Hey guys,
Hope you don't mind a pom invading your forum for a bit of info but I was directed here from The Land Cruiser Owners Club UK Forum as I'm told its the font of all knowledge on these beasts!
I have been tempted by a D4 but the all too numerous horror stories led me to my local Toyota dealer who had a couple of these in, sadly I cant afford the top or mid spec (Invincible and Icon models here respectively) but the "Base" model (The Active) seems it could be worth a look, no nav or leather but thats not really a deal breaker if the car is as good as everyone says it is, it is also slightly cheaper than a D4 GS model, though not by much.
My only real questions are:
New or used? New is nice but means basic spec, used means possibly a model up but no facelift front and interior, should that make a difference?
Are they as good offroad as the D4? I won't have the fancy "Terrain Response" thing as its not an option on the base model but the D4 will have the Land Rover equivalent fitted as standard. Do you guys believe it makes any difference? I fully intend on getting my boots as wet and muddy as possible so it does matter!
The reliability is legendary but are there any real maintenance issues with a new/new-ish model? If I elect for a used model is it there any model years that should be avoided?
Thank you in advance for any replies guys, probably unusual to ask you to comment on UK spec vehicles but any comments would be most welcome and appreciated.........except on cricket
Hope you don't mind a pom invading your forum for a bit of info but I was directed here from The Land Cruiser Owners Club UK Forum as I'm told its the font of all knowledge on these beasts!
I have been tempted by a D4 but the all too numerous horror stories led me to my local Toyota dealer who had a couple of these in, sadly I cant afford the top or mid spec (Invincible and Icon models here respectively) but the "Base" model (The Active) seems it could be worth a look, no nav or leather but thats not really a deal breaker if the car is as good as everyone says it is, it is also slightly cheaper than a D4 GS model, though not by much.
My only real questions are:
New or used? New is nice but means basic spec, used means possibly a model up but no facelift front and interior, should that make a difference?
Are they as good offroad as the D4? I won't have the fancy "Terrain Response" thing as its not an option on the base model but the D4 will have the Land Rover equivalent fitted as standard. Do you guys believe it makes any difference? I fully intend on getting my boots as wet and muddy as possible so it does matter!
The reliability is legendary but are there any real maintenance issues with a new/new-ish model? If I elect for a used model is it there any model years that should be avoided?
Thank you in advance for any replies guys, probably unusual to ask you to comment on UK spec vehicles but any comments would be most welcome and appreciated.........except on cricket
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