Horses for courses!

Everyone's different, however in case it helps here are my thoughts on the ones I have owned (never owned a Hilux but have driven many - not our type of vehicle - less secure, less space unless you spend on a "camper" and you still have to get out to get between the cab and the camper, terrible handling. Never owned a LR but they are now rare outside cities, for good reason - most of those we see outside cities are on a recovery vehicle or with the bonnet up, however fine if you do your own maintenance - frequently):

Landcruiser - expensive (double the price of our Montero when bought), the 70s have poor ride but are solid, we had an 80 and it was excellent, but long in the tooth hence inevitable repairs/replacements, new LCs beyond our budget.

Patrol - excellent and very capable, also expensive, agricultural ride but go anywhere.

Pajero/shogun - our current vehicle at home (Montero), half the price of a LC and equally capable, we use ours in South America and took it to Australia for 10 months - everything from the Simpson to the GRR handled easily and in comfort.

Another thought - Wrangler JK LWB - we have one in Canada and although a little smaller than our preference it's still big enough - highly capable, and with 2/3 of the fuel consumption of the Montero.