Selling the FJ40

[Herb]

This stinks!

New house is squeezing us, so I am selling the cruiser before selling any of my bikes.

Its going on craigslist..but I'll hold it for any of the crew that wants a trail beater. I paid $1000 for it when it wasn't running, got it running and poured another $1500 in parts and tires into it. I think $1700 is fair...what do you think?

The ad will read:

Rare 1971 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 in great shape. Camoflage!!

Inline 6 cylinder engine, 3 speed transmission and transfer case, all in great working order. Runs smooth and straight. Weber 38 DGES carb and headers. Brakes were replaced on all wheels in the last year. Four wheel drive works. All gauges work, except for the speedometer. Horn and parking brake work too!

Bestop soft top in almost new condition, no rips or tears. Soft doors, hard doors and half doors are included.

Rear bench seat with seatbelts, new driver and passenger shoulder belts, 4 brand new 31x10.5 tires, stereo and speakers .

Rust is not too bad for this vintage...limited to the rocker panels, rear corners and rear sill. The early 70’s FJ40s had better, thicker metal than the late 70’s or 80’s model years. The frame is solid.

$1,700

 

[greytandy]

Sell the bikes! You can always easily buy another bike, but finding a running 40 in this area is a challenge. Don't forget the rear axle rebuild! And the boys, don't they just love the 40?

Seriously, don't sell it. I felt the financial squeeze as well a while back, but my wife talked me out of selling it. It doesn't cost anything to let it sit.

If you do decide to seriously sell, get as much as you can! (but don't sell it)

- Dave

 

[Herb]

Thanks Dave....you aren't making this any easier! Believe me..I've been over and over this...

I won't forget the rear axle rebuild! I plan to be a part of the club and to ride shotgun on a wheelin' trip in the near future. I just can't afford to keep this rig right now. My time and funds are crunched...

 

[Felix]

Don't do it!!!! I would think that the time alone you've spent on the rig is worth more than $1,700.

This post scares me. Mostly because it would suck for you to sell your 40, but also because we just bought a house, too. I hope this isn't in my future.

 

[splitshot]

I agree with Dave..
Don't sell it, I sold my '72 and before it even got off the property, I went out and bought my '69. You'll end up buying another one later and have to dump alot of money into it.

 

[Herb]

This house is just one thing after another. AC/Furnace just went tits up....

I agree...this will suck.

 

[fjman]

Bummer,
I really think you could get more for it though. I wouldn't be afraid to ask $3K for it, especially if its running nicely. $1700 seems a little low (anyone thinking "maybe I should buy it" is thinking, fjman - shut the hell up!)

What do you think felix, more than $1700?

 

[greytandy]

This house is just one thing after another. AC/Furnace just went tits up....

Yep, same thing happened to me. Our A/C, a POS unit the builder put in, went belly up in less than 10 years. Our new super duper A/C was $4K. I feel your pain. I kept the 40 and I'm so glad I did. Everything worked out. Sorry I'm not making this easy for.

 

[greytandy]

This post scares me. Mostly because it would suck for you to sell your 40, but also because we just bought a house, too. I hope this isn't in my future.

When was your new abode built? And, where did you move to?

 

[jhaha]

DON'T DO IT

Really

.....THINK ABOUT IT........

You don't want to do it!!

 

[Herb]

I took it off craigslist just now..you all are right, I need to think this over for a week or so before letting the frustration of money issues get the best of me.

Thanks for the wise counsel...

I still may decide to sell it, but at least I'll know that I had good, solid reasons to do so ... maybe I should write all of those reasons down so that when I kick myself in the ass in a few years, I can recite the list.

 

[Felix]

When was your new abode built? And, where did you move to?

Built in 1941, brick. Just moved a few blocks up the street.

 

[Felix]

I took it off craigslist just now..you all are right, I need to think this over for a week or so before letting the frustration of money issues get the best of me.

Thanks for the wise counsel...

I still may decide to sell it, but at least I'll know that I had good, solid reasons to do so ... maybe I should write all of those reasons down so that when I kick myself in the ass in a few years, I can recite the list.

Good call!!! I seriously doubt that you could buy back a truck running that well for $1,700. And this one, you know already. The question really is... will the 1,700 or 2K really make or break you? If so, then I guess you need to sell. If not, then you're much better off just parking the truck for a while and riding it out. When things settle down a bit, you'll still have a truck who's history you know and is already paid for.

 

[jmvar]

This house is just one thing after another. AC/Furnace just went tits up....

I agree...this will suck.

did you just buy the house? did you get a warranty? worth it to pay $400 up front just in case all the appliances decide to take a dump all at once. you might be able to still get one.

if you can live with fans for a while now that fall is coming, wait for the warranty to kick in and use it for the new HVAC system.

good luck.

 

[Herb]

Thanks again to all of you. I do feel like a dolt for posting it up on c'list for sale, then taking it off. I won't do that again....I was just waaaay to quick to sell my stuff off.

 

[Herb]

We did just buy the house...and we are looking into the home warranty to see what we can do.

It still works...but the AC unit is leaking water all over and our tech said it wouldn't last through the end of summer. So, we're crossing our fingers and breaking out the fans just in case. I'm not buying anything until we run that home warranty to ground (probably doesn't cover coils or compressors).

This is a 15 yr old crappy system that needs replaced. Even if the home warranty doesn't cover it...we'll be ok if we can wait through the winter and get something done in the spring.

 

[greytandy]

It still works...but the AC unit is leaking water all over and our tech said it wouldn't last through the end of summer.

Water from condensation?

 

[Herb]

Water from condensation?

That is what I said....but the guy from Croppe Metcalfe was adamant that it was a leak. He said that there was just too much water.

However, if it was a leak....would it be cooling the house? I mean, my house is currently COLD.

 

[greytandy]

That is what I said....but the guy from Croppe Metcalfe was adamant that it was a leak. He said that there was just too much water.

DING DING DING!!!! You said the magic words - Croppe Metcalfe. We stupidly bought a service contract with them when we first moved in years ago. Every year a tech would come out and give us a different reason to replace the A/C. We fired them. *I* figured out we just had a slow leak of freon. The unit needed recharging every year and would freeze up on hot days. Also, the lawn care guys bashed up the fins real good too, making the unit very inefficient. We replaced the unit.

Water should only be coming from condensation, which is normal. You can get a few gallons on a good day. Our condensate pump runs a lot. There is no water anywhere else in the A/C system. If you have cold air, and you're unit isn't freezing up, what's the problem? Sure, it could be inefficient due to a number of factors, but if it seems to work, no problem. Save your money and call somebody better. We used Presidential. Of all the outfits we tried, they seemed the most competent. They installed a kick-ass Carrier for a great price (relative to other quotes we got).

 

[Blue77FJ40]

"Hats off" to you for picking up on a scam. and your dog looks better w/o that silly hat!