Toyota Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (Land Cruiser and Lexus LX/GX Edition)!

Price is high. But considering the year, mileage is somewhat low, it is at a dealer, it makes sense. Private party would probably be closer to $15-$20k.

They have been increasing in value. I saw a fully built one on Bring A Trailer go for over $50k.

I own a 2001 myself and love it much more than I did my 2018 Tacoma.

 

The thing was in okay condition for a 16-year old SUV with 180K miles, but it was likely on its second or third owner by the time it got traded here; Also as stated above, the interior had a not-so-subtle odor of cigarettes...

 

Yeah it's hard to get rid of eau d' smoker. Interior does looks like its in good shape and exterior looks nice too. But 100 series is still the budget LC right now so I couldn't get to paying near 20k for one that smells like shit.

 

So, I took a few exterior shots before realizing that the hood wasn't latched, and shut the hood; These are ones I took after securing the hood...

 

When I was detailing cars at a dealership, we got a late model Nissan Armada on a trade that was in good shape, but it reeked of weed; We had these highly potent (and highly toxic) "chlorine bombs" that we'd set off inside the vehicles that came in smelling like various carcinogens...

 

I live in WA, if a used car doesn't smell like weed it's probably because old folks owned it. It's a much easier smell to completely eradicate though thankfully.

 

One thing you will immediately notice is that it has a "2011" sticker in the windshield; I saw this thing as soon as I pulled onto the property and was incredibly excited, but I was bit confused as I knew this was older than 2011...

 

I would agree; I smoked a cigar in my Tacoma before, and I got that smell out easily. I refuse to allow any of my friends who smoke cigarettes to light up in my truck!

 

Getting to that; Read above...

Likely a SNAFU in the prep department; I did not know what year it was until I checked the sticker in the driver's doorframe, but I knew it was much older than 2011...

This rig was manufactured in February of 2006.

 

It is also listed as a 2006 on the dealer's website...

 

So yeah, my best guess is a SNAFU by whoever prepped it for the lot...

 

This Cruiser had a "Sloane" decal on the back, but whoever prepped it didn't bother to remove this...

@Speedytech7, Team Toyota is located not particularly far from this dealership in Langhorne, Pennsylvania; This confirms what you said about it being a Northeastern truck it's whole life!

 

Interesting find. I've always wanted one.
Charcoal cabin filter does a decent job of taking out smokey smell.

 

Ironic how something known for being smokey can get rid of something else known for being smokey!

 

They're aren't any bad Land Cruisers, just bad Land Cruiser owners.

 

Cash for clunker, 5k

total ripoff

 

Seems quite overpriced. Service history on these are important. Also get it on a lift and check the rust status.