costa rica

Fun rigs I saw. Not all Toyota. Just a car guy wandering around taking car guy pics when I could.

I'm looking to purchase a Prado here in Costa Rica. The two models that I'm considering are the pre 2002 J90 with the turbo 1KZ-TE diesel and the post 2002 J120 with the intercooled turbo 1KD-FTV diesel. There doesn't seem to be a big price differential between the two models - they are both...

Just picked up a nice 2016 Prado turbo diesel with 125k km. VX trim. We are not going to go nuts with mods and buildout on this as the Series 80 will be the adventure machine and the Prado will be the “luxury” car for airport runs, dinner dates, on road trips etc. We would like to fit a pair...

We’ve all dreamed of it. We’ve all watched other people do it, but it seems like such a difficult thing to actually do ourselves. Hit the road and travel somewhere far away, a different world - experience things we have never seen before, eat food we have never tasted before, and live the...

Hi there, I have a 1993 RHD HZJ75, one of those Japanese Fire Trucks. 3500 miles, just in perfect condition. My plan was to import it to Costa Rica when I retire to use it on the farm and daily driver, converted into a ute. The bummer is I just found out Costa Rica does not allow RHD vehicles...

Moving to Costa Rica in 10 days and one of the first things on the list is to pick up a large & capable 4x4 vehicle for traveling, exploring, camping, and hauling. Vehicles are generally pretty expensive down there and I'll have to pay cash so I wanted to get the community's thoughts on some...

Hello all! My name is Randin, AKA PadaD, and I'm new 'round these parts! We (me + wife + 2YO) are moving to Costa Rica in about 7 weeks and so we'll be ditching the Prius C in favor of a capable 4x4. On our last trip down to Costa Rica it was the rainy season, we'd rented a stock 4x4 Mitsu...

Well, I did it. I bought a 40 series LandCruiser to go with my FJ60. It's a 1975 BJ40 originally from Costa Rica. This will be the official build thread, as it needs a lot. TONS of good things about it for sure. I'm already learning things and broken promises I made to myself, so I feel...

G'Day, Sorry if this has been posted before and sorry for the long winded story to come. I am having an issue with my left rear brake. As you can see from the subject, its a 79 BJ and for those who dont live in Costa Rica, RTV or Retieve is the annual vehicle corruption...err, inspection. So...

Hi dear members,i´m from Costa Rica, glad to know some place to find very strong tech disccussion,i´m totally new on this. I own and HJ45 1979, i´m interested on restoring including original Engine´s paint. A lot of abrassive and years has made his work abbusing this strong oldie engine,leaving...

Hi there, thank you Nick for recommending me to check out iH8Mud! Very impressed and excited with what I’ve seen on here so far. Hereby for sale in California: “Olivia” 1979 Land Cruiser BJ40 3 Liter Diesel w/ manual 4-speed OEM #653 Olive on Beige interior Second owner Out of my own...

I've heard South American BJ 40's aren't very good. Is this true?

Looking for a 70 in Costa Rica

Just returned from a trip down to Costa Rica and got to view a lot of LC. Lots of cool FJ40s, 60s, 70s and almost all of them diesel. This particular FJ40 was one of the coolest I saw while there. I had to share the image. Enjoy.

Looking for a little advice. I have an 82 FJ40 and an 89 FJ62, so I am familar with Landcruisers. I went for a test drive in a 1977 BJ40 yesterday. I have been interested in a diesel for some time, but had never driven one. Could anyone give me some pointers on potential issues that I should...

I am in seach of part number 8 on the picture. Please help!

Hi every one fist of all greetings from Costa Rica. Everything started earlier this year when I start loving the Fj's, Here in Costa Rica you can see many 40s in the streets and now are more common to see them. Some in Bad conditions, but still running and some other in good or perfect...