76 series cruiser (who's got one and what do they think)

Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane

Hi guys im thinking of buying a new GLX mid wheel base cruiser
and looking at putting some gear on it to use it for mainly towing my comp truck and trailer that weigh's 3 tonne and i was thinking of doing a fair bit of touring. my main concerns are power, reliability, cabin room, and the ride. Im getting out of a 80 series cruiser with a 1hz turbo inter cooled diesel with 168hp at the wheels. Its a really good truck but I wanted to take advantage of the government rebate on a new vehicle. so some feedback would be great thanks.

Rick

Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Location: Australia

The body has been around since 1990 or so and has been upgraded with coil front etc around 99 and when the new front come out Aus got them the dont come with a sub tank and you cant order with one they have good cabin room and more foot room with there flat floor unlike the cruiser utes etc that have a high floor with tank under it, the good thing about getting the GXL is you get all the fruit with elecs and chrome trims and better seats yada yada and you can get the option of factry diff locks which work out cheaper than 2 arb diff locks and compres and its under warnty and if you wait a few months they are bringing out the new dash with blue tooth airbags etc

Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Location: Rockhampton

I've only tried the trayback, they're not bad for power, certainly more guts than what I'm used to with a diesel. Laughing

I'd love to have a new 76, but gee they're expensive. Mad

Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Location: Asleep on the belair mower!

GO79 wrote:

The body has been around since 1990 or so and has been upgraded with coil front etc around 99 and when the new front come out Aus got them the dont come with a sub tank and you cant order with one they have good cabin room and more foot room with there flat floor unlike the cruiser utes etc that have a high floor with tank under it, the good thing about getting the GXL is you get all the fruit with elecs and chrome trims and better seats yada yada and you can get the option of factry diff locks which work out cheaper than 2 arb diff locks and compres and its under warnty and if you wait a few months they are bringing out the new dash with blue tooth airbags etc

Does the dash update come with punctuation? Laughing

Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Location: Australia

http://www.toyota.com.au/landcruiser-70-series/gallery/images
6th pic on right

http://forum.ih8mud.com/70-series-tech/299223-ready-2010-here-we-go.html

Joined: 21 May 2004 Location: Sydney

Got a 76 GXL and love it. Tow the camper trailer with it mainly, about 1.5 ton, and find it really good for towing. Power wise it is great and way ahead of the 1HZ with aftermarket turbo. I have to gear down on the long hills, Back to 4th, but I think I'll cure that with a chip and exhaust... Have lifted it two inches and fitted a full set of bars and a set of 285/75's. Not as roomy as the 100 series i had but still has good space. Comfy to sit in but like most if you had to sit for 10 hours you'd appreciate a good set of seats. It's good on fuel but like anything if you flog it you can see the needle dropping in a hurry. No duel tank available for them from the factory but a 166L long rage is available from ARB and tucks up nicely. I have only done about 20,000k's but have had no issues. The factory diff locks are a great option especially at the price.

Mick

Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane

thanks mick for your detailed reply they sound like a good thing going to test drive the new speck one tomorrow armsup

and if i get one i will get the bars, winch, mats, lockers fitted up factory and do myself 2inch or 3inch lift, 285 or 305 micky mtz's ,exhaust, spotties,roof top tent, draws, and maybe a chip if it dosnt void the new car warranty Laughing

Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Location: Brisbane

Dose anyone know if diesel chips void the new car warranty and if they do how do people get around it.

Joined: 31 Oct 2008 Location: OUT THERE

yes your chip will void your warranty, not on every component in the vehicle just the mega expensive one's Laughing

Offering this advice as someone who see's claims turned down everyday because of mods... It's a 4.5ltr TD V8!! Wait the three years then fit it if your worried.

Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Location: warner, brisbane

OR, remove when something goes wrong... even if it leaves a log of activities on the ECU for fault checking they have to prove beyond doubt that you had a chip fitted and with a dp chip, they are completely plug and play.

DP chips have a vehicle warranty anyway, where if the chip causes the problem (they are reasonable about it, not total carnts like toyota) they will replace the engine or vehicle for up to 5 years after fitting.

Joined: 31 Oct 2008 Location: OUT THERE

"they have to prove beyond doubt that you had a chip fitted" - that would be false, they don't have to prove anything unfortunately.

Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Location: warner, brisbane

how does that work. it just stopped but its your fault not ours. i dont understand how that is legal

Joined: 31 Oct 2008 Location: OUT THERE

Coming from 9 years working for dealers, I wouldn't risk it. Depends if you have the money to pay yourself if something goes wrong or if you can rely on the chip manufacturers warranty.

Vehicle manufacturers warranties are generally a mine field, to the discretion on the manufacturer and, if written anywhere, are open to intrepretation generally by the manufacturer Confused

Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Location: brisbane

I have a 76 and it is great it has so much talk a bit ruff on the back when on long runs but how Carr's when the truck will clime any thing you point it at . only one thing when you get one ask the dealer about the full supply pump mine went in the first two weeks of having it they blamed the ECU now it gos throw the juice i get about 650 KM to a 90L tank

Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Location: brisbane

YOU DONT NEED A CHIP IF YOU LIVE IN BRISBANE GO TO BEAUDESERT EXHAUSTS , EVERY ONE RAVES ABOUT THEM AND THEY REACON THEY CAN GET A LOT MOR POWER AND BETTER FULE OUT OF THE NEW 8

Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne

I don't own one but I test drove one and was very impressed with it as a bare bones tourer. Power is simply awesome in it's smooth effortless delivery.

Seating position seems great for touring, big enough cargo area and feels like a very solid rig.

If I had the dough I would order one as soon as the nearest Toyo dealer was open, with aircon and twin locks.

Did I mention the effortless power, these things aren't race cars but talk about torque from woe to go armsup

Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Location: vic

work on them at toyota honestly in my opinion best 4wd on the market has all the new good stuff with the old school tuffness

Joined: 01 Sep 2009 Location: FNQ

Definately go toyota i had a troll & it would only be warrantied for 2.5 tonne towing which is piss poor for a 4.2TD intercooled..
So toyota it is!!!
tow as much as you like & load the tray up no worries..
I got the 2006 Rv ute yes 4.2 the last of the breed, will do anything so the new V8 will be better, i chipped mine with a DTtonic & beaudesert 3 inch asap ( made a BIG difference) with the idea of unplugging if anything happenned..
They wont know its there unless they go looking because something is wrong in which case you will have taken there after unplugging the chip..

Would highly recomend the Toyota but at the time i was not interested in teething problems associated with new models thats why i got the 4.2 at the end of its production..

Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Location: Hobart

76 wrote:

I have a 76 and it is great it has so much talk a bit ruff on the back when on long runs but how Carr's when the truck will clime any thing you point it at . only one thing when you get one ask the dealer about the full supply pump mine went in the first two weeks of having it they blamed the ECU now it gos throw the juice i get about 650 KM to a 90L tank

can someone translate this into English? i think i caught the vital info but im not sure...

Joined: 01 May 2005 Location: Newcastle 2300

macca81 wrote:

76 wrote:

I have a 76 and it is great it has so much talk a bit ruff on the back when on long runs but how Carr's when the truck will clime any thing you point it at . only one thing when you get one ask the dealer about the full supply pump mine went in the first two weeks of having it they blamed the ECU now it gos throw the juice i get about 650 KM to a 90L tank

can someone translate this into English? i think i caught the vital info but im not sure...

Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Location: Asleep on the belair mower!

apparently now you get aircon included in the $57,000 asking price! Laughing

Obviously the DP chip is different to the one on the 1KZ- you have to cut wires in the loom to fit that one....

And i'd wait for the warranty to be over before chipping it- at about $1800 EACH for the injectors, your looking at nearly $16K worth of repairs if you screw up the injectors and pump.

I think if i had one and it ate a load of watery diesel, i'd be speaking to my insurance co pretty quickly bout making a claim on it!

We have a 4.2TD cruiser ute and a 4.5TDV8 ute at work, both identical fire unit loads. The TD6 will keep ahead of the V8 in a straight line, but put a trailer on the back and the V8 is just gone! Very Happy

Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Location: Australia

Air cond in cruisers in W.A from toyota Is "a standard thing" and option in Eastern states thats why isfyou go into toyota wa the lowest price will still be around 2g more than east