Surfing the insurance auctions finally paid off, I think. Structurally fine, this 99 LX came up for auction last week and completed today. I was able to inspect on Monday to make sure there was nothing hidden, the only damage is a soccer ball dent in the front fender and a few bent brackets underneath. Frankly I got very lucky, I put a limit on my proxy bid, it topped out at my number and the auction timed out, if anyone had bid one more time I would have lost it. As I know people will wonder, I got it for $3200 which I thought was a good price. (not including the obligatory fee's but we wont talk about those)
Unlike my old 03 this one will stay stock as it will be the wife's daily driver once I get a clean bill of health from Eric and his team. Even with a blemished title it is many times safer than her small Honda, people try to drove her over constantly.
Looking forward to road trips and the occasional CSC stocker run.
Coincidentally, there were five total Land Cruisers at the auction today, rare to see even one. Two were rollovers but one was special, a 99 LC mica in color that had some front damage but was driveable with only 108k original miles infact, I saw the winner drive it off the lot and down the road today, it went for $3900, wow. Also, there was a 97 LX 450 (no lockers) that was super clean and only had a minor rear bumper hit, 234K miles, not sure what it went for, the prebid hit $3k, I am sure it went for much more. Its rare to see any Land Cruisers at auction let alone five, it might be part of the reason I was able to score on this one, divided attention.
Parts list to repair (seriously, this is all I need)
- Right Front Fender
- Right Front Blinker
- Misc nuts and bolts I can pull off a Sequoia at the Pick&Pulls
Unlike my old 03 this one will stay stock as it will be the wife's daily driver once I get a clean bill of health from Eric and his team. Even with a blemished title it is many times safer than her small Honda, people try to drove her over constantly.
Looking forward to road trips and the occasional CSC stocker run.
Coincidentally, there were five total Land Cruisers at the auction today, rare to see even one. Two were rollovers but one was special, a 99 LC mica in color that had some front damage but was driveable with only 108k original miles infact, I saw the winner drive it off the lot and down the road today, it went for $3900, wow. Also, there was a 97 LX 450 (no lockers) that was super clean and only had a minor rear bumper hit, 234K miles, not sure what it went for, the prebid hit $3k, I am sure it went for much more. Its rare to see any Land Cruisers at auction let alone five, it might be part of the reason I was able to score on this one, divided attention.
Parts list to repair (seriously, this is all I need)
- Right Front Fender
- Right Front Blinker
- Misc nuts and bolts I can pull off a Sequoia at the Pick&Pulls
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