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03-12-08, 06:13 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Texas
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2008 Land Cruiser just won Peterson's 4x4 of the year award: http://www.toyota.com/pdfs/LC_4x4_off_road.pdf
Congrats!
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03-12-08, 11:57 AM
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Location: Florida
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Originally Posted by tigmd99
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That's great. It will be interesting to see if it can pull off the double whammy like the '03 GX and also get "Four Wheeler of the Year"
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03-12-08, 01:26 PM
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Lexus Test Driver
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Originally Posted by GatorGreg
That's great. It will be interesting to see if it can pull off the double whammy like the '03 GX and also get "Four Wheeler of the Year"
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FourWheeler gave Hummer H3 Alpha the 4x4 of the year award already.
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Last edited by tigmd99; 03-12-08 at 02:27 PM.
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03-12-08, 01:48 PM
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Lexus Fanatic
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: The Bay Area, CA, USA
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03-14-08, 01:38 PM
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Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Texas
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
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I can't believe they scored the LC so high in the exterior segment...I still say it isn't ugly, but not exactly attractive either. Bland is the best word I can think of . 
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03-14-08, 11:33 PM
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Pole Position
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: CA
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Originally Posted by Twstrchasr
I can't believe they scored the LC so high in the exterior segment...I still say it isn't ugly, but not exactly attractive either. Bland is the best word I can think of . |
WOW
Wrangler led the mechanical and very high in exterior.
4th highest rating overall in a 194 year old body style.... 
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03-12-08, 03:33 PM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Texas
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Yeah, because TLC200 US specs are correct! Toyota specs are like politicians...they state whatever they want to suit their needs.
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10-15-09, 04:05 PM
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Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York
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I test drove TLC, owned Toyota Seqouia and just traded in the 2008 Seqouia to LX 570 after only 1 and half year . Sequoia is not that really bad SUV but ... the ride is not so great , we took it from NYC to Canada and we seemed to be tired after long driving 'coz it's a truck what can you expect? TLC is great but for 10K difference we opted for LX 570 plus we only got the LX for 68K, 4K diffeernce with TLC w/c is 64K come on ! do the math! down the road if I want to trade it in I think I have the upperhand , what you guys think ?
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10-16-09, 12:06 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MIchigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman08
I test drove TLC, owned Toyota Seqouia and just traded in the 2008 Seqouia to LX 570 after only 1 and half year . Sequoia is not that really bad SUV but ... the ride is not so great , we took it from NYC to Canada and we seemed to be tired after long driving 'coz it's a truck what can you expect? TLC is great but for 10K difference we opted for LX 570 plus we only got the LX for 68K, 4K diffeernce with TLC w/c is 64K come on ! do the math! down the road if I want to trade it in I think I have the upperhand , what you guys think ?
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Congrats.....You should like your LX570....(personally nothing would stop me from getting a Toyota Land Cruiser over the LX..not even price)..but the LX570 is the perfect long distance SUVs compared to the Sequoia...the Sequoia while nice, just isn't refined. The HVAC/Radio/NAV in the LX are all intergrated into one unit where the Sequouia is not and the reach to the nav is a little far.
Also, the LX has the AVS suspension from Toyota which used part hydraulic and some air. It lowers on the highway for better cruising ride.
Lastly the interior of the LX is far nicer than the Sequoia.
Great choice!
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10-19-09, 06:15 AM
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Lexus Champion
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: VA
Posts: 1,747
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman08
I test drove TLC, owned Toyota Seqouia and just traded in the 2008 Seqouia to LX 570 after only 1 and half year . Sequoia is not that really bad SUV but ... the ride is not so great , we took it from NYC to Canada and we seemed to be tired after long driving 'coz it's a truck what can you expect? TLC is great but for 10K difference we opted for LX 570 plus we only got the LX for 68K, 4K diffeernce with TLC w/c is 64K come on ! do the math! down the road if I want to trade it in I think I have the upperhand , what you guys think ?
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+1 Pacman, welcome to CL, you'll get more than the 4K back when trading, plus you'll be driving a LEXUS. Good luck with your new vehicle 
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10-16-09, 06:09 PM
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Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York
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Thank you very much ! we've been trying to get TLC since 1986 but , we ended up with Toyota 4runner and we still have it 1997 limited model now with 97000 miles on it and still going and going and going ! the 2008 TLC my wife test drove is really great but , the dealer wants 64000 with 5000 something miles on it and we decided to wait until we got a good deal from Lexus . It's a leftover 2008 w/out miles on it . TLC lasts forever i might get a used one after my 2 kids finished college ! now I have 2 japanese cars with nothing to worry about ... My 2 sons want to get Toyota scion tc instead of honda civic which every college kids driving around here in NY ... I think they having a great choice too ! like father like son !
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10-19-09, 03:07 PM
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Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York
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Thank you very much tromly ! appreciated it !
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