I'm Selling My Toyota Land Cruiser on Cars & Bids!

CHECK OUT MY LAND CRUISER ON CARS & BIDS!
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THIS is my Toyota Land Cruiser -- and I'm selling it! My do-it-all Land Cruiser is being auctioned live on Cars & Bids -- and I'll be sad to see it go. Today I'm going to explain why I'm selling my Land Cruiser, and I'll also cover what makes it so great.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 THIS...
00:39 Why I bought it
03:21 I hit a deer
04:31 1st Alternator Failure
05:08 I wanted to make it bulletproof
06:14 I had all the major issues fixed preemptively
09:29 2nd Alternator Failure
10:00 I asked too much of it
12:28 Details of My Land Cruiser
14:30 Condition of my Land Cruiser
15:38 Rust
16:14 Some Flaws
17:22 I'm sad to see it go
17:51 The New Land Cruiser
18:42 Replacement Vehicle
19:06 Driving Experience
23:17 Goodbye Sweet Land Cruiser
#dougdemuro #carsandbids #cars #toyota #toyotalandcruiser #landcruiser

[@DougDeMuro]

Check out my Land Cruiser for sale on Cars & Bids! crsnbds.com/doug-land-cruiser

[@OverTheHorizon840]

OK

[@damnbadger8242]

No!

[@98MAzdaMilleniaS]

Get a Lexus GX460, seats 7 and same capability

[@CharlesRanger4x4]

How many cars do you have left?

[@BiscuitsMonsieur]

Rather not. V unsubscribe.

[@joeljeffrey9139]

Doug's the type of guy, to have reliability issues with a Toyota 😂

[@tobias_dahlberg]

Reputation is a big thing. Have a completely reliable BMW? You just got lucky. Have a Toyota with issues? Never happens, you must have done something or got really unlucky. There is some truth to both statements, but a lot of the time these things are greatly exaggerated.

[@electrikoptik]

The alternator had to be replaced twice (2 x 300$). Then Doug chose to replace known issues preemptively which wasn't really needed. Compare this to his old Range Rover video which almost everything failed with a total bill of nearly 20K USD.

[@Gaba_Ghoul]

@@electrikoptikRange Rovers are a different breed when it comes to reliability

[@hellocar123]

blud really needs to stop thinking that toyotas are invincible

[@hellocar123]

@@electrikoptikstill not the type of reliability you expect

[@MCTogs]

If there's anything Doug loves more than buying new cars, it's selling them on cars and bids

[@polarlicht4758]

Fun fact he has not bought a car in Cars and Bids yet... his own site!

[@martins7385]

He starts a car auction website, then goes out of his way to buy his own cars not listed on any auction website

[@BiscuitsMonsieur]

He is kind of what we around here call a douche.

[@carlosl5766]

@@martins7385 he can’t buy any cars that have a reserve on Cars and Bids.

[@adj789]

caaaaaaaars and biiids

[@bodiewulf9888]

Doug is the type of guy to spend $13,000 repairing everything that wasn’t broken on a Land Cruiser, but not fix the massively cracked windshield.

[@zmumtaz]

Hahahahahahahahaha

[@nobody8116]

Right 🤣🤣

[@trdrav4]

He could've sent it to AMD/The Car Care Nut and have it done for less

[@DougDeMuro]

You want me to be able to SEE also?!?!

[@faz6870]

Yeah, I would recommend replacing the windscreen before selling. It's just nice for the new owner and should not cost too much especially if its on insurance. It would put me off as a buyer

[@jjmarz1001]

Spend 13k on things that aren't broken, but don't fix your broken windshield, and don't spray the undercarriage for rust protection.

[@nobody8116]

Right, solid logic 🤡

[@purwantiallan5089]

Spraying the undercarriage for rust protection maybe a bad idea it seems.

[@Secondvenus]

Doug created Cars and Bids to sell his cars for double the price in half the time

[@donnieaugustine8176]

😂😂

[@BCJDM]

I think he created it to make money selling other people's cars, which I think he's done pretty well.

[@Wizardnil]

Really is!

[@AdamG1983]

Doug really is playing 5th dimension chess while we've been playing checkers.

[@greego5952]

@@BCJDM and also it's given him a more seamless platform to review cars. I believe he exclusively reviews cars that go on cars and bids now... Unless it's like a new/show car but if it's a used car, it's on cars and bids.

[@thatweirdguy_ben]

Doug is the type of guy to “vow to keep it forever” then proceed to sell it two years later

[@yamatokawa]

Yeah, as far as I know, so far that has happened with 3 of his vehicles: the old Defender, the new Defender (although he said he was keeping that one for 10 years, I think), and then this one. He can do whatever the f he wants, of course, but at this point he should consider not doing that kind of predictions again, they seem to not come to be.

[@amazingjason455]

Doug is the type of guy to be richer than he expected.

[@hipster_tacos]

​@@yamatokawaYeah, there's nothing wrong with selling a car after a year or two, but he should stop making big claims that he SWEARS he'll keep this car FOREVER or 10+ years

[@tonyv.8781]

I hope his wedding vows are stronger. 😂😂😂😂

[@EggWafflehea]

Two years is pretty long in youtube world tho

[@jjmarz1001]

1. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 2. If you store your car, disconnect the battery.

[@danielrogers4072]

Or, use a battery tender if it is sitting for weeks.

[@AJ6spd]

Agreed

[@sokoyaadedolapo5321]

I wanted to mention this also. If you're not using your vehicle for a while disconnect the battery.

[@righteous_colowyo1709]

Connection on the battery?? Look at the rust 😂 I'm sure everything is well grounded. No wonder the alternator keeps failing

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@danielrogers4072battery tender? What is that device?

[@TritonCommerceMA]

Dude. You are great at reviewing cars, terrible with mechanics. 14k to fix a perfectly fine Toyota is insane.

[@purwantiallan5089]

What about only 11k?

[@notsolegitgarage2967]

This was a Tyler Hoover kinda purchase. Buys it, breaks, puts 13k into it, breaks again, sells it

[@DougDeMuro]

Yeah, channeled some Deep Hoovie Energy for this one.

[@El_Negro2003]

Ninety degree angle.

[@JackBeckman]

Sounds like Hoovie will be the next owner then.

[@SomeMadAussie]

Somehow Doug found the world's only hooptie Land Cruiser.

[@TylerTheBassCreator]

@@SomeMadAussie exactly what I was thinking 😆

[@CarEnthusiast722]

First the Land Rover now the Land Cruser. Doug must have found a LM002

[@silentgamer666]

Don't give people false hope 😂

[@TzuchiKR]

I doubt so, given the fuel economy of the LM002

[@AhmedMJ97]

I think Doug will either buy the Jeep Grand Wagoneer or the Lincoln Navigator

[@franciscocabrerabrito5945]

He'll be buying a G500 4x4 squared from previous generation. Another merc😂

[@AdamG1983]

​@@TzuchiKR He has a CGT and Ford GT. He can afford it.

[@GordonMeacham]

There’s a reason the old timers on Nantucket used to spray the undercarriage of their vehicles with used motor oil/transmission fluid. There’s salt in every puddle.

[@stonepa]

$13k??? I haven’t spent that much on my 3 Land Cruisers over a total of 37 years of ownership. Always at the dealer. You got seriously taken to the cleaners. My 200 has a lot more miles and I would drive to Panama tomorrow. You should be able to park it all winter with no issues. I have a 1998 LC 100 with over 460 k miles. It sits all winter under a pile of snow less than 100 feet from the North Pacific Ocean. It is hooked up to a trickle charger. When I show up back in Alaska in May I’m confident it will fire right up like it always has. While I am there my 200 will sit all summer in Seattle and I know it will start.

[@timeisahumanconstruct9251]

you would think Doug would know all this. very odd of him.

[@scottlazar9147]

$13k on repairs and updates, $0 on protecting it from the elements. What could possibly go wrong?

[@ethandavis204]

It's crazy honestly. Parking it outside for 6 months with the elements constantly affecting it.. what did you expect?

[@electrikoptik]

Preemptive repairs. Only the alternator failed.

[@DougDeMuro]

😏😏

[@eptdy]

Is that a joke? ​@@ethandavis204

[@mikedelape6609]

im pretty sure it was in a garage

[@nickmilhazes8611]

bro got scammed at the dealer

[@gregmize01]

DOUG'S THE TYPE OF GUY to get scammed at the dealer

[@AngelValdovinos]

Cheap

[@stryker914]

Lol name a car that will work sitting on an icy beach for 37 weeks a year

[@mikedelape6609]

the dealer is the only place i bring my ferrari’s, never let anyone else touch them, same with my new corvette Z06, only sees dealer maintenance

[@flavioa6351]

@@mikedelape6609 yeah but we talking about a Toyota. Not a Ferrari

[@johnspeed_]

This is a little ridiculous. You could have treated the undercoating for rust if you knew would be parking it by salt water. You probably would have been fine by not replacing unbroken parts and spending $13k… Anyways, these are well documented to be very reliable cars.

[@JustinsGarage]

And here is a forums bro mad like he predicted lol.

[@johnspeed_]

@@JustinsGarage Logic. Also have to remember he created this video ultimately to get clicks/stir the pot.

[@briancoleman971]

He’s a multi millionaire, he doesn’t have to put up with anything. He wanted a simple reliable car to keep on the east coast. He got a project instead.

[@nobody8116]

​@@JustinsGarageand here is a 🐓🍭 like I predicted.

[@cyjanek7818]

They also have not so well documented flaws. And the only reason they are not documented is the fact that people won't believe you when you tell them Toyota is still a car prone to failure, not some magic

[@dannykelly3617]

I live on the South Shore of Massachusetts and everyone knows to avoid island cars. Short trips, rough roads, salty air and lack of service. Many people have to wait a long time to have something fixed or get back onto the mainland if it needs to see a dealer. He’s smart for not wanting to let one sit there. They live a hard life.

[@jonjonsshreds3312]

Doug is the type of guy to stand in the elevator with his back facing the door

[@ilon7799]

😂😂😂 Ha-ha-ha! What a genius!

[@ozarkliving7263]

Not original. Not humorous. Give up. You are pathetic

[@107uptown]

Did that once in an elevator full of people. I thought it was funny.

[@Denim_Chicken]

Doug DeMuro the type of dude to wiggle his fingers over a box of donuts and say “Ooh, don’t mind if I do!”

[@OS-hx4jk]

This has become such a scam. The joke is on idiots who pay top dollar just because it's Doug's car. Pity the fool who paid $96,000 for his 1997 Land-rover Defender.

[@JayPoe80]

It’s a business and good on Doug to see it as that and profit from his work. Owners of his previously owned cars I’m sure enjoy that they are driving a vehicle with some level of KZbin fame. No one is harmed in the process.

[@nobody8116]

That gsdb2018 character is a complete clown... but then again, anyone who buys a 25 year old Land Rover for $100k is a 🤡

[@OS-hx4jk]

@@nobody8116 🤣

[@Vladinhousen]

It’s funny how this channel is basically an advertisement for his Cars & Bids website now 😂 All in good love though! Thanks for the video, Doug.

[@vsevolodshabert4877]

Tbh, I forgot that he had this car 😂😂

[@santiagoortiz3665]

Me too lol

[@vidyuththattai1030]

I had no idea he ever did hahaha

[@tartaneata]

True :)

[@Games_and_Music]

Same here, i was wondering recently what cars he had, the Countach, Carrera GT, Ford GT, Merc Barbie Jeep, and the Merc Wagon. He sold the Land Rovers, so i thought that he had 5 cars now, but apparently it's more, 6 for now (5 after this auction)?

[@santiagoortiz3665]

@@Games_and_Music I think. Because it's the Gt, Carrera Gt, the Mercedes E class wagon, the Countach. But I can't remember off the top of my head

[@VincentVader]

That Countach repair bill must be up there.

[@juniormichelesperant6372]

Or the Porsche

[@richards8872]

He’s a millionaire lol

[@zalbert1098]

@@richards8872not for long if he keeps throwing money away like this

[@mikedelape6609]

no, he just had enough with it

[@iGMAS]

Holy that is some rust. Looks like a 20 year old car underside. That Sea water is toxic to the car.

[@HatemSadoon]

I am an owner of 2014 LX570 and VXR 2016 5.7. both of them are used maximum twice a month and both around done 60 to 70 k miles Never had the alternator replaced. The known issues for the 3UR is Radiator Cap and you have to keep moving the transfer case to and from (Center Diff Lock and L4) at least once a month. Saudi Arabia weather is harsh test to and Land Cruiser is the only SUV can stand this type of nature.

[@johnshellenberg1383]

As soon as I heard "Toyota dealership" I knew things were going to go bad.

[@Otterplus]

As soon as I heard Koon’s I knew things were going to go bad

[@El_Negro2003]

The markups 💀

[@brownmcpherson5724]

None of my 4 Land Cruisers have been to a dealer, other than 1 recall and one absurd estimate for a mirror motor replacement

[@callmeahh]

Koons is maybe the worst dealership network in the DC area. Should've gone to Bill Page, Doug!

[@AdamG1983]

Doug: This Land Cruiser wasn't very reliable Also Doug: You can buy this on Cars and Bids!

[@jimwhitaker4327]

So by buying this, its automatically going to be reliable?

[@Peccs91]

7:30 as someone who daily drives a 2013 5.7 Tundra, I can confirm that the water pump and radiator love to fail within 110k miles. Only issues i have had with mine though!

[@KutsalDogan]

You should start watching The Car Care Nut:) In the LC world, you never search for a dealership, you search for a mechanic who worked on many LCs. Find the person who is knowledgable on these rare cars. A random dealership is just a crapshoot for LCs...

[@gunrack4]

You’d think a massive car nerd would be a believer in that. If it’s out of warranty, let a private shop work on it.

[@jbiggzz]

Well that would have been the perfect collab video on KZbin!

[@KutsalDogan]

@@jbiggzz absolutely. I would really love to see that video.

[@JoeSmith-fr3hl]

YOU HEAR HIM GUYS. DONT BUY LC200s. Leave them all for me.

[@pepelaugh4091]

Why not just have a rust prevention underside coating? I never understand not having it when you can easily afford it.

[@TheRealBhuado]

ok, so realistically, except the alternator, that you could put a different - and better one rather than the OEM - nothing actually broke.. all money was spent in changing parts without them actually failing.

[@Jams56]

Hearing you say 100k miles is aging for a Land Cruiser is strange to me living in Qatar where the average Land Cruiser will have over 300k miles!!

[@ReviewGuy01]

better toyota mechanics over there at qatar

[@nobody8116]

@@ReviewGuy01 better Toyota mechanics everywhere apparently than whatever dealer Doug took his to. Fix everything that wasn't broken for $13k and left all the things that were actually broken...

[@meysamha]

You may not believe it, this car costs half a million dollars in Iran

[@99toyotacorolla]

1. Better mechanics over there. 2. Doug's usage of it made it as reliable as a Land Rover on a good day. Any car, even a reputable old Toyota, will have issues if you let it sit for months on a little island in the East Coast. 3. These old Toyotas only really show their reliability if you actually use them everyday and not let it sit on the least ideal conditions. Case in point: Victor Sheppard's One Million-mile Tundra. 4. Doug overestimated the LC's reliability and, like he said in the video, asked too much of it.

[@JayPoe80]

255k on my 2000 lx470. Least likely vehicle to leave you stranded. I would have built a heated garage in Nantucket and kept the cruiser. Selling the D90 was a good move. It required much greater maintenance than even a Texas Toyota.

[@NoctusWRX]

Doug is the type of guy to somehow make the most reliable vehicle in the world unreliable

[@twistedinnocence8617]

Or it's reliability is exaggerated.

[@user-id2mh7cm3i]

Lmao 💀

[@ChromePalace]

Toyota is not that reliable. It's not the 90s anymore.

[@El_Negro2003]

It has a v8. My brother owns a 2016 Nissan armada with a v8 and it’s been having engine problems for 5 years now. V6 s are better for these vehicular automobiles.

[@dominic7114]

@@twistedinnocence8617it sat on a beach for 3 quarters of the year. land cruisers are only reliable if you actually use them

[@alanbradford3130]

That salty ocean air is not good for a Japanese alternator that sat for months at a time. I had a perfectly good alternator go out on me in my Honda after sitting for over a year in my yard, and I'm no where near the ocean. I'm not surprised at all Doug had this problem.

[@shadowzone2013]

I love how Toyota has their reputation for being reliable, so people think that nothing can ever possibly go wrong

[@HiHoSilverAwaaay]

Dang, Doug’s offloading all his stuff!

[@OverTheHorizon840]

its time to retire and it will live on

[@ayo9057]

Countdown to busto

[@CaptainBlitz]

He's offloading all over us!

[@SkippyPB.]

I’ve followed Doug from the beginning. His family is expanding. I guess his priorities have changed. He doesn’t review as much cars anymore. Only mostly some new exotics every now and then, and some regualr cars from the auction site. Been also noticing that his “podcast” with his two friends have also slowed down.

[@iankennedy2592]

A guy who has access to the best Land Cruiser mechanics on the east coast and he does this…

[@jake2772]

I think the “lack” of driving was actually worse than DD it.

[@milosilic23]

It always is in my experience. Its better to rack 200 000 miles than have a car sit

[@AdamG1983]

100% Having cars sit idle is the worst thing you can do for it. It's people like Jay Leno who actually drive all their vehicles regularly who keep them going.

[@alanmay7929]

or probably it was the way he was driving it that was the problem who knows?!

[@codycarreras4825]

100% this. Cars need to be exercised constantly. People who don’t use features, let’s say something like, power fold mirrors. You don’t use them, except once a year, then they break. Hmmmm. That exact feature on my model vehicle is a common failure point. But most owners don’t set it to automatic. The car is 21 years old, the mirrors still fold in and out every time on original parts because I set them, and everything else in the car, to automatic.

[@safetysandals]

Just my two cents, but it sounds like what you needed was a quality alternator, something to keep the elements out of it (WD-40? a small garage?), a good battery, and maybe some Stabil in the gas tank when you park it. Sitting's not good for a vehicle, for sure, but people have all sorts of seasonal vehicles that sit for months (boats, snowmobiles, tractors, summer cars, winter beaters, etc), and if you take a little extra care they'll be fine.

[@tdtmd03]

Doug, I have a 2008 Land Cruiser. Had the same failures ... starter, radiator crack, and idle pulley tensioner. The starter was my fault. I jumped the battery with the terminals on the wrong polarity and that killed the starter and started a small fire on the battery. Thus far, the water pump is good, but I think my alternator is starting to fail. Last week, the car started very weakly and then not at all. I charged the battery and the car started again. We will see if the alternator charges the battery this week. Also, the low range 4 wheel drive switch ( relay? or something ) is broken. Dealership mechanic told me to just keep in 4 Hi. That repair is quite expensive and I don't go off-road or tow anything with this vehicle. Outside of the starter, all of the failures started last year at around 200K miles. I'm at about 215K miles. I hope to keep this to 300K. Love the vehicle and it has served my family well for over 15 years with little to no problems in -40 Degrees temp in Alaska to 100 degree heat here in the South.

[@jamesengland7461]

$2200 to replace a starter? Let's see that whole repair bill!

[@hellkitty1014]

$1800 in labor probably. 😅

[@kylefowler5082]

While remote diagnostics from a random stranger aren't very useful I would like to say that a trickle charger on the battery might have helped with the alternator issues. With the vehicle sitting for so long the battery gets drained down then the alternator has to work harder to top it back off. For some vehicles you can also buy an oversized alternator to help with that. And I noticed you didn't say you bought a new battery for it, the old one could be failing again taxing the alternator. But I could be completely wrong. Like you said the salt air is hard on a car and could have been causing corrosion to the internals of the alternator which wouldn't be a Land Cruiser specific problem. I believe for your use case that you should just buy a new 3 row SUV every couple of years to keep out there. That's really about the only way you're going to have a "bulletproof" ride out there. Good luck and thanks for the videos!

[@umakegoodcookies]

You;'re not wrong, that's definitely a problem. It's parked outside a long time unused in the cold. He reports that it was found dead in the cold. A dead battery in the cold is a ruined battery. The battery is borked on this thing and someone is having fun pocketing money for alternators.

[@TMWNN78]

pretty sure alternators failing is a well known issue for multiple generations of landcruiser

[@mattw4211]

@@TMWNN78sure, but not 3 alternators in a year. That's an incorrect diagnosis, not actually a possibility

[@Blue_m3]

I was looking for this comment. Trickle charge!

[@rustler08]

That's really not how that works. Trickle chargers are great if you have access to a garage/plug, but this is not the kind of thing that kills alternators.

[@dimitryzarkh2084]

You can't leave cars in the open on Nuntaket over the winter, that's car murder. Everyone on the East Coast would know this. Honestly...

[@gelu88]

Given his use case, the perfect vehicle for the job is a rivian R1S. Electic, especially one that you can leave plugged in is exceptionally reliable when left unattended. Now if he crashes it spare parts will be tough to get, but in terms of "will it start?" Yes it will.

[@prophecythebanddpsm]

Doug is the type of guy to break a Toyota Land Cruiser.

[@ReviewGuy01]

he didnt break the land cruiser, he sent it to a dealership instead of a trusted mechanic like the car wizard also he paid $300 to replace the alternator, it would cost 5 times that if its a land rover or a g wagon

[@MusicMane3d]

So 2 alternators?... everything else was elective/ preventative...

[@jsun3117]

I was thinking it was a botched repair job the first time. Either a weak battery or bad ignition coils or plugs strained it but proceeded to replace without checking. Sometimes the battery connections are weak from negligible replacement and not properly torqued in place.

[@ncvwrx2759]

Replacing alternators multiple times should be concerning... unless the alternators themselves are poor quality. But oem should not fail like that.

[@jsun3117]

@@ncvwrx2759 He took it to a DC/MD/DC stealership where they can sometimes do shady work to profit more and justify it because of the cost of living here. Maybe used 3rd party alternators refurbished to look new?

[@nhibbs3]

It didn’t need any alternators, he got fleeced by the stupid dealer lol. He needed a trickle charger. All of this was self inflicted

[@jsun3117]

@@nhibbs3 My thoughts as well. Given Doug owned several cars over the past 10 years he would know the nuances and had some type of sophisticated solar trickle charger with amp regulators at the very least. But keeping the cruiser outdoors while away for weeks to months while exposed to the elements?

[@rosslordon8759]

I can't help but think that spending $13,000 on a garage instead of unnecessary repairs and a third alternator would've been a much better plan...

[@jonibrahimakberzai6928]

HI Doug! I had land cruisers since the 80s! And I currently have an lx570. I never had issues with my 08 but at 100k miles, it didn’t want to start. But other than that it was fine. We figured out, it was the battery lol

[@lukebakus7493]

The battery could be old that would be the reason why you went through 2 alterators

[@greenfire919]

Im sure Doug knows this, but the battery should be on a battery tender while it is parked.

[@rickc303]

​@@greenfire919his wife didn't approve the purchase of a battery tender

[@lukotemihango5394]

the problem started when Doug started replacing the things which were not broken

[@nobody8116]

Yup. Replaced a bunch of things that were not broken, then complains about an alternator and wheel sensors on a 12+ year old 100k rig.

[@joshclark5447]

@@nobody8116 3 alternators

[@DougDeMuro]

The fact that the ultra-reliable, never-gonna-let-you-down Land Cruiser has so many potential faults, which hadn't yet occurred on my truck but get a lot of complaints on the forums, suggests that maybe it isn't quite as reliable as people say it is. I'm always happy to do preventative repairs on stuff that's known to fail. As explained in the video, you don't want the starter to go out in some of the areas I go.

[@manroshansingh]

@@DougDeMuro How much do you drive the LC? These cars can give issues if they sit, any car can give issues when they sit. Daily driven cars are less problematic.

[@andrewg2618]

@@manroshansingh Agreed. Use it or lose it. That applies more to cars than anything. Which is why 40 year old cars that have 5 miles on them may look like an amazing buy, but be prepared to spend thousands getting them on the road again.

[@deepwebintel]

Doug is gonna hate the Sequoia TRD Pro, it’s hardly a 3rd row SUV, you either get porsche 911 leg room or a tiny bit of storage space because the 3rd row isn’t removable & doesn’t fold flat so you get about 8 inches of floor room behind the 3rd row, regardless of where it sits

[@touqeerahmed4032]

Bro I gotta see what you've planned for the replacement. That rust looks way too much, more than my 14yrs old fortuner has. So your first protective measure should've been rustproofing dercoat. I've driven though a puddle so deep the water flowed higher than the engine hood. No problem there, it took me home just fine. I should've checked the Intake for water accumulation but I didn't. Short story, next day the alternator went out. Cranked it start with a stick, found new alternator from scrapyard, drove around and its all good again. Last month again the damn alternator broke. This time went for an OEM one, lets see how it does. The point of the story is, Alternator is the only thing susceptible to breaking when driving around in water, given you don't breath in the water and bend rods. Putting a snorkel, rustproofing and Alternator maintenance would've done the job. If your new car isnt a newer LC, I beleive there won't be anything that would suit your needs for this purpose.

[@thigbreezy]

Why is Doug all of a sudden being secretive about having a home on Nantucket?? Buddy half of your personality on this channel is Nantucket 😂

[@neonnoodle1169]

+ half of his tshirts

[@timeisahumanconstruct9251]

one of his customized license plates says "NANTUKT" lol

[@willemvanriet7160]

Doug’s the kind of You Tuber to hit a deer and not turn it into content

[@AD-se7ty]

He has a video regarding it.

[@macbook802]

Doug's the type that thinks carfax isn't watching him

[@mjfamgo6563]

That looks really bad in the rust department. Need new coat all over the undercarriage for a 10 year old car.

[@richgallagher725]

I’m wondering, as I’m sure most viewers are, why did the (new) alternator crap out so soon? And did the Toyota dealer back up the “genuine Toyota” part?

[@sammymaestro7642]

At this point, I won't be surprised when the CGT comes up for sale next year

[@DRIFTINGFORLIFE18]

I wonder what alternator you put in it… as a Toyota Tech I’ve noticed there has been a high failure rate on Remanufactured auto parts store alternators.

[@happytobehereatall]

How did you feel watching this with no information about how the alternators actually failed, then hearing him call the vehicle unreliable?

[@briancoleman971]

He’s probably not as emotionally attached to Toyotas as you are. My LC went thru 2 alternators by 60k miles. Toyotas are not perfect regardless of how many Toyota forums you visit😂

[@happytobehereatall]

@@briancoleman971 yeah but why did they fail

[@robb25242322]

Hey Doug. I’m not familiar with these but is the power steering pump above the alternator? If so I’d check if it’s leaking. That could have been the culprit of your alternator troubles. Fluid could have dripped on the alternator

[@rjhein]

I have a 2008 Lexus LX570 (basically the same vehicle) - approaching 120k miles. Bought it a little over 2 years ago with 89k on it. I really hope I"m not knocking on wood here - but I literally have not done anything to it since we bought it. And I drive it offroad fairly often, I mean some more serious offroading. It's been an amazing experience so far. I came out of a 2008 Toyota Sequoia that I did have to replace the starter and radiator on at one point (yes it's in a tough spot)... But this LX (landcruiser) has been rock solid so far. I'll just do things as they come up... That's the thing with these toyotas. Best not to pre-emptively do literally everything upfront like you would on a GM/Ford etc as it's usually money not well spent. 100k miles is insanely low for all those troubles you have had.... Anyway I plan on owning for another 2 years then upgrading to a 2013+ model. I think the previous ownership experience matters alot too.

[@HypocriticYT]

Yup used to break down before cell phones and on dirt roads. No one thought it was terribly inconvenient, just bad luck 🍀. Today people expect more, much more 😮

[@mircomuntener4643]

Dang, Doug, I hope that dealership had the goddamn decency to give you a reacharound while they were.. working on your Land Cruiser.. in the back.

[@andrewg2618]

dealerships are pathetic with their pricing. How they can sleep at night, I don't know. $2200 for a starter. Criminal.

[@AdamG1983]

Yeah, going to a dealer for repairs/maintenance isn't the best. Toyota OEM aren't the best, as you can see with his alternator drama

[@jamesphifer171]

Hearing those numbers on dealer costs makes me feel great about working on my own stuff. We have a 2010 GX460 and I have already done the radiator. Once the starter goes out, I'll be digging into it and tackling all of the known little issues in the process. Currently at 188k miles ... Hoping it lasts until 200k before I have to do all that 😅

[@David..]

The idler pulley is something you just do along with the belt tensioner and serpentine belt at 100,000 miles. Not expensive or hard to do maintenance item yourself. Guessing your alternator issues had to do with a chronically undercharged battery combined with what seems like a lot of low speed off-road driving. Would imagine a battery tender and perhaps a high output aftermarket alternator from an off-road specialist company would’ve solved that issue.

[@AhmedMJ97]

Tbh, at this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if Doug would sell his CGT in a couple of years!!

[@AhmedMJ97]

Someone please explain why NOW Doug decided to start selling his cars.

[@joeljeffrey9139]

Agreed. If push came, I could see he'll have to choose between the countach, Ford GT, and the Carrera GT.

[@watchreport]

@@AhmedMJ97because he wants to? He’s sold various cars over the years. Other car KZbinrs are buying and selling cars left and right, Doug does it and gets crucified😂

[@jcat96]

@ahmedmj97 he's getting a Sequoia TRD Pro as a 3 row off roader

[@andrewhurstcars]

@@AhmedMJ97watch the Smoking Tire podcast - Doug said he had a limit of the number of cars he wanted to own, and was happy to offload some.

[@nobody8116]

*So you preemptively spend thousands on potential issues that were not happening, but failed to fix the one issue that is?* Alternator drain is not a known issue on these rigs. One should track it down and fix it.

[@enyskept]

Indeed…I have a 2009 LC200 with 224,000mi on it…I replaced the original alternator when it showed signs that it was going and have had no issues in almost 6 years since…It’s my forever truck…

[@terminator1562]

dude has way to much money but no sense on how to use it

[@bwofficial1776]

The alternator wasn't the issue, it was a modern car full of electronics sitting for months at a time in a cold climate draining the battery. If he'd disconnected the battery before he left each time or put a trickle charger on it he likely wouldn't have had issues.

[@nobody8116]

@@bwofficial1776 so then it's not an "unreliable vehicle", but an improperly maintained vehicle. Though again, should be investigated. These rigs don't just go through 2-3 alternators in a year. There is something else causing the issue.

[@iankennedy2592]

This made Doug look crazy. No car is perfect forever. His goal was unreasonable. It is a decade old vehicle.

[@Pilot-Ali]

Machines tend to break if they’re not operational for while. They need good 14:48 care even parked in garage or a shed. However, cars who have been in beach tracks requires more care because the salt gets into the nooks and crannies where it needs extensive cleaning.

[@andrewg2618]

I learnt my lesson letting a couple of my cars sit for years thinking I was keeping them in "mint" condition. Many repairs required to get them back on the road....seals, fuel pumps etc. Machines last longer being used. Everything remains lubed up and ready to go.

[@Pilot-Ali]

@@andrewg2618 Absolutely, they need lubrication, otherwise they’ll get oxidation just sitting there.

[@ChuckDiesel1984]

I miss the down to earth Doug, now everything he does is for money.

[@watchreport]

Do you go to work for free?

[@ieatcentipedesforbreakfast]

just because he's earning money doing what he loves, doesn't mean he's doing it just for the money

[@rickc303]

This personality/behavior was always there under the surface, money just facilitated overtly showing it off

[@zalbert1098]

„Money didnt change me” „I swore two years ago I wont sell it, Im selling it”

[@rayp5547]

“There’s minimal rust” [cuts to the rustiest undercarriage ever]

[@steenport567]

Doug, did you use a Toyota or Denso alternator? I replaced mine around 100k with a Denso and it’s been solid.

[@randyparmesan1383]

So you only needed an alternator, but got everything else done aswell for more money and that dealership really made you over pay should’ve been 7-8k for all that work lol. And then you got a faulty alternator and are just going to sell it doesn’t make sense. But ok

[@DougDeMuro]

The fact that the ultra-reliable, never-gonna-let-you-down Land Cruiser has so many potential faults, which hadn't yet occurred on my truck but get a lot of complaints on the forums, suggests that maybe it isn't quite as reliable as people say it is. I'm always happy to do preventative repairs on stuff that's known to fail. As explained in the video, you don't want the starter to go out in some of the areas I go.

[@macbook802]

What kind of car enthusiast doesn't know the difference between a dead battery and a dead alternator

[@nobody8116]

​@@DougDeMuro bottom of the sea? Because that is what it looks like this Land Cruiser has been...

[@kmathew5712]

@@DougDeMuro Next time buy an alfa romeo, they just don't break down and they are italian made

[@freyathejack]

Doug will end up selling all his cars within the next 2 years, including the Porshe, the Ford GT etc. His businesses have not been doing great

[@SichoTech]

Nah.

[@freyathejack]

@@SichoTech I guess you'll see. Mark my words

[@carguybd]

Holy Hannah, I’m an old guy, car collector with 13 vehicles currently, and I bet the farm that I haven’t had $13k in repairs in my entire lifetime. 6 years ago I bought a 15 year old Ford Ranger with the intent to save my fun cars vs winter salt. It’s been ultra reliable since, and I now plan to use it for 3-4 more years, just because I can! My buddy is a Toyota guy and his reliability experience has paled in comparison to my old Ranger. I snicker when people blather about Toyota being untouchable. Cha right.

[@MrWoowootila]

I pretty much keep my vehicles until they die. Usually water pumps, starters and alternators die around 120-160k. Sometimes sooner. If I am fixing something on my vehicle and if any of these parts are easy access with a repair I just replace it. I did a timing chain recently on a vr6 on a GTI and replaced the water pump, starter (was making some noise) and the alternator along with a few other parts. I have put over 30k on the vehicle since and have had zero problems. Preventive maintenance of common wear items is better than being left stranded at the side of the road. Also cheaper than a new vehicle.

[@alistairlewis7234]

Should rename the channel to cars and bids

[@chrisp679]

That’s what MoreDougDeMuro was renamed.

[@blackeye3336]

​@@chrisp679and it sucks because of it

[@GutoFontana]

Sitting is the toughest thing for a machine

[@mikedelape6609]

not true, my mew ferrari’s sit for years with only 200-300 miles a year and there always fine

[@angadgrewal9324]

@@mikedelape6609your mew ferrari? didn’t know ferraris could looksmaxx

[@GeeEm1313]

​@@angadgrewal9324 Turtwig says hi.

[@mikedelape6609]

@@angadgrewal9324 could what?? looks maxx?? whats does that even mean?

[@Ebbsilen]

Not always. Some cars are just not enjoying being used either. My Suzukis really disliked not being used, but my Toyotas were unreliable being driven or not.

[@bobnovaes9363]

@DougDemuro any thoughts on how are you going to replace this? Or no replacement in sight?

[@kalmi0072]

I was kindda planning to replace my old Land Rover (which seems to be bullet proof, Just did the Budapest Bamako Rally with irt cca 10000miles hard off road) with a 200 series LC, but I was hesitant. Thanks to you, I'll keep my Land Rover forever 🙂

[@nobody8116]

Yeah, thank you @DougDeMuro for making generalized statements....

[@HerculeanPearl]

One thing about alternators is that almost all of them that you can buy are remanufactured units. You probably just had bad luck with the alternator and needed to get it replaced under parts warranty.

[@technom3598]

Ok... But the part is the cheapest part.

[@steveno7058]

Doug DeFlipper

[@johndean4120]

Lol. His net worth is in deca millions. I doubt he is scheming to make $10k on a Land Cruiser flip…

[@mwjunk]

Toyota service center once told me a noise I was hearing was due to a bad transmission. A new transmission later, as I drove it out of the center I heard the noise again. Brought it back for a change in ball bearing; this was done for free. But I had to pay for a brand new transmission. Never dealt with a Toyota again.

[@dominic7114]

how is that on toyota as a manufacturer lmao that's just an incompetent tech who doesn't know how to diagnose

[@mwjunk]

@dominic7114 because they are certified by Toyota, they should have the best knowledge of the Toyotas. If I buy another Toyota, I would have to rely on 3rd party workshops. Besides, this was not a one off thing. That was just the worst of it.

[@staywoke2198]

Pretty sure I had a bad wheel bearing one time. There are ways you can test by driving if you can’t life it off the ground. Took it to Firestone for a $9.99 inspection and they confirmed it was the wheel bearing. I get going to dealership for service on certain vehicles but definitely take it somewhere else first for diagnosis

[@andrewg2618]

@@dominic7114 they have a Toyota badge on their uniform? They are representing Toyota, like it or not.

[@briancoleman971]

@@dominic7114He never said anything about Toyota corporate, you’re projecting😂

[@anujbhatt2842]

I had a similar situation with my Lexus ES 330 where the dealer told me my alternator failed since my batteries kept dying frequently. I always took my car to the Lexus dealership. I replaced the alternator and the battery in which a year later after good use of the car, the battery died. The dealer told me again that my alternator might be dead. I went to the local AutoZone to see if that was the case and they tested it which was fine. I decided to buy a battery from Sams because I noticed my Lexus branded battery was leaking acid (This was the third battery in 3 years.) The car is working better than ever plus I am saving money. The batteries from Lexus were just dying frequently on both of my cars.

[@tea5092]

Those who say Toyotas are reliable are NPCs. My friend's sister ran a business and used a Toyota Yaris to move her employees around, it was serviced as regular as it gets. The engine blew midway to work. It wasn't abused, it was a business vehicle.

[@michaela2279]

my 35yo previa routinely does 1000+ mile roadtrips + uber eats everyday. i think there's a chance your sister wasn't maintaining the vehicle properly

[@SichoTech]

I highly doubt that.@@michaela2279

[@Wheatybic]

lmao anecdotal evidence of one car in abusiness failing and you're gonna call it quits on toyota, man i hate some people honestly how dumb can you be

[@CACressida]

My 4Runner has 450,000 miles and it's on its 2nd alternator, 2nd water pump and 4th set of shocks (offroading a lot). My FJ Cruiser weighs over 6,100 pounds and it's primary use is offroad expedition vehicle and it's at 200,000 miles on its 2nd water pump, 2nd alternator and oddly enough, 2nd set of brakes. Toyotas are statistically the most reliable reliable, doesn't mean there's no defective ones. Case in point, my dad's old Corolla he bought new in 06 religiously serviced on time at the dealer blew our its transmission at 150,000 miles. Drained the fluid and it was black. According to the dealer, it was serviced every 30,000 miles. You be the judge.

[@andrewg2618]

Toyota are no better than other car makers. Fortunately or unfortunately, once you get a reputation, it's hard to change it.

[@JDizzle420]

doug got the one unreliable toyota landcrusier 😂

[@boxoffisa]

Does alternator failure make a car unreliable?

[@garendiarbi8761]

Mistake #1: taking it to Koons Toyota

[@nobody8116]

*The ironic part is that comments related to the rust are getting deleted from the auction listing and people are getting silenced without receiving answers...*

[@john-danielmartin8753]

Doug the type of guy to say I'm never going to sell my Land Cruiser Then proceeds to sell it

[@jonlosito2004]

Hes just doing it for money.

[@jagphsd]

​@@jonlosito2004 so what? Don't you do stuff for money too?

[@zalbert1098]

Kinda sad that Doug just started throwing money at the problems instead of actually doing his own research

[@DougDeMuro]

Actually it's precisely BECAUSE I started doing research that I decided to start correcting some of the flaws with this engine. And then, contrary to what I've been promised about Land Cruisers, I learned there are quite a few more flaws than you might think!

[@blackeye3336]

​@DougDeMuro look man u even being the biggest automotive page fell into the biggest trap oh some car company is always relaible uh uh not gonna happen zero car on planet earth is bulletproof and can sit for months not possible even with toyotas it can be a gotta crank it up and gotta deal with issues unfortuntae it happened but hey a learning experience for you

[@Henchman1977]

Doug needs a Concierge to maintain the fleet at his summer estate.

[@m0ondogy]

As a land cruiser family. We are all in GXs or various ages and generations now. When the LC became a 100k car, the North American Prado became the car thr LC used to be.

[@DirtDude117]

The secret to Land Cruisers is "don't fix it until it breaks" except the water pump and timing belts on the 4.7L

[@vinceess4181]

This is correct.

[@Andy_C_aka_Cliff_McCrawl]

You parked it outside?! 😂

[@technom3598]

Ya God forbid. I only drive my cars indoors too

[@barrygoldwasser5449]

Alternator, radiator, starter motor, etc... Regular wear and tear.

[@MichaelCoburn]

Love Koontz Toyota. I had a wheel bearing fail on my 2011 Highlander a couple years ago and they fixed it while I was a tourist for the weekend. Saved me $55 a day in DC parking and the price was fair.

[@statuecollector955]

“If it ain’t broke, let’s fix it.”- Doug “Moneybags” DeMuro. Only wealthy people fix or replace expensive items before they fail.

[@andm6847]

LOL. On my 9 year old jeep cherokee I just replaced Oilfilter housing, air-condition compressor, radiator, transfer case, all 4 wheel bearings, stuck brake calipers. All in all probably over 10k. It's a good feeling to have bought the extended warranty.

[@TylerPoppe]

I think a lot of people are missing the chapter "I asked too much" and even on the forums, you'll hear most people saying the same things about their LC/LX. With that said, there is a Australian alternator that is waterproof. It's not cheap. It's 3K just to buy, if I remember right, but it does make it so that the alternator becomes pretty much bullet proof. The radiator update pretty much fixes the common radiator issue so once replaced you won't have the 100k radiator issue. Want to say the update came out sometime in 2020-ish (someone correct me here). The radiator is also like 4 bolts to replace.

[@abelreyna8781]

Vehicles of any brand do not like to sit for long periods of time.