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These are the dudes that will drive up value. More!!!!
Some proof that our trucks are appreciating...
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These are the dudes that will drive up value. More!!!!
I think I'll list mine for $50k just to see where it goes 
Here's one current example from the PNW. IMO kind of a high asking, but more power to the seller if they get it.
94 Land Cruiser
I don't think it's locked. I would almost give a left something for those seats though.
94 Land Cruiser
I don't think it's locked. I would almost give a left something for those seats though.
California truck. Used Toyota Land Cruiser For Sale - CarGurus
Hi, People will pay top dollar for a well maintained cruiser with a good service history, at least in Texas. Mike
Indeed. I did.
Average cost of a 2018 light vehicle is ~35K so if the complete overall condition is the same as pictured I see him coming close or getting his asking price. Bottom line anyone can by a Jeep but only a few have a pristine low mileage locked 80 series. Ya the cheap fks on mud want to pay 10K and would rather buy a 6K clapped out 80 and dump 25K in it over the next couple years and increase its value by 5K doing so and cry because no one wants to give them 10K on a vehicle they have 31K in.
Nice find and I hope he gets his asking price and IF it was white just think how much more it would be worth
Nice find and I hope he gets his asking price and IF it was white just think how much more it would be worth
I think it’s just about telling ourselves (and maybe our significant others) that we got a good deal. People don’t seem to mind spending $10K on a truck, then dumping $20K on baseline, repairs and mods in a few months time as long as they got the truck for a “good deal.” In the end, they spend $30K either way. I think some people don’t even want to admit that they have so much in their trucks, but I think we all know it’s VERY easy to do. I mean hell, I just spent near $5K for a set of bumpers! As I get older, I appreciate the value of my time and I’m willing to pay more for a truck that has already had the effort put into it. I’m not interested in a super clean stock truck for $30K, but a restored and modified 80 that’s ready to roll and already has the bugs worked out, sure I see the value in that and would (and did!) pay it for the right truck.
In my case, I wanted a 2nd vehicle for overlanding, I was between a new 4Runner or a built 80. The 4Runner would have been at least $45K after tires/lift (or a TRD Pro if I could have found one). The 4Runner is pretty dated in lots of ways, sound system sucked, I see about 50 of them a day, just hard to get excited about. For $15K less I can buy a fully restored 80 with new brakes, new cooling system, new interior with heated seats, suspension, tires, bumpers, sliders, winch, modern stereo with wireless CarPlay and really nice speakers/sub. Then I have a car that will lose almost no value over time or even appreciate and be something really unique and fun. Seems like a no brainer.
In my case, I wanted a 2nd vehicle for overlanding, I was between a new 4Runner or a built 80. The 4Runner would have been at least $45K after tires/lift (or a TRD Pro if I could have found one). The 4Runner is pretty dated in lots of ways, sound system sucked, I see about 50 of them a day, just hard to get excited about. For $15K less I can buy a fully restored 80 with new brakes, new cooling system, new interior with heated seats, suspension, tires, bumpers, sliders, winch, modern stereo with wireless CarPlay and really nice speakers/sub. Then I have a car that will lose almost no value over time or even appreciate and be something really unique and fun. Seems like a no brainer.
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Money is relative up here. It is in the metro-Seattle CL, and a recent statistic from Seattle is a median priced house in Wallingford, Queen Anne, - any of the metro neighborhoods that are good - is $800K. Median.
How’s that $16K look now?
That said - value is in the eye of the owner or prospective buyer.
/conversation to me.
I am going to send this to my insurance agent and have her run the numbers to see how much it would cost to up the value on my agreed value policy. Yikes.
I thought I could find a rust free truck that had had most of the work I have done to mine for $12K. That's looking like a no go. I am going to up it to $20K if I can. I feel like three years ago there were pretty solid trucks selling for $6K and now those are almost double and anything with a drivetrain and all systems went through are pushing $30K. I am surprised at how much @CYKBC has had to do to bring his rig up to standard and I thought his truck was one of the better deals on the expensive, really nice truck end of the spectrum when the PO posted it here for perusal. No knock on your efforts at all, the thing is tight, it's just an eye opener for me as to where the market is currently.
If I rack mine up, I know for sure I want to replace it with an equivalent 80 and that is looking more and more expensive. We need a gas shortage or something to simmer people down around here these days...
I thought I could find a rust free truck that had had most of the work I have done to mine for $12K. That's looking like a no go. I am going to up it to $20K if I can. I feel like three years ago there were pretty solid trucks selling for $6K and now those are almost double and anything with a drivetrain and all systems went through are pushing $30K. I am surprised at how much @CYKBC has had to do to bring his rig up to standard and I thought his truck was one of the better deals on the expensive, really nice truck end of the spectrum when the PO posted it here for perusal. No knock on your efforts at all, the thing is tight, it's just an eye opener for me as to where the market is currently.
If I rack mine up, I know for sure I want to replace it with an equivalent 80 and that is looking more and more expensive. We need a gas shortage or something to simmer people down around here these days...
Great post. The time is the biggest issue. My income is going to stay roughly the same as long as I continue to be a public servant and the only way I can afford to have a nice 80 and do all of the things I have to mine is to buy the parts and do the work myself. I am getting down to a couple of smaller projects and I will have pretty much gone through the whole truck and it will run, look and drive like a nearly new truck when I am done. Granted, I spent a lot of money replacing rusty stuff, but a lot of that stuff would have needed to be addressed whether they were rusty or not. I am almost to a point where I won't need to spend nearly this amount of money on a regular basis, but I am pretty sure I have around 1000 hours into this thing and even though I am not a pro mechanic, I am not a shabby one either and I have a ton of tools and good work area, so it's not as if I was standing around with a couple of screw drivers and and a monkey wrench, scratching my head for hours at a time either. It's a labor of love for sure and I have sacrificed other things in life to have it.
I don't really want to do this all over, at least not for a few years and if I were to wreck the truck, I would want to buy one that was pretty well turn key and we are seeing how much those cost now.
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I think another consideration for folks here is making sure their insurance value is commensurate with investment in the LC. I've had that discussion with State Farm and not terribly pleased with how they handled it, so firms like Hagerty are getting my attention. I think the delta between what insurance would be willing to pay, and what a properly outfitted 80 series goes for are two different things at this point!
▲This▲ I have priced stated value policy 
Hagerty's website doesn't show 80's.
COYS
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Interesting discussion.
I’m neither proud nor embarrassed to admit that I have spent a pretty penny on getting my factory locked 97 up to my standards. I rejected anything not cosmetically excellent during my search. What many here define as mint turned out to be dog sht in my eyes.
Mechanically, I’ve essentially been overhauling the thing with 99% OEM parts in big chunks of cash (to me) at a time. I’m not your typical ih8 guy with the tools, garage or real desire to wrench. I live vicariously through you guys!
The value equation is real simple in my case. Buy the newest Land Cruiser with the mods I want and I’ll find myself in six figure territory EZ. I must have 35s and fitting these big boys on the 200 is major work due to the IFS. ICON suspension parts are pricey for good reason. It’d also require regear. Lots of cutting. Y’all know the slippery slope. I’ve been there done that with the 200.
Or settle for a 2019 4Runner TRD Pro, but I’d fully regret it because it isn’t a Land Cruiser with its rich history. It just looks a bit tin can compared to the 80.
The 80 hits the sweet spot in the fullness of LC lineage. Last of the front live axle in the USA. Widebody fenders from factory. Still reliable, capable and comfy to boot for faithful daily duties. It really hits the sweet spot as I liken it to the 993 Porsche 911 as the last of the air cooled and arguably the most desirable pre water cooled.
Day’s end, there really is no substitute at that sub $50k target. The 80 package in totality stands on its own in this pricing segment. Heck, there’s nothing below the $100k nicely modded 200 mark that ticks off the check boxes quite like the 80. It’s a steal!
I’m neither proud nor embarrassed to admit that I have spent a pretty penny on getting my factory locked 97 up to my standards. I rejected anything not cosmetically excellent during my search. What many here define as mint turned out to be dog sht in my eyes.
Mechanically, I’ve essentially been overhauling the thing with 99% OEM parts in big chunks of cash (to me) at a time. I’m not your typical ih8 guy with the tools, garage or real desire to wrench. I live vicariously through you guys!
The value equation is real simple in my case. Buy the newest Land Cruiser with the mods I want and I’ll find myself in six figure territory EZ. I must have 35s and fitting these big boys on the 200 is major work due to the IFS. ICON suspension parts are pricey for good reason. It’d also require regear. Lots of cutting. Y’all know the slippery slope. I’ve been there done that with the 200.
Or settle for a 2019 4Runner TRD Pro, but I’d fully regret it because it isn’t a Land Cruiser with its rich history. It just looks a bit tin can compared to the 80.
The 80 hits the sweet spot in the fullness of LC lineage. Last of the front live axle in the USA. Widebody fenders from factory. Still reliable, capable and comfy to boot for faithful daily duties. It really hits the sweet spot as I liken it to the 993 Porsche 911 as the last of the air cooled and arguably the most desirable pre water cooled.
Day’s end, there really is no substitute at that sub $50k target. The 80 package in totality stands on its own in this pricing segment. Heck, there’s nothing below the $100k nicely modded 200 mark that ticks off the check boxes quite like the 80. It’s a steal!
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They wouldn’t cover my stated value of $30-$35k unless I had it privately garaged (like attached to a house) + <3k miles/yr.
Stated value? How did you get to a $ number? And I'm wondering why 80's aren't listed on their site.
NADA by the way has the 1996 FZJ listed max retail $22k.
NADA by the way has the 1996 FZJ listed max retail $22k.
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Nor do they have an entry for my buddy's Fiat 124 sedan. However, they insured it based on an agreed stated value.
