SUV Recommends
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’97 Toyota Land Cruiser ?
Last year with a solid front axle for any Toyota in the US, coil suspension, locking differentials available, take out as many seats as needed to carry gear and make room to sleep.
They are old enough to be not too expensive but still can find some with great life left in them (soccer mom wagons), 4+liter straight six has pretty good torque but not so good mileage or acceleration. Lots of room in the wheel wells for oversize tires. Cross country expedition comfort.With a 2 1/2″ lift, 33″ tires, aftermarket front and rear bumpers and locking center, front, and rear diffs I ran the entire Hole in the Rock trail last year. No drama and only an occasional rear bumper dragging.
http://www.expeditionutah.com/featured-trails/hole-in-the-rock-4×4-trail/Those land cruisers are great but finding one with less than 180k on it is next to impossible. My friends with 33’s gets 13 mpg. It’ll go anywhere, but gets 13mpg…
I am now the proud owner of a 2014 4Runner Trail Edition.
So far I am in love. Hopefully you’ll be seeing / hearing a lot about it in the future.
Hey Steve –
How do you like the part time 4WD versus the full-time 4WD or maybe “full time $WD” of the Limited edition? I have been driving a Honda CR-v with AWD for the last five years and I really, really love AWD. It is awesome to not have to worry about flipping it on when I encounter a rain puddle or a slippery turn. I had part time 4WD in my Jeep Cherokees (I owned 4 of them) and I was always failing to turn it on, including on the day I rolled one off an overpass embankment.
Also what color did you get and did you get that cool rear shelf that rolls out when the hatch is opened? Post us some pics!
Zach
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