July 1, 20232 yr That's good shit @SDG. My 02, also silver, was my favorite driving SUV/truck and looked great. Better driving than my current 14, imo.
July 1, 20232 yr Have a '72 Fj pics are somewhere on here or the old Shaggy. It's a franken truck with a Chevy 350 and god only knows what welded up rear axle. I need to get it going again, during covid I tried to get some of the original gauges functioning again and fried the whole cluster. The dull poof, smoke, and smell of ozone is a subtle yet convincing sign you done fucked up. I think I'm gonna get the whole thing rewired. That new Landcruiser if it gets the green light and will be my new ride. Edited July 1, 20232 yr by locodos
July 2, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, AUinHsv said: Why would you get a branded title if you replace a door lock? You’d have to ask them. They wanted to salvage mine until they realized how much we’d cost them. i have full coverage on a car I never really drive.
July 17, 20232 yr Ran across this article tonight on the GreatToyota War in Chad and thought you all would enjoy. I’d love to have a Hilux: https://www.historydefined.net/the-great-toyota-war/
July 17, 20232 yr Well, Mrs. CHIEF has finally decided to let go of her 4Runner instead of letting it sit unused in my shop. We bought it new from South Point, in Austin, in 2003. It is a bone stock. I was waiting for a Limited, but the sales guy called me when this loaded out Sport model came in. It is one owner, accident free. It has the 4.7 V8, five speed auto, AWD/4LO, has the electric locking axles, leather guts, and a sunroof. The paint is faded on the hood scoop, and has some rock chips. It has 254k miles on the clock, but has never needed anything other than routine maintenance (oil change, CV axles, timing chain has 54k miles on it). It has things that are wrong with a 20 year old vehicle, seats and dash have cracks from sitting in the sun at work, the above mentioned paint. But, it has easily been the best vehicle we have ever owned. But has been sitting in my shop on and off for about four years. She has been a loaner car for when friends and family needed her. Since we both love this car dearly, I decided not to make a hunting rig out of it. But I am looking for someone else that would love "Ol' Hoopty" and would give her the proper love and care that she deserves. I would not be afraid to jump in her right now and drive to Fairbanks, AK. I don't think she has it in her to be a daily driver again, but would make for a great second car, or a vehicle for a stay at home mom. It is the most capable vehicle I have ever owned, it was our transportation during Snowmageddon in Feb. of '21. I buried our TJ Jeep in blow sand one time (it was on off-road tires) took her out there on street tires, and pulled it out. When my wife decided to let her go, this thread was the first thing I thought about. The Surlyites that love their off-road vehicles. If anyone is interested please send me a DM. CHIEF
July 17, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, CHIEF said: Well, Mrs. CHIEF has finally decided to let go of her 4Runner instead of letting it sit unused in my shop. We bought it new from South Point, in Austin, in 2003. It is a bone stock. I was waiting for a Limited, but the sales guy called me when this loaded out Sport model came in. It is one owner, accident free. It has the 4.7 V8, five speed auto, AWD/4LO, has the electric locking axles, leather guts, and a sunroof. The paint is faded on the hood scoop, and has some rock chips. It has 254k miles on the clock, but has never needed anything other than routine maintenance (oil change, CV axles, timing chain has 54k miles on it). It has things that are wrong with a 20 year old vehicle, seats and dash have cracks from sitting in the sun at work, the above mentioned paint. But, it has easily been the best vehicle we have ever owned. But has been sitting in my shop on and off for about four years. She has been a loaner car for when friends and family needed her. Since we both love this car dearly, I decided not to make a hunting rig out of it. But I am looking for someone else that would love "Ol' Hoopty" and would give her the proper love and care that she deserves. I would not be afraid to jump in her right now and drive to Fairbanks, AK. I don't think she has it in her to be a daily driver again, but would make for a great second car, or a vehicle for a stay at home mom. It is the most capable vehicle I have ever owned, it was our transportation during Snowmageddon in Feb. of '21. I buried our TJ Jeep in blow sand one time (it was on off-road tires) took her out there on street tires, and pulled it out. When my wife decided to let her go, this thread was the first thing I thought about. The Surlyites that love their off-road vehicles. If anyone is interested please send me a DM. CHIEF Awesome. Looks like my 2006 Limited 4x4 V8. Tough decision. I'm keeping mine until the wheels fall off.
July 17, 20232 yr 58 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: Awesome. Looks like my 2006 Limited 4x4 V8. Tough decision. I'm keeping mine until the wheels fall off. Yep. Really tough. But I don't want to see her sit in the shop so long that the seals, bushings, and cv boots dry rot. My Polaris Ranger has taken her place as my daily driver. She will make someone a damn fine vehicle. Someone could restore her to new condition for less than $2500, drive her another 150k miles, and overhaul the engine and drive her another decade or two. CHIEF
July 19, 20232 yr I had a 2003 v8 just like that with almost 300k miles about 4 years ago when we moved to SA. Loved the damn thing but it kept having a habit of intermittent starting issues and we were right in the middle of some lifestyle changes/moves. When it died in me once again in buda, I signed it over to npr’s car drive rather than try to pull the intake manifold and replace the starter in a gas station parking lot. I have no doubt that it would been running just fine for another 150k after the starter but I was just so damn tired at that point.
July 19, 20232 yr On 7/17/2023 at 3:37 PM, CHIEF said: Yep. Really tough. But I don't want to see her sit in the shop so long that the seals, bushings, and cv boots dry rot. My Polaris Ranger has taken her place as my daily driver. She will make someone a damn fine vehicle. Someone could restore her to new condition for less than $2500, drive her another 150k miles, and overhaul the engine and drive her another decade or two. CHIEF Mrs. MailRoom and I are looking for something similar for our place in Colorado. Will shoot you a DM later this evening.
July 21, 20232 yr This is the best place to ask for honest answers. I was saving my 4Runner for a full stock restore once I move out of the concrete jungle but I want to spend the extra insurance $ on her. I’m looking for new shocks/struts as that’s definitely something she needs. I don’t want a lift but leveling would be nice. A lot of what I’m reading leads to the Bilstein 5100 series. Anyone have experience good or bad? If I order an assembled kit online how much should I expect to pay to have them installed (who to hire?) or would it be better to find a local dealer? (Their website sucks for finding authorized installers).
July 21, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, SDG said: This is the best place to ask for honest answers. I was saving my 4Runner for a full stock restore once I move out of the concrete jungle but I want to spend the extra insurance $ on her. I’m looking for new shocks/struts as that’s definitely something she needs. I don’t want a lift but leveling would be nice. A lot of what I’m reading leads to the Bilstein 5100 series. Anyone have experience good or bad? If I order an assembled kit online how much should I expect to pay to have them installed (who to hire?) or would it be better to find a local dealer? (Their website sucks for finding authorized installers). My son has them on his single cab Ram 1500 4x4, they are great, especially for the money. We were able to take the leveling kit off the front, and level it with the Bilsteins. When it got to wet at the deer lease, we went to the blind in his truck. Huge ledges, washes, rocks, it didn't have any issues. Rides smooth on the highway as well as off-road. He has about 40k miles in them. CHIEF
July 21, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, SDG said: This is the best place to ask for honest answers. I was saving my 4Runner for a full stock restore once I move out of the concrete jungle but I want to spend the extra insurance $ on her. I’m looking for new shocks/struts as that’s definitely something she needs. I don’t want a lift but leveling would be nice. A lot of what I’m reading leads to the Bilstein 5100 series. Anyone have experience good or bad? If I order an assembled kit online how much should I expect to pay to have them installed (who to hire?) or would it be better to find a local dealer? (Their website sucks for finding authorized installers). I'd go OME (old man emu)
July 21, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, locodos said: I'd go OME (old man emu) OME keeps coming up but I don’t see any non lift options. Are there OME no lift options? My sr5 has full running boards that I think would look funny on a lifted truck especially with stock wheels and tire size. I know it’s weird but I don’t want any visually noticeable upgrades on this vehicle especially after what I went through with the insurance. Stock vehicles are worth 2x+ their upgraded counterparts (mine has been in AZ for 20 yrs so there’s 0 frame rust).
July 24, 20232 yr Still shocked by the way these things hold their value. 5 years old and 55k miles and dealer just offered me what i paid for it. Crazy Edited July 24, 20232 yr by ChickenSandwich
July 26, 20232 yr Welp, where do I sign up and to whom to I write a check? Might as well be a blank one.
July 26, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, ohchaucer said: Welp, where do I sign up and to whom to I write a check? Might as well be a blank one. Anyone know what price range they are looking at?
July 26, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said: Is that cavalry blue? Those motherfuckers. I was really disappointed in the color selection when we got our 2021 Landcruiser. No Cavalry Blue, no Army Green, no Cement. Just white, black, silver and gray. I would have loved mine in Army Green.
July 26, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said: Is that cavalry blue? Those motherfuckers. It’s my favorite Toyota color.
July 26, 20232 yr I’ll pass on the actual vehicle, but the juvenile in me is happy to see decals coming back.
July 26, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said: August 1. What's this reveal? New Land Cruiser? What happened to killing off that line altogether?
July 26, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, Mittens said: What's this reveal? New Land Cruiser? What happened to killing off that line altogether? Lexus version only, just discontinued Toyota version in the states. MT says this will fit size wise between the 4runner and Sequoia so quite a bit smaller than the last TLC https://www.motortrend.com/news/2025-toyota-land-cruiser-future-cars
July 26, 20232 yr That's not confusing at all. Not that it matters all that much to me. I can't afford a new one and I don't love that Lego look.
July 26, 20232 yr https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvKGouNsdH7/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Edited July 26, 20232 yr by ChickenSandwich
July 26, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, topochico said: I’ll pass on the actual vehicle, but the juvenile in me is happy to see decals coming back. A friend of mine put these on his Bronco, it looks so choice:
July 27, 20232 yr The new Land Cruiser is a Land Cruiser Prado, it’s a smaller version sold overseas. We had a shit pile of them for rolling around in the oilfield when I worked in Kazakhstan. Came with a five speed manual and a turbo diesel. Indestructible naturally.
July 27, 20232 yr Author On 7/21/2023 at 4:08 PM, SDG said: This is the best place to ask for honest answers. I was saving my 4Runner for a full stock restore once I move out of the concrete jungle but I want to spend the extra insurance $ on her. I’m looking for new shocks/struts as that’s definitely something she needs. I don’t want a lift but leveling would be nice. A lot of what I’m reading leads to the Bilstein 5100 series. Anyone have experience good or bad? If I order an assembled kit online how much should I expect to pay to have them installed (who to hire?) or would it be better to find a local dealer? (Their website sucks for finding authorized installers). SDG, I went with OME shocks and the Bilstein 5100’s and have been happy. This fixed the rear sag issue. I see you don’t want a lift but would like it leveled. A good option for that would be to replace with 99 4Runner highlander springs. This is an original part but they are actually an 1” taller. I’ll drop a link below that will save a lot of time and include part numbers for suspension etc. http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/66976-3rd-gen-4runner-lift-information-faqs.html
July 27, 20232 yr The new Land Cruiser is a Land Cruiser Prado, it’s a smaller version sold overseas. We had a shit pile of them for rolling around in the oilfield when I worked in Kazakhstan. Came with a five speed manual and a turbo diesel. Indestructible naturally. I will say I just saw my first TRD Pro Sequoia in the wild (in orange) and it is damn good looking truck.
July 27, 20232 yr 11 minutes ago, ohchaucer said: I will say I just saw my first TRD Pro Sequoia in the wild (in orange) and it is damn good looking truck. Was it this guy? Looks pretty good. Although, has the Sequoia shrunk over the years? That looks more like a 4Runner to me.
July 27, 20232 yr The way to tell is by how tiny the wheels and tires look. The Sequoia makes them look miniature.
July 27, 20232 yr The way to tell is by how tiny the wheels and tires look. The Sequoia makes them look miniature. I saw a new Sequoia earlier this week with what looked like 35s or even 37s on it, but no body work. I was shocked they got huge ties like that on it.
July 27, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said: The way to tell is by how tiny the wheels and tires look. The Sequoia makes them look miniature. I'm just looking at the rear cargo-area-to-door-size ratio, and it looks much smaller than I recall for the Sequoia, more like a 4Runner to my eye. But it's only a small picture, too. Anyway I like the color and the design, looks pretty cool.
July 27, 20232 yr On 7/26/2023 at 1:52 PM, Chewbacca said: I was really disappointed in the color selection when we got our 2021 Landcruiser. No Cavalry Blue, no Army Green, no Cement. Just white, black, silver and gray. I would have loved mine in Army Green. The army green is cool but with Land Cruisers (I've owned a 71 FJ55, a 94 80, a 97 80 40th Anniversary, and a 2014 200 series) I think it's best to get the most common colors. My 94 was red and the paint just wasn't as good as the gray and white models. The greens just fell apart immediately on the paint front. My 40th Anniversary was the one exception because the sage color on that was absolutely fantastic.
July 27, 20232 yr I had a 40th anniversary that held its paint for years. Others not so much. Also had an 83 fj60 and 03 fj100 both of which had to be repainted. Multiple times on the fj60. Regarding tires on the sequoia, the one I saw was much better proportionally than the old model but I’d still go bigger before driving it. And it’s bigger in real life than I was expecting. Nearly seemed LC sized, just a little skinnier. But I haven’t been up close to or sat in one. Yet.
July 30, 20232 yr On 7/26/2023 at 1:43 PM, topochico said: It’s my favorite Toyota color. My 15 year old wants a Tacoma for his first truck. Man they are pricey. I’m satisfied with his choice so we are starting to look.
July 31, 20232 yr 21 hours ago, troph said: My 15 year old wants a Tacoma for his first truck. Man they are pricey. I’m satisfied with his choice so we are starting to look. Great choice. Prices are finally dropping back to more sane levels. With the 2024 coming out, maybe you can score a decent deal on a 3rd gen. Keep us posted on the hunt.
August 2, 20232 yr Toyota will announce the LC/Prado at 8:20 tonight. I saw some supposed leaked photos but might as well wait for the real announcement.
August 2, 20232 yr Hybrid 4 cylinder, 6000 pounds towing. Was hoping they might offer the v6 from the new GX. Oh well.
August 2, 20232 yr Quick look over the specs, seems like the GX would be a better buy given the overlap between the two.
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