What is the life of a Land Cruiser?

[Nottajeep]

I think those repairs are well within reason though, a big heavy rig seeing offroad use... Toyota engineers can't change the fact that materials wear, and they can only get so big before the size becomes the constrain... bearings wear, tires wear, rotors wear... aside from those consumables, my experiences are that the rest of those items you replaced, most of them could have continued for a long while before catastrophic failure occured. 250k miles is more than most other vehicles last in general and the 100 series seems to be pretty solid on the "graceful degradation" front (aside from the LX470 and the AHC system... )

Yeah I am repairing these items knowing the rest of the truck is not about to take a shet. A 99 with decent paint and zero rust bottoms out in value at this point. It's not going any lower, but as long as the engine, tranny and AC work, it will be on the road and have resale value. 20 years so far and I can see another 15-20 years of daily driver

 

[Nottajeep]

Same here. Owned LS's for over 20 years now. Miles go on the LS (or GX). Fun trips are for the LX. $/mile in maintenance is a lot less (not even talking about fuel). But you must have changed the LS caster bushings by now? I just did. Night and day difference.

LX is the forever cruiser (fingers crossed).

Not yet at 250k but I'll add it to my list. This might be my 1 million mile car for commuting

 

[Bushy 777]

Non us 3f fj 80 wagon ..499987kms..built proof

 

[Geek]

This is an interesting question. I have recently purchased a 100 Series with 301,000 miles on the odometer. Before touching anything, I drove it over 1000 miles to get it from Seattle to Denver. The tires were in need of replacement, the brakes shook like a tornado, the shocks were like a bad carnival ride, and there were about 15 other problems that needed addressed. But, it made it over 1000 miles like they were nothing. I have replaced the shocks, a front wheel bearing, brakes all around, and tires. We drove 1000 miles to Albuquerque and back to Denver and she was smooth and comfortable. I managed a little bit of off-roading in the desert near Albuquerque and she performed admirably - like a comfy leather chair on desert paths. As the friend that I purchased her from admitted, "She likes to drink her premium fuel." If you're looking for economy, move along. If you're looking for reliability, you may have found your platform. I'm hoping to get 400K out of her before we part ways. I have a few more squawks to tend to, plus the emissions test to pass before claiming victory, but I am glad to see that others are expecting long life from their 100 Series Cruisers as well.

 

[gatormark91]

This is an interesting question. I have recently purchased a 100 Series with 301,000 miles on the odometer. Before touching anything, I drove it over 1000 miles to get it from Seattle to Denver. The tires were in need of replacement, the brakes shook like a tornado, the shocks were like a bad carnival ride, and there were about 15 other problems that needed addressed. But, it made it over 1000 miles like they were nothing. I have replaced the shocks, a front wheel bearing, brakes all around, and tires. We drove 1000 miles to Albuquerque and back to Denver and she was smooth and comfortable. I managed a little bit of off-roading in the desert near Albuquerque and she performed admirably - like a comfy leather chair on desert paths. As the friend that I purchased her from admitted, "She likes to drink her premium fuel." If you're looking for economy, move along. If you're looking for reliability, you may have found your platform. I'm hoping to get 400K out of her before we part ways. I have a few more squawks to tend to, plus the emissions test to pass before claiming victory, but I am glad to see that others are expecting long life from their 100 Series Cruisers as well.

Don't waste your money on premium. Any meager performance benefit is made moot by the rate the gas will be consumed. 2UZ's run perfectly fine on regular gas.

 

[92LXAZ]

^ This. I don't even use premium in our 570.

 

[hkeller]

300K miles on our 2000 and running strong! Just did timing belt. Plan to get 400Kk.

 

[Lcerva]

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.

How did u attach those fog lights? Is it stable?

 

[gatormark91]

The answer - if you don't have a rust-bucket, if you regularly change the oil, if you have a cooling system that is completely re-done, and you have some cash squirreled away for the if/when issues of possible brake booster or transmission failure... The truck will outlast you.

 

[Chaser717]

238k on my 2000 LC and runs like a champ. Second timing belt job just completed and regular maintenance. All good...

 

[jhanley]

210k miles and just did TB, WP, alternator, radiator, tires, power steering lines, etc.... I expect at minimum another 150k miles. Can this be said for any other vehicle on the road? I don't think so.

 

[Hamachi]

My 1993 FZJ80 has 395k miles on her and still looks new because she has been garage and taken care of.

 

[taccruiser97]

I believe the answer to the question how long do they last lies in one of the original Land Cruiser ads.

“We will know how long they last, when the first one wears out”.

 

[CL350]

350k on the odometer and still running strong. Cylinder rebuild around 100k miles ago and currently replacing the rear diff. Besides that, thing is bulletproof

 

[sailor95]

Getting real close to 375k, still does everything i need to do other than miss a gas station

 

[Mike NXP]

I guess the bigger question is what kills the cruiser or the 2uz? Lack of maintenance, rust, engine / transmission failure?

As reliable as these vehicles are let's admit it, the owners are a breed of their own who like to pump money into maintaining them and given that logic they will last.

For me I find it nice just to have such a huge community backing these rigs up and defining common problems.

anyway, 2002 with 190k and no signs of slowing down.

 

[Hamachi]

They never die. They just get rusty nuts..

 

[ticoman]

93 HDJ-80 @264,000 kms and a 06 HDJ100 @356,000, kms. Both are solid family members, get along well together and tickle my fancy just looking at them. I had a 77 HDJ-40 before these girls and that started my addiction with LCs and the great community that is MUDD. Thank you all for your passion and collective knowledge. You make owning and fixing these beasts doable.

 

[Bushy 777]

1991 fj81 3f carby engine ...550000....still goin strong......simplicity is the key

 

[Jack90210]

So, has one worn out yet?