Torq_Shep Posted January 6, 2021 Posted January 6, 2021 Might have a chance to buy one fairly cheap. It is a black 1996, owner died, sitting at a mechanics shop, no title (obviously). I don't really have a need for one but it might be a nice fix and flip if I can get it really cheap.
Torq_Shep Posted January 7, 2021 Author Posted January 7, 2021 Horrible picture but I ended up buying it. Couldn't resist.
Pete M Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 nice! does it work? was the mechanic finished with it?
Torq_Shep Posted January 7, 2021 Author Posted January 7, 2021 21 minutes ago, Pete M said: nice! does it work? was the mechanic finished with it? The mechanic knew nothing about it just that it had been sitting on the lot for 10 years... So far I know it needs a battery, tires, and a fuel pump.
Smokeyyank Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 All I know is people love them, they go forever and decent offroad machines.
terrawombat Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 Just now, Smokeyyank said: All I know is people love them, they go forever and decent offroad machines. This. It's a Toyota so it has a tendency to stick around for a while. They have a die hard following so even if it turns out to be a poor fit you shouldn't have a hard time unloading it. My buddy had a 90-something model for a few years. His biggest complaint was that it was a turd in terms of performance. It's a big, heavy vehicle with an underpowered engine. It's not bad for offroad use, but stinks as a daily driver with poor fuel economy. Regardless, I wouldn't mind owning one! Good score!
Torq_Shep Posted January 7, 2021 Author Posted January 7, 2021 I mean it was $600 so I really couldn't not buy it.
Car Enthusiast Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 10 hours ago, terrawombat said: His biggest complaint was that it was a turd in terms of performance. It's a big, heavy vehicle with an underpowered engine. I swear that is every Toyota truck ever. My buddy bought a brand new Tacoma TRD pro and my Cherokee would run circles around it.
Smokeyyank Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 10 hours ago, Torq_Shep said: I mean it was $600 so I really couldn't not buy it. What I tell my wife all the time, 'I would have lost money not buying it."
Torq_Shep Posted January 7, 2021 Author Posted January 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Smokeyyank said: What I tell my wife all the time, 'I would have lost money not buying it." Yes... I used the same excuse... And probably got the same eye-roll and lecture =P
Jesse J Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 I thought you where talking about land rovers for a minutetoyotas are great my dads 5th gen 4runner is a beast
Sir Sam Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 If it has no title consider it parts only unless you go through the very complicated process of getting a replacement title. that being said if you can get it cheap and then get a title for it you should be able to make pretty good bank of of flipping it. personally I would see how cheap I could get it, not spend a dime more on it untill I had a title, then do some work on it and resell a running land cruiser for a nice profit.
Torq_Shep Posted January 7, 2021 Author Posted January 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sir Sam said: If it has no title consider it parts only unless you go through the very complicated process of getting a replacement title. that being said if you can get it cheap and then get a title for it you should be able to make pretty good bank of of flipping it. personally I would see how cheap I could get it, not spend a dime more on it untill I had a title, then do some work on it and resell a running land cruiser for a nice profit. It is Texas. All of my Comanches had no title. Getting a bonded title is trivial. I did 2 in 2020, and another one in 2018. It costs an extra $150 and has about 3 extra steps to it.
NHMJXJ Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 13 hours ago, MiNi Beast said: they cruise on land .. There's one in every bunch. Now there's two! So literal.
MiNi Beast Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, NHMJXJ said: There's one in every bunch. Now there's two! So literal.
kryptronic Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 I owned a 1996 Toyota Lancruiser in the early 2000s. Excellent vehicle. The only issue I ever had with it was the quarter windows leaked during heavy rain. When I had mine, the Landcruiser was knows as the vehicle you want to drive when you absolutely, positively have to get the serum to the villagers. They're built well, like our Jeeps, and should go 300k miles on the original drivetrain,
terrawombat Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 On 1/6/2021 at 11:43 PM, Torq_Shep said: I mean it was $600 so I really couldn't not buy it. Geez that's a deal at twice the price! You could actually buy this with the latest stimulus check. Good score!
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