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Cool, everything you mentioned has been done. Front end rebuild at 199 and 314. I’m thinking about a temp sensor for the trans, but I do remove & replace a gallon of trans fluid annually, or every other oil change. Go further, I’m thinking a lot further. I’m thinking Farmall, a lot of those...

I’ve asked this question before, about 100,000 miles ago and I always get the same answer. My well maintained 80 series now has 355,000 miles. The head was off at 292,000 for leaky valve stem seals. I’m often told, don’t worry, this engine will last forever. I’ve read about well documented...

This is really cool; someone with an honest report about the very limited capabilities of a full size vehicle being used in the back country. After owning TJs and a TJR at 60” wide, I now have a mid size wagon at 63” wide and will never go any larger. What cracks me up is that the new wranglers...

I see this comment a lot about manual transmissions and in particular the clutch. Been driving stick shifts for over 50 years, lots of off road trail running & rock crawling, pick up trucks, euro sedans, medium size trucks, big trucks and medium sized farm tractors. I don’t ever recall burning...

I had an 04 TJ Rubicon. My wife and I loved that machine, it took us to places that 99.99999 % of the population will never go. In my opinion the TJ Rubicons were the very best Jeeps ever produced. Rough riding, noisy, crappy stereos, you name it. It had lots of flaws, compared to cushy...

Interesting topic. My 93 year old father-in-law rides one and is having a ball. It’s a whole lot better for him than riding around his neighborhood in a golf cart. I’m curious how the national park/monument system is going to classify them. We were recently in a new NM and there are groomed...

That is a huge trailer compared to what I’m pulling and probably wouldn’t make it through a lot of the very remote places that we get in to. I prefer a trailer that has higher clearance and the same track as a tow vehicle. The vid makes my reasoning clearer, however, to each their own. Have...

Great choice. I’ve been using pintle hooks for every trailer I have ever owned including my expo trailer that scales out at 1400lbs loaded. With only 150lbs of tongue weight I do not experience the banging around that some describe as bothersome. It tracks nicely and with the brakes set up...

My tractor supply 4x8, heavily modified, has the exact track width as our 80 series. I’ve no trouble backing it up anywhere. I’ve always set my mirrors so that if I can see the trailer, I know I’m in trouble cause it’s coming around. I can, however, see the outmost edge of the tires. JMO, but...

Impressive. We have been in the Needles countless times in the past 12 years, camped at Peekaboo, Devils Kitchen and Horsehoof, in our 80 series Landcruiser and a small expo trailer with RTT. I’ve often wondered if a 350 such as yours could get in and out of there. Now I know and a 350 may be...

Good you got to sit in one. One thing I’ll mention; after spending a career averaging 140,000 miles a year, I found the seats that were solid were actually much more comfortable than soft cushy seats over the course of a 10 hour drive 5-6 days a week. Week after week, year after year...

???? it’s tough sometimes to relate senses of humor. Thanks!

Well ya, duh. My point to him was, I and dare I say, most people, do not consider relating an observation to others as complaining. I saw no text on this subject as a complaint. At worst, tongue in cheek humor directed at the posers with boatloads of money. Look at it this way. It is 20...

Calm down. There is a huge difference between making an observation and complaining. One can’t help but observe that they haven’t seen another vehicle for days on end and wonder aloud, gee, where are any of those 41,000 people. That’s an observation, as I’m pleased they are not there. I...

Interesting topic. Yes, we do have a few creature comforts packed in and bolted upon our 80 series and we do drag a small 1500lb GVWR trailer. All told we tip the scales at just under 7,000 lbs. However, we don’t have all that much money dumped into it. As an example, the 80 cost peanuts 9...

Once again everything is relative. Cool how you refer to your 05 as being old. I have a daily driver that is a 90 and my LC is a 96. I consider the 90 F Ranger to be old. I consider the 96 FZJ80 to be just broken in. To your point, yes those Monteros are spacious. ????

Agreed 100%, well almost 100% maybe closer to 98.9% One does get what they pay for. Sure, some things are way over priced, but not usually in such a small market as is the 4x4 camping crowd. After a lifetime of doing this we have come to understand the difference between “bling bling...

That’s hilarious- quite small compared to a Volkswagen Beetle or quite small compared to a Cadillac SUV? They nearly have the same interior room as an 80 series Landcruiser, which, is not small by any standards. But, there ya go, all things are relative in the eyes of the beholder. I agree...

Cool, I was trying to figure out why shooting the moon was radio lingo. Here’s the thing guys, for me as with a lot of things in my life, it’s a tool, I want to purchase it, set it up, turn it on & use it as intended. Like my old CB, Home stereo Hi Fi, pick up truck, etc etc, I haven’t given...

Yes, I neglected to mention that the review was made by the person after they purchased the 4Runner.