CL Land Cruiser: Looking for Buying Advice

[Arktikos]

A well used 3FE/A440F propelling an overweight 80 series? You're looking at 9 MPG tops.

I think 6K is steep for that number of miles on the drive train.

 

[arb098]

Some food for thought... $3500 buys a LOT of parts...

sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/5962549166.htm

Or this one which is more money, but with the 4.5 and triple locked:

sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5956805071.html

Cleaner truck, just add snorkel:

sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5948126960.html
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What I want to know is why the west coast gets these great deals! I can't find a decent LC with under 250K for less than $7k! :'(

 

[Happykamper]

Cause the left coast is full of " special " folks lol

 

[enzo]

Cause the left coast is full of " special " folks lol

LOL

 

[MarcFJ60]

I agree with the others about the pre-93 80 series. The only way I would buy a FJ80 vs an FZJ80 would be if they were pretty much giving it away. $6000 for a 300K mile FJ80? Not me, even if it has a $2500 brake job :Wow1:. If it was set up EXACTLY how I wanted, maybe I would go $3k, but even then I would cuss at it every time I tried to go over a mountain pass - especially with 35" tires. I hate to say it, since it looks to be set up nicely, but the best result for it would be to move all those parts over to an FZJ80. Take away all those mods, and how much is a 300K mile FJ80 worth in that kind of aesthetic condition?