Please share your story as to how you came into your 80. #longlivemy80 (1 Viewer)

[BILT4ME]

I walked out my front door.

There it was.

4 years later, I bought it.

Have thrown money and time at it since.

Put 154K miles on it. Currently at 350K.

 

[Bludozer]

Owned a couple s***tier ones so started looking for a keeper.

Found it. 0 rust/texas truck, very clean interior, and way over-maintenanced just how I like it. Plus it was an LX which I thought was way funnier.

I’ve continued that and dumped more unnecessary OEM parts into it than any sane person should.

 

[OffRoadScott]

Owned a couple s***tier ones so started looking for a keeper.

Found it. 0 rust/texas truck, very clean interior, and way over-maintenanced just how I like it. Plus it was an LX which I thought was way funnier. View attachment 3424159

I’ve continued that and dumped more unnecessary OEM parts into it than any sane person should.

Great looking rig.

 

[Rusty Marlin]

Found on web in July of 2018.
Drove to Boone NC to look at it and test drive.
Paid the nice man and drove it home.
Think I hit the market at the bottom of the curve and couldn't be happier with the decision.
Best $4200 I ever spent.

 

[McDowra]

Wife and I began hiking in 2004 as we got further and further into the forest to get to some of the good hikes our 1988 chevy 1500 2wd had us worried a few times if we could get out. So I decided to get a 4wd suburban because I thought 4wd was 4wd never having had a 4wd I didn't know better. We went on a hike with a friend with a FJ62 and was I ever impressed! The doors closed properly when I got in and from then on I knew I was getting a Land Cruiser, to be honest I didn't even know what a Landcruiser was. In 2005 I found our 95 triple locked( no idea that it was or what that meant) 80 series and bought it for 4100.00. I found a ARB for cheap and really didn't do much to it till about 2015. So it is now lifted with KO2's , sliders and I am installing a 6.0 LS motor with 6L80 trans

 

[effjay80]

76 Celica 300,000 miles and going strong when sold.
85 MR2 250,000 miles and running like a top when sold.
November 1993 "honey I'm pregnant we need a family vehicle" bye MR2 hello 80 Land Cruiser still going strong long past ex wife and kids ran off. What a run.

Edit: I look back in utter horror that this was the other "family vehicle" under consideration at the time. Refusing to budge one of my few, perhaps only, solid life decisions.