Hey everyone! I’ve been obsessed with the 80 Series for the past two years, and I finally pulled the trigger and got my hands on one, it’s a 1996 LX450 sitting right around 200k miles.
According to carfax I’m the 4th owner and it’s been maintained at a local Toyota dealership.
As the pics show, she’s no show car. The less said about the interior (cracked dash pad, center console, seats are a mess) the better. But she’s a start, and that’s all I wanted. I love the aesthetic and utilitarian-ness the vehicle provides. This is a third vehicle for us, we’re very fortunate, and I don’t want to do anything outrageous with her. So a slow build is fine by me.
I’m no wiz mechanic, but I’ve semi-wrenched on a 200k+ mile 2007 Jeep Liberty (believe it or not, my daily driver) so I’m no stranger to keeping heaps on the road (joke, joke, it’s a joke). But no joke, as silly as it may logically be (as my fiancé keeps reminding me) I can’t wait to slowly restore this old girl to her former glory.
According to carfax I’m the 4th owner and it’s been maintained at a local Toyota dealership.
As the pics show, she’s no show car. The less said about the interior (cracked dash pad, center console, seats are a mess) the better. But she’s a start, and that’s all I wanted. I love the aesthetic and utilitarian-ness the vehicle provides. This is a third vehicle for us, we’re very fortunate, and I don’t want to do anything outrageous with her. So a slow build is fine by me.
I’m no wiz mechanic, but I’ve semi-wrenched on a 200k+ mile 2007 Jeep Liberty (believe it or not, my daily driver) so I’m no stranger to keeping heaps on the road (joke, joke, it’s a joke). But no joke, as silly as it may logically be (as my fiancé keeps reminding me) I can’t wait to slowly restore this old girl to her former glory.
