Its in direct relation to his honesty.
Help... Looking at buying a 1986 LJ70
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Its in direct relation to his honesty.
There will be more MWB HZJ73/75 available as the 25 year rule marches on. I would wait for one of them.
Bidding 3 days out from the end of auction is crazy.
Bidding 3 days out from the end of auction is crazy.
I wouldn't be surprised if it goes into the 20s. Some people get caught up in the hysteria and carry on like it their last chance ever to get a 7* series.
At 20K you're firmly in the BJ/ HJ range in which case I wouldn't give a LJ a second look.
Disclaimer: I'm in NO WAY trying to encouraged or discourage the purchase of anyone's vehicle.
However there are multiple BJ70's currently in 'MUD's Classified section that are advertised for 15K or less.
However there are multiple BJ70's currently in 'MUD's Classified section that are advertised for 15K or less.
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I would love a bj70.. my number one rule is that the top has to come off... if I am giving up my wranglers.. then I have to be able to take the top off of whatever I buy next... that's what makes it a bit harder...
the 73/74 all have a removable hard top. depending on market, the door tops are removable.
Most likely it is a tag giving load weights - a legal requirement for all commercial vehicles in France
as the other guys said….bj might be a better engine choice to start with…
not to mention few more thousands spent while you will change all fluids, waxy oil it, replace parts.
Im well over 5k mark since I bought it with mine and still loads more to do….
so a relatively cheap truck is actually not that cheap….!
as for the mileage, that needs judged when you see the truck. A trained guy with couple screwdrivers can change the odometer in half an hour.
I reseted my t belt counter myself, simply lift few tabs and spin the wheels. easy….
fingers crossed this truck its ok for you!
not to mention few more thousands spent while you will change all fluids, waxy oil it, replace parts.
Im well over 5k mark since I bought it with mine and still loads more to do….
so a relatively cheap truck is actually not that cheap….!
as for the mileage, that needs judged when you see the truck. A trained guy with couple screwdrivers can change the odometer in half an hour.
I reseted my t belt counter myself, simply lift few tabs and spin the wheels. easy….
fingers crossed this truck its ok for you!
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Well I called four shops in the area of lj70 and no one is open on a Saturday and no one has a way to test the Toyota.. but one of the shops I called is literally across the street and still no help. I would feel much better knowing the compression and an overall general health of the engine before driving nine hours back home... I just hope values will go up if I add a few things!
looks like a 73/74 so not a direct replacement. Crushers on here did a cut down to fit one of these onto a 70. Like I said before i don't believe a hard top was available from Toyota, hopefully those in the know can confirm this.
Well, looks like Toyota might have had a hard top option for the short wheel base at least for the Japan market. I would not know though if any ever made it out into the world, or if any of these made it to Europe.
