Everything old is new again.
http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/suvs/0505_toyota_fj_cruiser/
Based on the 4Runner so bigger than the original I'd think.
I'd surely love to have about an '80 FJ. One downside that springs to mind
immediately if you regularly haul people is the rear jumpseats.
I saw an article once about putting a later model 4 banger in one in place of
the low compression, low horsepower I6. They said it had more power and much
better mileage with the 4.
On a slightly related note theres a '72 Land Cruiser at a local lot which my
wife has fallen in love with. Its in very good shape, I took some time to crawl
around under it and the frame is solid with good paint. Our Dodge Dakota is
going to need replacing in the next 1-3 years (185k with the rust monster
encroaching) and I'm into cool vehicles like the cruiser plus my wife only
drives a few miles a day. Anybody got Rover experience?
-Curt
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I spied a vehicle this evening that I didn't know was being made. It
was a
new vehicle, but it had the front end styling of an old Toyota Land
Cruiser
- you know, the type that were small and Jeep-like. I didn't feel like
turning around to pull over and look at it close up. Vintage Land
Cruisers
seem to hold esteem among the list, so I'm sure some of you are aware
of
this new vehicle.
Brian
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Hi Larry,
I'm seeing similar results in my 190D, once I get some pesky fuel leaks
tracked down I expect it to settle down around 40mpg.
The thermostat makes a HUGE difference. When I first got my 240D it was
running cool and bringing in around 24mpg the best tank ever at that point was
27mpg. With a good t-stat the average went up to about 28mpg with the best tank
ever an outstanding (for a 240D anyway) 32.7mpg.
I never understood why but I got consistantly worse mileage with snowtires
on, I went from around 29mpg average to 28mpg average. Thats averaged over a
year with each set of tires. ~40,000 miles total. The car was a beater so I
just ran the snows all year.
-Curt
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Howdy -
Since buying my '91 300D 2.5T in mid Feb I've been checking the mileage
carefully. It started around 25 and slowly increased as we put miles
on it
(it only had 100k when we bought it - or 6750/year average) the more
its
been driven the better it gets. Also, I recenty changed the t'stat
(along
with the ATF/filter, serpentine belt and coolant) the mileage is now at
32.
I believe the t'stat was responsible for the bulk of this jump. The
tank
was 1/2 full when I changed the t'stat, etc so the mileage on the next
fillup should be even better - maybe as much as 35 I hope --
I expect the mileage will continue to increase as more highway miles
are put
on it. My wife drives it 100 miles RT to work 4 days/week so it;s
finally
being driven as it should. We plan longer trips this spring & summer
which
should really help clean it out.
Thanks for everyone's help in getting me up to speed on my new car!
;-)
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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Its hard to know how your cars are without numbers to relate to the gauge but
I'd say your 85 is running too cold, same for your Dodge. My 300TD, 240D and
190D have all been about the same, the needle sits so I can just see the top of
the 8 in 80C. I'd guess thats somewhere around 90C.
A cold engine wastes fuel, increases wear and more quickly develops carbon.
Thermostats are cheap.
-Curt
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What temp should my SD be running at?
The 84 runs just a little less than half way up the gauge. The 85 just
a
quarter of the way up.
Just changed the water pump in my 94 Cummins which used to run about
half way (90 degrees C) and it's now running about a quarter of the
way.
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You came to OK and didnt stop by?? My driving is mostly highway, to
tulsa and back.
James Jetton wrote:
> Kaleb,
> I just took mine on a 2200 mile trip from NC to Oklahoma and back. Worst
> tank was 23 in the mountains(Italian tune-up). Best tank was about 27 with a
> tail wind coming back across Arkansas and Tennessee. All speeds were between
> 75 and 85. Harder I drove it, the better it ran. Met a gentleman in Little
> Rock while fueling up. He pulled up to the diesel pumps in a very clean, rust
> free 240D. We got to talking, he mentioned he had just purchased this one
> owner gem for $2500.00. Wanted to know if he got a good deal. I offered him
> $500 more than he paid for it, he said he might as well keep it. He bought
> it for his 16 year old daughter, lucky girl. Anyway, back to the SDL
> mileage, what kind of driving are you doing? City or interstate?
>
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> James Jetton
> 1987 300SDL 142k
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