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Nope - it's called the 'Land Cruiser V8' - we only get the TD version here, but both petrol and diesel are V8's
I'm being very good so Father Christmas will bring me one - one day
I'm being very good so Father Christmas will bring me one - one day
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I asked because I recently brought a Dog Guard off ebay for my truck only to discover on getting it home (and after travelling 120 miles) that it wouldn't fit. The following is a reply from the asshole seller trying to justify his actions:
"Dear bigbang70_0,
The advert was described exactly as below (I have copied and pasted the exact wording):
Toyota Landcruiser V8 Dog Guard
Black metal dog guard for Toyota Landcruiser V8/Amazon model, 2008 to present. Excellent condition, almost brand new. With all fittings.
- steph04g"
So now I need to modify this dog guard so I'm able to secure it to the car. Can anybody help me out? The next time I go to Lincoln, I'm going to come packing......
John
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"Dear bigbang70_0,
The advert was described exactly as below (I have copied and pasted the exact wording):
Toyota Landcruiser V8 Dog Guard
Black metal dog guard for Toyota Landcruiser V8/Amazon model, 2008 to present. Excellent condition, almost brand new. With all fittings.
- steph04g"
So now I need to modify this dog guard so I'm able to secure it to the car. Can anybody help me out? The next time I go to Lincoln, I'm going to come packing......
John
The Dark Dude.
The clue is in the 2008 to present part 
They're usually quite flimsy things to modify so my advice would be to sell it and find the correct one.
They're usually quite flimsy things to modify so my advice would be to sell it and find the correct one.
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Jon Wildsmith said:The clue is in the 2008 to present part
Weird thing is I don't think that my Dog Guard is for a "2008 to present" Toyota Land Cruiser LC200. I've done some checking and I think it's for a Prado/Colorado which is a totally different animal altogether. I also think it's older than 2008. That being the case the guard is narrower than the interior of a LC100, so the mountings will need to be padded out to fill the gap. On the good side, it does "fit", it just can't be secured as present and it's also a very solid bit of kit. I don't envisage messing around with the guard itself but I still think something can be done to "clamp" it into the car. It's brought now and I've learned a lesson and I'm afraid I'm just going to have to get on with it. As for the SOB who ripped me off, I hope he rots in hell!
John
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Paul
The production of the LC100 was between 1998–2007 with the crossover period (from LC100 to LC200) being between 2007-2008. So technically speaking my truck is still within the remit of the advert ie: Its a V8 Toyota Land Cruiser "Amazon". Alas the supplied dog guard wouldn't have fitted into a new Toyota LC200 anyway as it came out of a Prado. So pray tell, exactly WHAT IS YOUR POINT? This SOB ripped me off and if you can't see that.......
John
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The production of the LC100 was between 1998–2007 with the crossover period (from LC100 to LC200) being between 2007-2008. So technically speaking my truck is still within the remit of the advert ie: Its a V8 Toyota Land Cruiser "Amazon". Alas the supplied dog guard wouldn't have fitted into a new Toyota LC200 anyway as it came out of a Prado. So pray tell, exactly WHAT IS YOUR POINT? This SOB ripped me off and if you can't see that.......
John
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I think Paul's point is caveat emptor on fleabay and secondly the "2008 to date" bit should have got your suspicions up. As you pointed out yourself, the 100 series stopped in 2007(ish)
OK, if it's a Prado one, then it's been misrepresented but even if you'd bought what was described, it still would not have been perfect. Bummer that you got the wrong thing - I think everyone that's bought something off ebay has been through this at some stage!
OK, if it's a Prado one, then it's been misrepresented but even if you'd bought what was described, it still would not have been perfect. Bummer that you got the wrong thing - I think everyone that's bought something off ebay has been through this at some stage!
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Andrew
Like I said in a previous post, it's a lesson learned. Hopefully one day (soon) the scumbag in question will get his just rewards and be run over by a Toyota Land Cruiser LC200 (2008-to present day) fully loaded with a ARB bumper and warn winch. Now that would be a result!
John
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Like I said in a previous post, it's a lesson learned. Hopefully one day (soon) the scumbag in question will get his just rewards and be run over by a Toyota Land Cruiser LC200 (2008-to present day) fully loaded with a ARB bumper and warn winch. Now that would be a result!
John
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Dark Dude said:Andrew
Like I said in a previous post, it's a lesson learned. Hopefully one day (soon) the scumbag in question will get his just rewards and be run over by a Toyota Land Cruiser LC200 (2008-to present day) fully loaded with a ARB bumper and warn winch. Now that would be a result!
John
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We've all been ripped off on ebay - but you actually collected this item - not clear whether you inspected this at the time or not but it looks like more than one person made a mistake.......
Get a bit more relaxed about things - at least you've got an item to sell. Last week I got the chance to reimburse someone £100 for an item he claimed he'd never received....
