Toyota Land Cruiser 70
Shares rank 3 of 5 off-road SUVs by recommenders
People recommend it for its simple, rugged build with few electronics, reliability, and ease of repair, and it remains easy to buy and register in many EU countries.
People recommend it for its simple, rugged build with few electronics, reliability, and ease of repair, and it remains easy to buy and register in many EU countries.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Rugged, reliable, simple to repair
“It’s simple, rugged, easy to repair, and cheap.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Alberta Startup Sells No-Tech Tractors for Half Price” “more reliable and bigger payload”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?"” Few electronics, simple mechanics
“Difference is a v8 with no electronics and a 4 cylinder hybrid filled with electronics”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?"” “It’s simple, rugged, easy to repair, and cheap.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Alberta Startup Sells No-Tech Tractors for Half Price” Strong demand for the model
“get these awesome foreign trucks into US”
Comment from 30 Nov 2025 in “Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe [video]” “all we want are 70-series land cruisers”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s”
Other off-road SUVs people recommend
The four most recommended other off-road SUVs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 15 | 2 | 88% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Toyota 4Runner | 11 | 3 | 79% | 8 | 2 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Toyota Land Cruiser 70This page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Jeep Wrangler | 5 | 10 | 33% | 5 | — | — |
| Ford Bronco | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“all we want are 70-series land cruisers”
“It’s simple, rugged, easy to repair, and cheap.”
“The 70 series is still very easy to buy and register in many EU countries.”
“more reliable and bigger payload”
“Difference is a v8 with no electronics and a 4 cylinder hybrid filled with electronics”
“get these awesome foreign trucks into US”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.