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Annnddd... now I wanna jump off the Toyota ship and get a ZR2...
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Yeah, so much for that "dead set on grey interior" thing. Didn't go expecting to buy it, but the Pearl white looks much better in person than in pictures and the tan interior made for a pretty good combo. It's had all of the big ticket items done and doesn't need anything aside from some brake work and a bit of a detail. Pretty happy. Hoping to pick it up next Thursday or soLeave a comment:
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that was fast, A 2001 pearl white one with about 138k on the ticker by chance?????Leave a comment:
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Good luck with your search Jonathan! If you end up changing your mind about the GX you can get them for as low as $5k. Nice ones are around 10k all day. But I understand. I’m a Prado fan, but the 100 series does look better especially the facelift with the LED taillights. Searching for deals on Toyotas suck! You got to have the cash and be able to buy the truck an hour after it’s posted lol. When i got a great deal on my last taco I had to look at it 30 mins after it was posted. I’ll let you know if I find anything too. Always looking for Toyota’s. Just picked up an Integra GSR cuz I didn’t want to pay the Taco tax or wait for another deal. I regret selling my last taco, but I’ll be back in a Toyota again after I buy a house.Leave a comment:
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Yeah Mud is a great resource for information and trucks/parts/help/get togethers and so on there are several of us from here over there. My self and Linus are 2 that come to mind right off.
If she was comfortable with the X5 then the hundy should not be that big of a leap from a size and maneuvering standpoint, while bigger its not like jumping into a Surburban, or a Sequoia, or a 1ton CC DRW. Visibility is actually very good Not quite as Fish Bowl like as 80 Series, but its very good out the back and sides for keeping an eye on blind spots. I picked up a new t4r for my wife last year put a few goodies on it, and she still would rather drive my 80, so be careful you may end up needing 2 cruisers before too long ;) GX's are a great platform for sure I have considered 1 on and off as well, and they can look decent after you get the Lexus stuff off, or replace it with some of the Prado stuff form else where in the world. But if you dont like towing with your parents 120(ish) series v8 t4r then a mildly built GX is not going to make you comfortable either.
The CL/Ebay/ internet listing sites in general have jumped on the LC badge tax in the last 2 years, used to be a fairly obscure car that only those in the know or needed such a rig would buy them ( I didnt need one till about 5 years ago and shopped for almost a year for mine) and there for the used prices were bargain for what your getting. But the get out doors, and go glamping/overlanding (on the dirt road to your state park campground) craze has pushed demand up. The hundy market is not where the 40/60/80 market is, the hipsters dont want a modern looking rig they have to have vintage LOL, but its still kinda up there. The late ones 05-07 hold value well since the 200s are not coming down very fast. they didnt sell many in the midst of the "great ressesion" and with a new 200 being about 88k MSRP and LX570 pushing past the 100k mark with options for 2019, owners are keeping them longer it seems. I will have 200 at some point though.
I know I have seen some decent examples that fit your criteria in your general region it might take a little time to find the right truck, dont be afraid to travel to get it either. After all that gives you an excuse to try it out for a bit on the way home.....
Good luck, I will pass on anything good I find, with a grey int.Last edited by mrsleeve; 12-29-2018, 12:05 AM.Leave a comment:
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Yep. Doing some work on it now in preparation for BaT. It's a really nice driver or candidate for a build. The paint job is decent at best and will limit the value of the truck, but it looks good enough to leave as is and enjoy. Don't know why I said it was a '88 up there, it's a '91 Hunter
Awesome, thanks so much for the details. I was aware of the GX/Prado chassis, and am considering those but my wife thinks they look too much like a mom cruiser (which I kind of agree with). I do really like some of the GX Expo builds out there and think they look really good with bumpers and bigger tires. I've driven and towed with my parents 4runner quite a bit and they really just aren't for me, not going to pay the ask for one of those.Ok hundys are going to excel in spades at what your looking to do with it. Yes its bigger than a T4R, but your wanting more capability out of it pulling a loaded car wagon. Buddy will tell you a V8 4th gen ( 96% of 120 series) is capable of it. Hes right, but its PUSHING the limits of what you can do with it, and stopping is going to be your bigger worry.
To continue the GX series is the only way to get a true Prado Chassis land cruiser in the US the 120 and 150 series. The 4th and 5th gen T4R's are about 96% one and most of the Non LandCruiser parts are more cosmetic and interior bits and bobs. Yes the GX's are a little odd looking but all the good parts out there that fit on T4R's or Prados from Oz or europe will fit by and larger both stock and upgrades.
Now that thats out of the way. The Hundys dont forget the Lexus LX470's are great trucks, I say that about an SUV, because they are built like a truck. IIRC the 5spd was 1st available in 04 but you might be right and it might have been 03, so by going that new your going to avoid teh biggest weakness of the breed. That was the front diffs in 98-2000 units. The other shortcoming is the GM like torsion bar IFS set up, while it works great for a tahoe or a mild duty work truck, its not good for a go anywhere off road exploring rig. Hence why Yota went to coilovers for the 200's ;) But since you seem to want to stick to major roads, and getting to the camp site for the bike tour, a good set of MS AT tires in the next size up and you should be good to go. As far as wife driving it, yes they are a little bigger than many other options out there, but they are far smaller than last couple generations of Tahoe/Yukon and I see people that have no business driving things that big piloting them all the time. If she does not like it buy her a F30 BMW and you keep the LC, it will take time to get used to it if your used to smaller things, but they are well worth the learning curve
They are a timing belt power plant so be mindful of that when shopping, yes parts cost a lot for these rigs, and as a LC guy I suggest going with OEM or proven upgrade parts when needed, as they dont need parts that often. They are one of the few modern vehicles in the marketplace that were built to take an ass kicking every day and last 30 years with basic care, Like all yotas watch out for all the common rusty spots, and if your looking at the LX's the auto leveling suspension is nice but, costly to repair, so most of the time its a good excuse to swap to something more LC like :) I am going to warn you now, you will be hooked, and you will be planing mods and trips to try out your new mods soon. You will not want to drive anything else.
You should be able to find a sub 200k 04ish+ in good shape for your budget, with out issue I have been hawking your local market since labor day since I was working in the Roanoke VA area. Plenty of decent hundys but I am 80 series guy through and through.
Decent looking option in the DC area based on the pics
nice pearl white 06 LX with 125k on for a a touch over the top of you budget in ATL I almost took one of my sundays off to go look at this one but I would rather have another 80
They are out there.
I'm totally ok with the parts costs, I'm a 100% DIY guy and just got out of e70 X5 M ownership... Not scared of anything that the LC is going to throw at me as far as maintenance and repairs. As for the size, it's not really a limiting factor but the wife just complains about peripheral visibility problems in our e53 when driving around town (small windows) and doesn't want something that's impossible to park. She was DD'ing my e39 m5 happily for a while, but now that we've moved into downtown Charlotte the traffic on her commute sucks for a manual trans... I leave for work @ 5:15AM and go against traffic, so the e39 is great for ripping down I-77 in the mornings.
I think $15k is the top of my budget, also forgot to mention that I am dead set of grey interior, which seems to be way more common in the LX. I've found that the pricing on IH8MUD is much more reasonable that Craigslist, lots of options in the $11k-13K range.Leave a comment:
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Ok hundys are going to excel in spades at what your looking to do with it. Yes its bigger than a T4R, but your wanting more capability out of it pulling a loaded car wagon. Buddy will tell you a V8 4th gen ( 96% of 120 series) is capable of it. Hes right, but its PUSHING the limits of what you can do with it, and stopping is going to be your bigger worry.
To continue the GX series is the only way to get a true Prado Chassis land cruiser in the US the 120 and 150 series. The 4th and 5th gen T4R's are about 96% one and most of the Non LandCruiser parts are more cosmetic and interior bits and bobs. Yes the GX's are a little odd looking but all the good parts out there that fit on T4R's or Prados from Oz or europe will fit by and larger both stock and upgrades.
Now that thats out of the way. The Hundys dont forget the Lexus LX470's are great trucks, I say that about an SUV, because they are built like a truck. IIRC the 5spd was 1st available in 04 but you might be right and it might have been 03, so by going that new your going to avoid teh biggest weakness of the breed. That was the front diffs in 98-2000 units. The other shortcoming is the GM like torsion bar IFS set up, while it works great for a tahoe or a mild duty work truck, its not good for a go anywhere off road exploring rig. Hence why Yota went to coilovers for the 200's ;) But since you seem to want to stick to major roads, and getting to the camp site for the bike tour, a good set of MS AT tires in the next size up and you should be good to go. As far as wife driving it, yes they are a little bigger than many other options out there, but they are far smaller than last couple generations of Tahoe/Yukon and I see people that have no business driving things that big piloting them all the time. If she does not like it buy her a F30 BMW and you keep the LC, it will take time to get used to it if your used to smaller things, but they are well worth the learning curve
They are a timing belt power plant so be mindful of that when shopping, yes parts cost a lot for these rigs, and as a LC guy I suggest going with OEM or proven upgrade parts when needed, as they dont need parts that often. They are one of the few modern vehicles in the marketplace that were built to take an ass kicking every day and last 30 years with basic care, Like all yotas watch out for all the common rusty spots, and if your looking at the LX's the auto leveling suspension is nice but, costly to repair, so most of the time its a good excuse to swap to something more LC like :) I am going to warn you now, you will be hooked, and you will be planing mods and trips to try out your new mods soon. You will not want to drive anything else.
You should be able to find a sub 200k 04ish+ in good shape for your budget, with out issue I have been hawking your local market since labor day since I was working in the Roanoke VA area. Plenty of decent hundys but I am 80 series guy through and through.
Decent looking option in the DC area based on the pics
nice pearl white 06 LX with 125k on for a a touch over the top of you budget in ATL I almost took one of my sundays off to go look at this one but I would rather have another 80
They are out there.Leave a comment:
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Any 100 series LC or LX470 owners on here? I have an e53 4.6is and '88 RRC right now and I basically need to consolidate them into one vehicle, I feel like the UZJ100 is a pretty good solution. My uses will be wife's DD, MTB/camping trips, towing e30 racecar trailer a few times a year. I want to spend about $10k-15K, would like a 5 sp trans ('03+ I think?), and under 200k miles. My biggest worry is in town driveability, we live in downtown Charlotte and wife would be driving this thing every day- any opinion on that concern?Leave a comment:
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You can actually fit 33x10.5 on pickup without rubbing you just have to remove all the liners.
A 2-3in body lift is also a pretty nice mod for cheap.Leave a comment:
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