This. When I bought my 2013 Land Cruiser, I paid cash. Then had a meeting with my banker buddy who notified me they had car loans at 1.65% (which I qualified for.) Now I have a $973 car payment but that cash makes far more than 1.65%...

Ah, good to know on the Tundra. I’ll have to do some more research there...could have sworn I’d read that. I strongly considered an LR4 instead of the LC since a well-equipped LR4 is near-LC territory. Then I started to really think about it and what I wanted it to do and made the LC decision. This is not to say I…

I owned one of these. It was the first step to “I’ll never own another Chrysler product.” Simply shit.

Yep. Loosely based upon I guess would be the more apt description. And by the way, you can still fully lock the center diff (up to 24 mph) by pressing the diff lock button. The front and rear diffs are open unless you install an electronic locker from a Tundra or an air locker from ARB or other aftermarket…

Yep, same transmission with some different programming. The tundra is ostensibly based on the LC and carries a lot of the same running gear. Or so ice been told.

Definitely agree!

That is sad. The are great little 4X4s and are built far better than their Jeep counterparts. That and the fact they have far better and more reliable powertrains as well. Of course the aftermarket is nowhere near where the Jeep is and, well...marketing.

While I would certainly like an air locker on my ‘13, I don’t do enough serious crawling to necessitate it. Once the truck gets a little older, I’ll likely buy that plus some taller gears. Stock is 3.91; many people go to 4.30 or 4.88 for the real crawlers.

Looks awesome! I hope they bring it to the US. Although I’ve almost gotten my ‘13 where I want it...

Same with the Dodge Avenger. Exactly what is it ‘avenging?’ Shitty car design? I’m always shocked when I see one in private ownership...must’ve bought it from Enterprise...

I sit in my ‘13 daily. No, the leather isn’t as nice as the Lexus one but it has nary a squeak or a rattle at 55K which is not something I could say for my previous BMW or MB vehicles. And the LC has everything technology-wise but blind spot monitoring and massaging seats.

I love the GX. Wife, not so much. She couldn’t get over the barn door. Everything else about it was unstoppable so we bought the disposable Highlander. Reasonably nice but a throw away car.

I wholeheartedly agree and so does the ‘13 LC sitting in my garage. Understated luxury, unbelievable capability, and unmatched reliability got my number.

There have been quite a few days I’d prefer your lockers. Especially with things like steps.

Crawl control is pretty cool. I’ve used it before on my ‘13 land cruiser. Check out youtube if you want to see lots of videos of LCs getting themselves out with crawl control. Works like a champ.

Yep. As the previous owner of two Touaregs (one sold due to age, the other due to a total loss) their TDI offerings are fantastic. Impressive power, great towing, and impressive offroad abilities especially with the older generation with 4Xmotion. Hell, the ‘13 would occasionally get its cruise set at 100 on trips…

Chrysler Town and Countries (shitty as they are) are pretty much everywhere and in every rental fleet. I rented one last month since I got a super good deal on it and drove the shit out of it hauling my kids around on vacation.

Phenomenal news! Just at adds more value to my long-standing prime subscription!

I used it constantly on my ‘05 Ford Explorer. Was super handy when skiing and cycling...you know because grams matter.

True. Let the American and European brands suffer the reliability failures and quagmire. Then learn from their mistakes and engineer one that works perfectly and is cheap to maintain.