I worked with Toyota when the 80 series was still being sold on the lot new and I fell in love with them then. From that moment to this life moved forward in so many different and often unexpected ways but my love for Land Cruisers never waned.
As fortune would have it I very nearly purchased a 200 series when the new model year came-out, actually had a contract drawn-up on an LX570 but in a moment of hesitation I did a search query online and what resulted was that I had found what I had been looking for all along. In hindsight, I am nothing but grateful that I am not up to my eyeballs in debt--the kids’ unexpected college expenses have all but pushed the budget to its limit--but
more than that I wound-up with a--albeit unlocked--really clean and obviously well-cared for ’96.
This forum has been a tremendous resource and is very much like an artery through which the entire Land Cruiser community flows. I hope to give back and plan to share much of the going-ons where my own adventures and enthusiasm for the 80 series is concerned.
So without further ado, here’s a glimpse at the cruiser as it sits now;
The Army sticker is indeed a point of pride and not a political endorsement. The oldest boy is currently in Iraq. In my opinion, if he wanted to fight in the street he should have gone into the Marines but alas it is a huge point of pride.
As fortune would have it I very nearly purchased a 200 series when the new model year came-out, actually had a contract drawn-up on an LX570 but in a moment of hesitation I did a search query online and what resulted was that I had found what I had been looking for all along. In hindsight, I am nothing but grateful that I am not up to my eyeballs in debt--the kids’ unexpected college expenses have all but pushed the budget to its limit--but
more than that I wound-up with a--albeit unlocked--really clean and obviously well-cared for ’96.
This forum has been a tremendous resource and is very much like an artery through which the entire Land Cruiser community flows. I hope to give back and plan to share much of the going-ons where my own adventures and enthusiasm for the 80 series is concerned.
So without further ado, here’s a glimpse at the cruiser as it sits now;
The Army sticker is indeed a point of pride and not a political endorsement. The oldest boy is currently in Iraq. In my opinion, if he wanted to fight in the street he should have gone into the Marines but alas it is a huge point of pride.