I finally talked the Mrs. into getting her a LC. I have 91 FJ80 that she affectionatly calls "the landsnoozer" because of its lack of get up and go. That's OK though because we are getting rid of her Ford "exploder" ASAP.
I test drove a 94 FZJ80 with leather, lockers, 75K miles, appeared to be fully loaded. Asking price $11,990. It was owned by an older gentlemen with three other personal cars and a company car hence the low mileage. Appears to never have been off-road. I did not ask for maintenance records because I never buy after the first test drive. Usually the third time is the charm.
Visual inpsection: Overall condition of the vehicle was above average. It had some small scatches in the paint, the leather had a few small cracks, grease leaking from rightside birf., and it needs new tires.
Road test: I turned the locker switch and both of the locker dash lights started blinking. I then put it in 4lo, the diff lock engaged but the locker lights were still blinking. I switched the lockers off, put it in 4hi and then the ABS light came on. Upon returning to the driveway I noticed a clicking noise coming from the RF.
So it needs a birf. repack at best / a new birfield at worst = ~$500/$1000 (DIY)
Needs new tires= ~$800
Questions:
1. What do the blinking locker lights indicate? I assume they were not engaged because steering was not affected.
2. What would cause the ABS light to come on when shifting from 4hi to 4lo?
3. I plan on negotiating obviously but is this a deal as it sits or a money pit waiting to happen?
Brad
I test drove a 94 FZJ80 with leather, lockers, 75K miles, appeared to be fully loaded. Asking price $11,990. It was owned by an older gentlemen with three other personal cars and a company car hence the low mileage. Appears to never have been off-road. I did not ask for maintenance records because I never buy after the first test drive. Usually the third time is the charm.
Visual inpsection: Overall condition of the vehicle was above average. It had some small scatches in the paint, the leather had a few small cracks, grease leaking from rightside birf., and it needs new tires.
Road test: I turned the locker switch and both of the locker dash lights started blinking. I then put it in 4lo, the diff lock engaged but the locker lights were still blinking. I switched the lockers off, put it in 4hi and then the ABS light came on. Upon returning to the driveway I noticed a clicking noise coming from the RF.
So it needs a birf. repack at best / a new birfield at worst = ~$500/$1000 (DIY)
Needs new tires= ~$800
Questions:
1. What do the blinking locker lights indicate? I assume they were not engaged because steering was not affected.
2. What would cause the ABS light to come on when shifting from 4hi to 4lo?
3. I plan on negotiating obviously but is this a deal as it sits or a money pit waiting to happen?
Brad
