The Rarest Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series Lacks 1 Important Luxurious Interior Feature
The Toyota Land Cruiser was one of the most sought-after and well-respected three-row SUVs in the used market. The Land Cruiser was well-engineered, comfortable, and supremely capable, making it one of the best SUVs to buy if you need to go off-roading or to a fancy restaurant. The large people-hauler could even be optioned out with various features to make it as luxurious as you want. But one Land Cruiser model is missing an important luxury feature, making it the rarest one of them all. Do you know which one it is?
What is the rarest Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series model you can buy?
The rarest Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series model you can buy is the base model version with a cloth interior. Unlike the Land Cruiser 80 series model that came before it, the 100 series wasn’t available with a “Poverty Pack” – including a cloth interior, and many deleted luxury features. Instead, buyers looking to buy a Land Cruiser from 1998 to 2007 could opt for the bare-bones version of the model if they didn’t want luxury features like leather, a sunroof, or even ABS.
That’s right, some of the base-model Land Cruisers back then could be ordered without anti-lock brakes, an antenna switch, or rear vents. Additionally, some of them didn’t even come with a third-row seat. Considering most Toyota Land Cruiser buyers like the finer things in life, you can imagine that the stripped-down version of the 100 Series wasn’t too popular.
After scouring the forums and doing the research, we can only account for around 10 ever being sold in the U.S. Additionally, Thomas Retzios – a YouTuber – mentions in his video that Toyota couldn’t even tell him how many base Land Cruisers with a cloth interior were sold. So, if you can find one for sale, it could be worth the price.
Why would anyone want a stripped-down Land Cruiser?
Believe it or not, there are plenty of Toyota Land Cruiser enthusiasts that would rather not have all of the luxurious fixings that normally come with the SUV. For example, the Land Cruiser 100s that were sold with a cloth interior were mainly sold in the southwest of the U.S. or in Hawaii – or places with warm climates.
In that case, it’s easy to see that having a cloth interior would be far more comfortable and easier to care for than a leather one if the car lives in a warmer climate. Also, it’s possible that some Land Cruiser buyers simply didn’t want to pay an exorbitant amount of money for one, so a bare, cloth-laden Cruiser was a more economical answer at the time.
How much do 100-series Land Cruisers cost today?
A nationwide search on Autotrader reveals that 1998 to 2007 Toyota Land Cruiser models are currently selling for anywhere between $7,500 and $20,000. The price of each car depends on where it’s located, its mileage, and the condition that it’s in.
In our search, we weren’t able to find any models with the cloth interior. However, it’s not impossible to find it. If you’re like the handful of first owners that wanted a Land Cruiser devoid of it usual luxuries, you may have to wait a while and scour the classifieds as much as you can. They’re out there; they’re just really hard to find.
