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May 3, 2024 Before I get started and inevitably offend a lot of Toyota enthusiasts, I will note that this is an opinion piece that is backed from my personal experience with my 200 Series and discussing with others. Please also note that while this is a Lexus LX570, I have converted the entire suspension to traditional coil-overs (including upper/lower control arms) to the Land Cruiser 200 Series; for all intents and purposes, this is a 200 Series and not an LX anymore. If you want more information on the conversion, I have some of it listed here and will update once that post is completed. Introduction I've owned a LOT of cars; 30 in total. Of the vehicles that I have owned, the vehicle that I aspired to own more than all of them was the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series because of its nameplate, drivetrain, and proven reliability feats. After 3 years of ownership and nearly 50,000 miles with my 200 Series, I can say that the Land Cruiser 200 Series is not the greatest Toyota SUV of ...

April 9, 2024 I'll go ahead and preface that all information coming from this article comes from Forbes who seemingly accidentally released the 2025 Toyota 4Runner press release at 10:15AM EST on April 9th rather than 10:15PM EST on April 9th. Their post has since been taken down, but not before information could be grabbed. Obviously, I am a fan of the Toyota 4Runner. In total, I have had 4 of them and am actively looking for a fifth (and potentially a sixth depending on next generation). If you want more information on my favorite 4Runner, see my article here . Release of the 2025 Toyota 4Runner Forbes accidentally released the first information and images on the next generation (6th) Toyota 4Runner. Here's a quick recap of that information: Like prior 4Runners, the new model also shares a lot with the latest Tacoma midsize pickup including the powertrains. Toyota’s increasingly ubiquitous 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder will be under the hood of all sixth-generation 4...

January 7, 2024 As I do on many evenings, I started scrolling through videos on YouTube. Some nights I'm looking at how-to's for garage plumbing installations and others I'm looking at ways to spend large sums of money in seemingly pointless ways. While searching I ran across a video by Doug Demuro called " What's the Dream Car Garage for $85,000. " To summarize the objective of the video, 4 individuals were trying to purchase the cars that best suited a hypothetical $85,000 budget. The full list of rules are below: All cars must have sold on Cars and Bids vehicle auction website An individual can purchase as few or as many cars as they want so long as they spend $85,000 or less The chosen vehicle(s) are yours for the foreseeable future The chosen vehicle(s) must suit your current lifestyle I thought the premise of the episode was interesting and figured that I would take a pass at it using the same rules. So without further ado, here's how I would spend ...

June 30, 2023 Death & Resurrection of the North American Land Cruiser The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the most recognized and reliable vehicles ever produced. From the FJ20 series produced in the 1950's to the now modern 300 series, each edition has served as the industry bar in terms of reliability on a global scale. For example FJ70's are still for sale in Australia (designed in the 1970's), 80-Series are still heavily used as a desired off-road rig due to its solid front axle design, and the 100-Series is a million mile mall-crawling machine. So in 2021 when Toyota killed the Land Cruiser for the 300 series for the North American market (excluding the LX600), North American consumers (including myself) were not happy. Two weeks ago Toyota provided some new-found hope though as a Twitter post was published stating the Land Cruiser is coming back... Making Way for the Land Cruiser's Return While 2 years may seem short for the Land Cruiser to have been gone, T...