Media Random 70 series pic thread

[DrRock]

@DrRock
unfortunately the old one gets to 4k easy nowadays. the 2024 take off is 1000 to 700 . but it doesn’t fit will

Thank you for the information Meshal, that is expensive.

 

[Meshal]

maybe the jdm part market got them used.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

When you have both hunting property and money a highway isn’t an obstacle.

 

[LDowney]

When you have both hunting property and money a highway isn’t an obstacle. View attachment 4058819

Congratulations to you Charles.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Congratulations to you Charles.

Oh, I assure you, it’s not my property.

 

[LDowney]

Oh, I assure you, it’s not my property.

In your post, you left the door open for interpretation as to who owned the property. Being a lifelong and fully committed arse, I elected to be who I am.
Happy New Year

 

[joekatana]

No one in Europe specifically decided to ban the 70. In 2001 the Euro3 emission norm entered in application for every cars and Toyota decided the low sales of 70 series in Europe were not worth them bothering, so Toyota pulled the 70 from the market. Before that they were already down marketing the 70 in favor of other models... In 2000 you often had to special order your 70 from Toyota... wasn't waiting on display in showrooms.

As the grey importers proved it it was really easy to adapt the 1HZ to euro3 norm... Actually they were able to get it all the way up to euro5 (up to 2015).
Toyota could also have sold the HDJ7* they got in Australia from 2001... HDJ100 with the same engine were sold in Europe.
And GRJ7* from 2007... You could had the exact same engine in a 120 or150 Prado and grey importer still import GRJ7* without trouble.

It's a pure Toyota choice. Not enough sales in this market, preference to sale more expensive models in this market, etc...

And the proof is in the pudding that Toyota choose wrong , at least in Belgium where at least 1 out 3 Toyota dealerships I knew in the past are no longer there and you hardly see any new toyota's on the road anymore . Same can be said for Mitsubishi , Mazda and Nissan . The korean brands have taken over the Japanese portion in the Euro market and are the only ones having a fighting chance against the European brands . With every new government they come out with new emmision rules to play by and different tax regulations based on said emisions , horse power or engine displacement . The Euro brands seem to be playing pretty fast in to these changes while the japanese always reacted to late costing them many customers to move over to other brands . The 70 series and the Nissan Patrols that where everywhere in Europe started getting hit hard in sales around 1995 when a "Diesel Tax" came out making it more expensive to own one of these, many other petty rules followed and after 1998 the 7x was as good as dead. The Patrol held out a bit longer as they lowered displacement first to a 2800cc 6 cylinder followed by a 4 banger 3.0 from 2000 up. Sad to see how all these workhorses disappeared out of central Europe in less than a decade.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

And the proof is in the pudding that Toyota choose wrong , at least in Belgium where at least 1 out 3 Toyota dealerships I knew in the past are no longer there and you hardly see any new toyota's on the road anymore . Same can be said for Mitsubishi , Mazda and Nissan . The korean brands have taken over the Japanese portion in the Euro market and are the only ones having a fighting chance against the European brands . With every new government they come out with new emmision rules to play by and different tax regulations based on said emisions , horse power or engine displacement . The Euro brands seem to be playing pretty fast in to these changes while the japanese always reacted to late costing them many customers to move over to other brands . The 70 series and the Nissan Patrols that where everywhere in Europe started getting hit hard in sales around 1995 when a "Diesel Tax" came out making it more expensive to own one of these, many other petty rules followed and after 1998 the 7x was as good as dead. The Patrol held out a bit longer as they lowered displacement first to a 2800cc 6 cylinder followed by a 4 banger 3.0 from 2000 up. Sad to see how all these workhorses disappeared out of central Europe in less than a decade.

It seems all governments are able to tax something out of existence, if they set their mind to it.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

I just added a night light to my garage. All of my neighbors say “cool Jeep” anyway, so I’m just going with the flow.

 

[77CJ5]

 

[ilmmct]

70 Series Sighing on Slow Horses (Apple TV, Season 4, Episode 2, 45 minute mark) … shot in France

 

[LDowney]

One of the CMP's Garand men (at the CMP south store) with my '86 BJ70

 

[Meshal]

 

[LDowney]

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Are you going to be able to watch in person much? If so, congrats and don't be shy in sharing your pictures/experiences.

 

[DrRock]

Did you see #739 yet? They are doing great and the truck looks good

 

[Meshal]

We met and I gifted him a set of indicator lenses!!! So we can see better action pictures

 

[wardharris]

BARRY WHITE - My "new" 79 gets ready to take a sea cruise from Jeddah to Port of Houston
Final walk-around and then into the container. All props to @wngrog and @Meshal after almost two years of team effort!

 

[LDowney]

With RoundUp2026 being ~8 weeks out, I pulled up some pictures from prior years and these posers caught my attention (easy photo op but still catches the eye or at least my eye)

 

[77CJ5]

 

[Owyhee Jackass]

Just saw this on Peterson Toyota's lot here in Boise. Sales guy knew next to nothing about it other than that they took it in on trade. I think they're asking $53,999, looked at their website for more details, but didn't see it up there yet. Salesman said they just got it in.

I'd seen it up on Marketplace a while back. Messaged the guy with some questions about the 35's and fuel economy.