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Post by cyclist on Jun 10, 2024 11:52:51 GMT -5
This is the transpo my daughter uses when working in South Africa. She can get it for 3 grand or probably less. 86 Toyota land cruiser pick up diesel. Lots if rust, but can get bolt on panels. Its old enough to get grandfathered in, but shipping will be some bank. Her Audi is 18 yo....she takes good care of cars. It has low mileage and she can run biodiesel. Its set up to be self sufficient in very outback African wildlife preserves.  |
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 10, 2024 12:07:01 GMT -5
I dunno if I wouldn't try to find one in the US.
If it's a rust bucket, you never know where the rust ends.
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Post by cyclist on Jun 10, 2024 12:12:22 GMT -5
I dunno if I wouldn't try to find one in the US. If it's a rust bucket, you never know where the rust ends. She had it checked out, its maintained by a biological institute called the Wits Rural, they have had it since new. Rust confined to some panels, mechanicals are sound...worth 2x what she can get it for. Its the kind the terrorists use...with a rear mounted machine gun. |
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Jun 10, 2024 13:16:30 GMT -5
I have always drove U.S. built vehicles. But I'll be damned if I'm not wanting a Hilux with the diesel pretty bad. A land cruiser even better. If you can swing it buy it.
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Post by conchydong on Jun 10, 2024 14:32:15 GMT -5
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Post by GaryS on Jun 11, 2024 5:53:16 GMT -5
Is it left hand drive?
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Post by richm on Jun 11, 2024 7:02:55 GMT -5
Figure out how much it will cost to fix it up and ship it. Then make the call.
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Post by cyclist on Jun 11, 2024 10:06:14 GMT -5
No, right hand. My daughter is pretty adept, however she has only driven it on the left and in the woods. She took to it right away, she grew up shifting for me and is used to shifting with her left hand. |
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jun 11, 2024 11:49:37 GMT -5
Years ago a friend had a right hand drive RR. He said that passing cars and changing lanes was quite an experience. Didn't take him long to get rid of it.
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Post by cyclist on Jun 11, 2024 12:02:03 GMT -5
Years ago a friend had a right hand drive RR. He said that passing cars and changing lanes was quite an experience. Didn't take him long to get rid of it. I don't think it goes fast enough to do that. 
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 11, 2024 13:29:43 GMT -5
You get used to driving on the right.
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Post by conchydong on Jun 11, 2024 13:44:19 GMT -5
You get used to driving on the right. Driving on the right isn’t a issue until you are behind a tractor trailer on a two lane highway and want to pass. Then it would get a little hairy. |
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Jun 11, 2024 18:39:22 GMT -5
You get used to driving on the right. Driving on the right isn’t a issue until you are behind a tractor trailer on a two lane highway and want to pass. Then it would get a little hairy. I hadn't thought of that. Try to find a LH drive Hilux. Got it |
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Post by nikonoclast on Jun 11, 2024 18:43:51 GMT -5
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 11, 2024 18:44:13 GMT -5
You just need a greater following distance. Not that I do a lot of passing .
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