The 80 series ('91-'97) with the 4.5L straight 6 isn't going to be a great tow vehicle unless you're talking about a jon boat. It's rated at 212hp at the flywheel and you probably lose 25% of that through the auto trans and fulltime 4wd.

The 100 series ('98-'07) is a little more powerful with a 4.7L V8, but still not much of a tow truck for the same reasons as the 80 series.

The 200 series ('08-'21) got a proper 5.7L V8 with 380 horsepower and should be fine for towing, but it's still a short wheelbase vehicle. I would say it's a great off-road vehicle, and good, but not great, at just about everything else.

Ragoo said:

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Thinking a Landcruiser with 100,000 miles of life left…

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So…you're looking for a Land Cruiser with 600,000 miles or less? Shouldn't be an issue.

I like Land Cruisers. If you want a rock-solid, reliable, 100,000 miles, I would get the cleanest 100 or 200 that fits your budget. You want one that looks like it hasn't been offroad or lived in a salt environment. Don't worry about mileage. Next replace alternator, starter, water pump, hoses and fluids. Use new, OEM Toyota for the hard parts.

Several years ago there was someone on ih8mud talking about an NGO that serves the most rural areas of Africa. They use Land Cruisers and do the above maintenance every 200,000 kms (~125,000 miles).

Finally made it out to Bridgeport with my brother and a couple of his Jeep friends. Place is no joke. Had a good time and it's nice to be able to push yourself a little harder with other people around.

First drive singe August. Fresh front axle housing, knuckle rebuild kit and new Dobinsons IMS kit on deck to install.

Love those wheels.

Truck is back at LC of Houston for a few things, including blasting and painting the chassis, and they recently posted this to their IG

My son recently got his learners permit so we decided to head up to the north GA mountains for a little exploring. It was his first time off pavement.

We've had a lot of rain the last week so we got into a little mud. The LC made it through with no problem, but the Yoko Geolander AT's didnt give me a lot of confidence. They have been on the truck since I bought it a little over a year ago because I havent decided what size tire I want to replace them with. I keep vascilating between the stock 275/70R16 or go a little bigger with 285's.

Went camping at Merus the other weekend.

Kinda chilly, but not too bad.

And today I got to teach my son to replace inner/outer tie rod ends.

I'm not sure what I've got myself into, but I picked up a 2003 LC 100 with 300k miles for $8k this weekend. No rust and only 2 owners with every document ever produced for the vehicle.

I'll be sure to read the thread in depth before asking any stupid questions!

Fair enough. It needs some love on the interior and of course the rear wind wing is gone but runs well.

I fell in love with the 60's, but the price seemed like a great deal. I still have my eye out for a 60 in the future. I work from home so I don't drive that much. Haven't had a vehicle in a few years. Gave my kid my old pickup and bought my wife a new car in '21.

When my wife and I got married, 17 years ago, I found a '75 IH Scout with only 27k original miles on it. The owner bought for his ranch and kept it in his garage when he sold the ranch. I bought it for 2k. We needed cash for a deposit on a new house and I had to sell it. My wife knows how much that one hurts so doesn't mind me getting a project vehicle.

Not sure how much I want to put into this one. I may just clean it up a bit and use it as a daily and hold out for a 60 for my project car. When I saw someone asking $1200 for the plastic wind wing guard thing on the back, I realized I wasn't going to get one and should probably save my money for the 60. We'll see...