I've had a few Toyota diesels before, and driven others. This is the first one I've imported though. I find the 100 series to be quite boring, but it makes anything else feel like a toy in comparison. I've gotten over the idea that mechanical diesels are better, and the 1HD-FTE is absolutely the best engine I've owned.
I had Mike from Forthright Trading help me find and bring it over. I had contacted one of the Alberta based importers as well, but Mike understood much better what I was hoping to find. He's not always open to more clients though.
I think the only "bad" surprise was that my truck seems to be a super rare model with no ATRAC, locker, or LSD in it. Completely open. I'll probably do something about that this year, but I'm in no rush at the moment, as I don't take it off road often. Other than that, the only things I had to deal with were minor. Tires weren't balanced, batteries were weak, timing belt never done, although it hadn't hit 100k yet, so that's not unreasonable. I didn't get any receipts for maintenance, so I'm essentially assuming nothing has ever been done.
For fuel economy, my tanks have been 11.5, 15.0, 11.4, 13.1, 12.7, 11.5, 11.2 L/100km. The 15.0 included a full day of off-roading, and the 13.1 was probably all city driving. I've never done a full tank of highway, most of that is city driving. I think it would be under 10 L/100km cruising a 110km/h. That's completely stock, except for tires that are a touch over sized.
I meant to make a thread when I got the truck, but got lazy. Maybe I should still do that!
I had Mike from Forthright Trading help me find and bring it over. I had contacted one of the Alberta based importers as well, but Mike understood much better what I was hoping to find. He's not always open to more clients though.
I think the only "bad" surprise was that my truck seems to be a super rare model with no ATRAC, locker, or LSD in it. Completely open. I'll probably do something about that this year, but I'm in no rush at the moment, as I don't take it off road often. Other than that, the only things I had to deal with were minor. Tires weren't balanced, batteries were weak, timing belt never done, although it hadn't hit 100k yet, so that's not unreasonable. I didn't get any receipts for maintenance, so I'm essentially assuming nothing has ever been done.
For fuel economy, my tanks have been 11.5, 15.0, 11.4, 13.1, 12.7, 11.5, 11.2 L/100km. The 15.0 included a full day of off-roading, and the 13.1 was probably all city driving. I've never done a full tank of highway, most of that is city driving. I think it would be under 10 L/100km cruising a 110km/h. That's completely stock, except for tires that are a touch over sized.
I meant to make a thread when I got the truck, but got lazy. Maybe I should still do that!