Thanks for the words of wisdom... To hopefully get people like me who wait until nice cars get 10+ years old to when they get "affordable" to purchase but the parts are still priced like a current made 50k$ vehicle. Kind of hard to swallow for people on a tight budget or just hoping the initial investment will suffice for awhile even though it never happens for me....
I just got my first 80, a 91 for $2500 and is really in nice shape for the price. Even at 250k mi I feel like it was a deal even though it has a pretty bad "klunking" when letting off the fuel and reapplying. I knew it needed a brake booster when I got it(even though it had only been replaced a yr ago) but only drove it for 2 days and found the radiator has sprung a leak...bummer. I really want to install a non Toyota diesel in it (MB, Isuzu, Cummins or 6.5) but it sounds like a project that is going to be beyond my financial means and or mechanical abilities. Any new ideas on this would be appreciated.
Either way I hope to like this cruiser enough to keep it forever.
