khodges
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From: newton,
NC, USA
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I had debated buying the Cruiser (brand new in 1976) because I had had an Opel GT that got 25 mpg and was a little rocket, and I knew the "Cruiser" only got 12-14 at best, and gas was a horrendous 52 cents/gal  . But a friend had one, and it was a blast. I paid $5700 for mine, with all the options available that year (rear heater, locking front hubs). Now, the Land Cruiser FJ-40 was not imported after 1978 (27 years, now) and finding one in the trades that is in any kind of shape you'll pay at least $6500-$7000. Talk about holding its value.
I finally knocked a pinhole in the oil pan one day on a rock pile of a trail, ran the oil out of it going home, and trashed two con-rod big ends. Sold it as it was, and never saw it for over ten years; one day, I pulled up behind it at a traffic light (recognized it from a big crease in the fender and a bumper sticker I had put on it). I followed the guy a couple of miles til he pulled into a parking lot, and talked to him. His brother had bought it from me, both of them had torn the engine down, replaced the two rods, and had been driving it ever since. It had 96,000 miles on it when I sold it (over 8 years of driving) and they had put another 125,000 on it without ANY major failures or replacements. It had some rusted out areas under the rear fenders, but was the same color and still had the original seats (pretty bad shape when I sold it) and the gas mileage still sucked
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At least I can 4x4 with the whole family in comfort. 