Looking for some tips on how I can get a land cruiser (1 Viewer)

[georgedevlin]

Hey guys new here, I’ve been looking for a series 70 Land Cruiser for a long time. I’d love if I could import a manual one from Japan but struggling to know where to look and what to look for. Anyone have and suggestions, experience, or tips I’d love the help. Only problem I’m an 18 year old kid so got a budget that needs to stay lower than 20 thousand.

 

[ToyotaDyna]

Hey guys new here, I’ve been looking for a series 70 Land Cruiser for a long time. I’d love if I could import a manual one from Japan but struggling to know where to look and what to look for. Anyone have and suggestions, experience, or tips I’d love the help. Only problem I’m an 18 year old kid so got a budget that needs to stay lower than 20 thousand.

Hi, you could get a Left hand drive LJ70 or 73, 2.5 Diesel for about that in good condition imported.

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[gilmorneau]

Import costs are gonna take a big bite out of your budget—maybe $3-5k to get a car across an ocean and through US Customs. I’d recommend finding one already here that someone wants to get out of. Maybe look for one that needs some work (assuming you’re willing and able to do it). Check the ‘Mud classified section. There’s a guy in Colorado with an HZJ73 for relatively cheap but it needs work. Something like that, maybe?

 

[gilmorneau]

I’d love if I could import a manual one from Japan but struggling to know where to look and what to look for. Anyone have any suggestions, experience, or tips I’d love the help.

BTW, if you haven't already found it, I wrote a thread about the "how-to" of importing a Landcruiser into the USA. You'll find it here:

Information Re: Importing to the USA and Complete DIY How-To

I’ve imported several Landcruisers from overseas in the last few years, and thought I’d share some of what I’ve learned about the process—where to find cars, how to get them shipped, how to get them through US Customs, what everything costs, how long it takes, who can help, what’s legal and...

forum.ih8mud.com

There's a little information specifically about importing from Japan at around post #5.

 

[lilevo]

I can help you out.

I have a 1995 Prado on the way to the US.

https://taninjdm.com/for-sale-1995-toyota-land-cruiser-prado-kzj78w

Manual transmissions are somewhat rare to find, especially in your price range. Definitely going to be 20k+.

Auto for sure you could get for under 20k

Here are some recent examples of Cruisers through the auction.

https://taninjdm.com/blog/examples-of-land-cruisers-available-to-buy/