eskimochaos
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Ok here goes just a mini review of these two vehicles. My mom has a 2004 Landcruiser and I got a new 2007 4Runner for christmas this year. I have spent at least 5k driving in each vehicle and here is my comparison.
2004 LandCruiser
World Renowned as the go-anywhere do anything ultra-reliable truck LandCruiser is a legend. The only truck the UN has used to drive through the toughest terrain to save some underprivileged villagers in the middle of the jungle.
Driving:
The drive in the Landcruiser is unbelievable. Not only is non vvti engine super smooth, but transmission shifts are seamless and the car doesnt ***** about driving over anything. I honestly think you could jump curbs in this all day. It honestly does not flinch one bit.
Interior:
Super luxurious, super quiet, there are some rattles after 70k miles and the leather makes annoying squeaks as you go over bumps.
Exterior:
Love the styling
2007 4Runner V8:
Driving: super nice as well, handles bumps and obstacles without losing composure. Super quick with the V8 engine - it easily throws you back in the seat even accelerating to 100mph (yes I got to 110 one day) I try not to push it because Im afraid of the shitty dunlops vaporizing
Interior:
has what you need and nothing else, love the fabric seats however WTF.... just please give me some headroom!
Exterior: love the styling, the front is super aggressive looking
Here's the comparison. Obviously there is a 40k price difference in the vehicles and that is felt almost everywhere.
Driving:
Although the 4runner drives great, the LandCruiser is MUCH more stable on the highway with 5 people in it. IDK what it is in the 4R but the stability is just not there...maybe its the shitty tires IDK but the LC feels much more stable on the highway fully loaded. The 4runner blows the LC off the line especially with the help of the vvti. I can corner in the 4r like a sports car whereas the LC feels like driving a double decker bus.
Interior:
LC blows away the 4r in terms of creature comforts, noise level, and comfort.
The seats in the LC are AMAZING
The AC in the LC is MUCH better, the car cools off in about 3 seconds - takes a bit longer in the 4r
Exterior:
LC has a MUCH better paint finish than the 4r.
DriveTrain:
Not all of that 40k is put into the interior...the LC's transfer case is about twice the size, frame is beefier, front control arms/ all hook ups are visibly larger(can tell just from looking underneath)
I am convinced that the engines are not the same. The iforce is not the same as the 4700 that they have in the LC - i believe that they only share the engine block and maybe a couple of other components.
Conclusion:
Both trucks have excellent road manners - fully loaded however the LC is much more stable.
I love my 4r and recognize how fortunate I am to be driving one as my car especially only being 19.
I love the LC too, driving it just feels like your driving something that is totally indestructable- more so than the 4r and its a legend!
In the end, the LC is just better built than the 4r. Materials used are better, drivetrain is beefier but then again that is where the 40k price difference is.
wtf is with the cheap plastic all over the inside of the 4r that scratches SO easily????
This is my Mom's second LC. She had a 99, drove it for 5 years, put 90k on it with not ONE problem other than dead battery. Got second one in 04 - 67k and not ONE thing wrong. Certainly has won my mom's heart over so she is getting a LX570 next summer.
P.S. Nothing drives like my dad's 550i LOL!
2004 LandCruiser
World Renowned as the go-anywhere do anything ultra-reliable truck LandCruiser is a legend. The only truck the UN has used to drive through the toughest terrain to save some underprivileged villagers in the middle of the jungle.
Driving:
The drive in the Landcruiser is unbelievable. Not only is non vvti engine super smooth, but transmission shifts are seamless and the car doesnt ***** about driving over anything. I honestly think you could jump curbs in this all day. It honestly does not flinch one bit.
Interior:
Super luxurious, super quiet, there are some rattles after 70k miles and the leather makes annoying squeaks as you go over bumps.
Exterior:
Love the styling
2007 4Runner V8:
Driving: super nice as well, handles bumps and obstacles without losing composure. Super quick with the V8 engine - it easily throws you back in the seat even accelerating to 100mph (yes I got to 110 one day) I try not to push it because Im afraid of the shitty dunlops vaporizing
Interior:
has what you need and nothing else, love the fabric seats however WTF.... just please give me some headroom!
Exterior: love the styling, the front is super aggressive looking
Here's the comparison. Obviously there is a 40k price difference in the vehicles and that is felt almost everywhere.
Driving:
Although the 4runner drives great, the LandCruiser is MUCH more stable on the highway with 5 people in it. IDK what it is in the 4R but the stability is just not there...maybe its the shitty tires IDK but the LC feels much more stable on the highway fully loaded. The 4runner blows the LC off the line especially with the help of the vvti. I can corner in the 4r like a sports car whereas the LC feels like driving a double decker bus.
Interior:
LC blows away the 4r in terms of creature comforts, noise level, and comfort.
The seats in the LC are AMAZING
The AC in the LC is MUCH better, the car cools off in about 3 seconds - takes a bit longer in the 4r
Exterior:
LC has a MUCH better paint finish than the 4r.
DriveTrain:
Not all of that 40k is put into the interior...the LC's transfer case is about twice the size, frame is beefier, front control arms/ all hook ups are visibly larger(can tell just from looking underneath)
I am convinced that the engines are not the same. The iforce is not the same as the 4700 that they have in the LC - i believe that they only share the engine block and maybe a couple of other components.
Conclusion:
Both trucks have excellent road manners - fully loaded however the LC is much more stable.
I love my 4r and recognize how fortunate I am to be driving one as my car especially only being 19.
I love the LC too, driving it just feels like your driving something that is totally indestructable- more so than the 4r and its a legend!
In the end, the LC is just better built than the 4r. Materials used are better, drivetrain is beefier but then again that is where the 40k price difference is.
wtf is with the cheap plastic all over the inside of the 4r that scratches SO easily????
This is my Mom's second LC. She had a 99, drove it for 5 years, put 90k on it with not ONE problem other than dead battery. Got second one in 04 - 67k and not ONE thing wrong. Certainly has won my mom's heart over so she is getting a LX570 next summer.
P.S. Nothing drives like my dad's 550i LOL!
