Do I need an 80 Series Landcruiser?
Discussion
I'm currently running a crusty old SWB Shogun Mk 3 that I use to tow my boat. It's more than adequate for my needs and does about 4k miles p.a. and owes me nothing.
I've now got the opportunity to buy an old but tidy 80 Series Landcruiser at an advantageous price.
I really fancy the idea of cruising around in a big truck for a while.
Should I bite, or am I likely to be bitten?
I've now got the opportunity to buy an old but tidy 80 Series Landcruiser at an advantageous price.
I really fancy the idea of cruising around in a big truck for a while.
Should I bite, or am I likely to be bitten?
As above - about as safe as it’s possible to get for such an old truck.
Ours has survived almost 30 years of road salt and general neglect in rural Scottish daily use and still continues to be reliable with just routine maintenance.
Tyres last ages (>75k from BFG AT), genuine service parts are fairly priced and they’re easy to work on. 22 - 28 mpg from the manual.
Front axle maintenance is about the only thing to check - every ten years or so the front bearings tend to need stripped down and repacked with fresh grease and have new seals fitted. If it needs done the grease gets contaminated with diff oil and seeps out. Not a difficult/expensive job but messy and time consuming.
Worth fitting a set of fresh OEM shocks - will transform the ride and handling over the tired originals.
Good ones seem to be slowly appreciating - ours is worth more now than I paid for it in 2005!
Ours has survived almost 30 years of road salt and general neglect in rural Scottish daily use and still continues to be reliable with just routine maintenance.
Tyres last ages (>75k from BFG AT), genuine service parts are fairly priced and they’re easy to work on. 22 - 28 mpg from the manual.
Front axle maintenance is about the only thing to check - every ten years or so the front bearings tend to need stripped down and repacked with fresh grease and have new seals fitted. If it needs done the grease gets contaminated with diff oil and seeps out. Not a difficult/expensive job but messy and time consuming.
Worth fitting a set of fresh OEM shocks - will transform the ride and handling over the tired originals.
Good ones seem to be slowly appreciating - ours is worth more now than I paid for it in 2005!
Not sure why everyone thinks they are expensive when they go wrong, in my experience 80 series parts are similar or slightly more than defender parts, but definitely cheaper than the other jap makes.
If you can get one reasonable price then snap it up, if not give me their number and i will lol.
Coming from a shogun you will be pleasantly surprised by the fuel consumption of the big engine, if its a 24 valve manual it will probably use less than the shogun but all the models would be similar to it, and they dont tend to use much more diesel with a big trailer behind them, unlike smaller engined vehicles.
If you can get one reasonable price then snap it up, if not give me their number and i will lol.
Coming from a shogun you will be pleasantly surprised by the fuel consumption of the big engine, if its a 24 valve manual it will probably use less than the shogun but all the models would be similar to it, and they dont tend to use much more diesel with a big trailer behind them, unlike smaller engined vehicles.
Edited by Hdj80 01 on Tuesday 24th July 11:00
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