Location: Liberia, Costa Rica
Good opportunity for the right person. No known problems, everything works as it should. I would have no problem, after a fluid and filter change and a brake adjustment, heading north to Canada(NO HEATER) or south to Patagonia. Heading south, this is a perfect expedition vehicle. With it's Costa Rican plates, it reads as local rather than gringo. First owner was a judge who purchased it new. He only used it on the weekends. I have original paper work. Second owner was a surfer named Lance who owned it for 11 days and never even put it in his name. I purchased it in July of 2005 with 93,000 kilometers and it now has 155,554 kilometers(96,000 miles).
"Lance-alot" was a garage queen when I got her. I have used it over the past 15 years to get materials at the the building supply yard and groceries and trips to the beach. Mostly pavement roads and less than .01% in four wheel. Every item is there including the original jack and maybe even the tools. I'll look. I have a bag of extra parts. I have a maintenance log book, parts and service receipts, all tax payment records and official reports of the required yearly government mechanical and clean air exams (RTV). Always passed except once when my license plate was too faded and needed to be replaced.I have the original owners manual, in Spanish. All of those items and current condition of the car is my only proof of odometer reading.
There is a dent in the hood; the result of inadequate application of the parking brake and Lance rolled into a tree. The hood works without problem so no body work performed. It is the B motor, 3.0 with a four speed transmission. Please note that this is a diesel. This car shows no visible smoke, has no leaks and does not use any oil between changes. The transmission works like new. Most all front end parts and wheel bearings repalced, same for brake cylinders and all frame bushings. Bilsteins for the shocks and Hella headlamps. I treated this BJ like I wanted it to last at least another 40 years.
This model has the rear opening windows and all glass and seals are in good shape. There is very minor rust. Beside each of the front seats on the floor, there is a rust hole about one inch in diameter. This is an easy fix with a bit of fiberglass and resin. The paint is original, color code 06, mustard yellow. The headliner is still tight but needs a cleaning. There is no body putty, and no body work, and, no way, this is not a rust bucket. Rare, I think, for this vintage.
I am in Coco, here is CR untill mid February. If you are seriously interesting write me by email at davidmenely48@gmail.com or you can try a call at country code 506 followed by 8770-8188.
The reason I am selling is that I am selling up my stake in Costa Rica and I do not need this car in the US. If you want to see a few pictures go to my Flickr account davidm48 and locate the album Toyota. It used to be filled but in the past year I had to move many of these photos out .
Good opportunity for the right person. No known problems, everything works as it should. I would have no problem, after a fluid and filter change and a brake adjustment, heading north to Canada(NO HEATER) or south to Patagonia. Heading south, this is a perfect expedition vehicle. With it's Costa Rican plates, it reads as local rather than gringo. First owner was a judge who purchased it new. He only used it on the weekends. I have original paper work. Second owner was a surfer named Lance who owned it for 11 days and never even put it in his name. I purchased it in July of 2005 with 93,000 kilometers and it now has 155,554 kilometers(96,000 miles).
"Lance-alot" was a garage queen when I got her. I have used it over the past 15 years to get materials at the the building supply yard and groceries and trips to the beach. Mostly pavement roads and less than .01% in four wheel. Every item is there including the original jack and maybe even the tools. I'll look. I have a bag of extra parts. I have a maintenance log book, parts and service receipts, all tax payment records and official reports of the required yearly government mechanical and clean air exams (RTV). Always passed except once when my license plate was too faded and needed to be replaced.I have the original owners manual, in Spanish. All of those items and current condition of the car is my only proof of odometer reading.
There is a dent in the hood; the result of inadequate application of the parking brake and Lance rolled into a tree. The hood works without problem so no body work performed. It is the B motor, 3.0 with a four speed transmission. Please note that this is a diesel. This car shows no visible smoke, has no leaks and does not use any oil between changes. The transmission works like new. Most all front end parts and wheel bearings repalced, same for brake cylinders and all frame bushings. Bilsteins for the shocks and Hella headlamps. I treated this BJ like I wanted it to last at least another 40 years.
This model has the rear opening windows and all glass and seals are in good shape. There is very minor rust. Beside each of the front seats on the floor, there is a rust hole about one inch in diameter. This is an easy fix with a bit of fiberglass and resin. The paint is original, color code 06, mustard yellow. The headliner is still tight but needs a cleaning. There is no body putty, and no body work, and, no way, this is not a rust bucket. Rare, I think, for this vintage.
I am in Coco, here is CR untill mid February. If you are seriously interesting write me by email at davidmenely48@gmail.com or you can try a call at country code 506 followed by 8770-8188.
The reason I am selling is that I am selling up my stake in Costa Rica and I do not need this car in the US. If you want to see a few pictures go to my Flickr account davidm48 and locate the album Toyota. It used to be filled but in the past year I had to move many of these photos out .
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