Interesting rig...just missing the Toyota brand. $12K seems awfully high without a look-see.
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I think this warrants a new thread called "show me your engine bay."Few people realize what a Super Clean low milage complete maintenance history pure stock locked unmolested 80 series Land Cruiser Is worth. Most of those sales, we never here about. I have an Emerald Pearl 40th low mile L/C that I believe would bring 50% of Its 52,825. sticker In a private sale but I cant let It go. I know what Super Clean Is, here's the engine bay. If that rig with 120K mi. Is as you say Its a steal at 12,000. Good Luck
Few people realize what a Super Clean low milage complete maintenance history pure stock locked unmolested 80 series Land Cruiser Is worth. Most of those sales, we never here about. I have an Emerald Pearl 40th low mile L/C that I believe would bring 50% of Its 52,825. sticker In a private sale but I cant let It go. I know what Super Clean Is, here's the engine bay. If that rig with 120K mi. Is as you say Its a steal at 12,000. Good Luck
That's too clean. Do you drive it??? Ha!
No, 1 mile a month, runs 20 min week. and very well cared for, In and out. I will sell to a collector In 10 yr. when a like new stock 80 can not be found. I will be to old to clean them up then anyway. lol I built my 95 because I can, I'm to busted up to go off road. I do love these rig though. Merry Christmas sir..!
To add - I bought my FJ60 new in '85 @$13K. There were 500 or so imported that year. I kept it for 13 years and sold it for what I paid for it new. Shoulda kept it. It would bring $20K now. As someone mentioned the attrition rate is high on '80's. All those soccer mom's and " cool people " who bought them did not maintain them and they are disappearing fast.
I knew what I was getting in to when I got my '97 80. Either wrench on it yourself or pay out the ass to have someone do it for you.
I predict that a clean, maintained, no rust 80 will go for $20K in the next three years. Wait and see.
Add - an 80 that's been owned by someone who knows what they are doing for maintenance is worth twice as much as one with a folder of stealership invoices. If you don't know what you are looking at, then you shouldn't even be looking. Right now a seriously nice 80 with no rust is worth $10-12K.
Any of you folks that want to pay $5K for one are just pissing in the wind or you just got really lucky. Mostly pissing in the wind because you just bought a world of maintenance coming.
I read the title of this as 'going places' and got excited.
I have been duped by my dyslexia.
I would also tell new guys - skip the e-lockers.
I did the swap into my black 80, and dumb luck my 40th has them.
For resale, yes - both would sell in a heartbeat if I advertise & chose to sell, but as a new buyer I'd find the unlocked LX450 with an original owner, and for as comparatively little that you pay, drop a ARB locker (or another as fits your budget and useage) out back (front if you feel you dam well need it), and you never have to worry about locker actuator corrosion (& replacement $$$$!), or the fact the locker wire pigtails are NLA if you damage one & can't rebuild the part yourself.
Lockers that work reliably are great, and with 400'-500' of gravel driveway, I can excercise mine as often as I like - but if you are going to pay the premium of e-lockers, they better work the day you're buying, or you better be able to diagnose them if the seller is factoring them into your purchase price.
Linus, then can you explain your posts just a few days ago in this classified thread: For Sale: - 96 clean and locked wherein you heavily promote a rig with 285k miles and 4 owners (the seller having bought it in recent months) with e-lockers, no sign of working lockers in the ad, no maintenance records, and without yourself having seen or driven the rig?
I think we as Mudheads should not vigorously lead new buyers into a specific rig we know very little about. Plus, it seems like mixed messages.
I bought a 93 1 1/2 years ago (with lockers) for $8K. The seller was asking $13K in the ad. It had 89K miles at the time. Originally bought in Idaho, moved to SoCal where it stayed until I brought it home.
I always go by my sense of the seller first, appearance of the vehicle all-around second, records are not so important to me
View attachment 1368874 View attachment 1368873 I'll play. Looked for over a year. Found a 1994 CA truck in near mint condition a few months back with only 94.5k miles. No lockers, leather but no power seats. I paid up. Records were there, carfax was clean. It was at a consignment shop. I bought it sight unseen and had it shipped with people nipping at my heals. Since I bought it it's gotten new Harrop e-lockers, KO2's, and a new stereo. I'd say $30k would take it, but I love it too much.