I decided I needed a 4x4 shortly after moving to Montana. My research quickly led me to the Land Cruiser. The next question was which one? After about 6 months of research and changing my mind I decided on the model year 1999. I decided on this model year for 3 major reasons: rear-locking differentials, quality of build, and it has a relatively primitive electronics systems.
Next step was finding the one i wanted. I got lucky and found a local LC for sale within 15 miles of me. Its a 1999 dark navy blue LC with 189,000 miles. It was a single owner vehicle and the owner was a mom who used it as a family grocery getter. She bought a brand new LC and thats why she was selling hers. It was meticulously maintained at the local toyota dealership for the first 120,000 miles and then the local foreign car mechanic shop for the remainder of its life with that owner. Rust is minimal on frame. Drives great. Interior has minor wear. Great tread on the tires. The body has a few dings and scratches and the hood has a good amount of rock chips from these montana winters. Nothing that cant be fixed at a body shop. I paid $10,000.
I work in Big Sky, Montana and have to drive through a pretty treacherous canyon to get there every day during the week; rain, snow, sleet, hail, wind, whatever. That being said i want to start upgrading basic components to gear it towards a winter snow rig.
Next step was finding the one i wanted. I got lucky and found a local LC for sale within 15 miles of me. Its a 1999 dark navy blue LC with 189,000 miles. It was a single owner vehicle and the owner was a mom who used it as a family grocery getter. She bought a brand new LC and thats why she was selling hers. It was meticulously maintained at the local toyota dealership for the first 120,000 miles and then the local foreign car mechanic shop for the remainder of its life with that owner. Rust is minimal on frame. Drives great. Interior has minor wear. Great tread on the tires. The body has a few dings and scratches and the hood has a good amount of rock chips from these montana winters. Nothing that cant be fixed at a body shop. I paid $10,000.
I work in Big Sky, Montana and have to drive through a pretty treacherous canyon to get there every day during the week; rain, snow, sleet, hail, wind, whatever. That being said i want to start upgrading basic components to gear it towards a winter snow rig.
