Thread: wonder if its an illusion

Originally Posted by Don 130

.........................The 70 series blurb actually mentions the 'new wider front track'....................

'The new wider front track'...........typical Toyota spin, they are good at brainwashing their customers into believing they have the best..........and Toyota can afford to spin bull dust....

A few years ago our club was told, by the president of Land Rover Australia, that his total advertising budget for the whole range of Land Rover vehicles was equivilent to what Toyota spent advertising just the Kluger (a boring family SUV).

Cheers, Murray

Originally Posted by MR LR

If only a Td5 pulled up hills like the TDV8 in the cruiser...

Mine kills them
The only Tojo TDV8 that pulls is the twin turbo in the 500 or whatever Series they are up too They only run a single turbo on the commercial ones because the gearbox is almost as strong as a series box
Andrew

I think some one is fitting the 100 rear axle along with coil suspension. But it makes for an expensive truck.

The massive track difference makes them very unpleasant to drive on any sort of rutted or uneven surface, even bitumen that is regularly travelled by trucks. The higher spec ones with wider tyres are marginally better than the base spec with narrow tyres.

Originally Posted by MR LR

If only a Td5 pulled up hills like the TDV8 in the cruiser...

By all measures seen, and in many instances it will...

The shockingly mismatched gearing of the LC and tall gearing, they really are a disappointing vehicle.

At the Hummocks on the way to Adelaide I can easily out accelerate them up the hills in the TD5.

They are fun to watch, very twitchy!!

Originally Posted by Zute

I think some one is fitting the 100 rear axle along with coil suspension. But it makes for an expensive truck.

This is what I'd do too, if not retaining the leaf setup.

Originally Posted by Tombie

By all measures seen, and in many instances it will...

The shockingly mismatched gearing of the LC and tall gearing, they really are a disappointing vehicle.

At the Hummocks on the way to Adelaide I can easily out accelerate them up the hills in the TD5.

On an early morning trip to the city I had one on my back bumper just itching for an overtake manouver,I was following 2 roadtrains and had no interest in passing them until the next uphill overtaking lane,back to 3rd unleashed everything she had.I was back in my lane after the second train when the tojo was leveling with the cab of the first The truckies even called me a bat out of hell over the 40ch,told them she goes ok for a 2.5lt diesel,hows that V8 cruiser going back there.They were laughing thier guts out,strugling was the reply!!!
Andrew