I can see the benefit having younger kids and going on a long road trip, that is what the Land Cruiser was built for, Long road trip to an off road trip
What is with the tiny screens on the 2015 and older?
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A Land Cruiser was not designed to compete with a Jeep Wrangler. It was meant to be the family hauler that can go anywhere in comfort. If you want an old school off road SUV...buy a Defender 90 or 110. Nothing wrong with screens in a Land Cruiser to keep the kids happy on long trips...better than them getting car sick from reading or annoying each other out of boredom
Markuson
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I don't think the gripes are about having screens of any kind...or entertaining kids.
The gripes are more about poorly implemented screens that are about 6 years past their prime.
-Grumpy Markupoop
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I don't think the gripes are about having screens of any kind...or entertaining kids.
The gripes are more about poorly implemented screens that are about 6 years past their prime.
-Grumpy Markupoop
Someone had mentioned that they don't belong in a LC. I don't like the screens myself as I mentioned before but the intergrated headrest would be the best option, otherwise an iPad mount would be great. I don't know why LC has to be an all or nothing option list for the U.S market.
Yeah. I mean I can see the appeal I guess. My thought isn't that the LC should be an off-road only vehicle! It's always had space for multiple passengers since the 80s. I just have a sort of opposition to television. Much less kids these days who can't go a couple hours without it and feel it must be fed to them from the back of a headrest, god forbid kids get "bored."
I used to feel the same way but having kids argue back and forth or whining is very distracting while driving. Our road trips are rare(2x a year). Better to have piece and to pick your battles more wisely. Just because someone allows them to watch movies or listen to music on road trips doesn't mean they are less imaginative or lack people skills. It's like junk food, it's never in our house but on vacation they get to indulge a little. With the amount of work they get from school, tv is rarely on in our house.
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For those of you whose kids watch the screens on road trips, what do they do on a daily basis ?
For example going back and forth from school do they want to watch tv?
We have portable headrest DVD monitors for road trips. But I know if I had them permanently a fixed , they would want to watch all the time
Appreciate some thought from parents
For example going back and forth from school do they want to watch tv?
We have portable headrest DVD monitors for road trips. But I know if I had them permanently a fixed , they would want to watch all the time
Appreciate some thought from parents
My 2.5 yo doesn't yet know that there's DVD capabilities in the LC. We're trying to keep that a secret as long as we can. I would have ordered one without it if it was possible. I envision it being used in the future only on road trips, but who knows...
Last week we allowed him to watch videos on an iPad for the first time (flying from VA to CA), but told him is "in flight entertainment only" and haven't let him watch it other than when in the air. On shorter flights we haven't used it but thought it was warranted this time around...
Last week we allowed him to watch videos on an iPad for the first time (flying from VA to CA), but told him is "in flight entertainment only" and haven't let him watch it other than when in the air. On shorter flights we haven't used it but thought it was warranted this time around...
My kids never ask to watch anything on the way to school. It has never been an issue. They know it's for the long road trips only. If you start using them...even once to school, they will expect it going forward. The important thing is to stay consistent. Never give in for the sake of giving in. Lay the rules out early on and don't stray from them. Kids need structure and consistency.
Thank you
My boys are 5 and 2
They have no iPad
No video games
30 min of tv a day
Last year for 10 hour road trip we did a portable DVD player headrest mount
We usually stop every 4-5 hours find a park and play on trips
We also have only one tv in our house
Thus in our friend circle we are the weird ones with no in car tv and no tv in every room household
Heck my son asked if we are poor since we have no tv in the family car.
Thus I was curious for those that have the permanent screen , once they see it on road trips if they want it always on daily rides
Appreciate the response
Lol! Kids these day. My girls 8 and 12 get so much pressure from friends at school as to why they don't have cellphones(I.e iPhones). One of her friends felt sorry for her and offered my 12yr. old her old iPhone 5. She visited our house last week for a sleepover and told my daughter "how come you don't have a phone if you're so rich". This is the crap I have to deal with. Kids just don't get it and many are very spoiled or conform to society's pressure thanks to parents who give them everything they want whether they can afford it or not. I have heard from a few parent friends of mine it was a mistake buying their kids iPhones because it has changed their behavior to worse but also find it difficult to take it away. Sad
P.S I'm not "so rich" but to those who have less, I suppose I am...it's in the eye of the beholder. I still have to work and don't own a jet and have bills to pay.
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200 owners ARE rich 
In all seriousness, I grew up in a house that didn't value materialism
Passing that to our children is a hard job...
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In all seriousness, I grew up in a house that didn't value materialism
Passing that to our children is a hard job...
Appreciate the post
You all have to remember 4990 out of 5000 new 200s are purchased by moms who drive them to malls. Toyota is catering to that category in the US. All or nothing options. They want the screens and creature comforts. They take the surveys telling Toyota what they should offer not us. Every time I get a 200 survey I fill it out with what I want but I think you only get them if you bought new? If the off road enthusiasts bought more new they may change how they are built or offered. But most don't get into them until they are 5-8 years old. Personally I like the screens for the kids and they only get to use them on road trips. Never going around town.
