Thread: Landrover to landcruiser

The main crew that spends most the time testing the ride comfort





Unsuspecting to most but my main dog red and tan pure kelpie from Qld cattle working lines...efficient ground finder,quad finder and starting to do half decent ute finds both on wind scent and ground scent,bailer/holder only with another holder 19.8kg working weight








Main holder not real smart nor is he fast but usually gets the job done...mastiff x bulldog x bits and pieces 40kg




Old half retired wolfhound x mastiff finder/holder good for teaching young dogs 54kg






Young pitty x kelpie bitch holder approx 25kg

Nice work guys. I have done about 30k km in the wagon version - hire cars.
I was surprised how well they handle on dirt roads.
If they were sensibly priced I would probably buy one. The only crappy thing is they used the wagon rear door on the dc ute, so you have a stupid looking door and wasted space.

Originally Posted by Vern

Agree, but why be uncomfortable? I would find a 110 more comfortable though, but it was mainly the way this thing is set up, set up like a Toyota from arb, stiffest suspension you can find

I understand

Originally Posted by c.h.i.e.f

Well it's not really that old its got 230k blows a bit if smoke lately dunno why so a full service is coming up for it...few minor oil leaks from inlet manifold hope turbo seals r ok and a common rattle a lot seem to get at 1200rpm apart from that its fine and lumps along nicely...I wish they had got the 1hdfte stripped the fuel system off and threw a common rail system on it and replaced the turbo for a large vnt and hopefully that met the modern emission laws and threw that into our dual cabs with maybe a 6speed...lots of people ask if I miss the 6 speed out of the landy "well yes I do" however I don't mind the trading a gear in for having a stronger gearbox even if it only has 5 cogs

They did exactly that in Europe. Commonrail 1HD-FTE with VNT turbo and named it the 292F. But it's extremely difficult to find info on them.

WOW.... this has been an very interesting read.... I originally was thinking about the last of the 100's Factory TD (1hd-fte) wgns as our next tourer as it seemed it would meet all our future needs of remote outback touring and touring or van when we choose + have the comfort for all on board.... That was until I came across a new 110 Puma Defender. I thought this might meet our needs + have the benefit of better fuel economy & cheaper rego, but would lack when it came to towing.... I plan on going to drive a couple of Defenders to see whether or not I would think they would suit us.....

Then coming across this post and reading the post and seeing avid LR owners who have or are now driving Tojo's and saying how good they are...... nice to read some unbiased views on this site....

I still want to take some Defenders for a test drive, but I'm starting to think my original idea may suit my family the best at this point in time (best of both worlds)

Originally Posted by Robmacca

WOW.... this has been an very interesting read.... I originally was thinking about the last of the 100's Factory TD (1hd-fte) wgns as our next tourer as it seemed it would meet all our future needs of remote outback touring and touring or van when we choose + have the comfort for all on board.... That was until I came across a new 110 Puma Defender. I thought this might meet our needs + have the benefit of better fuel economy & cheaper rego, but would lack when it came to towing.... I plan on going to drive a couple of Defenders to see whether or not I would think they would suit us.....

Then coming across this post and reading the post and seeing avid LR owners who have or are now driving Tojo's and saying how good they are...... nice to read some unbiased views on this site....

I still want to take some Defenders for a test drive, but I'm starting to think my original idea may suit my family the best at this point in time (best of both worlds)

Drive them for a long periods with your kids....dual cab landcruisers are not for tall occupants in the back either, the factory turbo 100 is a very good vehicle

Defender cabs are loved or hated, I hated mine, make sure you spend enough time in one to get the idea, very important

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Nice work guys. I have done about 30k km in the wagon version - hire cars.
I was surprised how well they handle on dirt roads.
If they were sensibly priced I would probably buy one. The only crappy thing is they used the wagon rear door on the dc ute, so you have a stupid looking door and wasted space.

They are a lot of bucks for very little really, lucky mines a work ute, so GST back, depreciation and all accessories a deduction helps

Originally Posted by rovercare

Drive them for a long periods with your kids....dual cab landcruisers are not for tall occupants in the back either, the factory turbo 100 is a very good vehicle

Defender cabs are loved or hated, I hated mine, make sure you spend enough time in one to get the idea, very important

If we are all honest both are crap,a good mate just had his motor replaced in his Amarok,another story,and I've spent a bit of time in it and ergo wise that things brilliant,both the ''new'' LC and LR's aren't in the race. Pat