Landrover or Landcruiser?

[British Red]

Well now - a perspective here

The game keeper on this farm described landroovers as ******** carp. His words were "I have to work for a living. I can't spend every five ********* minutes getting some bl***y thing fixed. I need a truck that can haul stuff, get into the woods and mud and not need to be bl**dy cosseted every five minutes"

He was delighted when his 110 was chopped in on a Nissan pickup. He does many tens of thousands of miles each year off road and describes landrovers as "posers toys".

I've driven buckies, cruisers and LRs for decades. More and more I have seen people who need a solid reliable off road vehicle for real working needs switch to some form of Japanese truck or estate.

Me - having owned them from series two onwards, I'll never buy another. I could live with the lack of comfort if there was some build quality. There isn't.

Working vehicles aren't about some "extreme mud plugging" competiiton. Ultimately, the first criteria is that it has to work, all day, every day.


Red

 

[UCBerzerkeley]

I'll jump in. I stand on the Land Cruiser side of the fence, so naturally, I'm going to favor my cruiser. I have a 1995 land cruiser 80. solid front axle, full floater rear. center, front and rear locking diffs. can fit 35s stock. pretty amazing offroad. yes, it looks prettier and daintier than landys, and I am loath to scratch it. however, it is very reliable, has a super strong frame and is more capable than I am offroad (and more capable than land rovers offroad ) Someone mentioned land rovers were better offroad, with their traction control and all. as I see it, traction control is basically a poor-man's locking differential. you simply can't get more traction than having equal power going to all 4 wheels (locking center, front, rear)

 

[traderran]

UCBererkeley You got that right I love my fj40 fj45 pickup and
my new j40

 

[UCBerzerkeley]

UCBererkeley You got that right I love my fj40 fj45 pickup and
my new j40

very nice mate. i am jealous of course!

someday on my list is a 55

 

[Vibrant]

I've had an 80 series turbo diesel (Sahara) and and HJ47 with a 350 Chev - both were excellent vehicles. I wish I had kept that Sahara - double diff locks and 33" Cooper STTs... that thing would climb mirrors.

 

[dr jones]

Ive owned a cluster of solihul products over the years amd id have to say the more modern they are the less capable of coping with abuse they are .the best ones are the older ones but i cant fit in them . now theyre to weighed down with aircon electric this and that and have become a fashion statement rather than utility /workhorse
id have to say i would now side with toyota . however the best 4x4 ive owned as far as reliability and fun was a G reg Fiat panda 4x4 , no matter what i did to it , it just kept coming back for more and it ran circles around my employers new 110, which went down like a lead ballon. as long as it had nobbly tyres on it would literally go anywhere and didnt break the bank to run .

 

[EdS]

ideal vehicle for "touring" daily drive - Discovery but built by Toyota

 

[stevee]

Get a real 4x4 and buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee

 

[dr jones]

do you know what Jeep stands for though ; Just Empty Every Pocket

 

[tobes01]

I'm on my fifth Land Rover (90, 110, S2, 127) - now driving a 1954 Series 1. Is it better than a Toyota? Absolutely. Is it more reliable, comfortable, economical, easy to live with? Not a chance. If you want to get to your destination, buy a Toyota. If you want to get there late, covered in oil, but with a big sloppy grin then get an old Land Rover

 

[UCBerzerkeley]

Get a real 4x4 and buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee

im just gonna assume this is a practical joke

 

[UCBerzerkeley]

I'm on my fifth Land Rover (90, 110, S2, 127) - now driving a 1954 Series 1. Is it different than a Toyota? Absolutely. Is it more reliable, comfortable, economical, easy to live with? Not a chance. If you want to get to your destination, buy a Toyota. If you want to get there late, covered in oil, but with a big sloppy grin then get an old Land Rover

fixed it for you

 

[bigant]

well i would just look at what one did the long expeditions like the darien gap / the camel trophy all that kinda thing London to cape town is another one that springs to mind... get your self a decent series truck and enjoy it had mine years and other than normal servicing never have to open the bonnet
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