If you had the choice, diesel or petrol 80?
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Hell yeah!! Such a great feeling having the 1HDT singing the high notes!!
Plus diesel smells great: 1st being nitromethane, 2nd being avgas and 3rd being diesel - IMHO
I had an diesel 80 and now have a gasser. Wish I had the diesel all over again!!!
I'm really just trying to learn something here so bear with me. I phoned several "registered importers" and got the same story; unless you have millions to spend, if the car isn't on the list (and no diesel land cruiser is) or if it isn't 25 years old or older then forget about importing it into the US.
Can you elaborate just a tiny bit? Would you like to import my 2007 Diesel 100 series into the US for me?
Are you possibly thinking that the process is the same for a vehicle you want to import from England with a Canadian vehicle? Plenty of US car dealers buying up our pickups here in BC and sending them down to the US to sell when the US dollar was relatively strong compared to ours...?
No I don't think I'm confusing the two and I do appreciate that my question about importing from England wasn't apples to apples. It is my understanding that there is no problem importing a car from Canada that was originally sold in the US and originally met US specs. To my knowledge a diesel LX450 does not meet that criteria. Can you get away with it? Maybe but from everything that I've read and been told it would not meet Federal regulations (even if you somehow got it registered somewhere).
Importing from Canada to the US is very different than importing from abroad into the US. Canadian vehicles have all the same safety and emissions equipment as their US counterparts (more is some cases), so the same 25 year rule does not apply to my knowledge.
Here in Canada we have a 15 year rule as opposed to the US's 25 year rule, but I can buy a new vehicle in the US and drive it home, import it and register it, no issues for the most part. It's even easier now that Canada abandoned it's stricter crash test requirements which left many US spec vehicles inadmissible unless you swapped bumpers, etc.
Back on topic, diesel all the way!
I'd like to own a diesel Cruiser some day.
Nope...it's usually no problem to get a vehicle that was originally meant for the Canadian market into the US even before the 25 year period...just need to do a couple of things. Of course it also depends on what state you're importing it into.
Did you happen to read this thread about importation into the US in the Diesel forum?
https://forum.ih8mud.com/diesel-tec...verything-i-ever-learned-about-importing.html
Tons of information about importation compiled, in case you didn't see it...
https://forum.ih8mud.com/diesel-tec...orting-threads-first-read-before-posting.html
I think 70s Guy's friends truck is elegible for US import because it is a US spec vehicle, privately converted to diesel. It is an LX 450. Might have to jump thru a few hoops re: emissions if in a difficult state.
it doesnt need to be 25 years old if its a vehicle that was already available to the US market, which a LHD LX450 is. the fact thats got a diesel motor transplanted into it should be irrelevant, but thats something that you'll have to research when it comes to registering & emissions or smog testing in your partiular state. for all you or US customs knows, its just a lexus LX450, which is importable from the USA to canada. there are no restrictions that says you cannot import a 1997 Lexus LX450 from canada to the US.
if it was a rhd japanese HDJ81 import already in canada...then no. thats not eligible for import as the HDJ81 was never available in the US (or north america for that matter) and must be 25 years old to import, 15 for us canadians.
Right on.. thanks guys!
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To keep this on topic..
Ray is selling this diesel 80 to buy, another diesel 80 w/1HD-FT.
So another vote for diesel.
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To keep this on topic..
Ray is selling this diesel 80 to buy, another diesel 80 w/1HD-FT.
So another vote for diesel.
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Shot for all the responses. I'll definitely be giving the diesels more of a look now.
Any ideas what issues you can expect with the diesel. I know with the petrol 80 it's the HG and PHH. I've heard the the BEB's can be a problem with the diesels, any other common issues you guys are aware of?
Any ideas what issues you can expect with the diesel. I know with the petrol 80 it's the HG and PHH. I've heard the the BEB's can be a problem with the diesels, any other common issues you guys are aware of?
is this jims old LX? didnt he sell that just not too long ago?
Keep the injector pump happy, or it's $$$ to fix. Other than that, it truly is much easier to maintain and work on than a gasser. The newer diesels with all the electronics/computer and emissions crap are of course a different story.
Psst. Kush, your engine is listing starboard.
Oh, I'd love a 1HD-FT. Of course, I'd love it more if they were imported (makes everything easier). Actually, I really like one of those new twin turbo diesels shoved in a 105 and given to me.
Oh, I'd love a 1HD-FT. Of course, I'd love it more if they were imported (makes everything easier). Actually, I really like one of those new twin turbo diesels shoved in a 105 and given to me.
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Gasser. Too many negatives on the diesel to make up for it. Fuel economy doesn't matter to you, so that's out. You're left with more frequent oil changes, more expensive parts, vibration, noise and fumes as well as possible starting issues in cold climates where you can't plug it in. Meh...
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