Simple is that its Brooklyn thing... you swap lil of this and that..wuallaaaa early Lexus SUV introduction in '94??? 
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EnDLeSS said:Simple is that its Brooklyn thing... you swap lil of this and that..wuallaaaa early Lexus SUV introduction in '94???
yea, and if it were in Chicago, it'd be voting for the dems too...
do not dream of buying that truck. my guess is it is a stolen lexus repapered with a written off 94 or two trucks welded together. Somebody on this board had a similar experience with a truck he called psycho. In this case you would be guessing as to which motor, drivetrain and body this truck has and no guarantees it actually has lockers if it has the 94 axles. that mileage is totally unreliable. The vin is totally unreliable too. since it does not have a 94 dash, you know that the fact it has a 94 vin plate only means someone put it there recently. No one went to that much trouble just to make it look like a lexus. installing a lexus dash into a 94 would be a nightmare. .
The story of this 1994 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER (JT3DJ81W9R0051871) according to our interpretation of the information reported to CARFAX:
This SUV has had at least 2 owners. The first title for this SUV was reported to CARFAX by an Illinois DMV in 1996.
It was severely damaged and issued a Salvage title by an Illinois DMV. It was later issued a Rebuilt title by an Illinois DMV, which allows for the vehicle to be repaired and returned to the road.
It has not been reported by a DMV as having an Exceeds Mechanical Limits or Not Actual Mileage title.
It has a consistent mileage history with no indication of an odometer rollback. It was driven an average of 5,471 miles per year, which is lower than the industry average of 15,000. The last odometer reading, reported on 10/17/2003, was 42,393 miles.
It was not reported by a DMV as a Manufacturer Buyback (LEMON).
Go to the Detailed Vehicle History for the complete history and a glossary of terms.
CARFAX searched more than 3 billion records from over 5,300 sources and found 14 record(s) for this 1994 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER (JT3DJ81W9R0051871).
Date:
Mileage Reading:
Source:
General Comments:
10/10/1993 NICB
Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original
dealer
01/19/1996 15,141 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Wheeling, IL
Title #T6019633005
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
04/12/1996 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Jersey City, NJ
Title issued or updated
04/29/1996 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Jersey City, NJ
Title issued or updated
05/13/1996 19,000 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Newark, NJ
Title issued or updated
05/22/1996 19,267 Inspection Co.
New Jersey
Vehicle Inspected
Anti-theft device present
at the time of inspection
11/20/2000 31,396 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Caldwell, NJ
Title #V320003250066
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
11/27/2001 Arkansas
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Little Rock, AR
Title #999401N0531
New owner reported
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
11/27/2001 Arkansas
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Little Rock, AR
Title #999401N0531
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
11/30/2001 Arkansas
Motor Vehicle Dept.
REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
12/28/2001 Massachusetts
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Worcester, MA
Title #AW832877
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
RECONSTRUCTED TITLE ISSUED
REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
10/17/2003 42,393 New York
Inspection Station
Passed safety inspection
Passed emissions inspection
12/01/2003 New York
Inspection Station
Passed safety inspection
Passed emissions inspection
01/10/2005 Dealer Inventory
Hollis, NY
Vehicle offered for sale
enough said?? 
This SUV has had at least 2 owners. The first title for this SUV was reported to CARFAX by an Illinois DMV in 1996.
It was severely damaged and issued a Salvage title by an Illinois DMV. It was later issued a Rebuilt title by an Illinois DMV, which allows for the vehicle to be repaired and returned to the road.
It has not been reported by a DMV as having an Exceeds Mechanical Limits or Not Actual Mileage title.
It has a consistent mileage history with no indication of an odometer rollback. It was driven an average of 5,471 miles per year, which is lower than the industry average of 15,000. The last odometer reading, reported on 10/17/2003, was 42,393 miles.
It was not reported by a DMV as a Manufacturer Buyback (LEMON).
Go to the Detailed Vehicle History for the complete history and a glossary of terms.
CARFAX searched more than 3 billion records from over 5,300 sources and found 14 record(s) for this 1994 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER (JT3DJ81W9R0051871).
Date:
Mileage Reading:
Source:
General Comments:
10/10/1993 NICB
Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original
dealer
01/19/1996 15,141 Illinois
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Wheeling, IL
Title #T6019633005
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
04/12/1996 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Jersey City, NJ
Title issued or updated
04/29/1996 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Jersey City, NJ
Title issued or updated
05/13/1996 19,000 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Newark, NJ
Title issued or updated
05/22/1996 19,267 Inspection Co.
New Jersey
Vehicle Inspected
Anti-theft device present
at the time of inspection
11/20/2000 31,396 New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Caldwell, NJ
Title #V320003250066
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
11/27/2001 Arkansas
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Little Rock, AR
Title #999401N0531
New owner reported
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
11/27/2001 Arkansas
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Little Rock, AR
Title #999401N0531
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
11/30/2001 Arkansas
Motor Vehicle Dept.
REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
12/28/2001 Massachusetts
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Worcester, MA
Title #AW832877
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
RECONSTRUCTED TITLE ISSUED
REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
10/17/2003 42,393 New York
Inspection Station
Passed safety inspection
Passed emissions inspection
12/01/2003 New York
Inspection Station
Passed safety inspection
Passed emissions inspection
01/10/2005 Dealer Inventory
Hollis, NY
Vehicle offered for sale
enough said??
Show the dealer that report, offer 3k, and make a trail buggy!!
2 Arkansas salvage titles?!!!? Run for your life. This was probably done a few years ago when these trucks cost more.
Here is the old post I mentioned about a similar experience by another guy on this board with an Alabama titled vehicle who does not seem to post much anymore.
<<<<
preface
I've never had a 4wd or truck of any kind. In fact, I'm just coming out of a BMW in search of a larger, more family friendly vehicle. I have friends in TLC's who love them [all mall cruisers who just like them for reliability and don't wheel their junk].
actual story
I started shopping cruisers and test drove some, started hanging out on chat boards, etc and decided it was definitely what I wanted to get. Long story short, I found a '96 this Christmas in Atlanta for $14,500 with only 110k miles.
'Why so cheap? I asked' well, the PO told me that it had a salvage title becuase it had been in a wreck. I ran the VIN and this was indeed the case. The wreck was before he had owned it and for 3 years he hadn't had any trouble. He said everything worked and hadn't given him any trouble [but he was a mall cruiser too and to boot, it was his wife's car] Consequently they'd never locked hubs or wheeled.. hell, probably never even driven on the grass.
I noticed right away that it had been repainted [black from red undercoat]. I asked about it and we both decided it was because of the "accident" in it's past life. So, for the price, and the non-noticeable issues, I bought it and drove my new precious pet back home to SC.
The minute I pulled in the driveway, the check engine light came on.
Bad O2 sensors.
But wait... I took it to the mechanic after tons of troubleshooting with the help of this forum, and they're not bad. I called the PO and sure enough, he had them replaced 2 weeks prior. [the beginning of some little things this HONEST PO hadn't told me] I've chased that issue since New Year's Day and still don't know what's wrong. My next best guess is a possible ground fault from paint job? [still looking].
My security system is also kind of buggy... beeps only when it feels led by the spirit. I replaced the piezo.. no solution.. only a new voice for the spirit-led chirper.
So I got fed up and decided to really find out what the history of the bruiser was. I thought I'd start by re-running the VIN with another VIN service. As I was looking I saw the VIN on the windows didn't match the VIN on the dash. In fact, from all 4 windows I got 2 VIN's alone. Then finally, the piece de resistance, there's a THIRD VIN located on the drivers door post that is not an automaker's VIN at all, but a State of Alabama identification number.
I dug out my spying glass, hat, and pipe for what was going to be SERIOUS investigative work.
The dash VIN was from a car last registered in Alabama. The windows VINS were from North Carolina. I started by calling the Alabama DMV and asked why there was a strange Ala ID on my car. She said it usually meant that cars with salvage titles usually had more than one VIN associated in rebuilding so a new ID had to be created.
--NOT GOOD!--
I called and paid for title searches in both Alabama and NC on the VINs. I found out who the previous owner was for the Alabama VIN was. I found out who had insured the vehicle, but strangely missing was the damage report for the "accident". And another thing... the Title search said the car was GREEN, not RED....! I dig FURTHER.....
I called the insurance company and asked for the adjusters group and ultimately ended up talking to Tammy Sue in the auction group. She forwarded to me the accident report placed by the adjuster.
The year: 1997.
1996 Toyota Land Cruiser... color: Green.
The car was on a 3 year lease and one year into it was in an accident where it ROLLED down an embankment! About $35,000 in damages according to the adjuster's report... so they totalled it and sold it to some guy in Alabama.
He's an enterprising guy trying to make a buck, so he sees all that's wrong with the carriage of the car from the roll, but strangely nothing's wrong with the engine, undercarriage. What does he do? He pulls the two apart... entirely... and finds a 1993 RED TLC and bolts it to the frame. He then cleverly re-uses the 1996 dash VIN plate to make sure all VIN's run as a 1996 bruiser.
POOF, INSTANT 1996 FZJ80 with low mileage!!!
To make a long story end... I'm still chasing the few things that nobody found during this recovery/reconstruction process like the possible faulty wiring harness... the rear lockers not working for some random reason, poorly seated windshield [leaks a little], etc. But in the process of all this chasing, I've had the entire bruiser apart at one point or another on the floor of my garage and I know it's heart and soul.... or I will shortly.
Here's the point.. I know it's faults... I hope I know all the skeletons in the closet... I've become the zen master of my Green/Red/Black 1996/1993 bruiser with the schizophrenic disorder, and now I feel like I know exaclty what's ahead of us. In fact, now I'll probably have more fun wheeling it because I know it's not perfect to begin with. Appropriately, the name of my bruiser stems from all this research, and Psycho and I are ready to hit the trail!
>>>
Here is the old post I mentioned about a similar experience by another guy on this board with an Alabama titled vehicle who does not seem to post much anymore.
<<<<
preface
I've never had a 4wd or truck of any kind. In fact, I'm just coming out of a BMW in search of a larger, more family friendly vehicle. I have friends in TLC's who love them [all mall cruisers who just like them for reliability and don't wheel their junk].
actual story
I started shopping cruisers and test drove some, started hanging out on chat boards, etc and decided it was definitely what I wanted to get. Long story short, I found a '96 this Christmas in Atlanta for $14,500 with only 110k miles.
'Why so cheap? I asked' well, the PO told me that it had a salvage title becuase it had been in a wreck. I ran the VIN and this was indeed the case. The wreck was before he had owned it and for 3 years he hadn't had any trouble. He said everything worked and hadn't given him any trouble [but he was a mall cruiser too and to boot, it was his wife's car] Consequently they'd never locked hubs or wheeled.. hell, probably never even driven on the grass.
I noticed right away that it had been repainted [black from red undercoat]. I asked about it and we both decided it was because of the "accident" in it's past life. So, for the price, and the non-noticeable issues, I bought it and drove my new precious pet back home to SC.
The minute I pulled in the driveway, the check engine light came on.
Bad O2 sensors.
But wait... I took it to the mechanic after tons of troubleshooting with the help of this forum, and they're not bad. I called the PO and sure enough, he had them replaced 2 weeks prior. [the beginning of some little things this HONEST PO hadn't told me] I've chased that issue since New Year's Day and still don't know what's wrong. My next best guess is a possible ground fault from paint job? [still looking].
My security system is also kind of buggy... beeps only when it feels led by the spirit. I replaced the piezo.. no solution.. only a new voice for the spirit-led chirper.
So I got fed up and decided to really find out what the history of the bruiser was. I thought I'd start by re-running the VIN with another VIN service. As I was looking I saw the VIN on the windows didn't match the VIN on the dash. In fact, from all 4 windows I got 2 VIN's alone. Then finally, the piece de resistance, there's a THIRD VIN located on the drivers door post that is not an automaker's VIN at all, but a State of Alabama identification number.
I dug out my spying glass, hat, and pipe for what was going to be SERIOUS investigative work.
The dash VIN was from a car last registered in Alabama. The windows VINS were from North Carolina. I started by calling the Alabama DMV and asked why there was a strange Ala ID on my car. She said it usually meant that cars with salvage titles usually had more than one VIN associated in rebuilding so a new ID had to be created.
--NOT GOOD!--
I called and paid for title searches in both Alabama and NC on the VINs. I found out who the previous owner was for the Alabama VIN was. I found out who had insured the vehicle, but strangely missing was the damage report for the "accident". And another thing... the Title search said the car was GREEN, not RED....! I dig FURTHER.....
I called the insurance company and asked for the adjusters group and ultimately ended up talking to Tammy Sue in the auction group. She forwarded to me the accident report placed by the adjuster.
The year: 1997.
1996 Toyota Land Cruiser... color: Green.
The car was on a 3 year lease and one year into it was in an accident where it ROLLED down an embankment! About $35,000 in damages according to the adjuster's report... so they totalled it and sold it to some guy in Alabama.
He's an enterprising guy trying to make a buck, so he sees all that's wrong with the carriage of the car from the roll, but strangely nothing's wrong with the engine, undercarriage. What does he do? He pulls the two apart... entirely... and finds a 1993 RED TLC and bolts it to the frame. He then cleverly re-uses the 1996 dash VIN plate to make sure all VIN's run as a 1996 bruiser.
POOF, INSTANT 1996 FZJ80 with low mileage!!!
To make a long story end... I'm still chasing the few things that nobody found during this recovery/reconstruction process like the possible faulty wiring harness... the rear lockers not working for some random reason, poorly seated windshield [leaks a little], etc. But in the process of all this chasing, I've had the entire bruiser apart at one point or another on the floor of my garage and I know it's heart and soul.... or I will shortly.
Here's the point.. I know it's faults... I hope I know all the skeletons in the closet... I've become the zen master of my Green/Red/Black 1996/1993 bruiser with the schizophrenic disorder, and now I feel like I know exaclty what's ahead of us. In fact, now I'll probably have more fun wheeling it because I know it's not perfect to begin with. Appropriately, the name of my bruiser stems from all this research, and Psycho and I are ready to hit the trail!
>>>
R
robbie
Guest
Some thing to remember is that salvage truck can depending on the insurance company not be insured for full value (full coverage), Salvage trucks should command less in valve than a truck with out a salvage title (far less in my opinion). Just some thing to be aware of. later robbie
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Hi,
Beware!
I used to live in Brooklyn and I almost purchase a 1996 Lancrsuiser from these crooks at Sunrise Auto. They are a bunch of dishonest car dealers that I would be very weary to buy from. They lied about the vechile histories and promised you that they will replaced a 3rd row seat that was missing, so after leaing my deposit and paying for the inspection and when it came time for me to pickup the car, I was told that they would not be able to get me the 3rd seat. So when I demanded my deposit and inspection fee bacl, it was total nightmare after hours of arguments.
Just an experince I would not wish upon anyone.
Beware!
I used to live in Brooklyn and I almost purchase a 1996 Lancrsuiser from these crooks at Sunrise Auto. They are a bunch of dishonest car dealers that I would be very weary to buy from. They lied about the vechile histories and promised you that they will replaced a 3rd row seat that was missing, so after leaing my deposit and paying for the inspection and when it came time for me to pickup the car, I was told that they would not be able to get me the 3rd seat. So when I demanded my deposit and inspection fee bacl, it was total nightmare after hours of arguments.
Just an experince I would not wish upon anyone.