Ecoman
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Hi all,
The name is Bill Beeton and I was very kindly directed to this site by a Chap on the Hilux Pickup Owners Club forum calling himself Andy. He pointed me in this direction after getting no responses from anyone on the TLOCUK forum.
You have probably heard it all before but I haven't got an LC at present but I'm on the market for an 80 series 4.2TD. I have just sold a couple of bikes and I'm in the process of selling my 2.4 2 Gen Surf.
Some of you may know me from either Elite4x4 or the Hilux Pickup Owners Club as I am one of the moderators on the site. I have been a Toyota convert for the past 4 years after many moons of being a green oval fan. I'm not about to give up my trusty MK4 Hilux just yet though!!! My hilux has been a good solid mode of tranport and has taken me all over Europe as well as being a daily driver and apart from a spell off the road no fault of its own has been sweet for the past 60K miles.
It was while my current toy was laid up for 7 months while I got my gearbox screwed up by a bunch of cowboys in cleckheaton (less said about that the better!! ) that I borrowed an 80 series from a mate while he was working offshore. I fell in love with it and so did my missus (which is rare for her to get attatched to anything mechanical). We were both gutted when he decided to get rid of it as we couldn't afford it at the time and vowed to get one once circumstances allowed. So I have made some sacrifices and sold my 2 other biggest loves, my bikes!! (The missus has promised to get me another one for my birthday next year so all is not lost.
As usual you will probably be asked some pretty daft questions and ones that have been asked before but please bear with me as I take time to learn more about what to look out for and who to avoid
So, Anyone I should steer clear of or highly recommended when buying a Landcruiser?
I have seen Chequeredflag crop up from time to time but I'm avoiding him because he seems to be on another planet when it comes to pricing
The name is Bill Beeton and I was very kindly directed to this site by a Chap on the Hilux Pickup Owners Club forum calling himself Andy. He pointed me in this direction after getting no responses from anyone on the TLOCUK forum.
You have probably heard it all before but I haven't got an LC at present but I'm on the market for an 80 series 4.2TD. I have just sold a couple of bikes and I'm in the process of selling my 2.4 2 Gen Surf.
Some of you may know me from either Elite4x4 or the Hilux Pickup Owners Club as I am one of the moderators on the site. I have been a Toyota convert for the past 4 years after many moons of being a green oval fan. I'm not about to give up my trusty MK4 Hilux just yet though!!! My hilux has been a good solid mode of tranport and has taken me all over Europe as well as being a daily driver and apart from a spell off the road no fault of its own has been sweet for the past 60K miles.
It was while my current toy was laid up for 7 months while I got my gearbox screwed up by a bunch of cowboys in cleckheaton (less said about that the better!! ) that I borrowed an 80 series from a mate while he was working offshore. I fell in love with it and so did my missus (which is rare for her to get attatched to anything mechanical). We were both gutted when he decided to get rid of it as we couldn't afford it at the time and vowed to get one once circumstances allowed. So I have made some sacrifices and sold my 2 other biggest loves, my bikes!! (The missus has promised to get me another one for my birthday next year so all is not lost.
As usual you will probably be asked some pretty daft questions and ones that have been asked before but please bear with me as I take time to learn more about what to look out for and who to avoid
So, Anyone I should steer clear of or highly recommended when buying a Landcruiser?
I have seen Chequeredflag crop up from time to time but I'm avoiding him because he seems to be on another planet when it comes to pricing