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Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Diecast Model Truck
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- #1Dec 21, 2025
Is there a name for brands that only focus on highest quality?
Snap-on Tools. Fluke meters. Zeiss optics. Siemens scanners. REI gear. Toyota Land Cruiser. Miele vacuums.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #2Aug 4, 2025
I wish vehicles were still BIFL…
Vehicles have mostly improved in reliability over the years and the average age of vehicles on the road has never been higher. A Toyota Tacoma will last forever if taken care of.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #3Jul 3, 2025
Your Top 3 BIFL Items
Toyota Land Cruiser Gransfors Bruk Scandinavian Forest Axe(any axe of theirs really) Courteney Boots
View on Redditopen_in_new - #4May 8, 2025
What did you wish you had at 21?
A Toyota Tacoma
View on Redditopen_in_new - #5Apr 7, 2025
Me with the Golden Taco the day I bought it vs 4 years later... Still ticking with 530,000 miles!
I am not a truck kind of guy, but if I buy one the Tacoma is the only truck I would buy. I hate Toyotas for the most part but their formula just makes perfect sense for a truck.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #6Apr 4, 2025
Closest to BIFL car I can purchase in Europe?
Land Cruise wins coz' it's like the Land Rover, especially if you give it really huge, Big Foot wheels
View on Redditopen_in_new - #7Apr 4, 2025
Closest to BIFL car I can purchase in Europe?
Your biggest problem in Europe is the local emissions regulations for instance in London you need to have at least a Euro 4 compliant vehicle, diesels need to be much more strict Euro 6 standard at least. And this is only going to be ratcheted further. Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Hilux, Lexus LX and GX, Lexus LS. Rav 4 hybrid and the Lexus NX hybrid - my main worry would be the CVH transmission
View on Redditopen_in_new - #8Apr 4, 2025
Closest to BIFL car I can purchase in Europe?
>solid track record. The Buzz is the modern continuation of the VW T2 Transporter line,which started in 1950.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #9Apr 3, 2025
Closest to BIFL car I can purchase in Europe?
If A and B are within a city and you are not a big person that carries a lot of stuff or people a toyota Yaris would be the cheaper and efficient option. If you need to go on dirt roads occasionally a rav4 might be a better fit and if you need to really push it offroad there's no beating a Land Cruiser!
View on Redditopen_in_new - #10Apr 3, 2025
Closest to BIFL car I can purchase in Europe?
It’s pretty much always the Hilux or the Land Cruiser speaking globally. Doesn’t mean they’re the most practical or realistic to own but if you want a car that’s designed to last forever with minimal maintenance it’s those two. The Land Cruiser especially is the cream of the crop in that regard.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #11Feb 7, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
I have a 2012 Tacoma and over the past year it’s increased in value. Carvana keeps on sending me offers for it, and every time the number goes up. It’s a great truck, but there are a few downsides to be aware of. Gas mileage is not great, it is manual everything. Including crank windows. It also does not have any modern safety features.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #12Feb 7, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
I have had excellent luck with Toyotas. I had a 2000 Land Cruiser that we put 355,000 miles on and was still in great shape when I sold it. We had a 2009 Prius that we put north of 250,000 miles on. Again it was still in great shape when we sold it. I currently have a 2017 LX 570 that has 120,000 miles on it. It is doing excellent. The cost of ownership of an LX is way less than the cost of ownership on my previous Volvo XC90 or MB GLK 350.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #13Feb 6, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
Historically, Toyota Tacoma, but this is not the best time to buy a new one, as they just introduced a new generation and are still working out some issues with it. If you are willing to buy a lower milage (<120k miles) previous generation one, it will likely last for decades, as long as you take care of it.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #14Feb 6, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
i've owned a 1990 Volvo 240 wagon, a 2001 Avalon, 2005 Tacoma and a 2014 Camry hybrid. still have the Tacoma. put big miles on all of them and none ever let me down. i've been very lucky with cars.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #15Feb 6, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
My 06 Tacoma cracked 250,000 miles yesterday. Still purrs and gets better gas mileage than ever, and the guys at the shop love having me bring it in for whatever minor thing is going on, they always comment haw it’s in great shape and should just keep on going! Best thing I did was “downgrade” from my 00 Tundra. Doubled my gas mileage, got limited slip differential, it did cost in comfort, bed space and towing capacity though. All life is a compromise.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #16Feb 6, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
They just stopped making them but the 5th Gen 4Runners have proven to easily run 300k miles+ with proper care and feeding. ….once my ‘98 4Runner kicks it, I’ll probably get that next. Or a mid 2000s Land Cruiser.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #17Feb 6, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
Realistically, we're in a period where technology being added, and replaced with new and "better" versions are coming at a very high rate. Even Toyota, often praised for long life is having issues with there new lineup. Cars just have a lot more "Stuff" on them now, safety, accessibility, creature comfort, "brains." And even if all of that is well made (which can be a big if in itself) there is just a lot more of it. A 95 Tacoma has a lot less things that \*could\* break than a 25 Tacoma does, and there are more of those "things" on the 25 that are critical to the vehicle. My general rule of thumb (and I've been a car dealer for 30 years) for a newer personal vehicle (often my wifes) that we intend to keep long term (10'ish years generally) is to buy something that isn't on it's first year revision... something relatively simple (not a tesla or a truck with a 20" ipad in the dash) something that shares a decent number of parts with other vehicles (so that in 4 years you aren't going to be looking for part that has been discontinued and was only produced for 6 months for this one specific model) and maybe most importantly for me... something with a following. So Wranglers, Tacomas, etc... a vehicle with a fanbase of Youtube Mechanics, so that when something does (and it will) fail it's likely somebody has already had to deal with it and has posted the hurdles and tricks they found to fix it. At auto dealer auction the vehicle I see most commonly with over 300k miles is a prius. Ymmv
View on Redditopen_in_new - #18Jan 5, 2025
Large SUV BIFL Request
Toyota Land Cruiser, Lexus GX 550
View on Redditopen_in_new - #19Jan 5, 2025
Large SUV BIFL Request
There are many older cars knocking around in South Africa that have been passed down from one generation to the next. Toyota Hilux and Land Cruisers, Nissan 1400, a few VW models and various others that have been going steady for almost 50 years. The LC 70 models are still sold here and are easily BIFL cars.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #20Jan 5, 2025
Large SUV BIFL Request
Toyota Land Cruiser. 80, 100 or 200 series for sure. New one too new to tell
View on Redditopen_in_new - #21Dec 2, 2015
[Bifl request] A car, suv, or truck
Can you give a price range or certain features that are must haves? In general, you can't beat Toyota or Honda, or their luxury brands: Lexus and Acura. Subaru is also solid (they're partners with Toyota). If you're considering an suv, and have a lot of money to spend, I would get a Toyota Land Cruiser . There's a reason why you'll find 15 year old land cruisers for over $10k. Econo car, I'd pick a corolla over a civic because the Corolla has a timing chain instead of a belt. Midsize sedan, Honda Accord. Full size, Toyota Avalon or Lexus LS460. Out of all the cars, if money is no object, I'd get the LS460. Truck, nothing beats a Toyota. Small suv, Honda CR-V. Mid-size suv, highlander, pilot, or 4Runner.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #22Dec 1, 2015
[Bifl request] A car, suv, or truck
If money is no object and you're looking for the best. It will be really hard to beat a Toyota Landcrusier / Lexus LX 570, they are quite literally the best of the best in terms of Toyota quality control / management. There are 20 year old Landcruisers that are still kicking and people buy them up left and right for everyday drivers / off roaders.
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