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For what it's worth, I've never had this problem.

No problem. You'll have to reach out directly to Jonheld for the .pdf. Among vehicles its age, the 3FE 80 Land Cruiser is among the least prone that I know of to catastrophic engine and transmission failure given reasonable (or even unreasonable, neglectful) maintenance. The price seems...

My family are original owners of a '92. It's still a reliable and capable tourer but, like any vehicle its age, requires diligent preventative maintenance. Parts are not cheap nor is labor if you can't do your own work. Ours is a dedicated tourer given its age (to not waste precious miles on...

For me, five or so years. But that depends on one's risk tolerance; we're all different.

I tend to agree but there are some exceptions. For example, I wouldn't hesitate to drive a first-production-year Land Cruiser around the world. And at the other end of the reliability discussion, we still confidently use ours for remote touring after nearly three decades. I really like the...

Lots of good reviews, but, reliability, reliability, reliability: Defender is a risky remote touring investment. For remote touring, reliability is critical. Unreliability is fatal. Meanwhile, Land Rover remains the least reliable car brand. Until and unless reliability is proven, it's a...

Stellar. I thought I was the only Nevada long-view dirt road junkie. I'll get some images up.

Social distancing.

We've had our '92 since new. In the last five years the need for PM has really gone up. Staying in front of it costs money, but I'm also diligent. In 28 years, it's left someone stranded once (alternator), the motor still runs like new, and I don't hesitate to drive it deep into rural, remote...

Huh.

I would say that it's now a possibility, not necessarily likely, but also not out of the question--a possibility now buoyed by rumors and concepts trending toward what would succeed (and what I would buy). Of course, this entire discussion is speculation, but speculation is fun.

Yeah, that too.

Good reminder -- Jeep sells 57 times more Wranglers in the US each year than Mercedes does Geländewagens. It's creaming all of them combined--G-wagen, Land Cruiser, and 4Runner--by 100,000 or so units. This isn't because Jeep is magic: It's because these have become completely different...

Yes, exactly--back to basics.

Jeep is selling is 230,000 rigid axle Wranglers annually, which is 100,000 more units than Toyota's 4Runner sales. There's unequivocal demand for such vehicles in the U.S., and Toyota is missing out.

...Which is why this modernized 70 series concept--with rear coils atop the heavy-duty drivetrain--is so attractive.

In order to be a buzzkill, one must accept your reasoning. So, no worries.

It would sell like hotcakes in the Southwest too.

Nah. You're way, way off. There's a market and they could totally compete.

Except that... ...folks are already spending that dinero in droves for modernized 1980s rigs: 2018 Wrangler US Wrangler sales: 240,000 (2018 4Runner US sales: 140,000) ...And many of those Jeeps cost into the $50s. Gladiators into the $60s. Could Toyota compete in that realm with a...