MILEAGE 22,015
WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT
To see if a true sports utility vehicle can be an endearing everyday car
Six months after arriving, then, the Land Cruiser was due its second service, a 20,000-miler. That’s a main service, rather than the 10,000-mile interval, so as well as engine oil being changed, as at 10k, the gearbox oil and differential oils are changed, as is brake fluid, the fuel filter and cabin air filter, and the key fob battery is replaced. The list of other checks is longer, too.
Toyota runs a fixed-price servicing programme, so it doesn’t matter which main dealer you visit. The Land Cruiser is the biggest car Toyota makes so, along with a Dyna (a forward-cab compact truck) and the Hilux pick-up, it’s the most expensive…