This.
I have a 60,000 mile bush wagon that doesn't have a single component that is not faulty in some way.
I just bought pic related with 420,000km on it. for $9000 dollarydoos
Noah Robinson
Owen Wright
paid 4500 for mine with 189000 on it
triple locked too :}
Jacob Edwards
Have 250kkm Hilux, everything is broken on it.
Chase Cooper
I've been looking at getting an older land cruiser to use when my brz can't get around (snow, etc). What are maintenance costs like when you are I the 200k miles range and how many more miles would they usually have in them?
Josiah Howard
might be a good thread to ask this, but which of these 3 should I buy?
here are the 3:
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Austin Hall
Fix your shit.
They can run indefinitely. Presuming you're Stateside and you've only got gas fueled J80s, the 1FZ is good for at least 300k miles provided it never overheats. There are suggestions out there that the 1FZ can suffer from head gasket wear in a similar (but not as bad) way to the old 7M-GE, but I haven't really seen evidence of that here in Aus. Usually they'll last until the head is removed for a rebuild or they fail if it overheats.
Other than that, make sure steering and suspension is maintained and aligned, and then its similar to inspecting any other car.
For me, I pick the Landcruiser and set aside a bit of time to wrench and fix anything that pops up.
William Hall
I totally understand intake snorkels... but if the water gets THAT high up your engine is the least of your worries.
Kayden Perez
>aftermarket turbo
This always caused me to immediately go to the next ad. Maybe I shouldn't be so dismissive of it?
How does turbocharging affect the longevity of these engines? I'm more interested in buying a Troopy, but old Toyota diesel is old Toyota diesel, eh?
Nathan Howard
I think part of the reason for mounting the snorkel so high up is also dust. Australian dust is fucking crazy. I could be wrong though.
Benjamin Sanchez
Water over the hood isn't uncommon if you're in the Kimberly, Northern Territory or Far North Queensland. If water's going to be over the hood I'd want as bigger room for error as possible to account for unforeseen dips and the like.
How does turbocharging affect the longevity of these engines?
Depends entirely who's tuned it and what sort of turbo has been used. If it was just cobbled together by the previous owner with an eBay turbo and a couple rotations on the fuel screw, I'd be cautious and budget in a nice highflowed CT26 or TD05 from a reputable company (MMP is one of the go to mobs) and a good tune (being a sand groper I'd go straight to United Fuel Injection or Reaper Performance Diesel). As long as it's not running rich under too much load, the impact on longevity a turbo has is negligible.
>I'm more interested in buying a Troopy, but old Toyota diesel is old Toyota diesel, eh?
If you're looking at 70 series, try aim for a post 1990 where they introduced the 1HZ. It was leaps ahead of the 2H that replaced it. In 99 the 75 series was evolved into the 78 series which scored a coil front end and stronger axles in the rear diff.