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Not tons...very few HZJ77's in Canada. The interior in the later trucks is not the same as the older ones (yes, the older interior can be completely replaced by the new one...but that's not the same) and clean HZJ77's go for quite a bit more than $18k (I suppose this depends on your personal...

2LTE powered Prado's have more head issues than Surfs just due to the extra weight in the platform. Adding additional weight on top of that is asking for trouble.

No. The per unit cost of adding lockers to an individual vehicle is much much higher than traction control. A traction control program needs to be developed and updated, yes, but the cost can be spread out over thousands of units and the cost to add the system to individual vehicles is immaterial.

No, his comparison is good. A Defender compares perfectly with a 7x Series Land Cruiser (VDJ76 vs 110, VDJ78 vs 130, etc.).

I'd go with the locker, just as OEM's choose to do on the more rugged 4x4 models (Rubicon, 7x Series Cruisers, Y61 Patrols, etc.). Traction control systems are better for people who don't understand how their driveline works (the majority of 4x4 owners fit into this category) so it's a better...

They've been trying to sell that thing for years.

They're cheap because they've been beaten their entire lives and they are optioned in a manner that makes them undesirable for everyday use.

A Webasto air top seems like a good solution.

Those aren't Canadian military...they're British, off the base in Suffield. Canada currently uses a mix of GM trucks and G-Wagens.

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No, it isn't. That's the exception with the Rover V8, which is exactly why it's worthy of mention. The Rover V8 can be built to be reliable, but it doesn't come that way.

I have, they were fine. I also don't consider a four hour job I did in my driveway to be major engine work.

I would be pretty disappointed in my truck if it needed major engine work at anything less than 200k miles. Had to do a full rebuild on my Dad's 95 RRC @ 85k miles. Cracked block, holes in pistons, not an abused truck either.

The rust factor is typically the reason people import from Japan. The trucks are really really clean...almost new clean. We didn't get diesel 80's from new here, but we can import when a vehicle is 15yrs old. Many of the imported 70's and 80's that are here will be eligible to be brought into...

For reference, my HDJ81 with 115,000km (that's 70k miles) was $10,000...

It looks beat based on the information available. Bent up bumperettes and damage to the hatch. All the clean 80's you posted are $15k at a minimum to get home, many are $15k+ just to buy. No deals there.

That looks pretty beat and it has 300,000km's on it.... Based on everything I've read trucks generally get used hard in SA and are maintained only when absolutely necessary.

Mark re-built the stock 5.0 in my dad's RRC. Had some not so insignificant issues...had to be sent back to be fixed, but all seems to be good now. I certainly agree with the assessment that nobody in North America is more familiar with the Rover V8 than Mark is.

For some reason I though he said the Japanese military was there. Disregard.

Some of the Japanese "Humvees" could also be Megacruisers.