Thread: dude bought a LEMON LANDCRUISER 200 series

Originally Posted by rumman43

a mate sent me this site that a guy set up regarding his dissatisfaction with his LC200 series..

poor bugger...

Toyota Landcruiser 200 Series- "Oh what a lemon......"

This is old news isn't it...? And I'm sure there's a site out there for every manufacturer...

Originally Posted by OldGreyGuy

There is one particular Landcruiser forum that deletes posts and wipes users that have a contrary view to the owner/moderator or a couple of the folks who advertise there, this has happened in particular with one of my mates who offered an opposing view to someone who was pontificating loud and long about an issue yet was clearly wrong. Opposing views were deleted and accounts wiped. Rather sad really.

On the other hand anyone with a Toyota Prado or has mates with one should head over to Pradopoint, as friendly as this forum and good value too.

That'll be LCOOL... happened to me too...

Originally Posted by jx2mad

I can't repost the picture but my caption is.....OH NO! The oil pump has gone now!!

What, a TD5 ?

Deano

Originally Posted by PAT303

Your in the minority.Both the bomberdoor and foulcan deserve thier reputation.My L322 hasn't missed a beat if that helps. Pat

About time I heard a good story regarding the L322

How many k's have you done in the L322? 10,000?
Seriously would love to buy an L322 though..damn nice car

Cheers

Camo

Oh well, if you need some more encouragement, my L322 has been brilliant as well (it is a 2003 Diesel). Glad I had the 5 year warranty to begin with though, as it took a hammering in the first 3 or 4 years Settled down into a nice reliable vehicle now though.

Originally Posted by Camo

About time I heard a good story regarding the L322

How many k's have you done in the L322? 10,000?
Seriously would love to buy an L322 though..damn nice car

Cheers

Camo

Mines ticked over 150K,only replaced a flat key fob battery.I have an aurion in the drive way and have had two commodores in the last month,both vehicles and the falcon are built to a price and show it,the L322 isn't.I have noticed as alot of others have how the build quality and quality of the componants on toyota vehicles has gone down markedly in the last 10 years,Subaru unfortunately have also cut costs and it shows too. Pat

Interestingly, Scouse (or was it DriveSafe?) was saying how they think the earlier L322's are better built than the latest ones, so perhaps it is the way things are in the motor industry all round.

Or maybe they were comparing the L322 'proper' Rangies to the RR Sport build quality.... can't remember exactly.

Anyway - Land Rover is probably trying to save costs like all the others.

Originally Posted by PAT303

If an engine uses enough oil to cause the light to come on between services it's stuffed,it's that simple.If I spent $100,000 on a new 4WD and had to top the oil up every 5k I would make the dealer fit a new engine or I'd take court action and paint it yellow. Pat

Yep. I would be screaming in the middle of the showroom.
I would also insist on supervising the mechanic touching it and want to see their quals before they went near it or a total refund.
You start nice with them and once they spit in your face you cut their organs off and show no form of civility.