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Why Did You Choose A Land Cruiser? Top 5 Reasons
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5. It is a (slightly) cheaper addiction than heroin. DAMHIK
4. Chicks dig 'em
3. If you have successfully changed your PHH, you get honorary membership to both the Crips AND the Bloods
2. Knuckle rebuild earns you a free pass to heaven (and I gots lots of sinnin' on the books)
And the number one reason to get a LandCruiser . . .
1. If you are driving a LandCruiser when you find a magic lamp, the Genie will give you a bonus 4th wish.
4. Chicks dig 'em
3. If you have successfully changed your PHH, you get honorary membership to both the Crips AND the Bloods
2. Knuckle rebuild earns you a free pass to heaven (and I gots lots of sinnin' on the books)
And the number one reason to get a LandCruiser . . .
1. If you are driving a LandCruiser when you find a magic lamp, the Genie will give you a bonus 4th wish.
In the middle of a long dark night on a section of I-80 in Wyoming in the mid-80's my wife lost control of the 1972 FJ55 at about 65 mph and rolled it down a steep embankment, landing upright. We looked at each other in amazement, got out, put the canoe back on top, locked in the hubs, drove up the embankment and continued on our way after explaining to the astonished people who stopped that it was a Land Cruiser and an Old Town Tripper.
A vehicle like that deserves some loyalty so I'm in the process of purchasing a HZJ80.
A vehicle like that deserves some loyalty so I'm in the process of purchasing a HZJ80.
1. Wife needed a new vehicle
2. I have always wanted one or an LX and had to convince here it was the perfect used vehicle to get aka (Reliability)
3. Probably the only one in 16 mile radius at least in my area.. saw one at Home Depot 16 miles away but he could have been from anywhere
4. May be technically for wife... but I get to upgrade it anyways
5. PAID OFF screw finance companies!
2. I have always wanted one or an LX and had to convince here it was the perfect used vehicle to get aka (Reliability)
3. Probably the only one in 16 mile radius at least in my area.. saw one at Home Depot 16 miles away but he could have been from anywhere
4. May be technically for wife... but I get to upgrade it anyways
5. PAID OFF screw finance companies!
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Parents bought an FJ60 new and eventually it became my first car. Drove it around for a few years but the family had used it hard and I had to park it
. Still have it and will someday get it back on the road. And that was the start to this addiction. While driving the 60 I started noticing 80s and vowed to have one. After being Cruiser deprived for almost a year my parents were looking for a new car as the one I had bought needed a lot of work (MGB GT) and there was no way I would have it done when my older brother got back from Iraq. So I walked in on my Dad looking at Tacos and told him we needed to move people, not cargo; look for a 4Runner. Halfway down the hall I turned back and said Dad, look for Cruisers and there was one at the right price. It sure is nice to be back in a Cruiser.
. Still have it and will someday get it back on the road. And that was the start to this addiction. While driving the 60 I started noticing 80s and vowed to have one. After being Cruiser deprived for almost a year my parents were looking for a new car as the one I had bought needed a lot of work (MGB GT) and there was no way I would have it done when my older brother got back from Iraq. So I walked in on my Dad looking at Tacos and told him we needed to move people, not cargo; look for a 4Runner. Halfway down the hall I turned back and said Dad, look for Cruisers and there was one at the right price. It sure is nice to be back in a Cruiser.1. Toyota. Great for roads and mechanics around here
2. Most durable SUV in my price range
3. Diff locks (PO: what's that again?)
4. Not needed
5. Not needed
2. Most durable SUV in my price range
3. Diff locks (PO: what's that again?)
4. Not needed
5. Not needed
1. It fits a family of 5 + friends better than my mini truck. (seats 8)
2. It tows a tent trailer better than my mini truck
3. It has a solid front axle and lockers from the factory
4. It is cheaper to buy a fzj80 than it is to buy a 4 runner and build it to the capability of the cruiser only to have the 4 runner still be smallish for the family.
5. It is not too big to run the Rubicon Trail.
2. It tows a tent trailer better than my mini truck
3. It has a solid front axle and lockers from the factory
4. It is cheaper to buy a fzj80 than it is to buy a 4 runner and build it to the capability of the cruiser only to have the 4 runner still be smallish for the family.
5. It is not too big to run the Rubicon Trail.
HEADGASKET
6. I would rather change the Cruisers headgasket than the 3.0 slow 4 runner headgasket.
1. Toyota overall quality
2. Maybe the best Toyota ever made.
3. Perfect size/dimensions
4. I6
5. Solid front axles
6. Something I can keep forever
2. Maybe the best Toyota ever made.
3. Perfect size/dimensions
4. I6
5. Solid front axles
6. Something I can keep forever
Chicks....like Held said....
And....
Gin......
....like Gumby said.
And....
Gin......
....like Gumby said.
First vehicle I ever owned on my own was the 72 cream-sicle '55 because of the ability and the design of the thing. After that came the 78 '40 so I could put the 2F and front disks under the '55- except I had a year of fighting the 2F: 0.0 PO maintenance, SLC original rust bucket, grenaded 3 dizzys, snapped the cam the third time because the oil pump was worn so badly the lobes came together and stopped the whole works. and oh yeah; the '55 F motor oil pickup tube and screen fell off the oil pump during that time, so I had to improvise for a while
some years later after both of those projects went their way I fell into an 84 '60 and a OD unit from a rolled '60- several years and miles later sold it to buy the CRD Liberty I couldn't afford, but the X
no longer wanted "that old thing" and it's a Jeep thing, etc... good engine tho. 
So X flips and leaves and I need a rig to haul kids cause the bike is not an option and my '93 came up on CL and for a good price and the kid has no idea of what the dial on the dash does, and is selling it accordingly, and I had just found 'MUD, and the rest is history. 
so you could say I am a long time LC guy I guess.
some years later after both of those projects went their way I fell into an 84 '60 and a OD unit from a rolled '60- several years and miles later sold it to buy the CRD Liberty I couldn't afford, but the X
no longer wanted "that old thing" and it's a Jeep thing, etc... good engine tho. So X
flips and leaves and I need a rig to haul kids cause the bike is not an option and my '93 came up on CL and for a good price and the kid has no idea of what the dial on the dash does, and is selling it accordingly, and I had just found 'MUD, and the rest is history. so you could say I am a long time LC guy I guess.
1. The wouldn't let me buy a Jeep. She had '82 Toyota pickup when we got married and it had been her faithful transportation for her small landscaping business for years. She convinced me that Toyota was the reliable way to go. So I got a Tundra first. Then met up with some friends from Flickr on the Mojave Road and when I saw their 80s I had to have one:
2. Solid Front Axle.
3. Room for the whole family.
4. Comfortable for daily driving and more than capable for any trail I want to travel.
5. Reliable for trips far away from any services:
wouldn't let me buy a Jeep. She had '82 Toyota pickup when we got married and it had been her faithful transportation for her small landscaping business for years. She convinced me that Toyota was the reliable way to go. So I got a Tundra first. Then met up with some friends from Flickr on the Mojave Road and when I saw their 80s I had to have one:2. Solid Front Axle.
3. Room for the whole family.
4. Comfortable for daily driving and more than capable for any trail I want to travel.
5. Reliable for trips far away from any services:
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1) Cult like following
2) Great web and public forum support
3) Extremely heavy duty
4) Utilitarian great vehicle for the family (three rows of seats)
5) Dependability - they run forever\
6) Great design
Things I don't like:
1) My sunroof sucks...it leaks and I am having major issues finding the fix (poor engineering)
2) Fuel economy (but I only drive 6 miles a day, so it's OK for me
3) Getting in and out, I seem to hit my head on the roof at the door a lot. I am only 5' 10.5"...never had that issue with any other SUV's I've had...I'll get used to it eventually
4) Poor speaker set up - too many little useless speakers...no mounting depth in doors
5) Some Toyota parts are expensive to replace, but overall not bad
Pro's and Con's...I think the truck is great and the pro's far out weight the con's. Probably my biggest determining factor was that I had access to useful forums with educated and experienced people...people who love Land Cruisers enough to document repairs and share it with others. Thanks for that people!!
2) Great web and public forum support
3) Extremely heavy duty
4) Utilitarian great vehicle for the family (three rows of seats)
5) Dependability - they run forever\
6) Great design
Things I don't like:
1) My sunroof sucks...it leaks and I am having major issues finding the fix (poor engineering)
2) Fuel economy (but I only drive 6 miles a day, so it's OK for me
3) Getting in and out, I seem to hit my head on the roof at the door a lot. I am only 5' 10.5"...never had that issue with any other SUV's I've had...I'll get used to it eventually
4) Poor speaker set up - too many little useless speakers...no mounting depth in doors
5) Some Toyota parts are expensive to replace, but overall not bad
Pro's and Con's...I think the truck is great and the pro's far out weight the con's. Probably my biggest determining factor was that I had access to useful forums with educated and experienced people...people who love Land Cruisers enough to document repairs and share it with others. Thanks for that people!!
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1) Reliablity - these trucks have a reputation for being tough as nails. My dad has owned one for over 10 years. I grew up with a cruiser. Seeing the ford and other vehicles we had going though constant problems the cruiser was always reliable.
2) Heavy Duty Components - essentially there a small truck with 1 ton running gear. Tough as nails, with things like Differential locks, Solid Axle front, Full floating axles you can't go wrong.
3) Diesel! - I will never buy a non diesel cruiser, good fuel economy. As Boris from the movie Snatch says. "Heavy is reliable". He didn't just mean hand guns folks. I can't say enough good things about owning a diesel.
4) Solid Travel Platform - either hauling friends to the ski hill, hauling whitewater kayaks down logging roads, road trips, fishing expeditions the truck is built for traveling.
5) Chicks dig em.
2) Heavy Duty Components - essentially there a small truck with 1 ton running gear. Tough as nails, with things like Differential locks, Solid Axle front, Full floating axles you can't go wrong.
3) Diesel! - I will never buy a non diesel cruiser, good fuel economy. As Boris from the movie Snatch says. "Heavy is reliable". He didn't just mean hand guns folks. I can't say enough good things about owning a diesel.
4) Solid Travel Platform - either hauling friends to the ski hill, hauling whitewater kayaks down logging roads, road trips, fishing expeditions the truck is built for traveling.
5) Chicks dig em.
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My 5 reasons are below
1) Gets you places that need more capability than a car:
2) Let's you spend quality time with your kids and how often can you just 'camp' on the road...
3) Kids love where it can take them
4) hmm. Kids love it
5) Kids really love it
Pics from a camping trip we returned from today. 4 days camping out of the back of the 80 in the norcal snow. 10yr sleeps across the front seats (plywood 'bed' + air mattress and sleeping bag). 12yr old and me sleeping in the back on air mattresses and sleeping bags. Wife happy at home sleeping in bed
cheers,
george.
1) Gets you places that need more capability than a car:
2) Let's you spend quality time with your kids and how often can you just 'camp' on the road...
3) Kids love where it can take them
4) hmm. Kids love it
5) Kids really love it
Pics from a camping trip we returned from today. 4 days camping out of the back of the 80 in the norcal snow. 10yr sleeps across the front seats (plywood 'bed' + air mattress and sleeping bag). 12yr old and me sleeping in the back on air mattresses and sleeping bags. Wife happy at home sleeping in bed
cheers,
george.
