still dreaming of imorting a new troopy into the us

[roscoFJ73]

Toyota does a simple equation. How many 70 series do we expect to sell in the US, vs. the cost of bringing in an entire new platform and new drivetrain, stocks parts, train technicians. That's it, pure and simple. If it made sense, there would be a dozen troopies at every dealership. But a handful of Cruiserheads and maybe some farmers/ranchers (doubtful because of the low carrying/towing capacity, "weak" engines and relatively high price) aren't enough for Toyota to go through the hassle. The average American buyer won't even look at the boxy things.

Yes,the 7* series are really at their best fully loaded on bad or non existant roads.
They are one of the few 4wds that you can go offroad with a full load and not bust the frame or suspension.
If you have paved road to your front gate,you dont really need one.

 

[tlcruiserman]

Well speaking from experience I can tell you that the rules vary greatly. Yes we have federal laws and rules and then we have the state laws and rules as well as the interpretations of those laws and rules. Here is what I can tell you for sure:

1. varies greatly from state to state, California is the hardest and florida is probably the easiest.
2. What works one day might not work the next day
3. What is ok in one state may not be ok in another
4. you are far better off finding what you want already here than trying to bring one in yourself

I have had Cruisers from Dubai, Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, Honduras, Australia, and Saudi Arabia.

In fact I have a 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ75 Troopy from Australia Titled and registrered in California. I did nothing special to title and register it in California other than walk into the DMV and register and title it, honesty that was the luckiest day I had

I bought it from FL and it had a Florida Title and Registration, I went into DMV and they checked out the Cruiser put in the paperwork, and I was all set. I can tell you that I could have done that on another day and even though it has a Florida title they would tell me no way, I just got lucky that day and someone was lazy and let it go through, and at the state level the same thing must have happend. End result I have a perfectly legal Australian Troopy and since it has a California title I am 98% sure no other state would have a problem with it. And in case you are wondering it has all the original vin numbers from the firewall to the frame.

So people can quote rules or what they think they know all day long on Mud but at the end of the day, some how some way cruisers find a way to get titled and registered in the US. That being said my best advice would be to find what you are looking for here in the the US, pay the extra money they are asking for it and save yourself all the trouble and call it a day.

Cheers,

Michael

 

[tlcruiserman]

Yes,the 7* series are really at their best fully loaded on bad or non existant roads.
They are one of the few 4wds that you can go offroad with a full load and not bust the frame or suspension.
If you have paved road to your front gate,you dont really need one.

An interesting story for you. I went on a trip to Baja I took my troopy and my friend took his HJ60 high roof, and the roads are only two lane and have some swists and turns in them and I noticed that his 60 series was much better on the swists and turns then my troopy. Even though I feel my troopy (75 series) is very stable I certainly can see that a wider crusier for some applications is much better. On that same trip I had loaned my HDJ80 to another friend and the way that handled was superior to both of the other ones. So as cool as the troopy and 7x series are in general they are not the best for all applications.

I can see why in many counties they are not selling them do to safety. The only thing I can't understand is why it is an issue now and in the past is was not. I mean at what point to you say if you are that stupid and get killed driving to fast or wreckless, well you got what you deserved. Are we going to get to a point that technolgy controls us completely and we can be mindless drones or we we draw a line and hold people accountable. Ok sorry for the rant, JMO.

Cheers,

Michael

 

[roscoFJ73]

An interesting story for you. I went on a trip to Baja I took my troopy and my friend took his HJ60 high roof, and the roads are only two lane and have some swists and turns in them and I noticed that his 60 series was much better on the swists and turns then my troopy. Even though I feel my troopy (75 series) is very stable I certainly can see that a wider crusier for some applications is much better. On that same trip I had loaned my HDJ80 to another friend and the way that handled was superior to both of the other ones. So as cool as the troopy and 7x series are in general they are not the best for all applications.

I can see why in many counties they are not selling them do to safety. The only thing I can't understand is why it is an issue now and in the past is was not. I mean at what point to you say if you are that stupid and get killed driving to fast or wreckless, well you got what you deserved. Are we going to get to a point that technolgy controls us completely and we can be mindless drones or we we draw a line and hold people accountable. Ok sorry for the rant, JMO.

Cheers,

Michael

The 61 series I had for a short while seemed to handle better then the 7* series.

The famed 80 series handling let these people down,or more likely they were going too fast on a bad road
4WD rolls into croc-infested river - Northern Territory News

 

[Clint79]

Shhesssh before even reading the tittle or story when i first looked at the pick i though about crocs

 

[ThePookieBear]

Oh... tlccruiserman counsels us to be settle for what's in the states... then posts a pic of his sweet troopie... nice. (Not serious, just being horribly facetious.)

 

[tlcruiserman]

Oh... tlccruiserman counsels us to be settle for what's in the states... then posts a pic of his sweet troopie... nice. (Not serious, just being horribly facetious.)

What can I say I am a giver

Ok, the ironic thing was the troopy was in ebay and no one wanted to bid on it for fear there was a problem with it or something was wierd with the title etc.. I called the seller up (a great guy by the way) and he was really surprised no one wanted to bid on it, so I bought it and the rest is history. So the I feel fine sharing since anyone could have bought this troopy when it was for sale via ebay back in..uh...I think it was 07'

Cheers,

Michael