Comments by "Adrian McLean" (@adrianmclean9195) on "American Reacts to BOGGED At Inskip - Australia 4x4 Fail" video.
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We have basically three sets of Land cruisers here in Australia - for a long time.
Heavy duty basic farm/mining land cruisers as in the video, with a turbo diesel V8, possible other engines and in different configurations.
Very, very expensive, but last and have often the BEST resale.
Then you have the less hardcore every day family land cruiser wagon.
Also expensive, to the point that people switched to the Nissan patrol and some people were buying the latest land cruiser just to make a profit, because they could sell them straight away at more than they bought them, because of low supply, long delivery time, COVID-19, huge demand - and people would pay the price. Australia is the world's biggest market for Land cruisers, with I think some Australian input. All through the outback and mining and farms and parks and wildlife service and SES, Police, remote ambulances and fire trucks as well.
The third is the Prado
Basically a smaller brother to the land cruiser.
( the Hilux is in the smaller UTE category, and we have had the Surf and four runner before.
I think the Fortuner, is a wagon version of the Hilux ? )
The Hilux is the best selling "vehicle" in Australia, often swapping back and fourth, monthly with the Ford Ranger.
The market has changed dramatically since the ending of local manufacturing, when it was basically between Commodore and Falcon and earlier, between Falcon and Kingswood.
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