SOLD to a good home!
1989 Toyota Hilux SSR 1/2 ton pickup (double-cab)
2.8L Diesel, 5-spd manual, solid front axle, fully box-welded frame (from the factory) gear-driven t-case, manual locking hubs, AC, power steering & Webasto TSL-17 pre-heater. 148,000km (It had 42,000km when I picked it up in Japan).
Considered by some to be the best model Hilux produced. This rugged and reliable truck has been my daily driver for the past 8 years. It is bone-stock and un-molested, which means it's reliability has not been compromised. To ensure that it lasts a good long time a Webasto TSL-17 coolant pre-heater was installed as soon as it arrived from Japan, which means that it has not had to deal with cold winter starts. The pre-heater is fully programmable and pre-heats the engine before starting which greatly reduces wear on the engine. Rims are Landcruiser 70-series with brand new BFGoodrich All-Terrains (bought in May, maybe 2,000km on them). Windshield and factory windshield molding are new within the past month, injection pump was inspected and re-sealed by GCL Injection, so it's safe to run bio-diesel without worrying about the seals disintegrating. A lot of maintenance has been done (replaced timing belt, rad hoses, thermostat, alternator, voltage regulator, exhaust, brakes, axle seals, t-case seals, re-packed wheel bearings, converted AC coolant etc etc).
The truck has been meticulously maintained, is mechanically rock-solid and drives beautifully. It has been driven as it was intended, down gravel roads through some remote parts of Alberta and BC to get in and out of camp sites, but it has never been an "off-road rig", so it's never seen a mud hole, and never been abused. The paint is not perfect, it's got quite a few rock chips, and a couple of door dings. The box has had camping gear and firewood in it, and it's scratched up (a spray in box-liner would be nice) but it's not rusty at all. There are a few minor paint bubbles along the edge of the front fenders where fender flares were attached. The paint on the roof and hood is fading. Interior is very clean. Some of the window trim rubber on the sides has shrunk and cracked. That's about it.
The truck comes with a collection of parts that I've gathered over the years (2nd set of rims with studded winter tires, spare timing belt, thermostat, rad hoses, alternator with vacuum pump, voltage regulators, steering parts etc) as well as a stainless tube-rear bumper, and aluminum running boards.
Being only 23 years old, this will not be an easy import into the US, and I'm not willing to drive it across the border.... if you are planning to try and import to the US, you're on your own.
I really hate to see this one go, but I need to thin out the number of vehicles around here.
The truck is located in Cochrane Alberta, about 15 min west of Calgary.
Feel free to PM me with any questions or additional pictures, contact info etc. Thanks!
1989 Toyota Hilux SSR 1/2 ton pickup (double-cab)
2.8L Diesel, 5-spd manual, solid front axle, fully box-welded frame (from the factory) gear-driven t-case, manual locking hubs, AC, power steering & Webasto TSL-17 pre-heater. 148,000km (It had 42,000km when I picked it up in Japan).
Considered by some to be the best model Hilux produced. This rugged and reliable truck has been my daily driver for the past 8 years. It is bone-stock and un-molested, which means it's reliability has not been compromised. To ensure that it lasts a good long time a Webasto TSL-17 coolant pre-heater was installed as soon as it arrived from Japan, which means that it has not had to deal with cold winter starts. The pre-heater is fully programmable and pre-heats the engine before starting which greatly reduces wear on the engine. Rims are Landcruiser 70-series with brand new BFGoodrich All-Terrains (bought in May, maybe 2,000km on them). Windshield and factory windshield molding are new within the past month, injection pump was inspected and re-sealed by GCL Injection, so it's safe to run bio-diesel without worrying about the seals disintegrating. A lot of maintenance has been done (replaced timing belt, rad hoses, thermostat, alternator, voltage regulator, exhaust, brakes, axle seals, t-case seals, re-packed wheel bearings, converted AC coolant etc etc).
The truck has been meticulously maintained, is mechanically rock-solid and drives beautifully. It has been driven as it was intended, down gravel roads through some remote parts of Alberta and BC to get in and out of camp sites, but it has never been an "off-road rig", so it's never seen a mud hole, and never been abused. The paint is not perfect, it's got quite a few rock chips, and a couple of door dings. The box has had camping gear and firewood in it, and it's scratched up (a spray in box-liner would be nice) but it's not rusty at all. There are a few minor paint bubbles along the edge of the front fenders where fender flares were attached. The paint on the roof and hood is fading. Interior is very clean. Some of the window trim rubber on the sides has shrunk and cracked. That's about it.
The truck comes with a collection of parts that I've gathered over the years (2nd set of rims with studded winter tires, spare timing belt, thermostat, rad hoses, alternator with vacuum pump, voltage regulators, steering parts etc) as well as a stainless tube-rear bumper, and aluminum running boards.
Being only 23 years old, this will not be an easy import into the US, and I'm not willing to drive it across the border.... if you are planning to try and import to the US, you're on your own.
I really hate to see this one go, but I need to thin out the number of vehicles around here.
The truck is located in Cochrane Alberta, about 15 min west of Calgary.
Feel free to PM me with any questions or additional pictures, contact info etc. Thanks!
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