What is your take on this review of the Land Cruiser? I love this auto blog, but found this review to be uninformed and misleading based on my personal experiences with the platforms discussed.
https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/2024-toyota-land-cruiser-review
I just admit something must have been updated in the past 2 weeks and finally it’s been connecting automatically just like it’s supposed to. Happy early Christmas?
Less rolling resistance
1. lighter weight
2. Less mass requiring less inertia
3. less friction due to smaller contact patch
4. better aerodynamics if narrower.
However there is definitely a point where tires get too small and things go the other way where the gearing pushes engine rpm...
I got a slight decrease adding to 275 tires in a pretty significant jump up after the first oil change at 2000 miles. Now at 6000 miles and I’m probably 75% low speed Highway traffic and 25% in town with a daily 44 mile commute. I currently average 20.1 mpg. If it’s flat, I can easily get...
I think you are on to something that it does do something when it sense the phone charging. The iPhone often gives me the “allow Toyota to access your phone” pop up when I put it on the pad. However beyond that i don’t notice a different behavior car play wise.
Good news, report came back excellent from Blackstone! No issues what so ever. They even commented on the color and told me that is 100% normal for this type of oil and a new motor.
Happy to report that while things have improved this is the major issue that remains. Apple carplay will connect 90% of the. However, only when I manually force it to enable carplay in the sub menu. I have to do this every single time I get in the car.
Yes, I’ve done this twice, first time I saw a immediete improvement that lasted a few days, then returned worse than ever. Did it a second time with no improvement.
This is the response I received from LRA Australia back in September regarding tanks for the 250.
"We do not have anything planned this year, potentially a 2025 development."
https://www.zroverland.com/product-page/land-cruiser-250-billet-volume-knob
It's a mother to get the factory one off. I tried to use all manner of plastic pry sticks, but could not get one under it. Just grip tight and apply increasing pressure until you feel it start to release and it...
I have the LC250, my neighbor has a GX550 and my wife has a ‘16 GX460
1.in terms of quality of materials it is easily the old GX. Acres of leather, real wood, and any plastic is soft touch. It’s so much higher quality material there is no comparison.
2. GX550 has far more cheap regular...