Smaller population here, word of mouth spreads far more easily, clever marketing re parts, reliability, ruggedness and off road ability..... remember every city-fied numpty thinks of themselves as only one generation removed from Burke and Wills and the 200 series is absolutely necessary to climb the median strip in front of Scotch College......
I asked my sister ( Penshurst Sydney ) once , "what is the scariest thing about Sydney traffic ?"
Without hesitation she replied, "a tiny Asian woman tooling around in a 200 series Landcruiser....