Back in 2012 I stumbled upon a 91 FJ80 which had been sitting for sale for a year or so. I've always been a fan of Land Cruisers, and decided to stop and see if I could add another to my stable of too many cars.
The 91 wouldn't shift out of first, so I took a gamble and bought it for a very reasonable price.
I still own the 91, and I tinker on it as much as I can (which is less than I'd like to). She's in really good shape overall.
This is how she sits today. Dorkle, 33" skinny tires, 4.88's.
After deciding to start a family, I sold my Honda S2000 and bought a 07 LX470. I didn't really do many mods to it other than 33" tires and some mild audio stuff.
Galactic Grey Mica with 110K and night vision. I loved this truck. I put 50k miles on it from 2015 until earlier this year when someone made an illegal u-turn directly into the side of the truck and totaled it.
I was the only person in the car, and everyone involved was uninjured. But the 100 series was dead, and I was on the search for another car.
I made out pretty well with my insurance VS what I owed, so I decided to make the jump to a 200 series.
I dealt with the usual availability problems of the Land Cruisers, but after a few weeks of looking I settled on a '13 being sold in New Jersey. It had the 'parchment' interior that I was looking for, and had perfect service records.
110,000 miles - bought at that dealership, serviced there every 10k, and then sold at the same dealership. Had a water pump done at 100k. I ended up getting it for $32k at a very good interest rate.
I brought it home in March 2018. (pardon the mess in the garage)
I love a lot of things about the 200, and miss a few things about the 100. I decided the truck looked a little too 'soccer mom' for me, so I found a set of rock warrior wheels with decent BFG's on Craigslist and bought them.
I bought TPMS for them, had them balanced and tossed them on last week.
I like them. I thought I would like them more.. but I think they look better than the 20's.
I love the truck overall. The comfort is definitely ahead of the 100 series, and the power is intoxicating. The spindle grill is polarizing, I'll admit - but I like it.
My wife keeps saying 'it's too classy to be made to look tough', and she might be right. We'll see what the future brings.
I've now owned three generations of Land Cruisers. I'm not sure I'll ever be without one.
The 91 wouldn't shift out of first, so I took a gamble and bought it for a very reasonable price.
I still own the 91, and I tinker on it as much as I can (which is less than I'd like to). She's in really good shape overall.
This is how she sits today. Dorkle, 33" skinny tires, 4.88's.
After deciding to start a family, I sold my Honda S2000 and bought a 07 LX470. I didn't really do many mods to it other than 33" tires and some mild audio stuff.
Galactic Grey Mica with 110K and night vision. I loved this truck. I put 50k miles on it from 2015 until earlier this year when someone made an illegal u-turn directly into the side of the truck and totaled it.
I was the only person in the car, and everyone involved was uninjured. But the 100 series was dead, and I was on the search for another car.
I made out pretty well with my insurance VS what I owed, so I decided to make the jump to a 200 series.
I dealt with the usual availability problems of the Land Cruisers, but after a few weeks of looking I settled on a '13 being sold in New Jersey. It had the 'parchment' interior that I was looking for, and had perfect service records.
110,000 miles - bought at that dealership, serviced there every 10k, and then sold at the same dealership. Had a water pump done at 100k. I ended up getting it for $32k at a very good interest rate.
I brought it home in March 2018. (pardon the mess in the garage)
I love a lot of things about the 200, and miss a few things about the 100. I decided the truck looked a little too 'soccer mom' for me, so I found a set of rock warrior wheels with decent BFG's on Craigslist and bought them.
I bought TPMS for them, had them balanced and tossed them on last week.
I like them. I thought I would like them more.. but I think they look better than the 20's.
I love the truck overall. The comfort is definitely ahead of the 100 series, and the power is intoxicating. The spindle grill is polarizing, I'll admit - but I like it.
My wife keeps saying 'it's too classy to be made to look tough', and she might be right. We'll see what the future brings.
I've now owned three generations of Land Cruisers. I'm not sure I'll ever be without one.
