You see, the Araco factory in Japan is well known for quality control. It turns out the highest quality vehicles in the Toyota line and has assembled *most* of the Land Cruisers made to date. Regulation prevented the Land Cruiser from being imported with a roof rack, so aftermarket racks were bolted to the clean roofs of Cruisers once they had cleared Customs at the Port of Entry to the United States. These racks, when removed, prove to be hiding UGLY screw holes and, often times, rust.
That white truck looks good. Check the service history to see if it's had a head gasket replaced, radiator, radiator hoses...anything to do with the cooling system. Look in the radiator to ensure that the coolant is red...Toyota coolant is red (not green) and is the only coolant that should be used. See if the front end has been serviced i.e. inner axle seals. See when the last time was that it had brake work done. The more that has been attended to, the less you'll need to do in the immediate future.
Disclaimer: I didn't read many of the above posts, so some of this may be re-hash.
That white truck looks good. Check the service history to see if it's had a head gasket replaced, radiator, radiator hoses...anything to do with the cooling system. Look in the radiator to ensure that the coolant is red...Toyota coolant is red (not green) and is the only coolant that should be used. See if the front end has been serviced i.e. inner axle seals. See when the last time was that it had brake work done. The more that has been attended to, the less you'll need to do in the immediate future.
Disclaimer: I didn't read many of the above posts, so some of this may be re-hash.
