Hi everyone,
I am an owner of 1997 Lexus LX450 - 3x locked, 140k miles, bone stock, clean body w little surface rust on rear tailgate, above the windshield, and underbody, clean for being in Canada- and I am seeking your expertise today.
I have recently been looking closely at diesel 80 series near my area, mostly HDJ80 and wanted some advice on if it’s worth my time and possibly money to trade up for it instead of keep my FZJ80.
More about the HDJ80- it’s 1990 Toyota LC with the HDT engine w auto tranny and 3x locked as well. The body has roughly 200k miles (rocker rust, underbody in decent condition, clear coat peeling) but the engine, turbo, and transmission has been rebuilt in the last 80,000km. The owner put the car up for 18,000 CAD and would be interested in possibly trading for my Lexus.
With that being said, we haven’t met up to check out our cruisers and I need some guidance on whether this is a good idea or I should keep my bone stock 80 I bought my Lexus less than 10k CAD and its not perfect but I believe it has potential. I plan on using my rig to not only off road but to travel across Canada, USA, and possibly SA in the near future once I’m kitted out (still a broke college student).
I have no idea how much my Lexus is really worth and what a fair trade would be. The HDJ80 is in no near perfect condition but it’s not in horrible condition either. My friend who helped me buy my current LC thinks I should keep mine since it’s cleaner and I bought it from original owner but the diesel does sound cool.
Anyways any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! I’ll try to pull some pictures from both of our rigs (white one is mine)
Thanks!
I am an owner of 1997 Lexus LX450 - 3x locked, 140k miles, bone stock, clean body w little surface rust on rear tailgate, above the windshield, and underbody, clean for being in Canada- and I am seeking your expertise today.
I have recently been looking closely at diesel 80 series near my area, mostly HDJ80 and wanted some advice on if it’s worth my time and possibly money to trade up for it instead of keep my FZJ80.
More about the HDJ80- it’s 1990 Toyota LC with the HDT engine w auto tranny and 3x locked as well. The body has roughly 200k miles (rocker rust, underbody in decent condition, clear coat peeling) but the engine, turbo, and transmission has been rebuilt in the last 80,000km. The owner put the car up for 18,000 CAD and would be interested in possibly trading for my Lexus.
With that being said, we haven’t met up to check out our cruisers and I need some guidance on whether this is a good idea or I should keep my bone stock 80 I bought my Lexus less than 10k CAD and its not perfect but I believe it has potential. I plan on using my rig to not only off road but to travel across Canada, USA, and possibly SA in the near future once I’m kitted out (still a broke college student).
I have no idea how much my Lexus is really worth and what a fair trade would be. The HDJ80 is in no near perfect condition but it’s not in horrible condition either. My friend who helped me buy my current LC thinks I should keep mine since it’s cleaner and I bought it from original owner but the diesel does sound cool.
Anyways any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! I’ll try to pull some pictures from both of our rigs (white one is mine)
Thanks!