Anyone in Iowa City with some 80 expertise?

[justagirl]

There's a 1996 FZJ80 that I'd like to get someone knowledgable to look at before I bother arranging a full inspection. Let me know if you can do it and I'll send details. Thanks! Heather

 

[Big_Moose]

JG,

Why not purchase your cruiser in the sunny state of California (or Nevada, Arizona) rather than the rustbelt?

There are plenty of sources in the So. / Central California

 

[justagirl]

JG,

Why not purchase your cruiser in the sunny state of California (or Nevada, Arizona) rather than the rustbelt?

There are plenty of sources in the So. / Central California

I'll be in Iowa visiting family in a couple of weeks anyway--one of them actually found this one for me. It has only had one owner, was always garaged, and was maintained by the dealership. They say no rust, also, but we'll see.

My two problems with CA vehicles I've found so far is: 1) they're sold almost immediately, or 2) they haven't been well-maintained. I wonder if we're more likely to overlook routine maintenance out here because we don't have rust problems, we have call boxes all over the place, and "they're mostly highway miles."

 

[landtank]

Don't be to gun shy of a truck that has spent it's life outside the desert. My truck has 200k on it from the New England area and with the exception of the axle's it's pretty much rust free.

One upside is that my dash pad still looks brand spanking new and it's the original one.