I currently live in Oregon and my fiancé and I do a whole lot of dispersed camping in our Prius. It's served us very well, but we're upgrading! We've been out too many times down a forest road and not been able to get where we wanted to go.
After considering the Tacoma and 4Runner for quite some time, we determined it wasn't quite enough space and to shell out for a new one was much too expensive. We also really liked the idea of building a drawer / sleeping platform in the back of the LC. And it's an absolutely beautiful and legendary truck, so we are excited.
I'm fairly new to Offroad driving, I can keep a good line in the Prius without dinging anything up for the most part. So I'm sure I'll be here a lot asking questions.
I'm in the final stages of getting a 100 series inspected, it's a salvage title but it seems to be in fairly good condition. I wanted to bring into one of the local land cruiser shops, but their wait time was a bit too long so I decided to get a Lemon Squad inspection, really hoping I don't regret that.
My biggest concern I've seen is it failed two emissions inspections, one before having an O2 sensor changed and one after. Hoping the inspection can shed some light on that.
The vehicle was involved in two wrecks, both being "moderate" damage according to Carfax. I saw images of the accident, and it looks like they rear ended someone. It didn't look too bad.
The dealer bought it at an auction, so he definitely doesn't know a whole lot about the history. Do you think I should be concerned about this?
On a positive note, I did test drive it and everything felt really good, but I'm definitely a car noob and don't know a whole lot of what to look for. Though I have read the guide for what to look for in the inspection from Slee, so I'm a bit more prepared. If the inspection says that it's all good I'll be doing another test drive / self inspection and most likely purchasing it tomorrow.
I'm rambling a bit here, but hoping someone can either let me know that I shouldn't be too worried or if I should be concerned about the wreck history. I've attached some more images below. I know it's hard to even assess this stuff from pictures, just hoping to have a conversation!
They are asking 11.5K.
Some good things:
has after market apple car play
falken AT tires w/ KMC wheels
bottom has little rust
interior is still in good condition
all service records available on Carfax
Things I'm concerned about:
- the wreck history
- the fact that it failed an emissions test twice
- no record of brake master or water pump being changed
What would you say I should be offering for this? 11.5 seems to be a good deal because most everything on Craigslist is going for over 20k. Just hoping the dealer isn't trying to get rid of this because of some underlying issues that may not be apparent. He says he was using it as his personal car and really wanted to keep it, but MPG was too bad.
I'm sure I'm missing some info here, so I'll update if I think of anything else. Thanks for reading and excited to join the forum!
After considering the Tacoma and 4Runner for quite some time, we determined it wasn't quite enough space and to shell out for a new one was much too expensive. We also really liked the idea of building a drawer / sleeping platform in the back of the LC. And it's an absolutely beautiful and legendary truck, so we are excited.
I'm fairly new to Offroad driving, I can keep a good line in the Prius without dinging anything up for the most part. So I'm sure I'll be here a lot asking questions.
I'm in the final stages of getting a 100 series inspected, it's a salvage title but it seems to be in fairly good condition. I wanted to bring into one of the local land cruiser shops, but their wait time was a bit too long so I decided to get a Lemon Squad inspection, really hoping I don't regret that.
My biggest concern I've seen is it failed two emissions inspections, one before having an O2 sensor changed and one after. Hoping the inspection can shed some light on that.
The vehicle was involved in two wrecks, both being "moderate" damage according to Carfax. I saw images of the accident, and it looks like they rear ended someone. It didn't look too bad.
The dealer bought it at an auction, so he definitely doesn't know a whole lot about the history. Do you think I should be concerned about this?
On a positive note, I did test drive it and everything felt really good, but I'm definitely a car noob and don't know a whole lot of what to look for. Though I have read the guide for what to look for in the inspection from Slee, so I'm a bit more prepared. If the inspection says that it's all good I'll be doing another test drive / self inspection and most likely purchasing it tomorrow.
I'm rambling a bit here, but hoping someone can either let me know that I shouldn't be too worried or if I should be concerned about the wreck history. I've attached some more images below. I know it's hard to even assess this stuff from pictures, just hoping to have a conversation!
They are asking 11.5K.
Some good things:
has after market apple car play
falken AT tires w/ KMC wheels
bottom has little rust
interior is still in good condition
all service records available on Carfax
Things I'm concerned about:
- the wreck history
- the fact that it failed an emissions test twice
- no record of brake master or water pump being changed
What would you say I should be offering for this? 11.5 seems to be a good deal because most everything on Craigslist is going for over 20k. Just hoping the dealer isn't trying to get rid of this because of some underlying issues that may not be apparent. He says he was using it as his personal car and really wanted to keep it, but MPG was too bad.
I'm sure I'm missing some info here, so I'll update if I think of anything else. Thanks for reading and excited to join the forum!
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