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I'm a big 80 fan, but if I were looking for a new vehicle today....as much as I love my 80, it's getting really hard to justify 10-14 mpg in this day and age of $4-5 gas and knowing that it could easily go even higher.
Your situation sounds like a perfect candidate for a Toyota mini-truck or Tacoma, where you're one person, and the dog can either sit up front or ride in the back and the back with a canopy will make perfect sleeping quarters.
Like I said, I absolutely love Land Cruisers and especially my own, but my trips are measured in $100s of dollars just in gas alone and that's pretty hard to swallow. Even with stock Land Cruisers, you're looking at between 12-16 mpg tops.
If you're still stuck on a Land Cruiser, to me a '93-'97 80 is the perfect compromise vehicle. Better ride and more power than 60, but still solid axles for off road.
Good luck.
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