I always admired these overseas. I'd probably sell my FJ and get one if they were available CONUS.

Yeah I just had some time to burn and hit that one up.  It'd be a hell of a time for a LC junkie... I just got a 295K Tacoma life

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If anyone is in SLC cool place to spend some time and worth the tariff. Prolly should give some more context @Freakinout. I'm assuming you're not Greg.

I sure ain't Greg.  Just a TX guy who visits SLC/Utah a lot for work in recent years.  Just visited and I think it was like $20 to get in.  

The museum has land cruisers of all sorts of origins and histories, and if you like cars, offroading, or the smell of a automotive shop (minus sweaty employees) its a pretty neat place to visit.  

Also John Browning Museum in Ogden is pretty nifty too

Damn woulda been cool if you were. It's got some very interesting stuff and a great staff and purpose. I put together the likely, reading your other posts after I posted but thx for taking the time to disabuse me

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New Land Cruiser 70 reintroduced to Japan

25 years!!  

Brothers got a FJ cruiser that's pretty rad, and I'd seen some through the years I just thought it was worth a visit after I hit all the other SLC area museums I wanted to see.  For fans/hardcore folks it'll be super fun as they have so many rare ones and Land Cruisers galore

If you don’t win the bid on the sweet 75 here’s a few other sweet 70 series.

https://www.carcaveusa.com/inventory/toyota/land-cruiser/003219/

https://www.fourbieexchange.com/auctions/1989-toyota-land-cruiser-bj70-soft-top/?_5bpIg8oRRAp3Gk4_aem_AaT3trCCrzc8h49XGuTtlNRgQiCbun7Ln67OqTgTolmt8wXe3xj9gKifJpPPTqfJ0AQ

https://www.rpexotics.com/inventory/toyota/land-cruiser-bj73/c%201914/

https://www.carcaveusa.com/inventory/toyota/land-cruiser/002182/

lol not in the cards for me. I need to get my shit together and work on my Bronco. Looks like it ended at $22k. I need to be better at not being poor.

I just sold my built out 3rd gen 4Runner. I miss her.

Then you go and post this:

The fuckin' truth right there. If Toyota figured out how to import their international market trucks that survive the third world and being technicals in the shittiest desert shitholes, they would absolutely own the US truck market.

old beat up LC pickup is the tits.

every obese merican has an Fonefitty but only true believers have that 25 year import LC.

Ah, but see that’s where you’re wrong. Soon enough your mall *will be* third world.
Better get a Land Cruiser before all the warlord spots are taken.

does montucky even have malls?

J70s and IMV trucks (including the Fortuner, Innova, New Champ etc) great at exactly what you describe. They are not great Stateside market vehicles.

The worlds going black (shit last I was in Lesotho, better roads than Michigan ). So the Hilux is evolving, as to a lesser extent the J70. Lot more convergence with Taco and Hilux, more than any time since the 90s split.

The real issue with J70s in States market, the premium for the privilege of kidney damage won't be tolerated, but I haven't gotten seat time in the refresh.

I would rather tweak and smooth over a bullet proof hardcore design to be better on US roads, than try to make a soccer mom SUV somewhat capable offroad/overland.

Cool, call TMNA, after your bank. Sink a 150k order after negotiating a fee for federalization (emissions and safety), post sale parts, distribution, training and dealer support. You'll also need to do some NVH and dynamic chassis work Toyota hasn't (maybe not as I said no refresh seat time). Small marketing team, some gov relations, def need specialty equipment outreach and technical guidance staff.

Europa did it with the Gwagen, why not you? You'll run into volume constraints at Yoshiwara, since the margins are slim on the J70 and other models get build priority.

I get the sentiment, but I've spent more than my fair share of time in rigs all over. Many J70. The reality is, you and very small percentage of enthusiasts, smaller once there's actual use, desire this. Fewer still will withstand the price necessary, due to the items above. The J300, where is it? That's not because it ain't a great truck.

Feelz ya bro, but not happening. For very understandable reasons



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Not that they cant work on the road

I sure would like to find one without an engine so I could do my own thing in it.

I'd rather have an LS like you have than an anemic non turbo diesel, plus diesels suck in the snow or mud because the torque makes you spin and get stuck way too fast.