Was cleaning up relative's '03 Toyota LandCruiser Prado this afternoon.
Over time, have noticed the front wheel-well plastic trim pieces protecting the engine from splashes has disintegrated. At the point now where the only trim left is the little square bits underneath the screws that originally held things in place.
For a 13 year old vehicle that had done only about 55,000km (34K miles) when it was purchased around 2014, and now has about 100,000km (62K miles), all highway - its pretty disgusting. I have seen far more worn examples of both the Prado and Hilux with this same issue.
Another niggle is the (very badly) cracked dash; common fault.
Point of this post is - I'm terribly disappointed at the quality of these newer vehicles. I own an older Euro with plastic trim in the wheel-wheels. 23 years old, its still 100% intact. Families' old LandCruiser (a '92) has no cracked trim pieces and is still largely in superb condition considering age and mileage.
Newer = Better? I think not.
Over time, have noticed the front wheel-well plastic trim pieces protecting the engine from splashes has disintegrated. At the point now where the only trim left is the little square bits underneath the screws that originally held things in place.
For a 13 year old vehicle that had done only about 55,000km (34K miles) when it was purchased around 2014, and now has about 100,000km (62K miles), all highway - its pretty disgusting. I have seen far more worn examples of both the Prado and Hilux with this same issue.
Another niggle is the (very badly) cracked dash; common fault.
Point of this post is - I'm terribly disappointed at the quality of these newer vehicles. I own an older Euro with plastic trim in the wheel-wheels. 23 years old, its still 100% intact. Families' old LandCruiser (a '92) has no cracked trim pieces and is still largely in superb condition considering age and mileage.
Newer = Better? I think not.