Recent content by Dave W

HI. I am looking to buy an FJ100 series. I have seen a few in my area and I see one car dealer selling a 1999 LX470. It looks good and drives fine and has relatively low miles for it's age. The dealer is not a top line NEW car dealer but one of those corner lot people. His cars seem decent...

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Well, it is low miles but $15k? I suppose maybe if he had upgrades and all nice after market modifications and add ons but, it looks pretty stock. I have seen early 2000's LX 470's by me at lexus dealers with up to date maintenance, maintenance records, and similar miles. for $15k.

Thanks for the info on the rebuild kit. From what I have seen it looks pretty straightforward except when the bolts and all may be rusted solid, like I expect here in the land of road salt. I guess a good socket wrench and a breaker bar may help me overcome the possible rusted bolts. I am...

Thanks for all your help. The one at the infinity dealer is gone. I went in there last week and spoke to a salesman who said they sold that months ago. I guess no one has time to take down the ads of the cars they sold. I am trying to set up a time to see the one with 191k miles. The guy...

Thanks for the info on the FAQ section. I guess I did not see that while I was searching for info. I'll read it soon. The one with 191k miles is for sale by an individual that claims to be a toyota mechanic. He has replaced the head gasket, timing chain, tensioner, all the seals related, Oil...

HI all. I am looking to buy a vehicle that can tow a 18" speed boat. The boat, trailer, gas, and so on weighs about 3500. The trailer has surge brakes. I have always liked the Land Cruiser line and from what I can tell by looking online, a 3500 lb boat should not be a problem for the FZJ80 to...