A sad tale of a short lived love affair with a BJ70...
David caught the land cruiser bug after attending a few events and meeting the folks involved. He really wanted a SWB LC but was on a budget and many were, as expected, way pricey. He test drove a few 40s and figured out he really didn’t fit comfortably, but he was good in my HZJ73. So the hunt for a J70 started. We found one in Austin and it seemed perfect. After an inspection at Edwin’s shop in Austin, the deal was done. Edwin‘s guys did some long overdue maintenance and we brought it home.
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This was just before Christmas (Dec 20) and David was thrilled and he happily drive it around town.
Fast forward to 2 weeks ago Monday. He was on his way to work downtown and long story short, he was hit HARD by of all things, a Mini Cooper. The insurance totaled the truck.
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The good news is that no one was hurt And the insurance was fantastic and made him whole. The bad news is that they wanted WAY too much to buy it back, so yesterday it headed to CoPart to be auctioned off. I just about cried. It killed me to see all those parts drive away.
But, Travelers insurance was fantastic on this claim. They covered everything and were easy to deal with.
Now the hunt resumes for a replacement!