On the way home the day I bought the car I hit a small kangaroo and put a huge dent in the bull bar.
I needed a new clutch after 10 000 km.
One of the headlight bulbs blew a week after I got the car.
The sump was leaking oil after 20 000 km.
It couldn't get out of fourth gear pulling a 2 horse float with a strong tail wind.
The fuel pump stopped working six months after I bought the car.
I have had continuous trouble with the car since the day I purchased it.
It didn't have the power I expected a turbo to have, and struggles pulling dead cattle.
I would never buy a Toyota again.
It just doesn't perform like my Nissan used to.
Certainly you must be referring to a Landrover, not a Landcruiser. I think you may be overexaggerating your faults with the Landcruiser. These are tremendous vehicles, perhaps you did get a one off lemon.
I find it extremely hard to believe that anybody is capable of wrecking the clutch of a HZJ 79 within 10.000 kilometers, or come up with a leaking sump within 20.000. As an active member of the Land cruiser Club of the Netherlands (technical advice committee for the last eight years) I have -quite literally- seen thousands of Landcruisers over the years, inside and out.
There are a lot of things you can damage, even on a Land- cruiser, if you really put your mind to it. However, if you are a halfway normal driver, this clutch story is just not possible. Period.
Mate I'm afraid to say something must be terribly wrong.
Destroyed clutch at 10000k's? My '88 75 series' clutch is on the way out after over 300000k's. As for the bull-bar, you can hardly blame toyota... write to the kangaroo manufacturers about that one. And mine drags cattle, big ones, no problems. not to mention I easily get into 5th with over a tonne of trailer behind, all with a 15 year old, naturally aspirated diesel. As for the sump, maybe there was a manufacturer fault. For the record: the first leak in mine started about 6 months ago, from the rear diff.
In Mongolia these are considered the most reliable. Rarely can you hear such comments about cars, as there are no roads in this country.
Err... On planet Earth, this is the best vehicle. Wouldn't be surprised if it works on Mars too...
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