What is the life of a Land Cruiser?

How long do Land Cruiser's last in terms of mileage if properly maintained?

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I am doing a lot of upgrades to my LX470 and started to think to myself how long are land cruisers good for? They seem to last a long time, so age isn't generally a concern. And if they are properly maintained what kind of odometers readings do they hit?

I typically see around 200-250k in the classifieds so I was thinking that is about how many miles one can get out of them before they effectively die. But since I am new to LC's I was wondering what other enthusiasts thought is most likely.


Here is a LC joke I took off another website:
Biggest update on my wall :A Toyota Land cruiser.
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LC's are like Double "A" STOMPER truck toys from the 80's... With care they keep going and going... And going!!!!! 198K on the clock and I'll own mine until the floor pan falls out and I literally can touch EARTH below me
 
Trunk Monkey said:
Search, there are many "how many miles does your truck have" threads.
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I have and I didn't see any that were over 400k and only a few with 300k+. I know 100-200k is not much on these tonka trunks so I thought I'd make this post.
 
The 100 Series was designed to have a 25 year service life with no major failures. The estimated service mileage is posted on MUD somewhere. I've driven my 100 into the ground, yet I'm about to set off on a 4,500 mile trip. If you do the scheduled maintenance, I see no reason why it would have issues. I drive mine like a mad man. I haven't changed the trans fluid, my transfer case is leaking, I've wheeled it to the point of the wheels almost falling off...and yet, it drives better than most new vehicles. Whenever I rent a car I feel like I'm in a tin can (new Camry, Malibu, etc). For a 13 year old vehicle thats design was approved in 1995, I bow down to it.

Build it, wheel it, enjoy it :beer:
 
I'm positive if a 100 is well maintained, 400k is not an unlikely number. At the rate we use ours it will take me 27 more years to hit 400k and 37 years to 500k!
 
The more relevant question is what is the practical life of a LC?

Here in Reno we have the Harrahs auto museum, they have cars that date back to the invention of automobiles. Some of the guys on the FJ40 forum have restored their trucks to near factory condition.

It's all a question of how much you enjoy your truck and how much time and money you want to spend.

For me the 100 series doesn't have the same appeal as the 40 series, at some point I'm going to decide that the cost of ownership for the 100 just isn't worth paying and sell the truck. I'll probably never sell my FJ40. :meh: personal preference.
 
i think the only reason we haven't seen tons of documented 400k Hundys is because there aren't too many people out there who drive 30k a year in a rig that only gets 15mpg on a good day and runs on premium. give it a few more years and you'll see them hitting that mark just like all the other bulletproof Cruiser wagons.
 
highonpottery said:
i think the only reason we haven't seen tons of documented 400k Hundys is because there aren't too many people out there who drive 30k a year in a rig that only gets 15mpg on a good day and runs on premium. give it a few more years and you'll see them hitting that mark just like all the other bulletproof Cruiser wagons.
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im not sure about the premium part. 87 all day every day ;)

The question of life is vary from one person to another .
It all depends to what would you call and end for a land cruiser !! An engine goes bad( you can buy an engine ) bad transmission you can buy a new or rebuild transmission , etc…….. :wrench:
I think rusty explain it you can repair any car and make it run almost forever , it all depends on how much you wanna spend to repair your hundy or any car at let say 300k mile!!! :)
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LOL! Look at the poll results... whoever said 100-200k, I'm sorry but you're stupid hahaha in relation to the thread, I've got 214k on the clock and have only had a thermostat failure which caused a radiator failure but that was user induced :doh: I'd be surprised if I don't hit 350k at minimum.
 
I think 400-500k is attainable, Iv done just scheduled maintenance on my 2000 lx, on stock ahc lifted with slee's ahc lock, with other weight and now have 280k on it. ZERO failures in anything, rides like a dream, everything works, in exceptional condition still.

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I *think* the member DNP has well over 300,000 miles on his 100. When we talked at GSMTR he said he had no major issues. I know of one 1998 in Atlanta (a freind of mine) who has 470,000 miles. He's replaced the starter, alternator, and radiator. Try going 400,000+ with a 13 year old Chevy or Dodge...:lol:

The 100 was my first vehicle, I plan on keeping it until: a) Somebody runs into me and totals it , b) it explodes into a million pieces, c) I die. It will stay with me for as long as I can possibly keep it.
 
2000UZJ said:
The 100 was my first vehicle, I plan on keeping it until: a) Somebody runs into me and totals it , b) it explodes into a million pieces, c) I die. It will stay with me for as long as I can possibly keep it.
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I feel ya there. This is my 3rd vehicle, all yotas, but man I wish I could have bought this the first time.... I don't ever plan on ditching this rig!
 
The question should really be, how long should you drive your cruiser before it makes sense to buy another vehicle? Part of the reason a Cruiser might be driven longer is simply the prohibitive cost of a new LC and the relative cheapness of spare parts. And of course, there is the impressiveness of the Toyota build quality.

There are very legit reasons to ditch a vehicle before it runs a long time, but I think the consensus is that if you keep a toyota land cruiser in proper working condition, then 300k miles is a legitimate minimum number of miles.
 
yeti in ga said:
now that I have two Land Cruisers , they both will last twice as long.
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That's what I've been thinking. I really do love this vehicle alot.
 
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