After a year and a half and 30k miles on the Jeep and enjoying most of it I find I miss some of the nicer things and a more comfortable ride. I enjoyed the 91 80 series I had a number of years ago but it is a different animal for sure. We have had a 4Runner and Sequoia and after looking at GX470's and even a Rover or 2 I keep coming back to how good the styling of the 100 series is. I try to think logically and look at stuff that would get better MPGs but that thought escapes rather quickly. Am I crazy to think of selling the Jeep that is approaching 2 years old with 30k for most likely an 8-10 year old cruiser of LX470 with 150k miles?
Switching from 2014 JKU to 100 series
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Tundraexplorer
Observer
A 100 series might not be as capable as your jeep(depending on if it's a rubicon or not) but it certainly would be more roomy and have more creature comforts. The gas mileage is bad, but with a very light foot I'm getting about 16.5 average on my 1999, and that's with 80% city probably. And I'm sure everyone I'm the land cruiser forum will tell you it's not crazy, and everyone in the jeep forum will tell you otherwise. Financially you will probably take a pretty big hit from selling a 2 year old jeep though, but what good is it to have it if you want a land cruiser?
16.5 MPGs isn't bad, I average 17-18 in the Jeep around town and not much better on the interstate. I am not into anything hardcore so cruiser will before than capable for anything I do and will be much better for our 6 or so 1000 mile trips a year. Part of me thinks look at an early own in the $10k range and plan for maintenance, versus 3-4 years newer in the 15-18k range that still may need some maintenance
crimsonaudio
New member
You must drive with a raw egg between your foot and the accelerator! I drive like a granny most of the time (compared to most), probably 60% around town, the rest highway (typically cruising at 65) and hover around 15mpg per tank.
Tundraexplorer
Observer
I would tend to agree, I love my 99 and haven't really had to spend anything since the timing belt was already done. 16.5 is without any mods really, all I have is all terrain tires.
Tundraexplorer
Observer
Haha, yeah like I said very light foot, no ac, coasting as much as possible and smooth, as well as taking country roads at 55 whenever I'm out of city driving.
crimsonaudio
New member
Oh man, I live in TN - it's 8:45 PM and the heat index is still just over 100° - AC is mandatory!
expeditionist
Observer
I just drove 800 miles over the 4th of July weekend and got 15.5mpg. I was pretty happy with that given the size and comfort of my 100 series (and coming from an 80 series!)
tarditi
Explorer
I'm in the jeep community - here are my thoughts:
1) you want what you want... can't "fix" that
2) you can always carry gas cans... JKU isn't a prius either
3) TLCs hold their resale... so do Jeep Wranglers - you shouldn't take much of a hit selling the Jeep
4) both vehicles have their own strong communities, either way you'll get support and encouragement
5) you're not crazy for wanting it - if we were all about being practical and reserved we wouldn't venture out the way we do
6) Jeep has a HUGE aftermarket available, but much of it is to increase cargo capacity
7) what sort of off-road needs do you have? Purpose-built Rockcrawlers are not great overlanders and vice-versa
I sold my 2 door 2013 JK with 32k miles a couple weeks ago and replaced it with a 2007 LX470. I started looking because we're expecting our first kid on another month and the car seat didn't fit with a front passenger. I've hung around with the Toyota guys the past year a fair amount so I figured that I'd do my due diligence on new rigs before just trading the 2 door for one with 4 doors. It certainly would have been easier for me to do the dealership trade since I had done some axle mods but after test driving the LX with my wife she said she preferred that to the JK. I had previously test driven a DC taco and crossed that off the list.
I decided on the '07 for a few different reasons.
- I wanted the extra power over earlier years, especially after re-gearing my JK to 4.56s with 32" tires. I was used to having the go pedal go when I wanted it to.
- I wanted satellite radio. In my JK I had subscribed and it was awesome to have tunes when in the backcountry. I listened to the eurocup, plenty of college football and the march b-ball tourney all while out of cell phone range in the last year. I didn't want to try and load my phone with music for entertainment. Not a big deal for some, but it kind of is for me.
- Lower miles. I found mine with just over 76k miles. I guess the bad part about that is the timing belt hasn't been changed but I can deal with that.
- Super good condition. I bought my JK new and enjoyed putting all the pin striping and dents on it myself. I wanted to do the same with my cruiser.
Another poster said that only you can know what type of off roading you want to do. I feel like I hung out with the Toyota guys enough when I had my JK that I was happy with what they were capable of and where that fit with my style. I'm not interested in rock crawling. I had a locker in my JK but that was more insurance than for knowing it would get engaged every time I hit the trail.
One last thought is about the price of mods. I first had a CJ7 and after buying my JK I felt like any mods for the CJ were cheap compared to what was out there for the JK. Well, I feel the same when comparing the LX to the JK. The price to play just goes up even more. I spent about $300 for JK sliders, LX sliders start at about $550 plus shipping. You are also a lot less likely to find used accessories on the local classifieds. Again, this may not be important to you. My JK build took 18 months and was partially paid for by the sale of my CJ7. The LX build is going to take way longer...but I'm okay with that.
I decided on the '07 for a few different reasons.
- I wanted the extra power over earlier years, especially after re-gearing my JK to 4.56s with 32" tires. I was used to having the go pedal go when I wanted it to.
- I wanted satellite radio. In my JK I had subscribed and it was awesome to have tunes when in the backcountry. I listened to the eurocup, plenty of college football and the march b-ball tourney all while out of cell phone range in the last year. I didn't want to try and load my phone with music for entertainment. Not a big deal for some, but it kind of is for me.
- Lower miles. I found mine with just over 76k miles. I guess the bad part about that is the timing belt hasn't been changed but I can deal with that.
- Super good condition. I bought my JK new and enjoyed putting all the pin striping and dents on it myself. I wanted to do the same with my cruiser.
Another poster said that only you can know what type of off roading you want to do. I feel like I hung out with the Toyota guys enough when I had my JK that I was happy with what they were capable of and where that fit with my style. I'm not interested in rock crawling. I had a locker in my JK but that was more insurance than for knowing it would get engaged every time I hit the trail.
One last thought is about the price of mods. I first had a CJ7 and after buying my JK I felt like any mods for the CJ were cheap compared to what was out there for the JK. Well, I feel the same when comparing the LX to the JK. The price to play just goes up even more. I spent about $300 for JK sliders, LX sliders start at about $550 plus shipping. You are also a lot less likely to find used accessories on the local classifieds. Again, this may not be important to you. My JK build took 18 months and was partially paid for by the sale of my CJ7. The LX build is going to take way longer...but I'm okay with that.