On a whim, I bought a '99 LX470 on Monday. Partly because it's perhaps the cleanest used vehicle I have ever seen. 309K miles, no less. Runs/drives pretty much like new. The PO flushed and calibrated the AHC system with Techstream, even to the point of replacing the rear springs and installing spacers to get the pressures where they needed to be. Extensive records and lots of PM done. Paint is original and glows like new. It was also very reasonably priced. The high miles scared off nearly everyone. Those leather seats are original.
It has no v8 exhaust tick, no leaks, no malfunctions (other than the steering wheel telescoping motor and the high-mounted rear brake light). 100% of everything else works. The AHC goes to full height and drop, but the globes are original, so I will need to check them. Color is 'Riverrock Mica' - gray with a slight green hint.
I have owned a '78 FJ40 since 1990, have an '89 FJ62 since 2013,, and owned/sold an FJ55, FJ45, FZJ80, but never a 100 series until now.
It feels very stately and solid on the highway, which cannot be said of the '98 4Runner I have driven for 15 years. Sadly, I will sell that 5-speed, diff-locked gem, but I can't own them all. I plan to DD this and just enjoy it. Mods will be few-to-none, since my stock FJ62 is a rock star offroad (for what I do with it).
To wit, some photos:
It has no v8 exhaust tick, no leaks, no malfunctions (other than the steering wheel telescoping motor and the high-mounted rear brake light). 100% of everything else works. The AHC goes to full height and drop, but the globes are original, so I will need to check them. Color is 'Riverrock Mica' - gray with a slight green hint.
I have owned a '78 FJ40 since 1990, have an '89 FJ62 since 2013,, and owned/sold an FJ55, FJ45, FZJ80, but never a 100 series until now.
It feels very stately and solid on the highway, which cannot be said of the '98 4Runner I have driven for 15 years. Sadly, I will sell that 5-speed, diff-locked gem, but I can't own them all. I plan to DD this and just enjoy it. Mods will be few-to-none, since my stock FJ62 is a rock star offroad (for what I do with it).
To wit, some photos: