[jsaltlick]

Don't risk it. Wait 8 more months and buy a 70 wagon from Australia legally. Instant gratification would get you in instant trouble any other way

[Naples Cruiser]

Crushers , i'm with you on the on board electronics , i don't like them , unless its a nice big BMW or Mercedes Benz (under waranty...)

the reason why i would like a 70 series is because its tough , great off roader , good looking and no gadjets.

i would make an exeption for the air conditioning.
if i could get a basic land cruiser station wagon i would be very happy.....

i had a FJ cruiser for a couple of month and it was nice , i liked the fact that it had no sunroof , no leather , no nav, no power everything.....but it is light duty although very good off road....

in 1978/79 i was working in Iraq and my company had a fleet of 45 land cruisers of the FJ 55 type (some of them with mecanical winch ) , the one with the big round eyes and all of them painted white, i loved the simplicity and the practicality , that is what i miss ....
Erick.

[crushers]

wait a year and a half and buy this, you can not get a more basic 70 series nor will you find one with this km:
Luxury Imports - Calgary, Alberta
(shameless plug)

[JAC83]

Originally Posted by crushers

wait a year and a half and buy this, you can not get a more basic 70 series nor will you find one with this km:
Luxury Imports - Calgary, Alberta
(shameless plug)

I love the old style grill such as the one on that 70, is there any online shop in canada where I could buy one? I like it more than the current one that my FZJ71 has.







Awesome.

[crushers]

talk to Dave Stedman at Japan4X4. if anyone can find one it will be him.
it is steel instead of plastic.

[r083rt]

Back to the topic, are there any loopholes in the system for bringing a new 70 series to the US?

[roscoFJ73]

Originally Posted by crushers

wait a year and a half and buy this, you can not get a more basic 70 series nor will you find one with this km:
Luxury Imports - Calgary, Alberta
(shameless plug)

Did you ever drive it Wayne? Im wondering what the non power steering felt like . Ive never seen one here.

[crushers]

i have put less than 1000 km on since i bought it 4 years ago from Japan.
it runs like new, for most of us the idea of driving a brand new 3B is just a dream and the idea it has the rotory pump makes it quieter than an inline pumped 3B.

the manual steering is tight when parallel parking but other than that you can not tell. think 40/42/45 series and you will have the right idea.

[roscoFJ73]

Originally Posted by crushers

i have put less than 1000 km on since i bought it 4 years ago from Japan.
it runs like new, for most of us the idea of driving a brand new 3B is just a dream and the idea it has the rotory pump makes it quieter than an inline pumped 3B.

the manual steering is tight when parallel parking but other than that you can not tell. think 40/42/45 series and you will have the right idea.

I see,I thought it was another identicle to yours. I have driven a few 4* series, some of them were new or near new in their day and the steering wasnt too tightfrom what I remember.

[crushers]

"wasn't too tight"
should i read this as "not too hard to turn" or "sloppy steering"?

[89GASHOG]

Originally Posted by crushers

wait a year and a half and buy this, you can not get a more basic 70 series nor will you find one with this km)

It says "Sold". I love everything about it, cept the RHD.

[crushers]

i pulled it off the forsale list quite a while back when i was thinking of keeping it and forgot to stick it back up.
RHD, some like it, some don't... try and find a LHD in this condition... or if it REALLY bothers you then convert it to LHD. i wouldn't but then i like things that stand out of the crowd.

[VajaFJ70]

we have at work 2 new TLC 70s (2007)
so they both have AIRBAGS

[Eric Winkworth]

A V engine will almost never last as long as an inline engine... Typically they suffer from connecting rod/crank failure, long before an inline engine will. Which is caused from stresses by the V design. V type engines were produced to be compact to fit into engine bays!

I have never seen a V engine go into any transport truck, that being said there isn't even an option to get one... and the majority of transports are custom built trucks to the owners needs/wants...

As of now I own three 4 cylinders, one 3B BJ70, one 1.6DOHC A4FE Corolla and one 1.8 dohc Integra all of them are 20 years old plus, and two of them are over 200 000kms one over 300 000km's and they are all on factory engines/transmissions, tell that to someone with a newer Chrysler, VW or Lincon LS!

And people wonder why I only buy imports, hmmmmm...

[roscoFJ73]

Originally Posted by Eric Winkworth

I have never seen a V engine go into any transport truck, that being said there isn't even an option to get one... and the majority of transports are custom built trucks to the owners needs/wants...

...

Eric,nearly all the road trains in oz run V8 diesels. I learnt to drive in a 1971 Kenworth with a 200hp baby V8,so called because it was the smallest V8 that Cummins ever made.

This one is definately a V8,probably in the 600-700hp range
I overtook this fella in the HZJ75 on the Goldfields Highway. What fun that was at 130kph flat to floor with him doing 110

The V8s in the big rigs do 1-2 million klms between rebuilds

[Eric Winkworth]

that's damn good!!!

We didn't install any cummin's engines where I used to work, CAT, BENZ, Detroit diesel all of which were inline... Although I remember stuff going to OZ usually got the cream of the crop as far as parts and accesories go.... They must have overbuilt the cranks and rods in those rigs enough to handle the V forces!

I can't get over the road train, damn

[roscoFJ73]

Originally Posted by Eric Winkworth

that's damn good!!!

We didn't install any cummin's engines where I used to work, CAT, BENZ, Detroit diesel all of which were inline... Although I remember stuff going to OZ usually got the cream of the crop as far as parts and accesories go.... They must have overbuilt the cranks and rods in those rigs enough to handle the V forces!

I can't get over the road train, damn

AFAIK all those brands and more come in V8 here,even Scania and other Euro makes are getting in on the act.
This is interesting,170 tonnes uphill with 50 pounds boost and 400 celsius on the pyro @ 1400 rpm @ 14kph

[SHERMAN FJ62]

I got the same question. How much does a new 70 series cost and how could you get it here to the US.

[roscoFJ73]

Originally Posted by SHERMAN FJ62

I got the same question. How much does a new 70 series cost

About $40000USD for a basic model,rising to $60000 for a fully optioned troopy RV with V8 diesel

how could you get it here to the US.

If its non EPA compliant,it cannot be imported into the US

If you do,they crush it .

It may be possible to import one when the early models turn 25 yo in 2010

[Clint79]

About $40000USD for a basic model,rising to $60000 for a fully optioned troopy RV with V8 diesel

gxl now days rosco

[roscoFJ73]

Originally Posted by Clint79

gxl now days rosco

Yeah,they must have discontinued the RV trim level. I dont think the Prado has it any more either.

[Clint79]

the rv trim level in the late turbo6 aus spec 78/9's looks the same as v8 gxl troopys utes etc i think its just a badge change

[SouthBostonFJ]

Here's a few pics of the various 70 series models for those interested...

Toyota Landcruiser 70 Series New Vehicle Image Gallery | Hundres of New Car and Commercial Vehicle Photos

[crushers]

what a nice bunch of 60 series,
now, yah got any pics of the real 70 series?

[Clint79]

You think toyota would have made rear flares for the gxl troopys so they get the wider alloys like the gxl 76 an 79's

[Clint79]

Were do you get the 60 series picture idea from crushers

[crushers]

LOL!!
the new 70s look like 60 series front ends...they have lost the rugged good looks of the true 70 series

that is all

[Clint79]

you dont think they look more close to a 100 series front

[Clint79]

“Newer, not softer” is what Toyota says about the new 70 Series Landcruiser. Look at it from most angles and it doesn’t look all that different to the 70 Series ‘cruiser your uncle owned 10 years ago. Apparently owners of the previous 70 Series iterations don’t want to see change and think their trusty stump puller looks good enough, and does the job.

Im still a fan of the "Stump puller" looks over the vdj look too especially a last of hdj79 rv merlot red

[crushers]

are you trying to say that the 100 is a better look than the 60? not in my books, the more "American" Toyota makes their vehicles look the uglier they look.

Originally Posted by Clint79

you dont think they look more close to a 100 series front