> Well the time has come that I need to start looking at buying another > automobile, my little car, now cost more to fix in a year, than it is worth > (not to mention it runs a little dirty anymore). I am thinking that one of > these Canadian Land Cruisers may be just the thing. Does anyone have > anyother recomendations?
Diesel Cruzers... If you are in the US, and want a canadian Landcruiser, get one with the 3B diesel engine (BJ-XX), 4 cylinder, preferably from the prairies, where rust is much less of a problem. The 3B engine was built by Hino, and you can get parts from Hino dealers. It was used for reefer units on large trucks, I believe. Walking into your Toyota dealer will be of no use, they usually cannot get parts (engine specific parts - most everything else is available). BJ60's make for good vehicles, but don't buy one if you are looking to replace a small car. They are a 4wd, a heavy 4wd. Not an SUV by any means, they are the real thing. Solid axles, body on chassis, 6 bolt wheels, etc etc etc. If you are looking for a small car, a landcruiser would be overkill. On the other hand, they are easily repaired by the home mechanic and are fairly efficient if equipped with freewheeling hubs and narrow tires. I would actually recommend this over many larger diesel cars (MB 300, for example) as the fairly simple design will make for a much more home repair friendly vehicle. This, plus the above reproach reliability. J-L ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
