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Honestly, in 50 years of driving I’ve had 2 flats. One on the highway in a 64 F100, and one on a trail. I carry a spare. Always, sometimes two, depending on where we are going.

that’s all fine and we’ll, I’d suggest you tell all the folks that are still running their 40, 60, 70, 80, and 100 series Landcruisers, some of which are traveling the world in them as I write this. Nothing between the lines here. Cars are not living creatures, they don’t die. They wear out and...

Reading it wrong- there’s nothing between the lines. I have a triple locked 450/80 and have known these numbers for years. The 96 model was a test with right around 5,000 models imported. The remaining 10,000 were 97 models. I’d love to find out how many 450s there are now especially the very...

good numbers you have there, the LX 450 sold close to 15,000 units in North America for the years 96/97.

Yes, one must be committed to maintaining the 80s, it is a hobby, which I do enjoy. Here's the thing, Yes, I've dumped just about 7,000 into mine. At 351 it's time to rebuild the transfer case as a matter of preventative maintenance. At 325 the front axle was inspected and re-assembled. At...

My 1996 450 has 351,000 miles. I’ve done a lot of things myself and I’ve shopped it out both to specialty shops and my local guy. Overall maintenance and upkeep costs traveling about 12,000 miles a year equates to an average of less than $750 year over the past 9 years of ownership. There...

Interesting. I’ve been maintaining mine now for a decade, and as it is true that some parts are no longer available from Toyota, rebuilt parts and quality aftermarket parts have filled the void. Don’t sell yours unless you enjoy suffering from sellers remorse. LOL

Interesting, the 80 series has nearly identical suspension as the 70 series wagons. The only difference is coil springs in the rear. However, if a 70 series wagon or troopy were available here, you know what I’d have done decades ago. LOL !!

The Taco will break first. Otherwise, Kings, Capos, drug runners, militia groups, guerrilla rebels and NGOs would be using Tacos instead of Cruisers.

Wow! This is a really old thread, however I usually have a penny or two to throw around. I don’t go to expos. Too many people, too many vendors, and why should I pay big bucks to attend? I’ve been piecing together our set up for over 25 years and recently, two years ago, purchased a new tent &...

My brother in law has a Chevy Colorado. Two years ago he installed a set of Falkans along with suspension upgrade and complete alignment. Less than 20,000 miles later they were cupping. Alignment was checked and tires rotated. Last month they would not pass inspection. He switched to General...

I’d help, but can’t really tell we’re this bend is. Where the hitch attaches?

That’s a really good perspective which leads to a very intelligent question/conversation. I have an 80 series Landcruiser, I prefer a wagon over a pickup truck for all the obvious reasons for overland travel, let alone the degree of comfort, which, when covering sometimes 5-600 miles a day, for...

Engle sells a mount for that model, so I used that mount bolted to 1/2 wood plate with legs and angles bolted into existing holes that were used to fasten the original consol. I spent $12 on a cheap cup holder to take up the space between fridge & shifter box. It could look better running...

I was thinking long term- what will the peak be in 15-20 years? It’s a museum piece.

A friend of mine just sold his 96' LX450 for $36,500. pristine, meticulously maintained, and well used with 150k miles on it. This listing is all original. A collector will be very happy to get it., sit on it, and beef up his children's portfolio.

We have the Engle MD 14. It fits perfectly between the front seats, replacing the center console in our 80 series. 8 years old and still running strong and efficient. https://engelcoolers.com/collections/powered-fridge-freezers/products/md14-ems-ambulance-fridge

20k, ball parking the price on Hyundais, our daughter bought a loaded one for just under 24 a couple years ago. You’re obviously a Ford guy, so am I as I’ve owned a few F-100s, a few F-150s a 250 and two Rangers over the years. That batch you refer to could potentially be 25,000 vehicles...

Lemme see now, a Hyundai at under $20k with literally thousands of exact model replacements readily available, and over priced Chrysler products, that there are literally thousands of exact model replacements, then there’s the way overpriced Bronco, with tiny batches and zero model replacements...

On the new Broncos. I read a snippet a while ago about their engines seizing up. I didn’t pay too much attention to it as the new Bronco is more a curiosity than a viable alternate to what I drive. But really? The new engines are seizing up? What is Ford going to use as an alternative? Inquiring...