Thanks for the kind words. Looks like a nice truck. Is it for sale? If it is, there is a classified section where you can sell it. And I don't know if it is nicer than my 81 because you posted two pictures and said it was from your farm in Columbia. It might be and it might not. The truth is that it isn't relevant which one is nicer. You can sell your truck for whatever price you want and I wish you the best. I am just not sure what that has to do with my truck. Why can't I sell my truck for the price that makes sense to me? If you don't like the price, you don't have to buy it. It is not like I have a monopoly on these trucks for anyone to be sore about the price. I think I have a nice truck. I didn't have to fix anything on it. I wish I never painted it so I wouldn't have everyone claiming indirectly I was a crook. I drive it all the time and it doesn't give me any issues. You can come see the truck and drive it and inspect it and then report back to everyone if this truck meets your standards and is fit for sale. I don't mean to sound like a **** but you are being a ****. And luckily I don't need the money so if you influence someone from buying my trucks I will be OK. I showed you pics of my truck with original paint which I haven't seen 99 percent of people here do. Anyway, I am not here to offend anyone. I just thought this looked a forum where someone might want a truck.
Listen, we are not hear to beat you up or discredit you, however, when you try to sell your trucks on MUD we expect
FULL DISCLOSURE with lots of pics and engine data.
Unfortunately American buyers have fallen prey to unscrupulous sellers, and now as a result, buyers are very cautious about buying imports from Costa Rica and other world locations.
Courtesy of
Land Cruiser Nation
THE BLOATED LAND CRUISER MARKET
Monday, May 9, 2016
The Land Cruiser Gold Rush has resulted in the FJ40 market becoming increasingly crowded with foreign models, shoddy restorations and outright SCAMS. While there are some nice trucks, I’m seeing a lot of pigs with lipstick and the asking prices make me say “REALLY?”
Many of these trucks have come across the border. FJ43’s, BJ40’s BJ42’s FJ45’s, Troopies and even the Brazilian Bandeirante Land Cruiser clones. All the choices make it increasingly difficult to weed through the herd and find what you’re looking for.
If you have a good eye and know Land Cruisers, you will spot many trucks that are not even complete. I have to wonder when I see a $50,000 asking price and the seller didn’t even bother to put all the parts back on the truck. I often see missing emblems, reflectors, bumperettes and even wipers! WTF? Then there is the widely varied quality of work. If you see door limiters and window cranks and glove box doors that have just been blown over with the same color paint as everything else, do yourself a favor and RUN!
I’m not sure how many people are buying vintage Land Cruisers but it’s clear there are a WHOLE bunch of sellers! If you search for Land Cruisers made between 1960 to 1983 on
eBay you will see over 50 vehicles to choose from. Hemming's currently has another 46 trucks offered and if you can manage to search ALL of Craigslist, you will find 100 more! There are many speculators in the market and even the unscrupulous types that just swipe the photos from legitimate sellers and put up there own ads for a vehicles they don’t own and cannot deliver. These are the “to good to be true” offerings and if you see one, don’t be fooled.
For me and LCN, It’s business as usual. I concentrate on USA trucks produced between 1978 and 1983 and that’s been the focus since 1995. I look at hundreds each month hoping to find something worth owning and I find myself yearning for the “good old days” when most people just thought an FJ40 was some kind of weird Mail Jeep. Ah, but those days are gone. I guess we’ll just have to wait for the dust to settle and hopefully we can get back to a stable market that is more informed and less opportunistic. In the meantime, do your homework and have a great summer!
