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Government-owned truck used for farming and transportation for nine years

Looks remarkably fresh doesn’t it? But this Toyota Land Cruiser truck, owned by the UAE government, has apprarently done 1 million kilometers!

Humaid Sultan Al Mutaiwei, Executive Manager of Dubai Government Workshops said, “This Land Cruiser pick up has been used for farming and transportation purposes withstanding the harshest weather and terrain conditions. We have been servicing this vehicle owned by the Dubai Government Workshop for 9 years and I can assure you, the low cost of ownership is incomparable with any other vehicle.”

Commenting on this milestone, Simon Frith, Managing Director, Al-Futtaim Motors Toyota said, “Land Cruiser has become renowned for being a vehicle that achieves unbelievable feats. The car that we have today only adds to this history. Reaching 1,000,000 km is another chapter in the storied history of this car.
The achievement is not limited to the amount of kilometers this car covered but also the low cost of maintenance which is less than AED 0.101 per kilometer.”

Al-Futtaim Motors had recently launched the new 2013 Land Cruiser Pick-up which came with a host of new features such as a double cab option, glove box cooler, tyre inflation facility, a new tow hook and enhanced styling.