 400k in 3-4 years! I want it when youre done

I'm probably gonna keep this one forever. Best damn truck I've had.

 

[jmw101]

What is your repair list to date?

I have had no repairs. I'm planning on a short run to Colorado/Utah in June, so I am thinking about doing the starter and water pump before then. Have not had problems, but figure it might be a good idea to do these proactively. Still considering it, though.

Had one occasion last summer on a trip to California where it I got the christmas tree lights on the dash after a fill up. No symptoms and it reset on the next restart after a couple of hours. Haven't had the issue since.

I do get the occasional center diff lock flasher on "cold" mornings. Always goes away after warmup.

3rd set of tires.
3rd set of brakes.
2nd radar detector.
Need to replace windshield (rock chips from highway driving) for 3rd time.
Regular oil changes. Toyota synthetic for first 24k. Mobil 1 until about 200k. Switched to Amsoil.
And just a little bit of gas.

I think it has been to 1/2 of the states, and a helluva lot of miles within Texas.

I really love reading about your rigs. While this one has no mods, my next one definitely will. I learn a ton just from reading here and keeping up with your adventures. Thanks to everyone.

 

[krice118]

@jmw101 ok seriously my curiosity is killing me

How do you drive that many miles in 5/6 years??

 

[jmw101]

@jmw101 ok seriously my curiosity is killing me

How do you drive that many miles in 5/6 years??

I just drive a lot.

I started my own business a little over five years ago. Most of my work has been within 75 miles of home, but there are periods when I am in the truck 2 hours a day or more. I don't live within a major metro area, so when I drive an hour, it's usually 60-70 miles. I have a lead foot, and the LC will do whatever you ask of it.

We've taken some pretty long trips. First month I had the truck, we loaded up and drove to Yellowstone and then back through the midwest to take in Mt. Rushmore and visit some family. 5,000 miles in the first month.

Family trip to Florida the next summer.
Trip to San Diego for work and then up the California coast for college visits with my son.
Trip last year to Grand Canyon and then San Diego. Rented an AirStream and drove north and "camped" in Yosemite and Sequoia National Park.

I hunt several times a year, and each place in probably 4+ hours from where I live. I load up and go. I don't have a pickup, so if I need to haul something, rent a tractor, etc-- I just hook up the 16' utility trailer and haul it. The LC does it all.

I bought the truck in May, 2012. So it is almost 6 years old.

 

[NLScooby]

How is the rig riding these days?

She rides nice. I would like to drive a rig with the BP51 set up just to see the difference though!

How about your rig? You still happy with the ride?

 

[Dan Higgins]

I just drive a lot.

I started my own business a little over five years ago. Most of my work has been within 75 miles of home, but there are periods when I am in the truck 2 hours a day or more. I don't live within a major metro area, so when I drive an hour, it's usually 60-70 miles. I have a lead foot, and the LC will do whatever you ask of it.

We've taken some pretty long trips. First month I had the truck, we loaded up and drove to Yellowstone and then back through the midwest to take in Mt. Rushmore and visit some family. 5,000 miles in the first month.

Family trip to Florida the next summer.
Trip to San Diego for work and then up the California coast for college visits with my son.
Trip last year to Grand Canyon and then San Diego. Rented an AirStream and drove north and "camped" in Yosemite and Sequoia National Park.

I hunt several times a year, and each place in probably 4+ hours from where I live. I load up and go. I don't have a pickup, so if I need to haul something, rent a tractor, etc-- I just hook up the 16' utility trailer and haul it. The LC does it all.

I bought the truck in May, 2012. So it is almost 6 years old.

This is awesome to hear! The major motivations for us getting a Land Cruiser (and trading in our Land Rover) was because we knew we would be doing lots of road trips with some trailer towing and some off-pavement driving. I'm nowhere near 50K/year (as I don't drive to/from work.) But I expect 25-30 per year. And if my 2016 turns out to be as reliable as yours, we should have it for >10 years.

Also, thanks for the reminder that to keep it running that long you need to do the requisite maintenance and replace there stuff that wears out.

 

[mcgaskins]

Just ordered 285/70/18 Ridge Grapplers for the 16 and will be putting on BP51s and Slee sliders. Hoping to get it put together in time for a shake down Moab run in mid April.

 

[dal20402]

Just got the LX tinted with Llumar CTX 30 (both on the front windows and over the factory tint in back for a total transmission of just under 10% back there). I'll post a picture when I'm home in the light. Truck looks great and the heat rejection from the ceramic tint is phenomenal.

 

[MilkmanVX]

Just hit 200 on the 2Hundy -all but 6 are mine.... . .. I think she's all broken in now ....

 

[cc1999]

I just made my first fill up on my new 18 today.

I noticed the new 18 took a lot more fuel to fill then I was expecting.

With all the other 200s I have owned and still own one of my 2011s. When the low fuel 0 to empty light comes all the others seldom would take more then 19 gal to fill basically there had always been 5 gal still in there when they showed 0 to empty.

With my new 18 the light came on and I hit 0 to empty and it took 21 gal to fill this morning. Going to have to watch this to see it was a fluke or if Toyota finally updated the gauges and warranting lights to read more accurately. On several occasions with the other cruisers I would take them well past the 0 mark without much worry since I knew it had another 5 gal in there, basically I was pretty use to screwy way the fuel gauge worked on the older 200s. I probably should not try that tactic on this new one.
Which I am glad to see it read more accurate on this 18. Just need to get a feel for exactly what this one is telling me. Should know more after a few more fill ups.

 

[M1911]

In my 2013 LC, the manual specifically referred to the 4 gallon “reserve”. Does the 2018 manual also refer to a 4 gallon “reserve”?