PDA

View Full Version : WHY is the Toyota LAND CRUISER so EXPENSIVE???

Noodles
12-07-2011, 07:48 AM
Anyone know? I mean wow is this car expensive. And it holds its value TREMENDOUSLY. 180,000 miles 1996 $9000 bucks.

gtfo!
JL8Jeff
12-07-2011, 07:53 AM
Anyone who believes book value on anything over 100K miles is stupid. People overpay for those trucks to begin with so of course they think they hold their value. But any vehicle with 196K on it is going to have lots of maintenance issues in the near future so $9000 is a pipe dream.
Blacdout96
12-07-2011, 08:09 AM
i remember selling those during the beginning of the recession....they were going for 60K average. Just like the Land Rover's, and Porsche Caymen, I cannot justify any mid size SUV over 40K, in the end, it's still a vehicle with 4 tires and a roof over your head.
Noodles
12-07-2011, 08:23 AM
Jeffm don't think for a second this is something I want. I'm just curious.

WHO IS going to justify that? what's the market for a 96 with 180k for $10k
sweetbmxrider
12-07-2011, 09:51 AM
The toyota trucks hold value as well, they just keep going.
LS1ow
12-07-2011, 10:03 AM
like jeep wranglers...
Frosty
12-07-2011, 12:25 PM
They were hella-expensive new....people still think they're worth their weight in gold. If people are getting that much for that year/mileage all the power to them.
LTb1ow
12-07-2011, 01:07 PM
Y u guise so jelly
Noodles
12-07-2011, 04:24 PM
No! No power to them!

Rabblerabblerablle
Frosty
12-07-2011, 04:24 PM
:lol:
JL8Jeff
12-07-2011, 04:40 PM
The toyota trucks hold value as well, they just keep going.

They only keep going if you spend lots of $$$ on maintenance. Timing chains, water pumps, timing belts, tensioners, etc. add up real quick. Any vehicle will keep going if you throw enough $$$ at it like Toyota and Honda owners do. GM, Ford and Dodge owners won't spend the money on maintenance.
r0nin89
12-07-2011, 07:34 PM
They are the last real offroad vehicle toyota imported to the US also.

Solid axles front and rear.

Front and rear locker options

Coils front and rear.

I mean I know not everyone looks at them from that standpoint but they truly are the last "worldy" toyota imported.
trashman01
12-07-2011, 07:43 PM
have fun fixing the front seals on that diff when it starts leaking, stupid ball set up
qwikz28
12-07-2011, 07:46 PM
My friend had one that I used to drive alot when I just got my license. I love them. I want to get one and swap in a GM 5.3 or something. Unbelievable.

He had this model but in an ugly green color and a rusty brush guard and tail light guards:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/blucivic1/2.jpg
BonzoHansen
12-07-2011, 08:13 PM
They only keep going if you spend lots of $$$ on maintenance. Timing chains, water pumps, timing belts, tensioners, etc. add up real quick. Any vehicle will keep going if you throw enough $$$ at it like Toyota and Honda owners do. GM, Ford and Dodge owners won't spend the money on maintenance.

i think you'd be surprised at all the poorly maintained toyotas there are out there.
sweetbmxrider
12-07-2011, 10:10 PM
And how the trucks just keep going.....
r0nin89
12-08-2011, 07:19 AM
have fun fixing the front seals on that diff when it starts leaking, stupid ball set up

Yes birfields are stupid, but surprisingly strong.
sweetbmxrider
12-08-2011, 08:46 PM
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/cto/2734267312.html

****ing amazing :drool:
r0nin89
12-08-2011, 10:00 PM
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/cto/2734267312.html

****ing amazing :drool:

Yep that bad ass. Theres one on ih8mud.com with a 4bt swapped into it on 37s. Really cool trucks.
Noodles
12-08-2011, 10:44 PM
^ 20k.... RIDICULOUS.

I'd put 12k into an old Wagoneer and rework it way before I'd get that!
LS1ow
12-09-2011, 06:39 AM
omg its a cummins....
sweetbmxrider
12-09-2011, 07:11 AM
^ 20k.... RIDICULOUS.

I'd put 12k into an old Wagoneer and rework it way before I'd get that!

6bt, u aware?
LTb1ow
12-09-2011, 07:26 AM
6BT would pwn all teh n00bz with jeeps
LS1ow
12-09-2011, 09:15 AM
id drive anything that has a 6bt in it. idgaf what it is.
Noodles
12-09-2011, 10:18 AM
i'm not aware i guess
Tru2Chevy
12-10-2011, 03:43 PM
i'm not aware i guess

6BT = 5.9L straight 6 diesel from a Dodge Ram = BADASS engine.

- Justin
r0nin89
12-10-2011, 07:00 PM
6BT = 5.9L straight 6 diesel from a Dodge Ram = BADASS engine.

- Justin

The NV4500 alone is worth around $1500.

A normal 100,000 + mile 6bt pull runs about $5000.



Ive seen one of them with a 4bt, which is the same design as a 6bt but a 4 cylinder. Id love to stick a 4bt in my trooper but it would destroy the longevity of the dana 44 front/isuzu rear.