Hi all, as the title suggests I am a potential owner of a new (to me) Land cruiser. Hopefully someone can provide some insight. To cut a long story short I have the possibility of buying/importing a 2000 100 series in Europe (my cousin lives in Germany and has found a 100 series for me, after 8 months of looking) . When I'm embarking on a paperwork exercise I like to have as much advance info as possible.
My question to the knowledgable is what would the land cruiser be worth over here (once it is registered for use on the road after the government inspections and all the import paperwork etc, as in it would have a valid Canadian license plate). I would need to have a declared value, apparently, on the import form for the vehicle and I am finding it hard to source a reliable figure for what the cruiser would be worth on the road over here, after all the taxes, inspections etc. Just to keep the customs happy when I'm filling out the import paperwork. I know customs would use the blue book to get a value but from what I can gather they would only be looking at gas ones and not a diesel LC. Also I would need to have a value for the marine insurance for when the vehicle goes into a shipping container for transport. Because if the value I pay for it in Germany is less than the value of the LC over here then I would like to insure it for what it's true value is here. Just so I don't get stiffed by an insurance company if it got damaged in transit.
So would anybody here be able to give a rough value of the vehicle on this side of the pond, in US $$ or CAD$$? This is after it has been registered/inspected/tested etc for use on the road in Canada. I see prices on autotrader Canada but I have no idea if those prices are real world or even attainable. Plus most of the diesel LC's for sale are mainly RHD and automatic's. I know a value is all relative, as a vehicle is only worth what somebody would actually be willing to pay for it. Anyways
To give you an idea of the spec of what my cousin has found for me
Model HDJ100L European Domestic Market vehicle
Year: 2000
Left hand Drive
Manual transmission
4.2 1HD-FTE
142915 miles on the clock ( KM on speedo not miles)
Springs all round from factory no AHC
Rear diff lock from factory
Factory fitted cold weather pack- power heater for cold mornings, heated wing mirrors, heated seats
4.2 1HD-FTE
142915 miles on the clock although KM on speedo
Long range fuel tank fitted ( 205 litres of diesel onboard in total between two tanks) which all works apparently.
Snorkel
Kaymar spare wheel carrier
Koni raid Heavy track shocks all round
It has service history, solid chassis and the body is in great condition for a 20 year old vehicle. The seller reckons he gets about 500 miles (800km) to one tank of diesel so if both tanks are full it should be about a 1000 mile range??? (I guess on a long run not sure about city mileage though). There in no hitch fitted and 2 previous owners. It also comes with factory cloth seats and no fittings/fixtures for a third row of seats. Apparently it was just a weekend ride for the last owner. It has not come from a farm or been used to tow trailers about Europe.
Anyways thanks for reading this, kind of a bit longer post than I thought! If anyone can provide a rough estimate of the value of my potential purchase that would be great. Thanks all
My question to the knowledgable is what would the land cruiser be worth over here (once it is registered for use on the road after the government inspections and all the import paperwork etc, as in it would have a valid Canadian license plate). I would need to have a declared value, apparently, on the import form for the vehicle and I am finding it hard to source a reliable figure for what the cruiser would be worth on the road over here, after all the taxes, inspections etc. Just to keep the customs happy when I'm filling out the import paperwork. I know customs would use the blue book to get a value but from what I can gather they would only be looking at gas ones and not a diesel LC. Also I would need to have a value for the marine insurance for when the vehicle goes into a shipping container for transport. Because if the value I pay for it in Germany is less than the value of the LC over here then I would like to insure it for what it's true value is here. Just so I don't get stiffed by an insurance company if it got damaged in transit.
So would anybody here be able to give a rough value of the vehicle on this side of the pond, in US $$ or CAD$$? This is after it has been registered/inspected/tested etc for use on the road in Canada. I see prices on autotrader Canada but I have no idea if those prices are real world or even attainable. Plus most of the diesel LC's for sale are mainly RHD and automatic's. I know a value is all relative, as a vehicle is only worth what somebody would actually be willing to pay for it. Anyways
To give you an idea of the spec of what my cousin has found for me
Model HDJ100L European Domestic Market vehicle
Year: 2000
Left hand Drive
Manual transmission
4.2 1HD-FTE
142915 miles on the clock ( KM on speedo not miles)
Springs all round from factory no AHC
Rear diff lock from factory
Factory fitted cold weather pack- power heater for cold mornings, heated wing mirrors, heated seats
4.2 1HD-FTE
142915 miles on the clock although KM on speedo
Long range fuel tank fitted ( 205 litres of diesel onboard in total between two tanks) which all works apparently.
Snorkel
Kaymar spare wheel carrier
Koni raid Heavy track shocks all round
It has service history, solid chassis and the body is in great condition for a 20 year old vehicle. The seller reckons he gets about 500 miles (800km) to one tank of diesel so if both tanks are full it should be about a 1000 mile range??? (I guess on a long run not sure about city mileage though). There in no hitch fitted and 2 previous owners. It also comes with factory cloth seats and no fittings/fixtures for a third row of seats. Apparently it was just a weekend ride for the last owner. It has not come from a farm or been used to tow trailers about Europe.
Anyways thanks for reading this, kind of a bit longer post than I thought! If anyone can provide a rough estimate of the value of my potential purchase that would be great. Thanks all