The Toyota Landcruiser Owners Club

[jackrs1]

So I'm looking to buy a 7 seat 4x4 family car, I was looking at the disco 3 as I know how well the drive on and off road, but the difference between the disco 3 forum and this is laughable! The disco forum is post after post about how to fix things, how much they cost to repair and maintain, tis is the opposite. So now I'm looking for a 2005-2006 LC4 for the extra power but lower tax. My main question  is how does it drive on the motorway? is it quiet and smooth?
I would be upgrading the stereo for  a touchscreen/dab/blue tooth situation and want some decent AT tires for greenlaning as I live in the lake district.

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[Les63]

Go with your heart and you will most probably get it broken ,go with your head and it will be the start of a long love affair .I was thinking the same way
luckily I went for the LC and just love it.Eats up motorway miles effortlessly weather towing or solo the most comfortable car I've ever had or driven.All cars 10 years plus will need the odd clout with a spanner but Toyota's need it much less than the rest.Try to find one that's lived in the bottom half of the country or had a good anti rust treatment as the vast majority were sold in those lovely places in the world where they don't use road salt.Lots of threads with good advice on this forum, patience in your search will pay off in the end.

Good luck Les.

[jackrs1]

Cheers Les, I have a few weeks before the money comes available so hope to look at a few before settling on one. One thing I can't seem to find is the boot capacity of these? Does anyone happen  to know? also does the second row of seats fold away flat?
The annoying difference between these and a disco is there are lots more discos available second hand! I may have to travel far to find my ideal vehicle!

[Juddian]

You may have to travel far, and i suggest you be prepared to travel quickly (good ones get snapped up fast) and preferably south (excess salt used in the north and Scotland) when you see the right one advertised.
I bought mine 80 odd miles from home the same morning the vehicle went online.
Remember the first place you look when viewing is underneath, these can rust if excess salt is left on, so might be worth getting some pics of the underside or asking anyone you know near a distant vehicle to have a poke nose before you travel vast distances, trust me i've looked at enough and travelled many wasted miles searching out the right vehicle.

On the motorway these are nice drives, but you'll have to balance road noise with the amount of off road tread you want, mine is now on Yokohama G015 (snowflake marked) AT's and they are lovely on the open road, but might not be aggressive enough for you.

Everyone seems to want the LC4 and avoiding the LC5 due to rear air suspension, but the ride and handling and sure footed wet grip that the LC5 has is well worth the possible extra expense.
Yes they roll a bit in corners but you don't find many vehicles pushing you on corners, especially in wet weather.
The brakes are unbelievable, i put Brembo friction materials on mine and it stops seriously quickly.

Anyone who travels in my LC5 thinks we're doing about 60 mph when we're doing a displayed 75/80 so a real life 70/75, they are all surpised at just how quiet and smooth the vehicle is, the auto gearbox is a gem, the car is a joy to drive.

The irony of Disco 3's is that i carried hundreds of the things down to Felixstowe for export (China), and many of these were of a spec you rarely if ever see in the UK and would have made a superb vehicle, naturally aspirated V8 petrol  (easy LPG conversion which the engine takes to like a duck to water) with standard auto box sitting on lovely soft rated steel springs all round with sensible 16" wheels and high profile sensible tyres, i bet these versions proved trouble free without all the rubbish electronics UK versions were loaded with.

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[jackrs1]

I have found a few but waiting for the money to come in which is frustrating! If you come across any that are not worth looking at then let me know!! Still getting tempted by a disco 3 but the more i read the more i like the LC120

[boxa55]

patience young Padawan take your time and wait for a good 120 believe me you won't look back