Contributor II
Hello,
I joined Overland Bound for a couple of reasons, in search of a vehicle and join a community that to go offroad with. I'd say my experience in offroading would qualify as a novice. I've spent many years travelling on forest roads to get to a place to hike or climb. I was able to do so in a 1990 2wd F-150, then a 1990 Ford Bronco, and onto a 4wd 98.5 Dodge 1 ton. They got me to the places I wanted to get to. Jump forward to a couple of years ago.
I started looking for an 80 series Cruiser, I know, it seems like everyone is unfortunately. When I was a kid in the early 90's I worked in a grocery store and took out customers groceries, back when they still did that kind of thing. One customer who came in regularly walked me to their brand new car, a 1993 Land Cruiser. Just the way it sat, the color scheme, it was love at first sight. I can remember them opening up the back, the third row seats stored away on each side, the tailgate folding down, everything about that rig is memorable. Ever since that day I had planned on getting one. High school and college go by, life happens and time goes by quickly. The past few years, before covid, had been rough. I had to make decisions that I wouldn't want anyone else to ever have to do in their lifetime. I really need something to get me to move forward.
I never forgot about that 93 LC. Land Cruisers were almost a dime a dozen, not like jeeps of course, but they weren't hard to find and I figurered it would be a snap to pick one up. Come along two years ago I decided it was time to look for one, the same as the one at the store. I had quite a surprise when I starteded looking. This endeavor on Overland Bound is a chance to reach out to others and try something new, meet folks with common interest, and a new rig.
Getting a LC is not a trendy thing for me. I've kept an eye on them and noticed the prices are settling down. I have gone to look at a few after the sellers have told me how wonderful the state of their LC was in. So far it's been a waste of time. The last one was a three hour drive one way and we walked away from it in just a few minutes, I didn't even open the door. Honesty has gone by the way side.
I am not looking for a beauty queen. I intend to keep and use for a very long time. I don't mind scratches, or a broken down seat, or some other small maintenance issues. It's to be expected in a rig of that age. Seats can be fixed pretty easily. I do want one that is rust free, doesn't have significant mechanical issues (motor, transmission, transfer case ready to go out), or a leaky roof. I don't mind doing the maintenence work myself. I actually looked forward to a Cruiser, to just to be able to "bond" with one.
We intend to go off road on trails and roads that will most likely cause scratches here and there, but no rock climbing, we will leave that part to our feet.
I'm a car/truck and tractor (have a small farm) guy. I take good care of my vehicles and equipment. Two pickups 25 plus yrs old with over 300k and a car with 470k. A 2020 4runner brings up the back end and we intend to die with all of them. Sounds stupid to some, but they become a part of the family. Makes you feel sorry for the kids.
I have been mostly looking for stock LC since they seem to be more affordable. My upper end budget is $15k and from what I have seen, it looks to be the breaking point for something decent but has rust vs one without rust.
I have never posted on a forum, sorry if this post is to long.
I joined Overland Bound for a couple of reasons, in search of a vehicle and join a community that to go offroad with. I'd say my experience in offroading would qualify as a novice. I've spent many years travelling on forest roads to get to a place to hike or climb. I was able to do so in a 1990 2wd F-150, then a 1990 Ford Bronco, and onto a 4wd 98.5 Dodge 1 ton. They got me to the places I wanted to get to. Jump forward to a couple of years ago.
I started looking for an 80 series Cruiser, I know, it seems like everyone is unfortunately. When I was a kid in the early 90's I worked in a grocery store and took out customers groceries, back when they still did that kind of thing. One customer who came in regularly walked me to their brand new car, a 1993 Land Cruiser. Just the way it sat, the color scheme, it was love at first sight. I can remember them opening up the back, the third row seats stored away on each side, the tailgate folding down, everything about that rig is memorable. Ever since that day I had planned on getting one. High school and college go by, life happens and time goes by quickly. The past few years, before covid, had been rough. I had to make decisions that I wouldn't want anyone else to ever have to do in their lifetime. I really need something to get me to move forward.
I never forgot about that 93 LC. Land Cruisers were almost a dime a dozen, not like jeeps of course, but they weren't hard to find and I figurered it would be a snap to pick one up. Come along two years ago I decided it was time to look for one, the same as the one at the store. I had quite a surprise when I starteded looking. This endeavor on Overland Bound is a chance to reach out to others and try something new, meet folks with common interest, and a new rig.
Getting a LC is not a trendy thing for me. I've kept an eye on them and noticed the prices are settling down. I have gone to look at a few after the sellers have told me how wonderful the state of their LC was in. So far it's been a waste of time. The last one was a three hour drive one way and we walked away from it in just a few minutes, I didn't even open the door. Honesty has gone by the way side.
I am not looking for a beauty queen. I intend to keep and use for a very long time. I don't mind scratches, or a broken down seat, or some other small maintenance issues. It's to be expected in a rig of that age. Seats can be fixed pretty easily. I do want one that is rust free, doesn't have significant mechanical issues (motor, transmission, transfer case ready to go out), or a leaky roof. I don't mind doing the maintenence work myself. I actually looked forward to a Cruiser, to just to be able to "bond" with one.
We intend to go off road on trails and roads that will most likely cause scratches here and there, but no rock climbing, we will leave that part to our feet.
I'm a car/truck and tractor (have a small farm) guy. I take good care of my vehicles and equipment. Two pickups 25 plus yrs old with over 300k and a car with 470k. A 2020 4runner brings up the back end and we intend to die with all of them. Sounds stupid to some, but they become a part of the family. Makes you feel sorry for the kids.
I have been mostly looking for stock LC since they seem to be more affordable. My upper end budget is $15k and from what I have seen, it looks to be the breaking point for something decent but has rust vs one without rust.
I have never posted on a forum, sorry if this post is to long.
