elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
I'm a little late with the intro post, but better late than never. I've been a LC fan since my first drive in 1983 an 82 FJ-40 that a friend bough new (or I should say his parents bought for him). Since then, there has been a lot of water under the bridge and a few Toyota rigs ... a '69 40, '86 Turbo 4x4 pickup, 89 FJ62, 86 FJ60, 92 XtraCab 4x4, and a few 4runners. The last Cruiser I owned, I had to sell in '96 and have been without one until now.
I started looking for a "new to me" Cruiser in the late summer. Looked at a few 80's, but determined for my needs, a 100 would work better. I think I spanned the years of production in my search, as well as the price range. Spotted a fresh trade-in at a Lexus dealer in Augusta and that became the one ...
Of all the rigs I looked at, this one was in the best overall condition. One-owner 2006 with 78K miles and no AHC, complete service history at local dealer, very good exterior, only wear in the interior was in the driver's seat and armrest. The maintenance was fairly complete with new brakes at 72K miles. CarFax showed no collision damage and my inspection revealed none as well. I had lurked here a good bit and learned the areas to look closely at. I believe the rig spent its prior life shuttling golf clubs to Augusta National ...
So now I have a new daily driver / hunting rig / exploration rig. Once I baseline the maintenance on this beast, it'll get built like many here ... tires / sliders / modest lift / bumpers / probably a rear locker. I figured upon a slow build process, but the Cruiser Gods were smiling upon me ... the week after I bought the rig, I found out my alimony payments will end soon ...
so the pace of mods may speed up a bit ....
At any rate, I am looking forward to spending more time here and tweaking my new Cruiser to suit my needs ...
Now for the obligatory poser shots ....
I started looking for a "new to me" Cruiser in the late summer. Looked at a few 80's, but determined for my needs, a 100 would work better. I think I spanned the years of production in my search, as well as the price range. Spotted a fresh trade-in at a Lexus dealer in Augusta and that became the one ...
Of all the rigs I looked at, this one was in the best overall condition. One-owner 2006 with 78K miles and no AHC, complete service history at local dealer, very good exterior, only wear in the interior was in the driver's seat and armrest. The maintenance was fairly complete with new brakes at 72K miles. CarFax showed no collision damage and my inspection revealed none as well. I had lurked here a good bit and learned the areas to look closely at. I believe the rig spent its prior life shuttling golf clubs to Augusta National ...
So now I have a new daily driver / hunting rig / exploration rig. Once I baseline the maintenance on this beast, it'll get built like many here ... tires / sliders / modest lift / bumpers / probably a rear locker. I figured upon a slow build process, but the Cruiser Gods were smiling upon me ... the week after I bought the rig, I found out my alimony payments will end soon ...
so the pace of mods may speed up a bit ....At any rate, I am looking forward to spending more time here and tweaking my new Cruiser to suit my needs ...
Now for the obligatory poser shots ....
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