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This Land Cruiser was my wife's daily driver for over 5 years, until we purchased her dream car – a Ford Flex. On my end, I have 2 other daily drivers and 3 vehicles I'm restoring. And my brother just gave me his car while he hikes the Appalachian Trail. Bottom Line? I can't drive my 2003 Land Cruiser enough to justify keeping it, and would like to use the sale proceeds to build out my ‘93 Land Cruiser to a higher standard. I have clear title in hand, and am asking $15,000 for the vehicle and 10 new tires with OEM wheels. Reasonable offers entertained, and I will assist with shipping if needed
This truck is a super-solid daily driver, or a great staring point for an expedition/overlanding build – Sonora Gold Pearl, with tan leather interior – it will blend in easily from the Middle East to Arizona to South America.
The 100 Series Land Cruiser was selected by Expedition Portal as the top used overlanding vehicle: Top 10 Used Overland Vehicles. And as most of you know, the 2003 Land Cruiser was much improved over the 2002 model year, including a 5-speed automatic transmission and several other upgrades.
- I'm the 2nd owner – I purchased at a Toyota dealership in October 2010 with 78.5K miles. It's been my wife's stock daily driver, and has not been used for off-roading. In the pix you'll see a camping trip we took using logging roads up in Maine – the LC was flawless.
- All receipts from me and the first owner are included in the sale.
- Toyota Gold Comprehensive warranty was in effect from my purchase in 2010 until Oct 2015. So all needs were taken care of with OEM parts at the dealership.
- Low mileage (less than 10K miles per year), NEVER smoked in, no accidents, no pets.
- I think it has all options available for a 2003 – Navigation, Rear seat DVD with 2 sets of headphones, side airbags, remote CD changer, 18 inch wheels, roof rack, tow hitch. 3rd row seats included and are in as-new condition. 2 sets of OEM floor mats included – carpets for summer and rubberized for winter.
Fluids (oil, front and rear differentials, transfer case) converted to synthetic 5 years ago.
- I have the complete maintenance history from day 1 of the original owner. All maintenance, service, and wear items done early or on time. My receipts are a mixture of dealership and self-maintenance (I've been doing the fluids, dealership does the heavier lifting).
- All three OEM keys (including 2 with the remote fob) work fine.
- Leather interior gets treated at least once a year – in great shape - no rips, no split seams, no major wear of any kind.
- Consistent oil changes every 4-6 thousand miles with Mobil 1.
- New within the last 3 years: 10 new tires, front and rear brake pads and rotors, front A/C lines, passenger side exhaust manifold, spark plugs, a front brake caliper, new aftermarket front headlight bulbs, 4 uprated Bilstein shock absorbers, and new Toyota battery just a month ago.
- Timing belt and water pump were replaced by previous owner at 65,000 miles - see pix for proof - so at least 50,000 more miles before it's needed again.
- I have $2,500 dollars in recent tire and wheel receipts:
o 5 BFG All Terrain, LT275/70/R18. E Rated - HEAVY duty, my wife hated them, so I replaced with 5 16 inch Chrome OEM wheels and Michelin LTX M/S2 265/75/R16 tires. Exceptional highway ride and a great combo with the Bilstein shocks. Both sets of tires have less than 4,000 miles on them.
- Extras: I removed the stock running boards, front skid plate, and the OEM big plastic useless shield up front as well. All are included in the sale if you want them.
What needs to be done?
- I did the lube/oil/filter with Mobil 1 synthetic 2 months ago. It's probably time for a brake fluid flush and tranny fluid flush. (Although I think the dealership may have done the brake fluid when they did the front brakes).
- One of the front speakers sounds blown and should be replaced. And like most Land Cruisers, the power antenna goes up all the way, but does not fully retract.
- Driver's side 3rd row seatbelt, and a corner piece of the factory luggage rack needs to be replaced – see pix.
- Like any 13 year old used LC, there are a few nicks and scrapes in the paint, and I plasti-dipped the 18 inch wheels and bumper for an expedition-style look. If you don't like it, it peels off. Also, there is a small dent on the lower front fender, where I managed to bump the vehicle with my snow blower during the apocalypse winter of 2015 – D'oh! See pix.
- Front bumper skin has a split on the front passenger corner. Swapping in a new bumper skin is cheap and easy – I never bothered, hoping to pick up a used ARB or Slee front bumper instead.
- Undercarriage rust: The underside is in great shape for a New England Land Cruiser (I have a 3 car garage). Some of the suspension components have light surface rust, and the fuel tank shield has heavy rust. I didn't replace it, as I was thinking of doing an expedition build with aftermarket skid protection underneath. I was going to scrape and paint everything with SEM Rust Shield like I did for my '93 LC, or go with a complete aftermarket suspension upgrade if I found a steel front bumper.
- Body Rust: also in great shape for a New England truck - with 1 strange exception: Behind the passenger side rear tire, water got in behind fender well and caused corrosion (see pix). Not visible from the outside, and no other corrosion like this is present anywhere else on the vehicle. Not sure how it happened but should be easy to address.
Pictures are a mixture from the last 5+ years…Current state is no running boards, 16 inch chrome wheels and Michelin LTX highway tires.
Best way to contact me is via phone (603 913 4422) – weekdays, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, weekends any time. Texts to this number are fine as well.
Thanks for reading! Greg
