Faults:

Rear drive shaft universal joint yoke flogged out.

Rack end ball joint worn.

Serpentine belt idler failed (after hosing the engine).

General Comments:

By far the best vehicle I've ever driven on rough roads and steep tracks.

Plenty of power for overtaking on the open road.

Tough. Comfortable. Well designed and built.

High fuel consumption (typically 14 l/100km), but I suppose that's what you get from a large, heavy petrol 4WD.

Steering at highway speeds is less precise than I'd like. It has a slight tendency to wander, so more frequent minor corrections are necessary than is the case for many other vehicles.

It has two completely unnecessary ancillary equipment faults/stupidities which Toyota should never have let past.

- The satnav destination (and some other things) can not be changed while the vehicle is moving. The satnav is frequently slow to respond to user input, and intermittently freezes up for minutes at a time. To set the destination as a city centre (rather than a street address) is ridiculously complicated. These faults (features?) mean the satnav is pretty much useless, so we carry and use a cheapo Chinese unit instead.

- The cruise control is the worst we've had in any car (including a 1988 Jaguar!), in that at highway speeds it causes the auto to change frequently up and down on even slight changes in incline. This is so pronounced that on some roads we just don't use it as we don't want to wear out the auto unnecessarily.

Faults:

Nothing thus far.

General Comments:

Magnificently built 4WD.

Super reliable.

Looks good.

Comfortable and a very long touring range with the 180 litre fuel capacity.

A heavy car, so it isn't very fuel efficient, particularly in the petrol version.

Drives like a 4WD. Not a car for the driving enthusiasts.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Purchased this vehicle as a safe family car, and as a tow vehicle for a medium sized boat.

The third row of seats gives the ability to carry up to 8 occupants.

Would have opted for the D4D diesel engine, but these versions commanded a large price premium that I didn't feel was justified for my needs. The 4 litre petrol (1GR-FE) is however an impressively strong powerplant, and I get around 13 litres per 100 km in mixed driving.

Feels solid on the road, and is a good touring vehicle. It does need to be driven cautiously on winding roads, bearing in mind it doesn't have car-type suspension and is high off the ground.

Tows brilliantly - in fact a bit too well, I got a speeding ticket the first time I towed the boat with it.

Disappointing stereo for a vehicle that costs this much new.

Should also come with parking sensors as standard, because rear visibility is poor.