WHY DID YOU... BUY YOUR HUNDY?

[uzj100]

There are so many reasons.

1. undercover 4x4 (clark kent of 4x4's)
2. tailgate
3. fulltime 4wd
4. medium large size (not too big, not too small, just right)
5. rock solid durable and reliable
6. not a tahoe or expedition (too common, big, under built, and should never be off road)
7. wanted a vehicle that lasted longer than 3 years
8. like people telling me nice 4Runner
9. v8
10. rear AC
11. VSC
12. A-TRAC

 

[bamabrock]

I got it because I live my life one quarter mile at a time

 

[Snowrydr01]

3 row SUV for road trips to drive on the beach, make it to the mountains during snow storms, lie to myself that i will again offload eventually and

for reliability.....then the trans died a year later (160k miles)

 

[mattafact]

Wife wanted something more comfortable than our 80 so we got her the 100. Now she wants a 62 but we have to keep the 100 because HIH is too much fun.

 

[reznunt]

Camping and trail riding with kids.

 

[corkybuchek]

Parents bought a GX when I was a kid and I loved how rugged and luxurious toyota/lexus rigs are. Fast forward, graduated from college last year, got a job, choice was either a new TRD 4runner or a V8, full time 4x4, and 1/4 of the price. It was a no brainer

 

[gnarlynick2072]

This article. Top 10 Used Overland Vehicles

...and had an opportunity to import a 5 speed.

 

[highonpottery]

Back in 09, wife and I were out looking at a clean 3rd gen 4runner I saw listed at a CPO Toyota lot, then she spied a 100-series a few vehicles away and sat inside to compare. 4runner was no longer an option, but neither was paying twice as much for a used Cruiser....6mo later of looking 3-4x a week I found a deal on one I could actually afford and snatched it up before anyone else could. Now I doubt I'll ever NOT have a Land Cruiser in my fleet.

 

[dsw1020]

This article. Top 10 Used Overland Vehicles

...and had an opportunity to import a 5 speed.

I blame this article as well haha. Saw it on Jalopnik and the 100 moved to the top of the list.

 

[Catskills]

Four years ago or so I took a class with OEX and while we were looking at their trucks, Bruce Elfstrom showed up and walked down the line, telling us about them: Defenders, Hiluxes, 80s...

When he got to their 100, he said: this is THE overland vehicle. Comfortable, big windows, capable off-road. Great overall truck.

I never forgot that.

At the time I had a 4Runner Trail, and while that was a fun truck, it had its limitations. For me, anyway.

It couldn't tow worth a damn. I felt sorry for it when I towed, even a little raft trailer. This became a bigger issue for me because my husband at the time had the tow vehicle and we were never in the same place at the same time. I found myself needing a tow vehicle for the raft trailer and horse trailer because I was always alone when I used them.

A contractor up the road offered to buy my 4R for more than I bought it for, so that was that.

I found a 2007 and fell in love. I will drive this thing into the ground and then get another one. I love it. You can drive it comfortably cross country, plenty of room for my huge dog, camping gear, and my 7 year old, you can clean it up and take people out to dinner in it, I can tow with it (and it tows sooooo well; never fishes for gears and I love that my pony does not bounce around because the 100 has springs instead of leaves in back), and I can wheel it. It has armor now and I can't wait to have it at Coal Mine this summer.

I could never have imagined that a truck could have changed my life the way this one has. If it were not for this truck, I would never have joined Mud or met my fiance, @beno , the man I have been looking for all my life.

Pretty wild!

 

[dace voit]

Logical progression.

I had an FJ60 that was a POS but ran and ran. It always worked. I really liked it. Terrible highway vehicle. I sold it and had some cars for a while.

About 8 years after selling the 60, I bought an 80. I had to have one. It was time to get back in. It was the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned. It was mildly modded and I had some fun with it. It was good on the highway, especially compared to the 60, albeit underpowered. My driving needs changed and since I drive 20 highway miles a day I looked for another vehicle. I considered Taco's, Tundras, 4runners, etc. but none quite made the cut.

Enter the 100. Solid. Dependable. Capable. Reasonably powerful. Comfortable ride. All the boxes were checked with this one. As if there was really any other option...

 

[westwardCruiser]

Realized it was a terrible idea to try and tow a camper with our Sienna and started looking for a hauler. Had looked at Sequoias for a while, but I saw the above mentioned article and realized the 100 is probably the best used vehicle in the world.

Didn't take long to realize this is an awesome community and that this thing could take me anywhere I wanted to go. So it's getting built one step a time. Hoping to be trekking across Canada and into Alaska with my family of 5 by 2020! (and trading in the travel trailer for the off road variety)

Don't see many 100 series in my area, and when I do it's usually a grandma driving it, so its a unique vehicle that I look forward to owning for a very long time. I've come to appreciate everything about it.

 

[Nicholas Hanke]

I didn't buy mine, my father did 20 years ago when I was only ten. He knew the Land Cruiser was more than just a 4Runner or Sequoia (which at the time, didn't even exist), it was a legend, and at the time, the new 100 Series was leaps and bounds in terms of innovation.

After my grandfather started living with us we needed more room and the third-row SUV market back then was nothing compared to what it is now! Him being a big Toyota/Lexus fan, checked out the Land Cruiser and LX470 and after talking with my mom, decided on Elsie, my Mahogany Pearl '98 that is sitting in my driveway now.

My mother preferred the Lexus' creature comforts and dealership experience, my father preferred the mechanical simplicity of the Cruiser's suspension (which is ironic considering he was a huge BMW fan). She lived a pampered life as my dad was very stringent with maintenance, and didn't see much action during the winters for the first 15 years of her life.

Long story short, after growing up with this truck I realized what an awesome vehicle it was/is and when I graduated college, I had the opportunity to get a new car or get behind the wheel of the Land Cruiser. I looked around at a few options mainly 4Runners, but ultimately settled on taking my baby girl, and so she lives on to this day!

My mom keeps offering to trade me her '14 570 to get her 100 Series back, but I refuse time and time again, I love this vehicle!

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that red though I never see that looks good!

 

[chuckscap]

I bought my 2000 LX470 because of it's reputation for being an excellent off-road vehicle without beating the humans inside it to death off-road and on the highway. Also Toyota reliability. Very happy with mine.

 

[VinylSeats]

I hope to daily this truck to 300k, then keep it while driving a 200 series.

This is my plan, as well. I've still got 40k miles until I hit 300k, so I've got plenty of driving left to do. I figure that will be in 2022 with my short commute. By that time, I'm sure I'll be casually looking for a 200.

I was fortunate enough to spend a good deal of time around TLCs as a kid. My dad had an 80 and a 100, while my brother had an 80.

After some years of uninspired rides, I was finally at a place where I wanted to get more joy out of my vehicle. I really dislike unnecessary, "fancy" things, so I really wanted to find a 100 without nav in completely stock condition. My 1999 has some wear but I LOVE getting in it every day.

 

[Porter]

Purchased my 99 after first child was born. Mini van wasn't going to happen on my watch. I really kind of lucked out, not knowing what I bought at the time. I scored it on Ebay, back in 2004 from a Mercedes dealer in Alabama. One way flight to Birmingham, and drove home a beautiful rust free rig to NC.

Working 12 hour shifts in the energy business required me to make it to work without excuse. Even though bad weather was rare, I was always confident I could make it in for my shifts.

Honestly, I love the tailgate, and overall great build quality. No rattles to this day at 300k and counting. I absolutely love driving over concrete medians that are always in my way around Cary/Raleigh NC. There's nothing better than being stuck in some traffic, and just going offroad around the mess, medians be damned! It's saved my rear several times when I couldn't stop fast enough, and just drove "off road" off the shoulder through grass around a sudden traffic stoppage. Couldn't have done that in anything else. (Yes, I'm more careful now and hope to not repeat those maneuvers again. ) And some occasional off roading, but mostly it's pounded pavement over the years.

I think most of us share a similar desire for stuff that works. If something doesn't function as intended, I don't want it. I hate junk and crappy products. The Land Cruiser just simply works, and doesn't insult us with irreliability, like so many other things in life. I doubt I'll ever not have a cruiser.

Now my daughter is learning to drive it, and she much prefers the cruiser to a sedan. Well, she ain't getting mine, but perhaps one of her own!

 

[Drogon]

I didn't choose the hundy life. The hundy life chose me.

 

[dace voit]

I didn't choose the hundy life. The hundy life chose me.
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The mic has been dropped.

This thread can be closed after that one^^^.

 

[viducce]

Originally wanted to import an FJ/BJ40 - 45 or 80ies series.
But the import of used vehicles to Taiwan is extra difficult + expensive
and once here there are no parts available whatsoever.
There are some Land Cruisers for sale but mostly run down and again no parts, everything has to be flown in.
Only the LX470 has been officially imported to Taiwan, parts supply is easy via any Lexus dealership.

 

[cwmoser]

This is my plan, as well. I've still got 40k miles until I hit 300k, so I've got plenty of driving left to do. I figure that will be in 2022 with my short commute. By that time, I'm sure I'll be casually looking for a 200.

I've got 260K more miles till I hit 300K
Turning 70 this year, I guess I don't have to worry about another vehicle, ever

THEN AGAIN, I'm a little concerned that some new Technology will make us want to trade in our Hundy ... like say some paradigm shift like a Tesla, some other Electric Vehicle, or a Self Driving Vehicle. Would be interesting if Electric Vehicles take off like game busters and the Oil Companies have to reduce the price of gasoline to under $1.00 to compete. You might think "he must be smoking weed" but we need to give consideration to a lot of out-of-the-box thinking as are living in a era of massive technological disruptions.