NOW PRICED TO SELL AT £13.5K-WITH NEARLY NEW SHORT ENGINE

[CARROT CRUNCHER]

I'm retired & do far fewer miles than before, my truck spends it's time sitting in the garage and goes to the supermarket once a week. It needs to be used and enjoyed, the engine's as smooth as silk on both petrol & lpg. It never fails to make me grin like a big kid whenever I drive it, I've never off roaded it nor towed anything either. It's never been in an accident so nothing has ever been bent, the rear bumper corners have been resprayed more than once over the years, that's supermarket car park signs for you! There are no chassis welds whatsoever. Body panels that have succumbed to rust have been repaired, which has in some cases required cutting out, making good, welding & repainting.

• 1996 UK 80 SERIES 4.5 24V (1FZ-FE) AUTO
• 8 GREY LEATHER SEATS NO TEARS OR SPLITS
• 3RD SEAT ROW REMOVED-IN DRY STORAGE AT HOME WITH ALL FITTINGS
• BRC BASED (ZAVOLI) MULTIPOINT SEQUENTIAL LPG SYSTEM + FLASHLUBE FITTED
• 90 LITRE TOROIDAL LPG TANK IN SPARE WHEEL BAY UNDER THE TRUCK
• BOUGHT BY ME DECEMBER 2005 WITH JUST UNDER 97K MILES ON THE CLOCK
• FULL SERVICE HISTORY & ALL RECEIPTS IN MY OWNERSHIP
• ALL MOT’S SINCE 2005, CURRENT TILL DECEMBER 2024
• CURRENT MILEAGE 229031 AS AT 13/5/24
• BRAND NEW SHORT ENGINE FROM AMAYAMA FITTED AT 213100 MILES (SEPT 2019)
• NEW MASS AIRFLOW (MAF) SENSOR
• NEW THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS)
• NEW LONG-LIFE NGK-LPG1 SPARK PLUGS
• NEW TIMING CHAIN
• EXHAUST DOWNPIPE REPLACED & 2 NEW OEM KNOCK SENSORS APRIL/MAY 2024
• USES 5W/30W FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL AS ITS A NEARLY NEW ENGINE
• WATERLESS COOLANT WON’T BOIL UNTIL 180 DEGREES & NEEDS NO ANTIFREEZE
• “LONG LIFE” BRAND STAINLESS STEEL 3” EXHAUST WITH CAT DESIGNED FOR LPG
• NEW OEM DISTRIBUTOR CAP & MAGNATEC UPGRADED HT LEADS 2020
• NEW REAR DIFF LOCK ACTUATOR (OEM) SEPTEMBER 2022
• NEW REAR DIFF LOCK SEAL & CHECK THROUGH JULY/AUG 2022
• POWER STEERING PUMP REBUILT WITH TOYOTA REBUILD KIT
• ALL EXTERNAL BULBS CANBUS LED’S (RESISTOR FITTED TO INDICATORS)
• ADDITIONAL INDICATOR CANBUS RELAY TO BACK UP RESISTOR
• ALL INTERNAL BULBS (EXCEPT ONE) LED’S
• ALL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER & HEATER CONTROL BULBS LED’S (“D” WORKS!)
• LAZER ST2 SPOTS & FOGS (E9 CONFORMITY) NO MOT ISSUES, GREAT LIGHTS
• 4 X NEW MILNER’S SHOCKS & SPRINGS NOV 2021
• ALL 5 WHEELS PRO REFURBED + NEW CHROMED WHEEL NUTS MID 2023
• 8 X “VERY GOOD” PART WORN TYRES + 1 UNUSED SPARE, ALL BFG A/T KO 2
• NEW BOSCH BATTERY DECEMBER 2023
• WAXOYL (CLEAR) UNDERSEAL INCLUDING RUST INHIBITOR DECEMBER 2023
• “B” SERVICE + AT 228,506 MILES DECEMBER 2023
• REAR LID GLASS OUT, RUST CUT OUT & MADE GOOD & RESPRAYED FEBRUARY 2024
• RUST HAS BEEN KEPT ON TOP OF, LOWER TAILGATE, UPPER TAILGATE, REAR PASSENGER DOOR BOTTOMS, SILLS & BONNET STONE CHIPS
• STARTER MOTOR FITTED NON-OEM, SPARE IS ORIGINAL & WORKING DENSO
• AUTOWATCH THATCHAM 1 ALARM & IMMOBILISER FITTED
• GOODYEAR FRONT & REAR DASHCAMS HARD WIRED TO REAR VIEW MIRROR
• SEPARATE REVERSING CAMERA HARD WIRED TO KENWOOD MULTIMEDIA CENTRE
• EXTRA AFTER MARKET 56 LED/40 CM HIGH LEVEL BRAKE LIGHT FITTED
• DOUBLE DIN KENWOOD MULTIMEDIA CENTRE, 7” TOUCHSCREEN, BLUETOOTH & MP3
• CLUSTER TRIP CLOCK FAILED A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE’S A DIGITAL TRIP WITHIN THE KENWOOD MMC/SATNAV ON THE DIGITAL SPEEDO SCREEN, A VERY USEFUL SCREEN
• NEW FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS (NON-OEM) 2020ISH, WORK WELL ALL SEASONS
• ORIGINAL OWNERS H/BOOK & SERVICE BOOKLET, FULLY COMPLETED IN MY OWNERSHIP
• HAYNES WORKSHOP MANUAL COMPLETE WITH SCRIBBLES & TEA STAINS
• QUALITY REPLACEMENT LEATHER STEERING WHEEL COVER
• CARGO NET
• HEAVY DUTY UNIVERSAL RUBBER MATS FRONT & MIDDLE
• DRAWFUL OF ASSORTED “HANDY BITS” ACCUMULATED OVER THE YEARS
• 2 KEYS, 1 NEW FROM TOYOTA ABOUT 10/12 YEARS AGO, CENTRAL LOCKING OPERATED FROM THATCHAM ALARM FOB, WHICH ALSO HAS A SPARE FOB
• DOOR LOCK BARRELS REPLACED, ALL DUPLICATED WITH IGNITION LOCK SERIAL NUMBER
• HEADLIGHT WASHERS REMOVED AS BOTH FRAGILE & PRETTY USELESS, REPLACED WITH 2 X 60CM LED DRL/INDICATOR STRIPS LINKED TO SIDELIGHTS & INDICATORS
• “CHERISHED PLATE” P80 CRU INCLUDED
• LOCATED AT KEEPERS ADDRESS IN SUFFOLK & V5 PRESENT

MINOR MATTERS​

• AIR CON NEEDS NEW CONDENSER, COMPRESSOR & DRYER. NB: USE OEM AS I DIDN’T & THEY DIDN’T LAST 5 MINUTES
• HEATED SEATS NOT WORKING, PROBABLY DISCONNECTED UNDERNEATH AS SWITCHES WORK, NEVER GOT THEM DONE AS MY BACKSIDE DOESN’T GET THAT COLD
• REAR AIR CON FEED DISCONNECTED AS AN EXTERNAL PIPE CORRODED & “NLA” AT TOYOTA, PROBABLY COULD BE REINSTATED AT LITTLE COST WITH GENERIC PIPING
• SMALL STAR CHIP AT TOP RIGHT OF WINDSCREEN, HASN’T SPREAD & NOT A MOT ISSUE
• FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS SMALL BULLSEYE STONE CHIP NEARSIDE HEADLIGHT, SEALED WITH CLEAR REPAIR TAPE, NO WATER INGRESS OR CONDENSATION, NOT A MOT ISSUE
• SMALL (1.5 CM) CRACK REAR NEARSIDE LIGHT LENS, BEEN LIKE THIS FOR YEARS, NO WATER INGRESS OR CONDENSATION, NOT A MOT ISSUE
• SMALL AMOUNT OF RUST BUBBLING EVIDENT TO VERY BOTTOM FRONT CORNER OF NEARSIDE FRONT WING AT JUNCTION WITH BUMPER & ARCH FLARE
• HEATED REAR WINDOW WORKS ALBEIT SLOWLY, CURRENT GETS TO IT BUT THE ELEMENT IS 28 YEARS OLD SO DOESN’T RUSH, NEVER REALLY CONCERNED ME AS ALWAYS GARAGED
• VERY SLIGHT VERTICAL PLAY ON STEERING WHEEL OF ABOUT 2MM, ITS BEEN LIKE IT SINCE I’VE HAD IT, IT’S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM, IT DOES GET PICKED UP ON SOME MOT’S BUT NEVER A FAIL, IT’S A MYSTERY

£13,500.00

PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER ON THE DAY, WHEN FUNDS IN & CLEARED MY BELOVED TRUCK IS YOURS

GIVE IT A GOOD HOME!

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[Dave_S]

Looks very tidy, same colour as ours before Jan got hold of it LOL!

May be worthwhile posting pics of the underside, especially on this forum.

Good luck with the sale

 

[CARROT CRUNCHER]

Hello Dave, Thanks for your comments, weather permitting I'll take some underside and engine bay pics tomorrow and add them.

 

[CRUISER KING]

whenever you are ready for a sensible trade offer then please call the undisputed cruiser king at 07935 110105 anytime
kindest regards from the king himself

 

[CARROT CRUNCHER]

Looks very tidy, same colour as ours before Jan got hold of it LOL!

May be worthwhile posting pics of the underside, especially on this forum.

Good luck with the sale

Hello Dave, It was hissing down yesterday, so took the pics this morning. There's some from under the bonnet too. Any questions just give me a shout, if you want my phone or email then best to message me on here.

 

[thelal]

was the ...CAT DESIGNED FOR LPG... ?

 

[CARROT CRUNCHER]

was the ...CAT DESIGNED FOR LPG... ?

Hello, Yes, see this from above list:

• “LONG LIFE” BRAND STAINLESS STEEL 3” EXHAUST WITH CAT DESIGNED FOR LPG

 

[thelal]

was wondering how "designed" (for LPG) is different than normal running on petrol?

 

[CARROT CRUNCHER]

was wondering how "designed" (for LPG) is different than normal running on petrol?

Apparently, as told to me by the Long Life franchisee, the internal materials are different (I can't remember what) to cope with the higher temp of LPG.

 

[CRUISER KING]

LOOKS LIKE A CLEAN OLD TRUCK BUT MENTAL MONEY AND THE LPG GAS CONVERSION REALLY KILL'S IT !!
THAT SUPER DRY LPG GAS JUST LOVES TO BURN A VALVE OR COOK THE TOP END EVENTUALLY
BUT BEST OF LUCK WITH THE SALE AND I HOPE YOU GET LUCKY

 

[CARROT CRUNCHER]

LOOKS LIKE A CLEAN OLD TRUCK BUT MENTAL MONEY AND THE LPG GAS CONVERSION REALLY KILL'S IT !!
THAT SUPER DRY LPG GAS JUST LOVES TO BURN A VALVE OR COOK THE TOP END EVENTUALLY
BUT BEST OF LUCK WITH THE SALE AND I HOPE YOU GET LUCKY

Thanks for your opinions, I did lose cylinder 6 on the original engine which I put down to me not fitting Flashlube, which has been fitted and the new engine benefits from. Opinions differ on LPG don't they, from my perspective it saved me shedloads on fuel costs when I was doing 20-22k miles a year. I did a rough calculation that in 2006 I saved a minimum of £1400 in fuel costs, think of how fuel costs have risen over that time too. The money side is objective too, if someone wants to buy one to gradually bring it back to where it should be, then you would be right, mental money! I've done all that already and some over the years so future expenditures and downtimes have been minimised. The only thing that will have to be kept on top of over the years will be rust when it occurs, I spent a grand on the upper tailgate at the back end of last year so no rust issues there for many a year.

Also, don't forget you're talking from a trader's perspective which naturally means that lower purchase values are where you would need to be so as to make a bob or two.

If it doesn't sell I can sit on it and look at the market again in a few months, I SORN'ed it last month and transferred my no claims discount across to my incoming vehicle. So P80 CRU is tucked up in the cart lodge out of the rain.

 

[CRUISER KING]

in all fairness, it does look like a nice old truck and would fly off the shelf in the USA at a lot more money $$$ but the LPG gas would be a no/no over there and it could not be shipped with gas on board !!
but I wish you the very best of luck with the sale here in good old Blighty and my kindest regards (the undisputed cruiser king)

 

[CARROT CRUNCHER]

I have disposed of the ML320 that I got to replace my truck, it wasn't a patch on it and it kept throwing up ABS faults so it got sent back. My truck is now my truck again, back on the road and making me grin. If anyone's still looking for a first class truck then give me a shout.