New-to-me 2000 LX470 (1 Viewer)

[CreeperSleeper]

Hello party people! Today is my 30th birthday, so I bought myself a present... a 2000 LX470 from poseidon here on mud!

Here is a link to the original FS thread: https://forum.ih8mud.com/vehicles-trailers-sale-wanted/586638-2000-lexus-lx470-112k-oregon.html

I've known the seller for a while and had no problem taking his word on the condition and buying it pretty much sight unseen. All I can say is I'm stoked! Some of you may know me from the 80-series forum, where over the course of seven years took a 40th AE from stock and beautiful:

To beat and built:

I learned that I ended up loosing the main aspects that make the 80-series so cool, so I traded it on a built mini:

(Sorry, best pic I have as of yet...)

Don't worry, guys. The plans for this are pretty mild. I want to keep it a daily driver, family expo / mild wheeler and a tow rig for the mini on the long trips. I promise it will not have the same fate as my old 80-series!

Okay, enough yapping. Here are a couple more pics:

AHC on low:

AHC on high (this is where I want the normal position to be):

Hopefully I will be a welcome addition to the 100-series forum and I look forward to getting to know you guys better!

 

[CreeperSleeper]

Now I just need to get my Dodge sold: https://forum.ih8mud.com/vehicles-t...6684-2005-dodge-ram-2500-slt-4x4-cummins.html

 

[alexinWC]

Congrats! That's a great looking LX

 

[DuckLN]

I too had a quad cab 2005 4 x 4 cummins Laramie in dark gray. Problem was mine was a 48RE auto and at 120,000 miles I had to let it go for $19,000. I looked for a 6 speed for 6 months and finally got talked into buyin the sled in my signature. Not nearly as much power or as fast but these LC's are nice n quiet. You'll have short lived regrets.

 

[SmoothLC]

Welcome to HundyMud!

Tualatin, huh? Nice. Used to live in Tigard, so . . .

Nice vehicle - I'm sure you'll have no regrets.

 

[barrypt5]

Congrats Chad!!

Welcome to the club...the power and smooth ride of the 100 is incredible....glad to have a guy like you "creeping" around here....

Please dont take a sawzall to this one.....for a while

Now how about that tech stuff(inside joke)

barrypt5

 

[Gottagetone]

Congrats! You have good intentions but I am sure you will mod it just a bit more than you expecting too.

 

[barrypt5]

AHC in up position all the time?

Slee - Electrical Switches

Right hand column....done and done

 

[CreeperSleeper]

I too had a quad cab 2005 4 x 4 cummins Laramie in dark gray. Problem was mine was a 48RE auto and at 120,000 miles I had to let it go for $19,000. I looked for a 6 speed for 6 months and finally got talked into buyin the sled in my signature. Not nearly as much power or as fast but these LC's are nice n quiet. You'll have short lived regrets.

Mine has a 48RE as well. It crapped the bed after I owned it for a month! Now it has the biggest, baddest 48RE I could get for $4800.

AHC in up position all the time?

Slee - Electrical Switches

Right hand column....done and done

Really dude?!? You are already trying to get me to spend money! LOL

Thanks everybody for the warm welcome. So far I love it! There are a few little things that need to get taken care of but nothing you wouldn't expect from a 12 yr old, 112k mi vehicle!

 

[80t0ylc]

I just was in your skidplate thread and saw that your sig line changed. I had to come over here and congratulate!!! I'll bet you'll use only pink panties for rags on this rig. Hey, maybe I can convince the wife we need one of these for trips. It's her turn for a new vehicle, and she don't want a pickup. Good luck on selling your truck!

Oh, yeah Happy (belated) Birthday!!!!

 

[CreeperSleeper]

Hahaha! Thanks Tom. I am loving it so far, that's for sure. You should take the wife and go test drive a couple!

 

[DSkeet]

Is it just me or is Blizzard Pearl hard to keep clean?

 

[smm3]

Congrats on the purchase.

 

[LCbruiser2000]

Congrats and happy birthday!

 

[CreeperSleeper]

Got a little done on it this weekend... Cleaned the sunroof drains, removed the running boards and trimmed the mud flaps:

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Looks like a beautiful rig! I've been contemplating a similar rig for the

Good luck towing the mini with the 100 though. I towed mine a couple times with my dad's 100 and it was SKETCHY at best. That was both flat towing and on a trailer. The suspension was just too squirmy to handle the weight IMO. The power was acceptable and braking was "ok", but the handling was scary.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

Suspension is the least of my concern... I can throw airbags on it for that!

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[liveoak]

Looks like a beautiful rig! I've been contemplating a similar rig for the

Good luck towing the mini with the 100 though. I towed mine a couple times with my dad's 100 and it was SKETCHY at best. That was both flat towing and on a trailer. The suspension was just too squirmy to handle the weight IMO. The power was acceptable and braking was "ok", but the handling was scary.

i tow my 4runner all the time with my stock 100. i don't know what your talking about here. if you set the proper tongue weight and adjust the trailer brakes correctly it tows great. sure it's not a diesel pickup but i have never felt "sketchy" towing my rig.

 

[2000UZJ]

yeah, she ain't staying stock for long.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

Is it just me or is Blizzard Pearl hard to keep clean?

I wouldn't know... I bought it dirty and haven't washed it yet!

yeah, she ain't staying stock for long.

Have you met me before?