92 Toyota Landcruiser
Saw this up on CL again. I looked at it last fall when he had it up for $9k. I went expecting a totally mint cruiser for that kind of cash, but it needed help. At the time he was certain he was going to get asking price so he scoffed at my offer of $5k. I walked away. The interior and paint is in great shape and it could be real nice. Needs work, but nothing an experianced hand could not remedy in a solid weekend of work.
Here's what I found:
Leaking rear main seal
Shocks are totally shot. Looked OEM.
Needs a major tune up. Really doggy, yes I was driving several 91's and 92's at the time so I'm not just comparing to my 470.
Tires were fairly new but due to a bad alignment the fronts were wearing unevenly.
Needs new accessory belts and new hoses.
All fluids flushed.
Really really really bad "clunk". Not just the standerd LC clunk. This was major stuff. Tranny shifted fine when up to speed however and it wouldn't ever not go into gear. Not certain if greasing the splines would have done the trick here.
Nothing that would have prevented me from buying at a realisitc price, just been neglected. Could totally tell some Jiffy Lube mechanic had been "taking care" of it for him.
Guy was in total denial about it and laughed at my offer. Guess who's laughing now.
