Anybody have experience with 100 series Landcruisers?

My mom had a 1994 model and that thing was a tank. And yes fuel mileage is on par with a 3/4 ton gas burner. Think my parents had it for 13 years without any mechanical issues.

AS far as investment, it could be if the market stays where its at. Although an 80 series, one just sold for $165000 with 4000 miles on bring a trailer. Land cruisers will always get a premium. Parts are relatively easy to find online cruiserteq.com and slee offroad with quick shipping. Most of the common parts are interchangeable with the tundras those years.

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If parts are, in fact, hard to find, I would not even blink.

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You'll still be able to get Landcruiser parts relatively easily by the time F150 parts are no longer available.

They are the best built trucks. Wife has a 13 lx and it drives better than the f150. Will probably trade the f150 in for something for her and keep the Lx for myself. Back to the point. Buy the 100 series.

I have a Tundra with that engine. The gas mileage is not good, 15-16 and may be worse with a Landcruiser, but the engine is very solid. I've met two people who have 500k+ on their's and I have over 300k on mine. 120k is nothing if the rest of the vehicle is sound.

I have two 100 series cruisers. One I bought with 127k second hand and now has over 392k. It was used in a work capacity in rural S. Texas and worked pretty hard. Never left me stranded. Used it for the past few years to haul around and launch a crawfish boat.

Parts aren't an issue yet, but OEM Toyota components can be pricey. There are places overseas that are able to source these same parts at a relative discount compared to local dealerships. I was able to do most repairs and service myself and that saved money except when I opted to let a shop do work because my wrenching time was limited. However, be aware that alot of shops are not familiar with the nuances of this series and cruiser specific shops can be more expensive for labor sometimes..

I'd usually get between 12 and 16 mpg unless the truck sat idling all day on a work location.

I wouldn't consider it an "investment" but prices for low mileage and well kept examples on the market have sold for higher than anticipated amounts especially on auction sites.

I thoroughly agree that you ought to research via ih8mud.com alot of the information that you seek out. But personally I would not hesitate to buy this truck if you have a good idea how it was used and maintained. 120k is just getting broke in for a 2UZ IMO.

ETA: What make, year and color is this cruiser and has it been in the south all its life?

If he would sell it to me for $15K, I'd probably buy it. But I think he wants $22K-ish for it. It's a 2005 or 06.

I think thats outrageous for a 18-19 yr old vehicle, but I guess ppl pay that for them.

For 15,000 would definitely do it.

My Cherry 1996 80 series is about to go on BAT 66k miles triple locked every option available all documents from every oil change service never seen off road or snow or salt.

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