Headed to Germany; school me on 70 series
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Guess they want to make the point that prado can keep up with the others that already have a reputation in Africa
Guess they want to make the point that prado can keep up with the others that already have a reputation in Africa
Indeed! Californians can now quit bitching about their smog compliance.
"..i used to park in my street but i got a ticket for parking in the smog-zone twice = 2x108,50EUR)
Next thing with the bigger diesel engines is the tax ... you have to pay a tax based on your displacement. For the 3B with 3431ccm it is around 1300EUR per year..."
Toyota only used the Pzj engine for two years. Redd a club member here had a PZJ77 with h55f gear box, the clutch and dual-mass fly wheel went. He tried to convert to solid flywheel from a B series engine (same bolt pattern) but its to small. The HD-T flywheel is the right size but the bolt pattern is different. I think he sold it without clutch been sorted.
Here in Ireland 80 series with front and middle seats can be taxed commerical, 333euro no rear partition. We don't have smog zones, we do have high fuel costs.
Here in Ireland 80 series with front and middle seats can be taxed commerical, 333euro no rear partition. We don't have smog zones, we do have high fuel costs.
Haha ... in general Germany isn't that bad 
Groceries are cheaper, you can drive as fast as you want on 50% of the autobahn ... on the other hand older offroad vehicles have a bad reputation - especially the ones with a diesel engine.
Groceries are cheaper, you can drive as fast as you want on 50% of the autobahn ... on the other hand older offroad vehicles have a bad reputation - especially the ones with a diesel engine.
Just wanted to edit the modifier, being as we're on the 70's forum. I believe a better choice might be as fast as you can
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Greetings from germany
I use my BJ70 as a daily driver and i live in Cologne ... that green sticker thing is a PITA and i am not allowed to enter the smog-zone. Yes, the Cruiser is always parked outside the zone and i use public transportation to get to my apartment (i used to park in my street but i got a ticket for parking in the smog-zone twice = 2x108,50EUR)
Next thing with the bigger diesel engines is the tax ... you have to pay a tax based on your displacement. For the 3B with 3431ccm it is around 1300EUR per year. Now get yourself a 1HZ powered car
There are two ways to lower the tax ...
a) you get rid of the back seats, add a partition panel behind the drivers and codrivers seat (at least as high as the seat without headrest), maybe weld all the threads related to back seats and belts and maybe get rid of the rear sidewindows - this all depends on the TÜV-inspector you are dealing with - with this modifications this inspector can declare your cruiser from a passenger car to a light truck, afterwards you have to inform the custom office about this changes and hopefully they accept your car as a light truck (tax is fixed = 172EUR/year BUT your insurance climbs up) ... still no green sticker - i did this with my BJ70.
b) you can get a very expensive catalytic converter (and maybe a diesel particulate filter - which is even more expensive) for most of the cruisers, especially the 1KZ and 1HZ ones ... weld this crap in your exhaust and get a inspection at the TÜV ... they change the smog classification, your tax is lower and you can have a green sticker
To avoid all this you can buy an at least 30 years old cruiser (what about a HJ60) and register this beauty as historic (as mentioned above). Again you have to get the car inspected at the TÜV - if your car is a piece of junk or it is heavily/not period correct modified they refuse to accept it as a historic vehicle. With this H on your license plate you can enter every smog zone.
After all this overregulated bulls**t you are still not allowed to leave the tarmac ... we have some legal parks to drive offroad and that is it.
Btw. Heavy Duty Cruisers are often sold in the Netherlands (http://www.denbreems.nl/) ...
I can see why people migrate to Australian or better still stowaway on boats or pay for illegal boat passage, damn if I could handle all the above.
For 2000 euro you can buy a particle filter, get the sticker and sell the filter, 
Most German laws are pretty understandable while in the Netherlands it all comes down to filling the government budget gap so they can fill other countries budget gap
Watch Greece getting a few billion tonight, or tomorrow morning.
Most German laws are pretty understandable while in the Netherlands it all comes down to filling the government budget gap so they can fill other countries budget gap
Watch Greece getting a few billion tonight, or tomorrow morning.
Is that for the girl or the cruiser?
Tonito it is just strange to drive in the city's suburbs and see so many old diesels parked because they are banned.
Cologne, where a cable transport over the Rhein river goes right over a nudist area
But I like the folded up black Passat in the skulpturen art park.
Cologne, where a cable transport over the Rhein river goes right over a nudist area
But I like the folded up black Passat in the skulpturen art park.