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Lagunatic · 10-23-2007, 11:20 AM

I am considering buying a 1997 Land Cruiser with 140K miles. It is super clean inside and out, original owner, non-smoker, no accidents or body work done. Price seems right at $8900.

Am I out of my mind? I read through some other posts in this forum and it seems these LCs have a long life span.

Anything I should look out for? Thanks in advance for your help.

fj40supraman · 10-23-2007, 11:24 PM

Can I ask where this vehicle located? I just put a bid on a very similar one. The one I bid on is in Toledo, OH.

Lagunatic · 10-24-2007, 09:38 AM

It's located at a used car dealer here in Chicago. Been reading more threads and now I'm concerned about rust. They salt the roads here in Chicago which reduces the lifespan of cars.

Skybill · 10-29-2007, 03:53 AM

Look it over well for rust.

Crawl under it and check out the frame very well.

140K is nothing if it's been taken care of. You can expect 300K easily out of a Cruiser.

I was looking at a 96 in Portland, OR with 117K and they wanted $10,999 for it and I thought it was a good deal!

98 SNAKE EATER · 11-08-2007, 09:08 PM

Does it have Lockers?

That was a make or break deal when I was looking for my rig

Luckily I was able to find a VERY clean Locked 97 with 81k miles, a complete PM and dealer warranty for $7500

I've put over 30k miles on her since then without a single problem