Questions to ask PO after buying FZJ80? (1 Viewer)

[96eighty]

Hi everyone,

I purchased a 96 LX 450 over spring break and haven't driven it much due to my HCV looking pretty crusty...
Anyways, I've managed to get ahold of the 2nd owner who has owned it since 150k miles (truck currently has about 220k).
Thinking of asking a maintenance questions below, if there's any important ones I'm forgetting let me know!

-Head Gasket
-Knuckle Rebuild?
-Radiator change?

 

[enox]

Any service records or history.

 

[Heckraiser]

Yeah, I would just ask for anything and everything he can remember.

 

[96eighty]

Yeah, I would just ask for anything and everything he can remember.

Sounds like a good plan!

 

[leonard_nemoy]

Ask for receipts, people lie, receipts don't. If there is no receipt to back it up than assume it wasn't done unless it is something like brake pads you can visually check.

 

[Rifleman]

96eighty, If you take your truck to your local Toyota dealership they can input your trucks vin number into their computer system, and print you out a copy of any, and all work done to your truck, no matter what Toyota dealership did the work. Along with that idea, if you get a copy of your trucks car fax, it can include other maintenance info, such as emission tests dates, and mileage, along with where, and what state they were done in.​

 

[zapatius]

AFTER buying, I just wanted to yell at the PO. I didn't have any questions.

 

[Crush 4]

You can go onto interwebb and log onto Lexus service history, enter vin and whala, if it was serviced at a Lexus dealership you can find info.

 

[MickeyB]

Hi everyone,

I purchased a 96 LX 450 over spring break and haven't driven it much due to my HCV looking pretty crusty...
Anyways, I've managed to get ahold of the 2nd owner who has owned it since 150k miles (truck currently has about 220k).
Thinking of asking a maintenance questions below, if there's any important ones I'm forgetting let me know!

-Head Gasket
-Knuckle Rebuild?
-Radiator change?

Just a thought but shouldn’t ask the questions “before” you buy the truck.

 

[lp2k]

this happened with me when I bought my corvette at a local dealership. I was able to track the previous owner and get the 2nd painted roof panel

 

[96eighty]

this happened with me when I bought my corvette at a local dealership. I was able to track the previous owner and get the 2nd painted roof panel

Anything i should say to pick his brian?

 

[96eighty]

AFTER buying, I just wanted to yell at the PO. I didn't have any questions.

What's the story?

 

[lp2k]

most of it has been said already, if you want to ask for spare parts or any maintenance which needs to be done (there is a sounds at xx mph or I was suppose to change wires and spark plugs, but i couldn't afford the wires so i just did the plugs etc)

 

[zapatius]

What's the story?

I knew I was getting a project but there was a lot more than I thought. And the rust...oh, the rust never ends.

 

[96eighty]

I knew I was getting a project but there was a lot more than I thought. And the rust...oh, the rust never ends.

Just a thought but shouldn’t ask the questions “before” you buy the truck.

I bought it from the 3rd owner who only had it for about 2 years, the 2nd owner had the rig for awhile tho!

 

[lp2k]

“There may be some love stains in the back, consider getting it steamed cleaned…”

 

[MickeyB]

Post some pics, I can tell just from those along others on here if those item need servicing.

 

[musthave]

I knew I was getting a project but there was a lot more than I thought. And the rust...oh, the rust never ends.

Rust is always the worst part of a cruiser. 19x worse than putting in a new motor or a thoroughly trashed interior. They can be fixed.

ih8rust

 

[LandLocked93]

Anything i should say to pick his brian?

I'd leave his brian alone.
What's in the glove box and/or console?

 

[96eighty]

I'd leave his brian alone.
What's in the glove box and/or console?

I couldnt find out a way to edit my post

I have the Owners manual, in the glove box, not much in the center console tho