I’ve had many vehicles over the years, and now I’ve gone back to many of the similar versions of my “favorites” which tells me they are the right choice, I just went to, what I consider, the upgrade version.
Had a 2013 F250, went to a 4runner, missed the truck, went to the 2020 Tremor. Knew I wanted white, no chrome, no sunroof, etc. Have a feeling I’ll be keeping the Tremor a long time.
Had a 2004 Mustang GT and loved it. Drove it around 65k miles over a few years and it was absolutely bullet proof. Of course, since then iv’e always longed for the 03/04 cobra. So easy to make stupid, reliable power on these. With a few grand I can be up to 450-500 rwhp. Plus, they are some of the last more raw, basic cars. Soon after the technology really took off, so I like all the basics.
Had a 2017 4runner TRD OR. Had it built up pretty well, but at the time just always missed the truck.. So I sold the 4runner and bought the Tremor.. After having my wife’s corolla for a year, I hated it and missed the SUV. The Land Cruiser will be an excellent DD and could be used for some more rugged trips and such where the truck isn’t practical. I never should’ve sold the 4runner, but hindsight is 20/20. The Land Cruiser, albeit older, in the long run I consider still an upgrade. Driving it, it’s way more planted. Being 12 years older, there will definitely be some nagging issues (already finding a few) and also want to do a pretty strong resto on the undercarriage at some point (it’s great for a 2005 With 95k miles, but I want to keep this for the next 10 years.)
In terms of price, I certainly didn’t get a “bargain” on either. The cobra was $38k but considering it had 9k miles and basically new, and given the current market, I think I got a good price. A 2004 (in redfire) a week after mine sold for $55k.. The Land Cruiser was $35k. Based on all the pictures (bring a trailer) it was def worth that, but after really getting into it, it’s not in the condition that I would have expected. It’s still in overall very good condition, especially the frame, but there’s a fair share of components that will need some tending to. Had I have had a chance to inspect it in person, I probably would’ve figured $32k or so would be more reasonable. No biggie though, just some other projects.
This weekend I did a pinch weld mod to clear the 34’s on the Land Cruiser, installed the wheels/tires, and removed the side steps. Looks 1000x better but the lift still needs to go on (around 2”-2.5”) which will make it look far far better.
Started on the subframe connectors on the cobra this weekend as well.
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