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2013 URJ200. Our family road trip, light offloading, over-Lowes-ing, and camping vehicle. KO2's, Prinsu rack, homemade platform, and some chrome delete. We have a triple locked FZJ80 for more serious offloading and camping.

you cant go wrong with any year of the 80 series. They are build to be bullet proof reliable. The only issue you will find is that most of the ones for sale for less than $8-10K have been neglected due to how reliable they are and will need maintenance immediately to get them back to a reliable...

any 80 series with less than 200K on the odometer is no where near needing any "wrenching". No timing belt to deal with. Just rebuild the front outers about every 150K and you will be fine. My 80 has 251K on the odometer and no major issues. We will see if my 200 holds up as well

if you keep the second row seats, or remove them, you will need a sleeping platform. A person of about 6'2" will be about the max that is comfortable. If you take the seats out there is a drop in the floor you will need to compensate for to make the rear area flat. If you keep the second row...

The only downside to the GX is the back door. If they at least would make a version for the rest of the world that opened curb side for left hand drive countries it would help. Window needs to roll down too if it isn't going to be a tailgate/liftgate combo. When I bought my 2013 200 with 45K...

other than an opinion about the appearance and the fuel economy, i dont know what there is not to like. Only way it could be any better is if they made a 205....

I have a 200 and i really like it. I also have a triple locked 80 series which i love. You really just have to drive the 200 to understand it. Its big, heavy, and powerful, yet extremely docile. It is extremely capable off road with a decent set of tires. It isn't as capable as my 80, however i...

I have a 6/93 build date with power leather seats. I would love to find a manual set of seats and just put leather covers on them as they sit lower. I go to Uwharrie quite frequently in my 80 and see 100's to there on 33's quite often and they do well.

I have a triple locked 1993 FZJ80 and it has full floating rear axles. It also has the same AC setup as the 94 and later with the venerable dryer down low instead of high under the hood. 93 is an odd year with them transitioning through they year. It has 250K miles on it and has never had the...

93-94 FZJ80 Land Cruiser. Big inline 6, full floating axles, limited electronics, OBD1, and a huge transmission that rarely fails except for solenoids which are just inside the pan next to the filter. They will require maintenance, but there are plenty of parts available and easy to work on with...

I would like an extra oem crossbar as well. Maybe if someone has a whole oem rack to get rid of we could split it? Probably more likely to find a good deal on a take off rack as opposed to an extra bar available.

I have a 1993 with zero rust. Also have a friend with a 1996 with zero rust and a coworker with a 2004 with zero rust. I would look for a truck with zero rust.

I agree, if you are going to lift it more than 2 inches, go with LC. You can do a 2 inch lift on LX570 just by adjusting the hydraulic brackets. So if you are planning a mild lift or no lift, LX570 is a great buy. Most of the other aftermarket parts other than suspension are compatible. Also...

LX570 is the same truck, but no KDSS, it has AHC. It is hydraulic, not pneumatic. It is a far superior system than what was found in the 100 series. It handles better than the LC, however some really don't like the styling. I think they look fine if you are looking at one a couple years old...

I have a 2013 LC and a friend/coworker has a 15 4Runner. Both of us have 3rd row seats. I need to get pictures of them side by side with the rear open. You can definately pack more in the Land cruiser behind the second row of seats with 3rd row stowed.