Should I keep it or sell it?

canoli · 02-14-2013, 12:33 AM

So I got this truck from a friend yesterday at a fantastic you would not pass it up price. The thing is I am not sure if I want to keep it or sell it. The truck is a 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser 6 cyl 4 liter Diesel. It has almost 500,000 KM's on the clock, the inside is rough, but it runs strong as an OX. The passenger wiper doesn't work (edit..now it does!). The only thing I would really use this truck for is to take the telescope out to the desert and pick the wife up from her hiking trips. It is an 84 so it has the potential to be a money pit and I could really use a 250 race bike for the Finke but… I'm a sucker for old trucks and the words Toyota & Diesel inspire confidence. So the question to the collective is should I sell it, trade it or keep it?

Canoli

gsd4me · 02-14-2013, 01:05 AM

Judging by the bull bar, I'm guessing you're in Australia. It would help if we knew.

canoli · 02-14-2013, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by gsd4me

Judging by the bull bar, I'm guessing you're in Australia. It would help if we knew.

DOH! Yeah sorry... I'm in Alice Springs Australia.

Sorry

tattewell · 02-14-2013, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by canoli

the words Toyota & Diesel inspire confidence.

Clearly you've never owned a 2L-TE.

That however is not a 2L-TE, I would keep it but im a sucker for Land Cruisers...

vwboomer · 02-14-2013, 03:00 AM

If maintaining it isnt too cost prohbitive I personally would keep it. I wouldnt sell or trade it if I got too good of a deal on it unless the friend didnt mind.

Fatguts McCantRide · 02-14-2013, 03:44 AM

Mechanical and interior don't mean squat with a 60. If it is rust free hold onto it for dear life.

Fatguts McCantRide · 02-14-2013, 03:45 AM

By the way I'd wager a weeks pay a good cut and polish will make that paint look brand new again...

canoli · 02-14-2013, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Fatguts McCantRide

Mechanical and interior don't mean squat with a 60. If it is rust free hold onto it for dear life.

You giuys are NOT helping! It has a dime size rust spot on the tip of the hood (nothing else) and the PO gave me the cutting compound. It also has service records for the past 10 years or so but I need to go through them to look for water pump & head gasket. If I see those ....errr.......um..

Canoli

FR700 · 02-14-2013, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by canoli

You giuys are NOT helping! It has a dime size rust spot on the tip of the hood (nothing else) and the PO gave me the cutting compound. It also has service records for the past 10 years or so but I need to go through them to look for water pump & head gasket. If I see those ....errr.......um..

Canoli

12HT or 2H with a H55 or four speed ?

Like Fatguts said , if it's rust free it is worth money to someone.

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Tmaximusv · 02-14-2013, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by canoli

You giuys are NOT helping! It has a dime size rust spot on the tip of the hood (nothing else) and the PO gave me the cutting compound. It also has service records for the past 10 years or so but I need to go through them to look for water pump & head gasket. If I see those ....errr.......um..

Canoli

Even so, with lots of room to work with inside the engine compartment and Toyota's engine longevity, you'd have another 250k before needing to do anything but add petrol.

If I could get such a truck here, I'd certainly keep it, but I'm a cheapskate so I don't fit with a lot of these Yanks.

CodeMonkee · 02-14-2013, 05:06 AM

I think you should sell it.

I will give you what you paid for it.

Oh wait, you're in Oz.

Darn!

FR700 · 02-14-2013, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by canoli

The truck is a 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser 6 cyl 4 liter Diesel.

Canoli

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Originally Posted by Tmaximusv

Even so, with lots of room to work with inside the engine compartment and Toyota's engine longevity, you'd have another 250k before needing to do anything but add petrol.

... remind me not to buy a car from you

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canoli · 02-14-2013, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by FR700

12HT or 2H with a H55 or four speed ?

Like Fatguts said , if it's rust free it is worth money to someone.

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5 spd manual that's missing the shiftng pattern. Just talked to Canoli dad ( the guru of all that is used car) and said that if I got rid of it he would dis-own me. Wonder what the wife is going to say when I pick her up at the airport with it next week.

groop · 02-14-2013, 07:26 AM

Sell it. It's clearly defective. Someone put the steering wheel on the wrong side.

Speed King · 02-14-2013, 07:32 AM

I don't know, I'd have a hard time cuttin' that loose.

02-14-2013, 12:33 AM	#1
canoli ^OP human Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Not from round these parts. Oddometer: 1,141	Should I keep it or sell it? So I got this truck from a friend yesterday at a fantastic you would not pass it up price. The thing is I am not sure if I want to keep it or sell it. The truck is a 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser 6 cyl 4 liter Diesel. It has almost 500,000 KM's on the clock, the inside is rough, but it runs strong as an OX. The passenger wiper doesn't work (edit..now it does!). The only thing I would really use this truck for is to take the telescope out to the desert and pick the wife up from her hiking trips. It is an 84 so it has the potential to be a money pit and I could really use a 250 race bike for the Finke but… I'm a sucker for old trucks and the words Toyota & Diesel inspire confidence. So the question to the collective is should I sell it, trade it or keep it? Canoli __________________ Latest Ride Reports: Dumb & Dangerous Down Under: Rd to Santa Teresa They Don't All End Well..Do They? Dumb & Dangerous Down Under Dumb & Dangerous (Asia Series Finale) canoli screwed with this post 02-14-2013 at 02:29 AM Reason: I fixed stuff

02-14-2013, 01:05 AM	#2
gsd4me unconditional love Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Oddometer: 5,571	Judging by the bull bar, I'm guessing you're in Australia. It would help if we knew. __________________ David Hunn: R100GS Ray Peake special. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...uild+australia

02-14-2013, 03:00 AM	#5
vwboomer Buffoon Joined: Feb 2008 Location: WI Oddometer: 7,996	If maintaining it isnt too cost prohbitive I personally would keep it. I wouldnt sell or trade it if I got too good of a deal on it unless the friend didnt mind. __________________ It's important to own a great adventure bike, and leave it in the garage because there's no time to adventure

02-14-2013, 03:44 AM	#6
Fatguts McCantRide On a diet and learning Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Shitney Oddometer: 514	Mechanical and interior don't mean squat with a 60. If it is rust free hold onto it for dear life. __________________ No, nothing's wrong, I always ride this bad.

02-14-2013, 03:45 AM	#7
Fatguts McCantRide On a diet and learning Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Shitney Oddometer: 514	By the way I'd wager a weeks pay a good cut and polish will make that paint look brand new again... __________________ No, nothing's wrong, I always ride this bad.

02-14-2013, 05:06 AM	#11
CodeMonkee Geek Adventurer Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Orygun Oddometer: 4,599	I think you should sell it. I will give you what you paid for it. Oh wait, you're in Oz. Darn! __________________ '09 Husaberg FE570 '99 Beta Alp '04 Ducati MTS - sold Not all who wander are lost

02-14-2013, 07:26 AM	#14
groop So much to ponder Joined: Jun 2007 Location: oc, ca Oddometer: 2,550	Sell it. It's clearly defective. Someone put the steering wheel on the wrong side. __________________ Originally Posted by DR. Rock once you leave the pavement, it's like entering a parallel universe... a wormhole in both space and time... sometimes you won't believe you're still in the United States, or in this century.

02-14-2013, 07:32 AM	#15
Speed King Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Omaha Oddometer: 1,342	I don't know, I'd have a hard time cuttin' that loose.

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