Blackwater
Im getting old! :(
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My LC obsession started in the fall of 2011. I have owned multiple Toyotas, 4runners, new Tacoma's, and as of recent a 2007 FJC. With my wife and I expecting it was (as seems to be a common trend) time to upgrade to a full sized family Toyota..
FJ prior to buying the LC:
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I searched high and low and struck out multiple times on my LC search. I took out a few auto loans only to turn back in my check on strike out rigs. My old man and myself even made a trip from Fayetteville, AR to Lincoln, Nebraska and back in a single day on a failed attempt to pick up the right 100 Series. It was getting to be a chore real quick..
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Finally my best friend who had recently moved out to Denver called me up on a lead for a nice 2003 Hundred series for sale in his neighborhood of Englewood. After multiple phone calls, carfax and Autocheck reports I had my plane ticket and a fat check in hand. I was all in on this attempt.
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The next day after a full inspection and a trip to Groove Toyota I was the new owner of a 110K mile 2003 Galactic Gray Mica Hundred series!
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Later that same day the factory running boards were removed and we were off for a outing to red rocks, Mt Evans and a few local trails..
The next morning I stumbled into a local Offroad shop that just so happened to have a new set of sliders for my LC100... Coincidence I suppose... (First of many expensive stops here)
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My good buddy and I explored and enjoyed the good life in the mountains for a few days waiting on my old man to fly out to DEN to start a little father/son fun..
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My Old man flew in and we were off. Moab Utah bound by way of Independence pass.
We had to watch ourselves in Moab a little bit with a darn near bone stock rig on half worn out road tires but we were making the best of it as long as we were west of the Rockies. :sombrero:
Stay tuned...
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