Recent content by Arktikos

I would opt for the Land Cruiser and not add a drawer system/sleeping platform.

What, no 60 series? I would imagine that the availability and price of those vehicles could be a significant factor in their relative use.

Did you test drive a similar Jeep before ordering yours? That could have given you an idea about the driving experience differences. For sure you can count on better comparative gas mileage, although it won't really be anything to brag about. Probably greater leg and headroom too. The 100...

98-99 are the only ones with the relatively weaker setup, I believe.

No doubt it's a solid truck with a great engine. There are pros and cons with each generation of Land Cruiser. If you're OK with the increasing amount of technology and complexity in the newer models, I'd argue that the best ever would be the yet to be released 250 series. Why? Much better...

Sounds like a bad wheel bearing. Anyone calling themselves a mechanic can do this repair with ease. Full float makes it simpler. An amateur with practically zero experience working on cars could also do it by simply following a U tube video.

Interesting. Toyota sees the 250 as positioned between the 70 and 300, capable and affordable. The turbo 4 cylinder keeps the cost down a bit while offering better MPG. Good move guys!

About 2500. The driving itinerary only, punctuated by overnights, was: Haines, AK to Haines Junction, YT. Haines Junction to Tok, AK. Tok to Anchorage via the Tok cutoff and Glenn highway. Anchorage to Seward. Seward to Homer for 2 nights. Homer to Anchorage, dropped off my wife, then on...

Yes. '97 LX 450. Trip completed, the beast performed flawlessly. We were lucky with the weather, didn't see any rain in 10 days. Our first visit to the Kenai peninsula.

Sorry, Toyota is ditching the V8.

I took my 62 on a few road trips on Alcan and Cassiar within Alaska and lower 48. Look forward to doing the same with the 80 this summer. The gas bill will be substantial, no doubt.

Can't see the rust other than that one wheel well, so unclear how much of an issue it would be. Although I'd say it's probably worth more than 5K in today's LC market, weakened as it is, agree with post above about not wanting to pay more than that. Good luck with that. What's the ask? It's...

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It's quite likely that fewer people are using any series LC as a daily driver anymore. Nevertheless, my guess is that driving around town plus an occasional road trip remain the primary uses for them. A few rich guys spending big bucks on BAT to purchase extra nice examples of them probably...

Does it? Let's see it roll..