UP FOR AUCTION IS MY 1992 LAND CRUISER WITH ONLY 84,500 MILES. THIS VEHICLE SPENT MOST OF IT'S LIFE AS A VACATION HOME VEHICLE WHERE IT RECEIVED ALL OF IT'S REGULAR SERVICE AND WAS DRIVEN VERY LITTLE. THE NEXT OWNER WAS MY BEST FRIEND WHO ONLY SOLD IT TO ME BECAUSE HE BOUGHT AN OLDER LAND CRUISER THAT HE CONVERTED TO BIO DIESEL. SO HERE I AM, THE PROUD OWER OF THIS GREAT SUV. THE ONLY REASON I'M SELLING THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE A COMPANY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND I NEED THE MONEY TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN TOYOTAS AND I USE THE BEST TOYOTA TECH IN THE STATE TO SERVICE MY VEHICLES (MCINTOSH IMPORTS IN MT. PLEASANT, SC). HE WENT THROUGH MY LAND CRUISER AND SAID IT DOESN'T NEED A THING. I TRUST THIS GUY SO MUCH THAT I DRIVE 2 HRS TO HIS SHOP WHEN I NEED SOMETHING DONE. HE'S SO HONEST YOU COULD PLAY POKER WITH HIM ON THE PHONE.

HERE IS WHAT WAS ALREADY DONE TO IT:

-NEW OEM SHOCKS

-COMPLETE FRONT AXLE REBUILD -BY A LAND CRUISER TECH (ALL OLDER LAND CRUISERS NEED THIS DONE)

-NEW FUEL FILLER PIPE -DONE BY A LAND CRUISER TECH

-NEW PREMIUM STEREO, SPEAKERS, AND AMPLIFIER ADDED -WORK DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL AUDIO SHOP

-A/C CONVERSION TO R134 -DONE BY A LAND CRUISER TECH

-BRAKE SYSTEM REDONE BY A LAND CRUISER TECH.

I WOULD LITERALLY DRIVE THIS THING ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT. IT RUNS/DRIVES EXCELLENT AND HAS NO MECHANICAL ISSUES. EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD AND I DON'T THINK YOU WILL EVER FIND A NICER CRUISER WITH THIS LOW MILAGE.

THE INTERIOR IS PRETTY MUCH SPOTLESS. THERE ARE NO STAINS IN THE UPHOLSTERY AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN SMOKED IN. THERE IS ONE SMALL SEPARATION OF FARBIC AT A SEEM ON THE DOOR SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. IT'S AN EASY FIX AND IS ONLY THE SIZE OF A NICKEL. THE FLOOR CARPET IS SPOTLESS. YOU CAN EASILY SEE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

THE ONLY THING THIS VEHICLE NEEDS IS A NEW PAINT JOB. DON'T GET ME WRONG, IT DOESN'T LOOK TERRIBLE, BUT IT'S A 22 YEAR OLD PAINT JOB. IT'S NOT BAD ENOUGH TO EMBARRASS YOUR KIDS IF YOU DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL IN IT BUT IT'S THE ONLY THING KEEPING IT FROM BEING AN ABSOLUTE "10". IF I END UP KEEPING IT I WILL PAINT IT SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS. THERE ARE NO DENTS OR BODY ISSUES. THE FRAME IS RUST FREE.

THIS IS THE MODEL WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCK BUTTON ON THE DASH (E-LOCKER) THAT IS VERY DESIRABLE ON THESE VEHICLES.

TIRES HAVE APPROX 70% OF THEIR TREAD REMAINING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ME AT 803-944-0776

MILEAGE WILL CHANGE AS I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE APPROX 1 DAY PER WEEK.

I STARTED OF THE BID PRETTY LOW AND THERE IS NO RESERVE! BID AWAY!

VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN THE COLUMBIA SC AREA.

On Jan-27-14 at 16:59:48 PST, seller added the following information:

I forgot to mention that this Land Cruiser does have a sunroof and it works perfectly.

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Toyota settles first wrongful death suit related to unintended acceleration

Mon, 21 Jan 2013

Toyota's sales seem to have rebounded from the unintended acceleration issues from 2009 and 2010, but the automaker is far from done dealing with this situation. Following a settlement worth up to $1.4 billion for economic loss to affected vehicle owners, Toyota has settled rather than going to trial in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from an accident in Utah in 2010 that left two passengers dead. This isn't the first case in which Toyota has settled, but it was the first among a consolidated group of cases being held in Santa Ana, CA.
According to The Detroit News, this case was scheduled to take place next month, and it was for a November 2010 incident in which Paul Van Alfen and Charlene James Lloyd were killed in a Camry when, based on findings by the Utah Highway Patrol, the accelerator got stuck causing the car to speed out of control and hit a wall; the terms of the settlement were not announced.
The article says that while Toyota will settle on some cases, it doesn't plan on settling on all of them as it still wants to be able to "defend [its] product at trial." This will probably be the case in suits claiming that software for the drive-by-wire accelerator was the cause of an accident in a Toyota or Lexus vehicle. The question of whether or not the electronic accelerator played any role in this problem has been a hot-button topic since the beginning. Toyota has issued recalls in the past to attempt to prevent unintended acceleration caused by trapped floor mats and faulty accelerator pedals, but it also says driver error was to blame in some instances.

Expedition drives from Russia to Canada over North Pole...

Tue, 21 May 2013

No, a Ford Expedition did not drive from Russia to Canada via the North Pole, but that's exactly what a team of intrepid explorers accomplished recently. Using specially-modified buses with massive tires, the group slowly drove 2,485 miles in 70 days over drifting ice, occasionally using a pickaxe to clear a path and staying on guard for chasms that could open up and plunge the team into the frigid arctic waters. Average speeds were about 6 mph, "at the speed of a (farm) tractor." While the big tires technically allowed the buses to float if the need arose, the team preferred to stay out of the water to keep the suspension from getting coated in thick, hard ice. Falling in on foot would mean almost certain death.
According to Phys.org, the buses were powered by Toyota diesel engines, but were built with prototype parts from a previous driving expedition to the North Pole. Right now, the machines are parked in a garage in Canada's Resolute Bay while the the team rests up with family back home. They plan to continue their trek to back across the Bering Straight to Russia. If successful, the team may eventually offer a version of their buses for commercial sale.

Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Scion FR-S [w/video]

Thu, 07 Mar 2013

Toyota has been hosting its Pro/Celebrity race at the Toyota Grand Prix on Long Beach since 1977. The charity event, which has raised millions of dollars over the years, traditionally pits Hollywood celebrities against professional athletes (including race car drivers) on the full Grand Prix course in modified street vehicles. The short, sprint-style race is popular with the crowds as the amateur drivers race uninhibited - the result is an action-packed race with plenty of excitement and automotive... er... carnage.
Over the decades, the drivers have raced a variety of Toyota products including last year's front-wheel-drive Scion tC. But this year, Toyota announced at the Chicago Auto Show that the new rear-wheel-drive Scion FR-S would be stepping up to the plate. The good news only became better when Toyota Motorsports invited us out to Southern California's Willow Springs Raceway (the same circuit where the drivers train and practice) to be one of the first behind the wheel.
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