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    Floor mats included?

    1958 does not come with any mats. LC trim and above come with all-weather floor mats. Carpet mats are extra. Cargo mats are extra (carpet or all-weather).
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    Only getting 17mpg

    220 mile road trip over the weekend with some mountain travel but on entirely 2-lane highway (55-70mph). Averaged 22mpg, and that was absolutely hypermiling the whole time. No bikes, no cargo box. LCLC with Crossbars + AT4W SL tires. 91 premium fuel. Nice fall temps 55-70F. Waxing gibbous...
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    How often do you try to start your LC with the MODE SELECT button?

    The start button is in the same spot as my other & previous Toyotas, and the same general area where keys have traditionally been inserted when there is no start button. No reprogramming required here!
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    Winterize Land Cruiser

    You’ll be fine. Just pay attention to the weather forecast and be ready to adjust plans. This is a very popular year round tourist destination. You will be in a 4WD with presumably pretty fresh all seasons. Send it. I’d be more concerned about the drive there and back, in particular coming...
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    18’’ or 20’’ for winter?

    I’m giving it a shot this winter with the Falken wildpeaks. Ask me how it worked out next spring! For reference I ski ~50 days up the #2 sketchiest road. (It’s not actually that sketchy 99% of the time, but it was funny to see it in an article)
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    Real World mpg

    You found the secret MPG hack that Big Oil doesn't want you to know about
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    18’’ or 20’’ for winter?

    There are some advantages to just doing seasonal swaps on one set of wheels: Easier storage, tires are much lighter without air/wheels! Don't need to buy second set of wheels Don't need to buy/set up second set of TPMS Winter tires can wear fast so you'll be installing a new set every ~4 years...
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    Roof Racks and MPG

    I guess you did say "around" town, and not "in" town. 😂 The secret to ultra low MPG is to have lots of short drives in town.
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    Best 2 bike rack with a receiver pin that works?

    I have their fender adapters - which are just a roll of foam that goes over piece that pinches down on your tires. I have used it once when my wife had a flat on her commuter and it worked well for that use case (short distance, in town). I do think it might be a little awkward on a long trip...
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    Best 2 bike rack with a receiver pin that works?

    1up heavy duty here, it's great. I upgraded from the Thule T2 Pro XTR when i needed to go beyond 2 bikes (kids). The Thule was fantastic as well, but I never did put it on the Cruiser before selling it. For the hitch pin, you need to order one extra wheel lock, that will function as the hitch...
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    Real World mpg

    Or we're just driving our kids to school. ¯\(ツ)/¯
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    Diesel Hybrid in AU/NZ is cool BUT….

    Finally, someone will get to use those cupholders!
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    Speaker Upgrade with Beatsonic

    Nice! Did the dash speaker brackets fit the existing mounting holes? I recall @chancellor had to macgyver their’s a little bit. I’m not familiar with Hertz, aside from their rental cars 🤪. How would you describe the upgrade quality vs something like the infinitys? I’m still on the fence...
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    Using Rock rails as a running board

    I never do any work in the garage without IPA.
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    Tire Upgrade ?

    Yes. https://www.nittotire.com/light-truck-tires/terra-grappler-g3-all-terrain-light-truck-tire/
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    Climate Control Buttons

    Check if this dial is turned down all the way.
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    2024+ Land Cruiser Heritage Blue Photo Thread

    Kept things simple with the AT4W in stock size 265/70/r18 SL load.
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    Simple Question: Falken WP or KO3's for smoothest ride?

    The very new (may not be available yet?) Nitto Terra Grappler G3 does. It looks like a very compelling option. https://www.nittotire.com/light-truck-tires/terra-grappler-g3-all-terrain-light-truck-tire/
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    Bike Racks (1Up Bike Rack) and Swing Aways (Rig'D Supply RambleSwing) and the Land Cruiser hitch

    Dang. I imagine 1Up will change their tune pretty quickly when the 4Runners start rolling out and the dozens of us having issues becomes hundreds. I had emailed them as well about the regular hitch pin on my 1Up rack, and how I was just using one of their bike wheel lock pins instead. They just...
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    Impressions After 6000 Miles

    Sorry to derail this thread.. but how do you like that swing adapter? Any specific reason you picked that vs the popular rakattach from 1up? I'm feeling like a swing might be in my future now that I'm running 3 and sometimes 4 bikes on the rack and lowering it for hatch access has become near...
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    KO3's!!!

    There's a few of us! I'm on stock sized SL load Wildpeaks. I'm curious to hear how the KO3s do in the mountain-west winter though. I wasn't happy with K02s in the past (to be fair they were on a RWD transit van, so the odds were stacked against them!), but it does look like the KO3 should...
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    Windshield replacement national back-order?

    Whenever folks post pictures of their tire "poke" all I see is the rock that poke is about to fling at my vertical windshield.
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    Does anyone actually get the posted 22/24 mpg?

    Hold the button to enter the mode where you can change the displays. When you have trip A or B selected on the side, hold the button to reset.
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    Does anyone actually get the posted 22/24 mpg?

    From my Prius/RAV4 hybrid experience: There is a school of thought that using sport or normal mode can be more efficient by getting up to your coast speed quicker and more efficiently than just slowly sputtering your way up. The goal is to get up to speed, fully let go of the gas, and then...
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