I'm pleased to say, after three months or so of looking, I'm now a Land Cruiser owner. (I've always owned Fords, so it's a bit surprising to hear myself say that) It seemed that the local stock here in Portland was somewhat thin so I began to consider buying out of state, and then of course I had some concerns about that. Several of you helped answer some of my questions though and gave me some good pointers for buying long-distance, so I continued to explore that option. Fortunately, I found a prospective vehicle in Los Angeles and had a friend go take a look at it for me. She gave me a good report, and I sent off the deposit that following Monday. I flew from PDX down to L.A., fired it up, turned around and drove right straight back this last weekend. I had no problems whatsoever. It used an unbelievable amount of fuel (for what I'm used to anyway), but I had no real issues other than a non-functioning cd changer.
It seemed a pretty good deal- 178k miles, excellent maintenance records, new tires, no accidents, completely stock and un-molested. Some scratches, minor dents and dings, and interior grunge including spilled paint on the cargo area carpeting (need a tan rear carpet, anyone got one?). $9500.00- I jumped on it!
I've already removed the running boards, and most of the gold emblems.
What do you think?
It seemed a pretty good deal- 178k miles, excellent maintenance records, new tires, no accidents, completely stock and un-molested. Some scratches, minor dents and dings, and interior grunge including spilled paint on the cargo area carpeting (need a tan rear carpet, anyone got one?). $9500.00- I jumped on it!
I've already removed the running boards, and most of the gold emblems.
What do you think?
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