The best products are NOT always the last in the line,
for example why do people interested in guns seek out
pre 64 winchesters, what about NEW coke of a
few years ago? I've also got a benz and I know for a
fact that the diesel engine in my old 300D is much
more robust than the diesel that engine that was
placed in the 190 the model that followed.
Everything kind of depends on what you want to do
with a product, manufactures like toyota see buyers
of l.c. now as people with a few extra bucks who drive
these vehicles mostly in urban areas and don't have
much skill driving, it takes some effort and skill to drive
a stick.
I just wish toyota offered a broad range of cruisers in
in the states that were geared more toward UTILITY
than STATUS which is the trend. What I want in
a land cruiser is a
s UTILITY vehicle
not a
STATUS uv
When I said the '93 was the best year, it was just my
opinion based on the logic that if I take a vehicle out
into the bush it makes sense to me to buy something
that was in good condition for the least amount of $$$.
I also discovered that down under where cruisers
earn their keep, it was possible to get after market
parts like bigger gas tanks, at the time I built my
cruiser there were no ready made after market
larger gas tanks for the 100 series. Now that
I can afford toys I just wish they sold the product
I wanted.
I checked out a 100 series, and even though
it has a very nice engine, the down side was
the body IMHO, like for example the wheel
well fenders which are integrated on the 100 series
(nice for the city because the sheet metal has
a nice clean look), but one the 80 you can
change them out.....
in the end I'm convinced that any L.C. is one
hell of a vehicle a cut above the rest in terms of
quality and engineering.
. Beware the older models thought because while they have age and experience, they are also slower and the seals are wearing down.
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