Hello to everyone from Estonia!
I've been thinking about posting my build thread a long time for now because I once was a huge forum enthusiast when I owned my Volkswagens and built them and posted about it in Estonian forums and other VW group forums around the world but when I sold my trusty Passat that world came to an end. UNTIL NOW!
I got introduced to overlanding world by my friend who took me to adventures when I bought my first "proper" 4x4 which was Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ 2.7 CRD. It was a good car and we had a lot of fun with that car but more time passed and my needs grew. I needed something bigger and better so I started looking at Nissan Patrols but for the life of me I couldn’t find anything decent for sale because I wasn’t willing to pay a fortune and everything in my price range was rotted. Also Patrol actually didn’t fit my criteria because I needed something that can tow 3.5T. So I looked into VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne. Also not perfect because of the size but I like the luxury side of them. I was close so many times to purchase one but good ones were gone quickly.
So one morning when having cup of coffee with my lovely wife I ranted to her that there isn’t anything to buy that fits my criterias and I don’t want 100 series LC because it is just too big. Then I decided to compare the specs with Patrol and discovered that Patrol and 100 series LC are basically the same size and weight. I opened up a local car ad website and looked what there is to offer locally and at the time there was only three 100 series for sale. The cheapest was pre facelift that I didn’t want, the expensivest was….expensive and the third….well I bought it
So here we are. In march 2025 I purchased my first ever Toyota which was already modified before me.
Mods before me:
OME 2” (i think) lift and AHC delete
ARB front bumper with Dragon winch
Proper skidplate
EVO Corse 16” wheels with 33” AT tires
Drawer system in boot
Here are some pictures from the ad:
I've been thinking about posting my build thread a long time for now because I once was a huge forum enthusiast when I owned my Volkswagens and built them and posted about it in Estonian forums and other VW group forums around the world but when I sold my trusty Passat that world came to an end. UNTIL NOW!
I got introduced to overlanding world by my friend who took me to adventures when I bought my first "proper" 4x4 which was Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ 2.7 CRD. It was a good car and we had a lot of fun with that car but more time passed and my needs grew. I needed something bigger and better so I started looking at Nissan Patrols but for the life of me I couldn’t find anything decent for sale because I wasn’t willing to pay a fortune and everything in my price range was rotted. Also Patrol actually didn’t fit my criteria because I needed something that can tow 3.5T. So I looked into VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne. Also not perfect because of the size but I like the luxury side of them. I was close so many times to purchase one but good ones were gone quickly.
So one morning when having cup of coffee with my lovely wife I ranted to her that there isn’t anything to buy that fits my criterias and I don’t want 100 series LC because it is just too big. Then I decided to compare the specs with Patrol and discovered that Patrol and 100 series LC are basically the same size and weight. I opened up a local car ad website and looked what there is to offer locally and at the time there was only three 100 series for sale. The cheapest was pre facelift that I didn’t want, the expensivest was….expensive and the third….well I bought it
So here we are. In march 2025 I purchased my first ever Toyota which was already modified before me.
Mods before me:
OME 2” (i think) lift and AHC delete
ARB front bumper with Dragon winch
Proper skidplate
EVO Corse 16” wheels with 33” AT tires
Drawer system in boot
Here are some pictures from the ad:
