Here in the USA I have worked with large groups of Latinos, Polish, Italian, African-American, Argentinians, and Americans in an automotive repair background and like anywhere else in the world, there are good people and a some bad eggs as Carlos mentions. I have seen vehicles that had 1/4” of bondo sculpted to look original and vehicles with painstakingly tedious repairs that were outstanding. So, my take is, do your homework and make your decisions.
The greatest thrill for me these days and as a long-term FJ40 guy is the fabulous attention to detail that you guys on IH8MUD live by. Never so impressed as with vintage car guys with regard to near perfection. I am seriously overwhelmed by the quality. I applaud all of you here and those who have helped me and I message occasionally.
I didn’t know that Toyotas were so highly revered south Of the border. I would have believed that Australia was another hotspot for Land Cruisers based on the YouTube hosts like 40Channel and Mr. Landcruiser videos. Yet my good friend Adrian who lives very near their territories tells me .” I don’t see any of those around here” but if you need a part tell me where to get it and I’ll ship it to you”. Here’s a quick side note. My wife made 3 baby quilts for his children… after COMPRESSING them into a post office “if it fits, it ships” box. About 12x12x6”. $107.00
EDIT: By the way….this box weighed under 5 lbs. Can you imagine shipping a power steering pump?
So my take here is…kinda like I’ve been doing for my entire life. Due diligence
The greatest thrill for me these days and as a long-term FJ40 guy is the fabulous attention to detail that you guys on IH8MUD live by. Never so impressed as with vintage car guys with regard to near perfection. I am seriously overwhelmed by the quality. I applaud all of you here and those who have helped me and I message occasionally.
I didn’t know that Toyotas were so highly revered south Of the border. I would have believed that Australia was another hotspot for Land Cruisers based on the YouTube hosts like 40Channel and Mr. Landcruiser videos. Yet my good friend Adrian who lives very near their territories tells me .” I don’t see any of those around here” but if you need a part tell me where to get it and I’ll ship it to you”. Here’s a quick side note. My wife made 3 baby quilts for his children… after COMPRESSING them into a post office “if it fits, it ships” box. About 12x12x6”. $107.00
EDIT: By the way….this box weighed under 5 lbs. Can you imagine shipping a power steering pump?
So my take here is…kinda like I’ve been doing for my entire life. Due diligence
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