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Possibly one of the best cars ever made and nobody knew it at the time.

RELIABILITY, QUALITY, DURABILITY, DEPENDABILITY.

My doctor has this car 😂 he bought it brand new and plans to drive it till the damn wheels fall off lol.

I love how they compare the price to the grand Cherokee. 27 years later, the grand Cherokee, if you can still find one, is probably 200 bucks. You can’t find a decent FJ80 for less than 10k.

That Jeep and Range Rover are at the junk yard. Those Land Cruisers are still on the road.

It’s still running on the road or off road and the inline 6 is probably still smooth

They still on the road in 2020. Can’t beat a Toyota.

The 80 series, my goodness what an SUV 😍 still so legendary!

At 4:15 "That gives the Land Cruiser a rough terrain capability that few others have." Talk about understatement. Reviews like this compared vehicles based on things like interior space and engine power. But now that 27 years has passed we can compare the Land Cruiser, Cherokee, and Range Rover based on longevity. That produces a clear and obvious winner.

I just bought a 94 imported from Japan as my new daily driver and I love it! 12 mpg is a small price to pay for something so well built.

A drunk driver hit and totalled my '97. Crazy part is, I drove my "totalled" cruiser home. Not only that, I barely felt the impact! Awesome vehicle! 6 years later I found a '92. Not the year or motor version I wanted, but I love it now too. Not only is it still the same indestructible vehicle I once had, the so-called bad motor is pretty much ironclad (literally) and the cloth interior isn't prone to the classic Toyota hard leather cracks. It's still perfect. Only problem I have now is constantly listening to my 13 year old daughter's plans for "her" truck... Yeah right, over my dead... Dammit!!!

Back when grilles weren’t huge ugly monstrosities.

The most reliable vehicle ever built. Period!

Now is June 2020, the car still has its own fans and still expensive to buy, around USD 28k-35k in Indonesia 🥰

I grew up in the third-row seat of this truck!

I was in middle school in 1993 and I can tell you only the rich kids parents had these. I still remember seeing a few of these in that exact same color back then.

These are one of the best vehicles ever made! Look good and aged very very well, are very comfortable, can go almost anywhere, but best of all is that they are nearly impossible to kill The Land Cruiser itself, the engine, trans, everything is EXTREMELY well made and thought out, and could easily be the most reliable, dependable, and long lasting vehicle ever made! I wish Toyota could make many of their 80s and 90s vehicles again as I’d buy a brand new 90s Toyota in a heartbeat Nothing, not even the new Toyotas (some are close though) are as well made and reliable as the Toyota’s a few decades back. And this, the Land Cruiser, was probably the best Toyota of the time A 90s Land Cruiser could very well be the best Toyota ever made Ps. Honorable mention goes to the old school original Toyota Land Cruiser, and that is another I wish were still made and they were absolute tanks!

*Such a timeless design. I grew up in such an off-roader, which I recently took over from my dad. It has 300k miles and it’s engine still running as smooth as any new vehicle. Whoever designed this particular 80 series should get a Nobel Prize!* 🥇🏆🏵🎖🏅🎗

It's about time they dropped this review 😍.....funny how this thing used to be compared to cherockees and range rovers in it's day.....most of those are probably junked now 😂 these are still truckin!

My wife and I blasted across the Slat Flats of Bolivia in one of these things. Had 360k miles and ran smooth as hell. Started up no problem at 10°. Great stuff.

My neighbor is slowly rebuilding one of these. Everytime I pass by I compliment his dedication to restoring such a beast of a suv

Still a very nice truck. Old school rappers rejoice‼️

The design along with the engine on these 80s are future proof. The vehicle still looks great out on the road.

And you know that this test vehicle is still on the road somewhere. Unlike the Range Rover and Jeep it was compared to.

my mother has owned our 91 land cruiser since 97. i grew up in that car. it still runs strong and my little sister drives it now. almost 400,000 miles on it

I have a 1997 which as the last year of the 80 series. I've had k5 blazers,cj's, tj's ,xj's, and a lj. Nothing I've ever owned was built as well as the 80. The engine really amazes me on how smooth and balanced it runs. They really are the best suv ever produced

I’m missing the weekly retro seasons. Hope they return.

I had one, now my brother has it...370,000 miles and still smooth

The absolute king of reliability no question!

27 years later Grand Cherokee depreciated 95%, all Range Rovers rusted out and a good LC costs half of it`s original price...

One of the best Land Cruisers ever built! Will be documenting my restoration process on my FJ80 that my family had since new! Currently in the paint shop!

4:28 "Never Too Much" by the late great music legend Luther Vandross. 😢😢😢

They where expensive back then and their expensive today. I want one

The great 80 series, made in Toyotas finest hour.👍 So happy with my 1995 Landcruiser 80 4.2 turbo diesel which is in absolute mint condition, bought it way back in 1999, and it has covered 170 k km's since then. Cheers from Norway

If you bought one of these new in 1993 and took really good care of it and kept the miles off it, you could sell it today for more than what you paid. I've owned at least 4 of these FZJ80 series and they are by far one of the best SUVs ever built and a lot of them are still on the road today.

I just bought 93 LC with 300k miles. So far so good. Love this classic 4x4.

Its underneath what is solid, suspension parts, control arm, idler arms are cast iron, domestics were simply open stamped steel or a little better was a steel tube. Had one back in the day at our automotive tech school, these were built solid for sure

When they invent time travel, I'm going back to the early 90s and picking one of these up. I'll use my 2035 4Runner as a trade-in.

Proper, proportionately sized grill and headlights. A sight for sore eyes compared to today's open-mouthed, squinty-lighted offerings.

Just recently came across these retro reviews and I love stepping back in time!!!

I've been in the auto business for 20 years. these are very desirable high demand suvs when I work at a Chevy dealer in San Francisco we got in a traded in a 98 Lexus LX 475 only had 150k miles and our used car manager sold in 5 hours !!

We *DEMAND* more retro live streams!! 😂

As much as I respect the 200 series Cruiser, I can’t help but think if Toyota reincarnated the 80 with modern options and safety, it would sell as well as the FJ Cruiser in its early years. Doubt me? The Mercedes G wagon would like a word with you.

That's when SUVs were true SUVs

Got a 93 in the family, 4.5 with manual with over 400,000kms and still counting, beige in colour with chocolate brown interior

And today, a clean sub 100k mile example will pull well north of $20,000. Not many non-exotic cars out there that only lose about 50% of it's value after almost 30 years.

LAND CRUISER 💜💙💚 What an awesome retro to wake up too.

None of the competition is still on the road, but the land cruiser keeps on purring along

And here I am, nearly 30 years after this video was released and I still want this car

People are mistaken claiming this car is being running on the road for over 30 years. The land cruisers are from the previous universe before it ends and starts again

And near 30 years later is still a success, one of if not the best Toyota product ever out on the market, for proof try obtain one and you will have to pay a lot for it.

I worship this vehicle so much

This was my first Land Cruiser and it was phenomenal. The only issue, there was poor heat/AC in the rear of the vehicle. It was a beautiful beast. I owned a 2008 and now 2019 200 series cruiser and I’ll keep the 2019 until it begins falling apart in 30 yrs...

Still see these on the road and they still cost close to 10k for a nice one.

I daily drive a ‘94 Land Cruiser like the one here in the video. Although mine’s white and has an ARB front bumper and mounted round aux lights. I love it so much. It runs just like new (and looks new) and has 229k on it. I’m hoping it will run for another 200k before I have to rebuild the engine.

Made in Japan ( still sought after almost 30 years later)

Wish I could go back in time and buy a few of those and garage them for resale

They never die, they keep on going

If you want to go on safari, bring a Jeep. If you want to come back from a safari, bring a Land Cruiser

When there's John in the video, I press the like button first and then watch it.

The SUV I always wanted to have... The Diesel version was a beast!!

I miss the old straight 6 motors, they weren't fast or easy on gas but they sure were hard to kill!

I've been waiting for another retro Land Cruiser review for so long, and it's everything I thought it would be

The best.

I think one of the big things the "J80" Land Cruiser offered here in the USA was full time 4wd, even at 70mph. It made this truck pretty damn unstoppable on snow/ice covered roads if you had the right tires on it. Yeah your Subaru can do the same stuff until it hits a snow bank and the extra ground clearance of a Land Cruiser plows right thru it.

It's a good looking suv even almost 30 years later gotta love it. I like the design one of the best.

John Davis never gets old

These land cruisers are made for the African continent since they’re indestructible

Bought mine 27 years ago my pride and joy it’s like new in every respect as for resale it has skyrocketed love it

Probably the best looking Land Cruiser love how the grill looks modern but it still has the old school TOYOTA badge instead of their dull T logo

"I just don't want to stop..." "driving my Land Cruiser" - sing owners of the 1993 LC when listening to Luther Vandross on FM radio. 😀 🎶

official car of NATO

Man I still see these 80 series on the road from time to time here in Bahrain and other Gulf countries. This is coming from a '99 FZJ100 owner.

My father drove this car for about 15 years, just a fantastic car

Would be interested in seeing MW do a 'check in" review of the LC and all the competition mentioned in the video...if they can even find any examples of the competition left running and road worthy! My '97 has 235K on the clock and shows no sign of quitting!

There goes my idea of waiting a few years to buy an older LC so i can afford it, these thing NEVER depreciate...

I love the comments section. "My LC survived a 50 megaton nuclear blast." "I ran over a land mine, and didn't scratch my LC." "I drove through an active volcano in my LC, still good as new!" Lol

Love my 1993 LC, still drive her on the daily. Have added a few mods over the years for off road use and Bluetooth, Apple Car play but engine is still stock and at 206k still pretty smooth.

Love that body style!

1 of the best SUVs ever made love this Land cruiser 💪🫡💯🛻💨

Bought a used '96 manual in 1997, this thing's a beast, it just doesnt break down...if there is a terrain that this car cannot drive on, then no other car can

HELL YEA! I’ve been waiting for this episode

I don’t know why, but I just love the opening credits music to these

Contrary to most comments, and since I own both a 1995 LC and a 1995 RR .. This model deteriorated much worst than my 1995 RR !!!! Had to rebuild both engine and gearbox at 200k miles ... 220k on the Range Rover and still running fine !!!!!!

id would love to have a Land cruiser like that one.

Ford and Toyota sure did have some huge capacity inline 6s back then. I do love the design and stance of these old Cruisers

This vehicle is indestructible.

1996 fjz-80 with 270,000 daily driven the most DEPENDABILITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, DURABILITY.......

"station wagon on steroids." LoL 😂 good one.

God for 1993 it’s soo good and the car too my fav

@MotorWeek great retro review, I was wondering if you would have any Porsche 930 reviews?

I've been married for17 years and I love my wife with all my heart. BUT, I'll get rid of her before I get rid of my 80s Land Crusier!

This is what i learned to drive on, it was a BIG deal it had ABS hahaha

sold my 1993 about 15yrs ago...had 120k miles on it and no issues except some rust starting around front windshield. one of my biggest regrets...cloth model...sold it for $7,000

This year all come with a center locking diff correct? I just noticed there isn’t a switch or something near the dash

Meanwhile nearly half a million km's later my 97 landcruiser is still going strong, with almost all original parts and still one of the smoothest affordable japanese cars to drive

I miss the old 75-80, grew up at that track.

Fun Fact: Originally they wanted to use two Landcrusiers like this one for the movie JURASSIC PARK but eventually it was the two Ford Explorers that was used that everyone who saw the movie is familiar with.

a good friend of mine gets the pleasure to drive one of these - people apparently constantly walk straight up to him ask to buy it from him 😂