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Land Crusier

Very tough. Pretty reliable. Parts ain't cheap if they are LC specific.

Craptacular mpg due to being AWD/full time FWD.
 
Your on the East Coast, so the first thing you should do is get under it with a creeper and inspect the frame. Toyota's of that area did not fare well with road salt and are prone to bad frame rot and breaking. Drivetrain on those things are solid.
 
You def want to look for rot/severe rust under there. How many miles on it? Says 90K on new engine? I`d rather have a Burb.
 
Can have factory lockers front and rear, way strong axles. Good suspensions

Very good modified slightly.

Craptastic mileage with not so much power.

Built like a tank.

Good rigs IMHO if you are willing to put up with some shortcomings like the power and mileage

BTW I would buy one of these before a burb in a half second.
 
Could always do a part time conversion and put a small block in.
 
Arrrgh!

I just got this email response from the owner.

"still avail. 348k. some rust... needs new front bushings, freon for a/c runs great"

I don't know what I expected to hear, but I really didn't want a rebuild project, just a new (to me) DD.
 
Where in Sussex County is it at? I'm from up there, maybe I could get my brother or my dad to go look at it for you if you're not in the area.
 
My wife drives a 2001 LC

V8...around 300HP, full time 4WD and about 15MPG tops on the highway.

VERRRRY comfortable and quiet. Currently at around 107,000 miles. No major issues to speak of... rust has not been an issue. I'm not sure if the LandCruisers were built with galvanized metal as compared to some of their lower-end models, but the truck is holding up great and still looks perfect. I had it oil undercoated a few times which might have helped, and the shop says the only thing they see underneath is some surface rust. Nothing structural.

Items replaced in the last 6 years:

Rear Muffler (around $500)
Brakes (4 at around $1000) <- A traditionally expensive repair for Landcruisers
Tires (around $800)
Front wheel bearings ($400) <- The part inside the hubs with the needle bearings. Bad seal let water in and rusted them out.
A/C lines ($1000) <- Rear A/C line failures are somewhat common. The line is exposed underneath and can rust and leak.
Parking brake seized ($500) <- Also common. Must remove rear wheel hubs and shafts to repair.

All tolled, it's been a pretty cheap truck to own and drive considering it's now 10 years old.... I think I paid around $30K and the KBB says it's worth around $15K now.... ammortizing that depreciation and the money for repairs I think it's been a pretty affordable used car.

My wife loves it and would keep it forever except for the fuel costs. She is getting tired of the $75 fillups on an almost weekly basis.

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Not really suprised @ the miles for that price, seemed to cheap for 1 of those. They tend to go for all the money, but they keep going and going. Might get expensive to own at that milage if you want it for a DD.
 
I had a 96' LC and it was a great truck. Built like a tank and very reliable.

It is NOT a fast truck though. My wife did not like it because it was guttless and used a lot of gas. It's a full time 4wd system so economy, is not considered. We eventually sold it because our 02' Tahoe was way more comfortable, got better gas mileage, was much quicker and had a third seat (LC may or may not have the 3rd seat).

For that price, I would suspect it's pretty beaten up. You will definitely need to look the thing over real good. On the left side of the steering wheel, there will be a diff lock dial. This is considered to be very desireable for LC owners. That was very important criteria when I sold ours.
 
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