the troubles of buying a 30 year old vehicle

I also talk about a giveaway that will be announced on Tuesday August 3rd 2021 at 9PM PST.
Only in the US for now since shipping outside of the US can be very expensive.
Thank you for understanding

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[LNDCRUZIN]

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

[charlvandermerwe]

Amazing how comfortable we became with new cars that cupholders and rear AC is an issue now. Our grandparents would laugh @ us!!

[guitar]

Lethargic power windows, inoperable power seats, droopy sun visors, questionable head gaskets, saggy seat nets, weak parking brake, peeling clear coat, leaky sunroof, burnt antenna motor
You’re going to love it.

[michaeldame]

Obligatory - “Have you rebuilt your knuckles yet?” Owning an 80 series will be an obsession for some time to come, as it steals away your thoughts with maintenance items, upgrades, and dreams of epic trips and trails. I love the FJ 80’s TOYOTA badge on the grille. It’s an absolute icon. Keep the content coming!!!

[LittleBJT]

Man, you hit everything that I wish I knew before I bought mine. Your videos are awesome and they’ve motivated me to get to work on mine. Thanks from a fellow FJ80 owner in Mississippi!!

[timfinkbeiner]

My son just purchased a ‘97 Land Cruiser. Your videos will be very helpful. Thank you so much and please keep doing what you do. We built a 66 mustang together and I am looking forward to working on this new project. We will use you as a resource. Thanks again.

[marcuscostantino]

“Have you rebuilt your knuckles yet?”
I’m so glad you started making these videos, I just bought an fj80 last weekend and have been discovering many of the same things. I’m looking forward to your future videos!

[donotwantahandle]

I was really impressed that my 80 came with cruise control - can't live without it now!

[Ghostrider-]

New 80 series owner here and I couldn’t agree more. Maintenance is number one on my list, I won’t bother with any “bling” until all baseline maintenance has been done. I have a HDJ81 with the diesel 1-HDT engine. I wish there were more diesel videos out there. I have all of the maintenance manuals in English which is very helpful.

[Alan-tnde]

I suggest getting a quality manual. Worth the money. Back in my day that’s all we had.

[japiecoetzee]

“Have you rebuilt your knuckles yet?” - Awesome videos! Thanks so much for the info. From South Africa and Driving a 97 1HD FT 80. She is awesome but needs more attention than your girl before a 2 week hunting trip with the boys! Keep it up

[jonh]

I was wondering why there was so many comments about "have you rebuild your knuckles yet?"
Keep up the good work mate

[roadspectre]

I'm a truck driver who's only own a sedan my whole life. Thanks for your vid but all the problems you've listed are super super minor for us oldies. What will really get us worried will be problems/common issues with the engine, gearbox (especially the autos, been driving manual all my life and getting tired of it) axle or common electricals. I am from south east asia where it's hot and rainy all year long and planning to get myself 1 80 series soon. Reason is just love it and the size advantage on the road. So now looking at every available vid online about it. Thanks and i enjoyed your vid bro. Have a nice day

[robertclark]

A good friend of mine gave me a 1996 Lexus LX450 F R E E I have a 1996 4Runner 4X4 that was on its way to the scrap yard that I bought for $500.00 and I rebuilt/restored it to like new. I have a 2000 2X4 4Runner. I cannot wait to restore the 450. I am sure I will never have to buy another car or ever have to make another car payment the rest of my life and they all go up in value every year!!! I have a1994 F250 4X4 and a 2000 Lincoln Town Car Cartier so I guess the Lexus will make a "full house". We am so blessed.

[Omar]

Lack of maintenance videos on FJ80. You can always reference FJ62 videos, they have the same 3FE engine.

[mullerandre]

The US is not the only country in the world. The rest of the world can actually operate without cup holders😁. In South Africa we usually put the beer between our legs, right up against the nut hut, helps keep them cool too😁

[ekneegoaler]

Cup holders? There are 3 OEM cup holders - under the ashtray, on the middle console and on the side of the console on the drivers side. You can also buy a used cup holder from other cars and install it on the center console on the passenger side. Sun visor is missing the plastic cylinder which holds it up once clicked into the holder. You can add something to it so it can hold up the visor. I still have them on my visors and they work perfectly. Phone charger? Amazon has a ton of phone charger adapters for car cigarette lighter. Maintenance videos? Ih8mud is a very good source and also YouTube. Rear AC? They were included in models in Japan and those sent to the Middle East as well as Australia.

[aufomycat]

In Australia. The 1990 92 Sahara has rear aircon and decent visors.
Mine has a entire seperate aircondition built on ntor the rear panel between card and skin on the oppersite side to where the jack is.

[jvogler_art]

I’m rockin a 98 4runner and Timmy the tool man has literally a video for every possible maintenance/fix on the truck. Someone’s gotta do the same for the land cruiser. Cause I pretty much fully restored my truck using his videos.

[BrandonApplefield]

"Have you rebuilt your knuckles yet?"

Thanks for the videos! Also have a '91 and appreciate the work you're doing. Any chance you're looking at the A/C system soon?