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my lux was lonely..enter cruiser to the party

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I needed a second vehicle and so now my hilux DC has a friend ( since they come from the same stable more or less). it is a 1981 land cruiser that was rebuilt from top to tail 4 years ago. could not resist !
I see most of the hilux team is already on the landcruiser forum, so I am clearly not alone in my passion for old working cars !
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Nice! Geluk, mooi wa.
Die enigste probleem met daai ou koetse is dat die drywer nat word in die reën.
Ps - wie't jou perde ge eet? :siffler:
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Nice :thumbup:
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Geluk ou seun, bly die pterol prys kom ook bietjie af, los net 'n paar liters in die pomp! :lmao:
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:thumbup: :thumbup: Tough old Cruisers, those .... just a bit too thirsty for my liking (or pocket) :D:
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Oupa Stig wrote:Nice! Geluk, mooi wa.
Die enigste probleem met daai ou koetse is dat die drywer nat word in die reën.
Ps - wie't jou perde ge eet? :siffler:

Funny !
all the horses jumped under the bonnet to get out of the rain, the driver is a bit slower.
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Mud Dog wrote::thumbup: :thumbup: Tough old Cruisers, those .... just a bit too thirsty for my liking (or pocket) :D:
Very thirsty, but I always wanted an old, clean classic. SO this is it. Will get younger in my store and only be used for occassional trips.
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Thunder02 wrote:Nice :thumbup:
What all was done to it?
bit of this bit of that, but mostly an old clean standard, just what I wanted.
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Looks nice. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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As ek mag vra, vir hoeveel gaan die ou Cruisers nou ?
Word te vinnig oud en te stadig wys.
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african dust wrote:I see most of the hilux team is already on the landcruiser forum,
:shock2: :shock2: :shock2: ........................... :siffler:
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KOBUSL wrote:As ek mag vra, vir hoeveel gaan die ou Cruisers nou ?
if you lucky you can get a fairly clean one starting at around 40k or even less ( but must know what you are looking for as there are some chancers out there...yes hard to believe but true ! :shifty: ) generally a fair condition one is about 50k-60k. It is a lot of car for not much money and if you fix a few things and look out that you do not buy a rust bucket, it should outlast you and the kids. But one has to accept that it does drink quite a bit if driven gently and drinks seriously when pressed.
mine is in a fair condition but has 300k on the clock so there are bound to be issues I however will not be using it for long tours, so will fix as needed and then maybe one day if cash allows, do a full restoration.
the 1980 and 81 of the series 60's seem to be the best in terms of holding their values.
I have been offered 20k more than I paid for it already so I could not have done too bad in the purchase I recon...but watch this space, it might be famous last words.
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Thanx a lot. :thumbup:
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Very nice Matthieu :clap: :clap: :clap:
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This was'nt Dave Moore's car, by any chance??
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NICE!!
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