Who are we?(what's the demographic of this group?)

[clarkrw3]

30, married for 6 years, have one child on the way and two lab children(dogs)

Dentist as is my wife

BA from University of Colorado
DDS from Loma Linda University

Currently have a 330ci BMW and the wife has a 323i BMW. We are searching very hard right now for a 97 80series to fix up as a child/dog/wheeling rig.
I grew up in AZ and went to college in Colorado and then moved to SoCal for dental school and recently moved back to good old AZ. My father has a 97 locked CE with the usual Slee/OME/ARB parts which I have installed over the past couple of years. I previously had a 77 FJ40 for 5 years about 3 years ago which i had to sell during school due to not having the time needed to keep it in shape...still miss that musterd beast!


So Hello Everyone

Rob Clark

 

[RoscoeJFish]

36
Professional Computer Nerd / Amateur Literatus

Vital Stats:

- Upper Peninsula of Michigan refugee living in Portland, OR who is missing the Great Lakes (and on occasion the snow).

- Married 8 years to a Geological Engineer

- We're both Michigan Tech alumni

- Two boys - 2 months, 3.5 years

- Two dogs - malamute and border collie

Hobbies include good intentions to do the following: trout fish, garden, landscape, perform home improvements, go to the theater. Sadly, there are other items.

I just discovered and joined this forum today and i hope to learn a lot.

I got my 96 LC as a hand-me-down from my wife when she bought her Volvo XC70. She's the one who talked me into buying the Land Cruiser a few years back. To her, it was a cool SUV; to me, it's become a reliable machine that I can care for myself. I've never owned such a solid vehicle. The first time I crawled under it and saw the steering knuckles (and gasped, "What the..."), I knew this was a vehicle for me!

- RJ Fish

 

[Capt. Jim]

50, Married 18 years, 2 daughters
General Contractor/Construction Consultant
NW Indiana first 17 years, Balance in S. Florida, with numerous weeks in Caribbean
University of Miami Bachelor of Architecture, 1976
Owned a cruiser since early 1980's. Got my 80 to replace my wife's Tahoe.
Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, crusiers, building my own stuff, guns, archery, amateur radio (KD4CNK)
Too much fun, too little time...........

 

[speyrod]

Andre,

General Manager for Oregon and Washington for a West Coast Voice and Data company (phone co). I'm 42 , married 15 years, two kids one of each.

Best thing about the 80 it will never let me down even in an accident. Worsts things, MPG and lighting including the lack of under hood light. I know it won't break down to use it, I just need one.

My other ride is a 71' 280sl with 61K miles.

Flatwoods, I need your design skills you are just too far away

 

[Urrrk]

42, married with one kid (boy), I live in Bellevue, Washington and work as a Software Engineer.

I like the 80 because I'm an SUV kinda guy, and the 80 series Land Cruiser is the ideal SUV, both from a Platonic "form" perspective and an Aristotelian "function" perspective.

And I really like well made machinery.

-Erik

 

[Beowulf]

... and the 80 series Land Cruiser is the ideal SUV, both from a Platonic "form" perspective and an Aristotelian "function" perspective.

You mind if I steal this for my sig line? If you say it's OK, then please 'splain it to me and use small words if possible.

-B-

 

[T Y L E R]

You mind if I steal this for my sig line? If you say it's OK, then please 'splain it to me and use small words if possible.

-B-

Sounds like an admittance of liking water sports ... with his 80


TY

 

[OGBeno]

42, married with one kid (boy), I live in Bellevue, Washington and work as a Software Engineer.

I like the 80 because I'm an SUV kinda guy, and the 80 series Land Cruiser is the ideal SUV, both from a Platonic "form" perspective and an Aristotelian "function" perspective.

And I really like well made machinery.

-Erik

Philosophy major in college?

Depending on your rational reinterpretation of both Plato and Aristotle, one could argue that Plato's idealism in positing 'forms' of things in the world was merely a way to get around the fact that Plato was indeed quite unsure about the 'nature' of things after the sentencing of Socrates.

Aristotle on the other hand having learned and studied Plato from very close, realized that Plato's idealism was founded upon 'beliefs' (loosely taken). Aristotle then proceeded to break Plato's theories apart by developing the 'mean' in all things doing with 'man' per se. Of course, Book 13 of the Metaphysics could be a place where Aristotle himself admits his own fallibility by arguing for the 'unmoved mover'--a preposterous idea indeed!!!



Nice Erik.
-onur
Akron, OH

 

[Urrrk]

Sounds like an admittance of liking water sports ... with his 80


TY

PLATONIC form, Tyler, not COLONIC form.

-Erik

 

[OGBeno]

PLATONIC form, Tyler, not COLONIC form.

-Erik

Now that's funny...
-o-

 

[Urrrk]

Philosophy major in college?



Nice Erik.
-onur
Akron, OH

Physics, actually, though I went to a Liberal Arts college and thus got an ample helping of Greek Philosophy--lo these 20 years ago. It only came up because I'm reading a history of Christianity book, so the Plato/Aristole thing is fresh in my mind.



-Erik

 

[mussy]

42, married, 2 kids

Director of a Global Mobility company

Got the 80 after taking a Land Rover to Africa, sold immediately on return. Got the first 80 for the next trip to Guinea Bissau.
Fell in love....

 

[ewillis]

Interesting thread...I'll play

38, Married for 17 years with two kids under 6 (can't wait till my youngest is off bottles and out of diapers!)

School Psychologist working in the Inland Empire area.

Born and raised in Southern California and I will be here till the day I die. I like to fish, travel, camp, play fantasy football and poker. Over the past 10 years or so, I've been really into the craft beer scene and So.Cal has some great breweries that offer some of the most amazing beers in the world (my expensive hobby).

I've always loved the mystique of the Land Cruiser and never thought I'd ever own one because they're friggin expensive and there's no way I'm shelling out 80K for a new one! The 80 series offers the best possible platform for reliability, capability, and creature comfort.

 

[Bella1992]

38 years old financial planner for Edward Jones.

I Bought my first 80 which was a 3FE model, 1991. It was the wife's DD. It was too slow for her, so we sold it.

I really missed having an 80 series and look for a couple of years. Finally found my 1996 LX 450 locked. I will be installing my rock sliders soon. I'm also going to go with AOE front bumper, however I do not have it yet.

 

[danakittilsen]

33, single.
International development and Spanish degree. Currently working in the oil patch after nonprofit work couldn't pay my student loans. Hopefully get back to working in Renewable Energy after the loans are paid, and another cruiser or two ate bought
Always wanted a Toyota diesel. Now that I have one, it's my DD being built for UVO and expedition. I'll only import older Toyota diesels from now on.

 

[Booger weldz]

42/divorced w 2 kids. Journeyman iron worker, AWS cert(x13) welder. Unused/expired nursing license(RN associates degree in science) and hemodialysis state cert.

Former Atlantic submarine fleet NAVAL nuclear power program machinist mate/engineering laboratory tech.(90-94)

Raised in San Diego til high school, then moved to the valley where I traded my skateboard in for a VWthing.

Toyota rock crawling hack from the beater 22re days turned adult with more refined vehicle the torch is still lit and sparks always fly in the driveway. Nothing changed except the creature comforts of the vehicle(and it's girth)!


My next indeavor is a mid 60s stout with a 1uz and fj60 axles. But there's plenty of irons in the current fire.

 

[brian]

40, married 19 years. first/only child due in a few weeks. pipe fitter, welder with crts, millwright.
from lebanon county, always lived here, always want to call "here" home. have worked all over the country.

 

[Douglas S]

24, single
BBA with a Major in Accounting, currently working on getting my CPA while working for an accounting firm

I drive an 80 because I got tired of my Jeep and wanted something diesel powered.

 

[devildogcruiser25]

26
USMC vet going to school full time.
Texas until I finish, then back to the southwest. Probably Utah.
I drive an 80 because a 40 wasn't practical and the 60 I wanted sold before I had the funds. Very glad I ended up with the 80.

 

[Milkm4n]

26
Married for 7 months no kids, I work at a steel fabrication shop as a supervisor. My ongoing project is making multi aircraft service cranes for the Navy Army and Air Force. I drive the 80 because my dad bought one new in 91 and I've always wanted my own. My username is due to my previous employment as a milkman and I call Downey CA my home.