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8 hours ago, Gaurav said:

I will vote for LC, personally for regular desert outing than LR3 because of lot of cracking, fading plastic + extra electronics and over engineering for GCC climate will make it expensive to maintain 10 year Land Rover than Toyota with minimalistic and proven engineering for GCC climate.

That's why LC holds the resale value better than LR3 anyway.

Hi Gaurav, can you recommend a good mechanic in sharjah to inspect a lexus GX470 with me? And to be the place I send it to if it goes through? 

Thanks Andy for the reply. That solidify what Gaurav said. Yes, what a shame yeah. 

29 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

I will vote for LC, personally for regular desert outing than LR3 because of lot of cracking, fading plastic + extra electronics and over engineering for GCC climate will make it expensive to maintain 10 year Land Rover than Toyota with minimalistic and proven engineering for GCC climate.

That's why LC holds the resale value better than LR3 anyway.

Thanks Gaurav. Will try to look for the V8 LC or even LX470 as it's easier to find than LC. 

Hi Barry, is there any other parts other than the suspension one needs to be wary of in a 11-12 year old LR3? 

Hi Andy, can you update us on what happened after that? Did you get it fixed and how much it cost? Thinking of getting an LR3 as well.

Gaurav, what do you think of 2009 LR3, decent mileage around 15k dirhams. I tried the Land Cruiser V6 but quite underpowered and very high mileage. 

On 12/30/2020 at 8:18 PM, Gaurav said:

If you get it clean and low mileage, they are very good and reliable.

V8 is slightly more expensive on maintenance than V6, but worth extra power as LC100 is very underpowered for long hill climbs. But if your intend is family camping and leisure drives, it will be perfect.

Reliability, 4x4 technology, suited for hot climate, safety features are all awesome.

Just make sure you read this comprehensive advise and follow as much as you can.

 

"The Land Cruiser is powered by a choice of either a 250 hp 4.7-litre V8 or a 240 hp 4.5-litre inline-6 engine. With more than 400 Nm of torque available at low rpm, both Land Cruiser models make an excellent tow vehicle. There is also a weak 135 hp 4.2-litre 6-cylinder diesel engine."

Gaurav, when you said v6 has less power, do you mean the 4.2 or also the 4.5? As the 4.5 V6 seems not to far from V8 4.7 based on the above. 

Is that information correct? 

Thanks Gaurav. That's why probably difficult to find LC V8. I found an LX470 GCC specs. But worried about the complicated technology u mentioned. 

But difficult to find a low mileage ones, most are 300k km above. That sounds trouble? Also there are a few LX470 US specs for around 28k dirham. 

Hi everyone , can i know your opinion on older LC say 2000 model v8? Are these reliable and easy to mantain? To use as leasure desert drive with family.