January 20Jan 20 Took a good look at expeditions, really caught our eye. Start digging around and seems like the trannies on the newish ford engines are ticking time bombs. Fuvk all that
January 20Jan 20 6 hours ago, bluto said: Took a good look at expeditions, really caught our eye. Start digging around and seems like the trannies on the newish ford engines are ticking time bombs. Fuvk all that I had a 2002 Expedition that ate its transmission in about 120K miles. It's not a new phenomenon.
February 16Feb 16 Author Well, looks like my search is over. We are finalizing details on a new Toyota Landcruiser and I'm pretty pumped about it. Toyota's reliability -- and the SUV factor -- won out over Mercedes in this instance. I did put down the $100 to reserve the chance to order a Scout if/when they come out. I figure I can drive this one until that is released and decide then. The Landcruiser should hold it's value much better than anything else I was looking at. There's also a chance I become a member of the Landcruiser cult and never give this truck up.
February 17Feb 17 Congrats @C-Man I drove a 2025 Land Cruiser on Saturday and was left a little underwhelmed. It felt a little underpowered for its weight, but it could have just been my bias against the notion of a 2.4L 4-cylinder Turbo. It also had considerably more road noise than I would have expected for a $60k+ car.
February 17Feb 17 Author Congrats [mention=298]C-Man[/mention] I drove a 2025 Land Cruiser on Saturday and was left a little underwhelmed. It felt a little underpowered for its weight, but it could have just been my bias against the notion of a 2.4L 4-cylinder Turbo. It also had considerably more road noise than I would have expected for a $60k+ car.Reasonable critiques based on online reviews. We got it out on 635 and the Tollroad and it seemed to ride well. Checks most of the boxes that I need right now. Will definitely re-evaluate in a few years if Scout presents itself as a viable option.
February 17Feb 17 1 hour ago, C-Man said: Reasonable critiques based on online reviews. We got it out on 635 and the Tollroad and it seemed to ride well. Checks most of the boxes that I need right now. Will definitely re-evaluate in a few years if Scout presents itself as a viable option. Totally understand. I was fascinated and intrigued by it. And - sorry if it seemed like I was thread-crapping on your decision. I'm presently driving a 10-yr-old Toyota minivan because (1) it works (2) it is paid for and (3) I know everything about it. I am definitely not coming from a position of expertise I hope you love it. And agree w/ @GottaB about value retention.
February 17Feb 17 Parked next to one at Costco a few weeks ago that was light blue with a white roof and it looked outstanding. I don’t think 635 is its preferred environs (maybe it is now) so hope you can get it muddy on occasion. im also thinking about getting listed with scout, but not sure if I want a first iteration vehicle from a new company and poking around their site didn’t yield a lot of info on their production. Edited February 17Feb 17 by Pato del Muerto
February 17Feb 17 Author 2 hours ago, boilerhorn said: Totally understand. I was fascinated and intrigued by it. And - sorry if it seemed like I was thread-crapping on your decision. I'm presently driving a 10-yr-old Toyota minivan because (1) it works (2) it is paid for and (3) I know everything about it. I am definitely not coming from a position of expertise I hope you love it. And agree w/ @GottaB about value retention. That's one of the reasons we pulled the trigger. These suckers and 4Runners hold their value very well and then you get Toyota reliability. 2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said: Parked next to one at Costco a few weeks ago that was light blue with a white roof and it looked outstanding. I don’t think 635 is its preferred environs (maybe it is now) so hope you can get it muddy on occasion. im also thinking about getting listed with scout, but not sure if I want a first iteration vehicle from a new company and poking around their site didn’t yield a lot of info on their production. My preferred color choice was the dark charcoal grey (or the silver) but those are in high demand or not being delivered yet. I went with the black with the java interior, which looks much better than the black IMO, because it's what they have coming soonest. (I wanted to get out of the Tahoe ASAP because of mechanical reasons and also wanted to get something squared away before any tariffs or other economy issues might further fuck with vehicle pricing in this country.) The blue with white roof was one I really like but my wife wasn't a fan and said you're going to be driving this for a long time and you might get tired of it. The one we drove at Toyota of Dallas -- nobody go there as it is a clownshoes operation -- was the sand color with the white top. The ones with white top have a slight price increase.
February 18Feb 18 In FJ cruiser land the blue with the white top is referred to as the “port-o-potty” color scheme
February 18Feb 18 6 minutes ago, blacklab said: In FJ cruiser land the blue with the white top is referred to as the “port-o-potty” color scheme This blue isn’t that blue though Edited February 18Feb 18 by Pato del Muerto
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