Toyota investigating LandCruiser knocking noise

[XR Martin]

Ever since Fuso went to the 3L and the dual clutch box they went to ****. We had dozens of them and they all needed new gearboxes at some point, some at only 5k kms. Some even had multiple replacements.
Engines were also garbage, massive blow by, oil consumption, no power.
The previous 4.9 I4 and Aisen auto were awesome, we had no issues with them.


The chassis flex is the whole point of the Gaz, it is what makes it so great offroad.

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

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Look at the size difference between a 79 series and the GAZ Trackmaster - I look forward to getting it wedged under the Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne.

They need to make a civilian version of the Thales Hawkei ute they make in Bendigo, I wonder if they could get one of these down to the $100,000 mark rather than the circa $750,000 they cost now, they're super nice inside for something used for military purposes.

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The Hawkei get's around town all the time(usually in pairs), they are an awesome looking machine on the road and they are no slouch !!.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

The Hawkei get's around town all the time(usually in pairs), they are an awesome looking machine on the road and they are no slouch !!.

I got to visit the production line, its absolutely amazing, I reckon there's a market for a civilian version of that thing, take away all the military stuff and the armor and it'll come down in price massively.

[prktkljokr]

Originally Posted by XR Martin

The chassis flex is the whole point of the Gaz, it is what makes it so great offroad.

Like I said it looks to be more than capable I just think the chassis will be its downfall in the future, if your only going to own one until the warranty runs out then who cares.

Still cant get past that amount of flex, it could be its downfall, Being a cab chassis I cant see all the other components of the vehicle withstanding that amount of twist long term either, I don't know if its a riveted chassis or welded, If welded it will be like when you repeatedly bend a bit of steel it eventually breaks, If riveted it will start pulling the rivets wearing at the holes or even shearing them off, it has to give somewhere and if the chassis can flex that much how about all the components that are out of whack while its twisting.

I suppose if you put that much flex into a Landcruiser, the chassis would be its weak point too, so I would say they sacrificed the chassis for aggressive short term off road drivability, will be interesting to see if it can withstand what Australia can throw at it long term though.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by prktkljokr

Like I said it looks to be more than capable I just think the chassis will be its downfall in the future, if your only going to own one until the warranty runs out then who cares.

Still cant get past that amount of flex, it could be its downfall, Being a cab chassis I cant see all the other components of the vehicle withstanding that amount of twist long term either, I don't know if its a riveted chassis or welded, If welded it will be like when you repeatedly bend a bit of steel it eventually breaks, If riveted it will start pulling the rivets wearing at the holes or even shearing them off, it has to give somewhere and if the chassis can flex that much how about all the components that are out of whack while its twisting.

I suppose if you put that much flex into a Landcruiser, the chassis would be its weak point too, so I would say they sacrificed the chassis for aggressive short term off road drivability, will be interesting to see if it can withstand what Australia can throw at it long term though.

Let me have it for a month, I can break anything

[Vekgib]

Originally Posted by prktkljokr

Pretty sure most new Landcruiser owners dont even go off-road, I think out of every 10 we see at work, 1 will have some dirt on it, I think its more that they cost $100,000 and people like to show off rather than having a practical car for their requirements.

Pretty much 50/50 at our work. For each Cruiser that comes in trashed, there's another that's spotless. Prados are the worst. Nobody looks after those.
Brother in law ( a true "hey look at me type ") owns a 2020 200 series VX that he keeps pristine. Mrs Vekgib and I got invited to his house for Christmas breakfast, so after some discussion at work, I was OK'd to take the 300 series Sahara demo we had for the Christmas weekend. Look on his face was a Christmas gift in itself.

[Sprintey]

The knocking noise was from everyone unable to afford the LandCruiser.

/sarc


(I can update on the young one's Disco1 V8 purchase. It has actually been reliable, sounds glorious, there's been mud antics, and it was 5% of the price of the Cruiser. I'm pleasantly surprised.)